Motivation born out of the urge to eradicate doubt makes mighty things possible. This had precisely been the case for Colorado, whose impressive 3-0 winning streak caused a gradual erosion of passion amongst its players, resulting in a dismal defeat-streaked season. Despite their dominant 29-0 halftime lead, Deion Sanders’ Colorado endured a heartbreaking loss against Stanford before a packed crowd at Folsom Field.

Stanford executed a remarkable comeback to secure the win while the Buffaloes blundered, giving up on a game that coils have translated into a bowing win for them. Adam Munsterteiger, publisher of BuffStampede.com, and football analyst William Gardner recently dissected Colorado’s 46-43 double-overtime loss to Stanford and identified some serious coaching deficiencies in Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders’ efforts in Boulder.

Munsterteiger-Gardner call out Colorado’s concerns 

“This team does not seem to be handling success so well,” opined Munsterteiger, who took note of the team’s inability to maintain consistency in terms of compassion and passion on the field. “When they are successful they seem to drop off and lose that intensity and don’t play well anymore,” he said before moving on to discuss how their ‘intensity’ was radiating during their first games since the players were motivated to prove their doubters wrong. But it was not just the players, the analysts highlighted “serious coaching deficiency in the second half,” of Colorado’s game against Stanford that resulted in “17 or 19 penalties in one game.” 

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They suggested that along with the “coaching malpractice,” “strengthening the team” should be Colorado’s primary motive. They were appreciative of Coach Prime’s endeavors in Boulder and applauded his ability to transform a program that was only a football afterthought into a national spectacle. However, they were thoroughly disappointed with the team’s performance on Friday night, and so was Coach Prime who sounded an ultimatum to his players in the locker room.

Coach Prime gets personal in the locker room

Prime Time was able to identify the lack of passion that plagued his players in the second half of the game and attributed their loss to complacency. The coach pointed out that relying on someone else to make things happen won’t cut it. He emphasized the need for more drive and passion in the team’s performance. He challenged his players to question whether they truly loved the game or merely liked it. “Because when you love something, you give to it unconditionally. You give everything you’ve got to, but when you like it, that’s just the button you push,” he explained. 

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The coach finds it difficult to tolerate complacency because he’s wholeheartedly devoted to the game, and wants them to match him, “Just match my passion, match my heart, match my love, match my consistency, just match my mannerisms, just match every dern thing I give to this game.” The two-sport legend expressed his disappointment at the lack of determination in his players by saying that it was becoming increasingly difficult for him to maintain his composure. 

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