Colorado coach Deion Sanders decries late kickoff time

Colorado soccer coach Deion Sanders continued his disagreement in opposition to late kickoff occasions, calling them “silly” on Thursday.

The Buffaloes (4-1, 2-0 Huge 12) will face No. 18 Kansas State (4-1, 1-1) on Saturday in Boulder, Colo., in a recreation that can begin at 8:15 p.m. native time.

Talking on the “Colorado Soccer Coaches Present,” Sanders stated of the kickoff time, “Who does that to us, man, like who does that? How silly is that? It isn’t good for a tv government to say we’ll put this recreation on at the moment. I imply, you are interested by eyeballs, you are interested by promoting merchandise within the commercials, you are interested by all of that.

“Why would you do it at the moment when half of America is asleep? Not one of the folks I do know would do one thing silly like that.”

Sanders added that he’ll take a pregame nap.

Every of Colorado’s two prior residence video games this season began at 6 p.m. native time. The Buffaloes additionally had 6:30 p.m. native time begins at Nebraska and Colorado State and a 4:20 p.m. kickoff at UCF.

A 12 months in the past this week, Sanders stated of an 8 p.m. native time kickoff in opposition to Stanford, “Who needs to remain up until 8 o’clock for a dern recreation?” He added that the late begin was the “dumbest factor ever” and “the stupidest factor ever invented in life.”

Tv networks clearly like having the Buffaloes in prime time, as their video games have all drawn not less than 3.2 million viewers nationally. The presence of charismatic coach Sanders and the crew’s two star gamers, quarterback Shedeur Sanders (Deion’s son) and spectacular two-way performer Travis Hunter, drive followers to telecasts of Colorado video games.

The Buffaloes are on a three-game profitable streak getting into their first matchup with a ranked opponent this season.

–Discipline Stage Media