Sanders: "If one fights,, we all fight"

[aubiefifty 16,863]

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Colorado coach Deion Sanders gets hackles up over some of his players not joining in fight at camp

ARNIE STAPLETONWed, August 16, 2023 at 10:18 PM CDT·2 min read307Link Copied

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Most football coaches preach about players keeping their cool in the dog days of August when temperatures and tempers both tend to flare.

Not Deion Sanders.

The University of Colorado's new head coach upbraided some of his players Wednesdsay — not for fighting, but for not fighting.

A brief fracas followed Anthony Hankers' touchdown run up the middle in a goal-line drill when safety Jaden Milliner-Jones grabbed the running back by his jersey and tossed him to the ground well after he'd scored.

Massive offensive tackle Gerad Christian-Lichentan, who packs 310 pounds onto his 6-foot-10 frame, didn't appreciate the late-in-the-play aggression and let Milliner-Jones know it.

A lot of pushing and shoving and hollering ensued as several teammates joined in, although many seemed to be simply trying to keep the peace. Some assistants ran into the fray and separated the players in the middle of the fight.

Moments later, as the offense huddled, Coach Prime stepped in and let his players know he wasn't happy with what he had just witnessed.

“I seen two of you walking off, over there, and you've got a key teammate fighting,” Sanders groused. “Where they do that at? Where they do that at?"

Not here, his players replied.

“If one fights, we all fight,” Sanders fumed. "You understand that? I don't want to see you all walking off when somebody's fighting. Never again!”

The Buffaloes are coming off a 1-11 debacle but are back in the spotlight heading into the 2023 college football season thanks to the arrival of Sanders and dozens of talented transfers who followed him to Boulder.

The Sanders era begins Sept. 2 when the Buffs open at TCU. They host longtime rival Nebraska the following week at Folsom Field, where the spring game, which featured a snowstorm, sold out and was broadcast by ESPN.

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[aubiefifty 16,863]

i am not sure i agree with this. what am i missing he is teaching? they are already tough they play a rough game. i can see trying to break up a fight to help the team. but most players fighting get ejected from the game so that would hurt the team. i guess he is teaching them to have a mean streak. and i am all about playing as hard as you can but this is the first thing i have seen i disagree with deion tho i see little of his stuff. so what am i missing? is this good sportsmanship? that should still mean something in the game.

[Potatooooooes!! 1,375]

"If one of you are gonna get suspended, then you ALL better get suspended!"

 

I'm at a loss myself. I have never seen a coach encourage his players to fight like that. Not publicly at least

[AUINSY 2,228]

🤷‍♂️ Momma always told me “If you see your friends jump off a bridge, that doesn’t mean you should too”. 

[Gowebb11 9,355]

DS is a showman and all about grabbing headlines. Which he did with this. We will see how it plays out for him but it’s a strange mindset to teach in my opinion. It worked for the U of Miami back in the day but it’s a different day. 

[aubiefifty 16,863]

5 hours ago, Gowebb11 said:

DS is a showman and all about grabbing headlines. Which he did with this. We will see how it plays out for him but it’s a strange mindset to teach in my opinion. It worked for the U of Miami back in the day but it’s a different day. 

it is not as bad as that nfl coach paying bounties back in the not too distant past to hurt players on other teams. but i like neither.

[Eagle-1 3,821]

He's a clown. He's always been a clown, and it will never change. 

Glad he's nowhere near Auburn. As I said back during our coaching search, if we hire that clown I'll find something else to do on Saturdays. 

Prime time my hind end.

Now you know how I feel.