It’s Prime Time for Colorado in 2023

It’s Prime Time for Colorado in 2023

It’s prime time in Boulder, Colorado. Deion Sanders has taken the Rocky Mountain State by storm. Last December, Sanders was hired as the new Buffaloes’ head coach. It was the ultimate College Football betting desperation move. Colorado is a terrible football program. And it’s a program that has lost all relevance in a state dominated by the NFL Denver Broncos. But if there is anyone that could bring the fans back, it is Prime Time. The ultimate proof is that Colorado sold out in its spring game. Despite being played in a blizzard. Now THAT is Prime Time.

College Football Team Preview 2023 Colorado Buffaloes

Odds to Win National Championship:+45000
Odds to Win Pac-12 Championship:+15000
Over/Under Win Total:3

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2023 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule

  • Aug 26 OPEN DATE
  • Sept 2 at TCU
  • Sept 9 Nebraska
  • Sept 16 Colorado State
  • Sept 23 at Oregon
  • Sept 30 USC
  • Oct 7 at Arizona State
  • Oct 13 Stanford
  • Oct 21 OPEN DATE
  • Oct 28 at UCLA
  • Nov 4 Oregon State
  • Nov 11 Arizona
  • Nov 17 at Washington State
  • Nov 25 at Utah

2023 Colorado Buffaloes Preview

Deion Sanders is an attention magnet. There is a Sports Betting reason he is known as Prime Time. But with the noise is a record of accomplishment. Sanders took over a dilapidated Jackson State football program and made it an immediate winner. Consider a program with no fan support became a big draw and financial success. Jackson State earned some national TV dates for games. And it became a successful national brand. Colorado had nothing to lose. So they are gambling on a Prime Time return to glory.

In sum, Coach Prime’s first big team meeting laid down the College Football Betting expectations. Colorado will win many football games. And almost every player in that room wouldn’t be around when it happens.

Certainly, Prime’s way of doing things so far might be harsh. And it might come across as classless and ruthless. However, it hasn’t anything personal. If anything, what Sanders is doing has been fair. At the onset, he let everyone know where they stood. The Buffaloes will be one of college football’s most intriguing teams in 2023, with Deion Sanders at the helm.

It is true that Colorado has had a massive roster haul from the transfer portal. Colorado is a difficult team for gamblers to assess and project. On the positive side, wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter is arguably the top all-purpose player in college football. Since its move to the Pac-12, quarterback Shedeur Sanders could be the best signal-caller the program has seen. Also, Houston transfers Alton McCaskill IV was a solid post-spring addition.

With former Kent State coach Sean Lewis calling the plays, scoring points won’t be a problem for the Buffaloes. Of great concern is a defense that was giving up 44.5 points a game in 2022. The defense will probably be an ongoing issue all season. In turn, Colorado is going in the right direction. But progress might be 3-9 or 4-8 in Coach Prime’s first year.

Once upon a time, the Colorado Buffaloes were once a national power. Colorado was a regular national contender in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Head coach Bill McCartney led the Buffs to the 1990 national championship. And through the early 2000s, the Buffs were usually in the hunt for conference championships. From 1989 through 1996, the Buffs finished in the national top 20 each season. And they were top-8 or better five times.