1 00:00:16,225 --> 00:00:18,602 [radio tuning] 2 00:00:18,686 --> 00:00:19,687 [woman on radio] It is official. 3 00:00:19,770 --> 00:00:21,731 Colorado has hired former NFL star 4 00:00:21,814 --> 00:00:25,985 and now former Jackson State University head coach Deion Sanders. 5 00:00:26,068 --> 00:00:29,572 [man] My job is to bring in the best coach in the country to Colorado, 6 00:00:29,655 --> 00:00:31,615 and we just did that. 7 00:00:31,699 --> 00:00:35,411 This guy is about integrity. He's about character. 8 00:00:35,494 --> 00:00:39,623 It's about leading men. That's what he does. 9 00:00:39,707 --> 00:00:42,543 He's your new head football coach. 10 00:00:42,626 --> 00:00:45,629 So let's give him a big Colorado Buffalo welcome. 11 00:00:45,713 --> 00:00:47,715 [applause] 12 00:00:52,887 --> 00:00:54,096 Now let's get to business. 13 00:00:55,931 --> 00:00:59,018 You know, at Jackson State, we had "I Believe." 14 00:00:59,602 --> 00:01:04,690 And I have a problem when young men with everything in front of them... 15 00:01:06,317 --> 00:01:07,693 don't believe. 16 00:01:08,944 --> 00:01:10,738 We got a few positions already taken care of 17 00:01:10,821 --> 00:01:12,907 'cause I'm bringing my luggage with me. 18 00:01:12,990 --> 00:01:14,408 And it's Louis. 19 00:01:14,492 --> 00:01:16,410 And they're dogs. 20 00:01:16,494 --> 00:01:18,287 And they're gonna hunt and they're gonna eat. 21 00:01:20,539 --> 00:01:25,044 So I want y'all to get ready to go ahead and jump in that portal 22 00:01:25,127 --> 00:01:26,462 and do whatever you're gonna get. 23 00:01:26,545 --> 00:01:28,964 Because the more you jump in, the more room you make. 24 00:01:30,966 --> 00:01:32,009 I'm coming. 25 00:01:33,134 --> 00:01:34,678 And when I get here... 26 00:01:36,138 --> 00:01:37,348 there's gonna be change. 27 00:01:40,476 --> 00:01:42,019 [man 1] Coach Prime. 28 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:47,233 It's official, and it has sent excitement throughout the entire country. 29 00:01:47,316 --> 00:01:48,400 [all cheering] 30 00:01:48,484 --> 00:01:50,902 [man 2] Coach Prime led Jackson State 31 00:01:50,985 --> 00:01:53,906 to back-to-back undefeated SWAC championships. 32 00:01:54,865 --> 00:01:58,160 Now looking to turn around a Colorado program 33 00:01:58,244 --> 00:02:01,080 that's had two winning seasons 34 00:02:01,163 --> 00:02:02,998 in the last 17 years. 35 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:06,877 [Coach Prime] This ain't last year. This ain't an old team. 36 00:02:06,961 --> 00:02:08,294 [man 3] He's bringing Shedeur with him, 37 00:02:08,378 --> 00:02:09,839 he's bringing Travis Hunter with him-- 38 00:02:09,922 --> 00:02:12,049 two of the biggest transfers in the country. 39 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:14,134 [man 4] Do you know what he said to his players? 40 00:02:14,218 --> 00:02:16,345 He said, "Jump in the portal." 41 00:02:16,428 --> 00:02:17,888 [man 5] Now there's a big deal because 42 00:02:17,972 --> 00:02:20,516 over 50 players have hit the transfer portal. 43 00:02:20,599 --> 00:02:23,644 [man 6] Does anyone on this roster make it? 44 00:02:23,727 --> 00:02:27,356 I need my purpose right now! I need everything you got! 45 00:02:27,439 --> 00:02:30,442 [man 7] This is the biggest experiment that we've ever seen in college football, 46 00:02:30,526 --> 00:02:32,361 and I'm excited to see what this team has. 47 00:02:32,444 --> 00:02:34,613 [theme music playing] 48 00:02:43,789 --> 00:02:48,460 [all chanting] Prime Time! Prime Time! Prime Time! 49 00:02:51,839 --> 00:02:54,841 [all cheering] 50 00:02:55,926 --> 00:02:58,804 We got a bunch of people out there trying to get a glimpse. 51 00:03:00,723 --> 00:03:02,141 Coach, we'll show you around a little bit. 52 00:03:02,224 --> 00:03:03,350 Yes, sir, please. 53 00:03:06,228 --> 00:03:09,982 [Coach Prime] Coming here to the University of Colorado, 54 00:03:10,065 --> 00:03:13,485 I am so thankful for this tremendous opportunity. 55 00:03:13,569 --> 00:03:14,987 [Shedeur] Hey, he's here right now! 56 00:03:15,070 --> 00:03:16,322 [player] Whoa! Whoa. 57 00:03:16,405 --> 00:03:20,284 He's in the building. He's actually in the building. 58 00:03:20,367 --> 00:03:21,994 That man on TV. 59 00:03:22,995 --> 00:03:25,331 We always on TV. 60 00:03:26,457 --> 00:03:29,084 [Shedeur] What a coincidence, huh? 61 00:03:30,461 --> 00:03:32,254 This is the football locker room. 62 00:03:32,338 --> 00:03:33,881 Oh, my God. 63 00:03:35,883 --> 00:03:39,345 Look at him. This little kid. 64 00:03:39,428 --> 00:03:43,432 Go ahead. Go ahead. 65 00:03:43,515 --> 00:03:45,643 [Coach Prime] I would have never fathomed that I would be a coach 66 00:03:45,726 --> 00:03:50,522 in college football or youth coach or anything thereof. 67 00:03:50,606 --> 00:03:52,232 But it's not about my plans. 68 00:03:52,316 --> 00:03:53,317 It's about God's. 69 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:56,946 Look at him. Go get him. 70 00:04:00,199 --> 00:04:02,493 We're not just trying to raise football players. 71 00:04:03,953 --> 00:04:05,871 We're trying to take boys to men. 72 00:04:05,955 --> 00:04:08,999 And we've gotta give them those tools 73 00:04:09,083 --> 00:04:11,794 to achieve every durn goal they ever fathomed. 74 00:04:14,213 --> 00:04:15,965 So we have one goal in mind, 75 00:04:16,048 --> 00:04:18,884 and that's to win and develop these young men. 76 00:04:18,968 --> 00:04:21,595 [laughs] 77 00:04:21,678 --> 00:04:24,264 That's all right. Y'all are awesome. 78 00:04:24,348 --> 00:04:25,349 Oh, I love that. 79 00:04:25,432 --> 00:04:26,976 Come on. 80 00:04:28,143 --> 00:04:31,730 Even with all my accomplishments, I don't feel like I've arrived. 81 00:04:31,814 --> 00:04:33,232 I still got work to do. 82 00:04:33,315 --> 00:04:34,316 Come on, man. 83 00:04:43,033 --> 00:04:45,744 [Coach Prime] It's time. Everybody, it's time. 84 00:04:45,828 --> 00:04:46,954 -[all] It's time. -It's time. 85 00:04:47,037 --> 00:04:48,080 -[all] It's time. -It's time. 86 00:04:48,163 --> 00:04:49,248 -[all] It's time. -Well, let it be that. 87 00:04:49,331 --> 00:04:50,499 Here we go. 88 00:04:50,582 --> 00:04:53,085 If you want a number, and I love this, you've got to earn it. 89 00:04:54,336 --> 00:04:57,214 The reason we're here is because we asked you 90 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:59,299 for the numbers that you desired, 91 00:04:59,383 --> 00:05:02,970 and a lot of you guys was desiring numbers that ain't you. 92 00:05:03,053 --> 00:05:06,056 What I mean by that, um, alignment is not wearing a single digit. 93 00:05:06,140 --> 00:05:09,018 That's not gonna happen up under me. That's not gonna happen. 94 00:05:09,101 --> 00:05:12,312 And if you ain't that guy, you're not wearing a single digit. 95 00:05:12,396 --> 00:05:16,859 Back in the day, when we came up, the single digits was that guy, right? 96 00:05:16,942 --> 00:05:20,362 It was him. It was who he was. 97 00:05:20,446 --> 00:05:23,073 How can you ask for number one and you ain't the one? 98 00:05:25,159 --> 00:05:29,705 We only have eight single digits 'cause two is gone and I give out one. 99 00:05:29,788 --> 00:05:32,207 So there's only eight left. You're not wearing zero. 100 00:05:32,291 --> 00:05:34,793 That will never happen 'cause that means you're nothing. 101 00:05:34,877 --> 00:05:37,087 So that's-- I don't understand who wants a zero. 102 00:05:37,171 --> 00:05:39,256 I don't understand if you wanna be a nothing. 103 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:41,842 I don't get that. You earn it. 104 00:05:41,925 --> 00:05:44,762 For example, if this guy wants this number-- 105 00:05:44,845 --> 00:05:47,306 -Stand up. What number you want? -Forty-five. 106 00:05:47,389 --> 00:05:49,224 Forty-five. So who else wants 45? 107 00:05:49,308 --> 00:05:50,851 Stand up. 108 00:05:50,933 --> 00:05:52,936 That means you gotta be better than him. 109 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:55,522 That's simple. Okay? 110 00:05:55,606 --> 00:05:58,025 You better than him, you get a number. But guess what? 111 00:05:58,108 --> 00:06:01,111 We got a new group of guys coming right after spring, 112 00:06:01,195 --> 00:06:02,905 and you're gonna have to fight for it again. 113 00:06:02,988 --> 00:06:06,408 Everything you do around here will be earned. 114 00:06:06,492 --> 00:06:08,368 We ain't giving you nothing. 115 00:06:08,452 --> 00:06:10,788 [hip hop music playing] 116 00:06:13,832 --> 00:06:16,335 [man 1] Make it count! Come off weak! 117 00:06:16,418 --> 00:06:18,837 [man 2] Speed! Every play! 118 00:06:18,921 --> 00:06:21,215 [Gary] You get 15 practices in the spring. 119 00:06:21,298 --> 00:06:24,885 That's the only time you have as far as your evaluations. 120 00:06:24,968 --> 00:06:27,221 We're gonna give you an opportunity to be who you are. 121 00:06:27,304 --> 00:06:30,432 But if you understand where the program was for previous years, 122 00:06:30,516 --> 00:06:32,558 we knew we had to make some changes. 123 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:34,812 [Coach Prime] Go get it. Go get it. 124 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:37,856 [whistle blows] 125 00:06:37,940 --> 00:06:41,318 No. When that ball was thrown, you moved two steps. 126 00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:43,403 You didn't even try to get to the durn ball, man! 127 00:06:44,404 --> 00:06:47,908 I knew we're in a place where it's gonna take a lot of hard work. 128 00:06:47,991 --> 00:06:50,452 We gotta do a lot of things, and we gotta start right now. 129 00:06:50,536 --> 00:06:52,371 Quarterback, take the completion. 130 00:06:52,454 --> 00:06:54,540 Take the completions. I want completions. 131 00:06:55,749 --> 00:06:58,836 I tell you to take the completion, you throw a pick on the first durn play. 132 00:06:59,795 --> 00:07:03,841 Winning in sports involves team. 133 00:07:03,924 --> 00:07:07,386 When I came in here, I saw complacency. 134 00:07:07,469 --> 00:07:10,973 I felt the spirit of losing, no commitment, 135 00:07:11,056 --> 00:07:14,560 no desire, no fight, no purpose, no nothing. 136 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:18,689 And we had to flush that immediately. 137 00:07:19,398 --> 00:07:20,858 [man] One hit, everybody going. 138 00:07:20,941 --> 00:07:21,984 Set, hit! 139 00:07:22,067 --> 00:07:24,069 Other side! Other side on the one! 140 00:07:24,153 --> 00:07:27,072 Strike! Strike at him! That's softer than shit! 141 00:07:27,156 --> 00:07:29,741 Stay there! Stay there! Watch him! Watch him! 142 00:07:29,825 --> 00:07:31,493 -Get him out! Get him out! -[whistle blows] 143 00:07:31,577 --> 00:07:36,915 Every guy is fighting for a seat on that plane. 144 00:07:36,999 --> 00:07:40,085 Being at a powerful level, everybody gotta be accountable for, 145 00:07:40,169 --> 00:07:41,920 like, their job and their craft. 146 00:07:42,004 --> 00:07:44,882 Whenever we got here, they didn't have no grit to them. 147 00:07:47,217 --> 00:07:49,469 [Travis] There's really nothing you gotta instill into a player. 148 00:07:49,553 --> 00:07:50,554 They have to have that want. 149 00:07:50,637 --> 00:07:53,223 Once he told me what I needed to do at Jackson, 150 00:07:53,307 --> 00:07:55,683 I started to believe it, and I started to get the results that I wanted. 151 00:07:55,767 --> 00:07:58,562 So following Coach Prime, that's the best decision for me. 152 00:07:59,938 --> 00:08:01,481 [Coach Prime] Second! Second! 153 00:08:02,608 --> 00:08:05,402 This is hard. These guys are bad. 154 00:08:07,529 --> 00:08:08,572 You ought to know already. 155 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:11,909 Get your ass in the book and understand what the fuck you're doing. 156 00:08:12,951 --> 00:08:16,747 [Charles] I was almost shocked at what I saw. 157 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:19,332 It was just like, this isn't the Colorado that I remember. 158 00:08:19,416 --> 00:08:23,170 Let's go! When the ball goes downfield, get downfield! 159 00:08:24,171 --> 00:08:25,505 Finish the plays! 160 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:28,050 [horn blows] 161 00:08:29,968 --> 00:08:31,845 You can take them off now, guys, you can take them off. 162 00:08:34,389 --> 00:08:36,515 Did we give it our all? 163 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:41,520 Did we reach down in there to go to that spot that we needed? 164 00:08:41,605 --> 00:08:43,732 -[all] Yes, sir. -Or did we give in to the conditions 165 00:08:43,815 --> 00:08:46,276 and the mentality and the structure of the old? 166 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:47,611 You gotta ask yourself that. 167 00:08:47,694 --> 00:08:50,948 You don't have to respond to me or anybody else on this team. 168 00:08:51,031 --> 00:08:54,326 Everybody wants to be the man until it's time to be the man. 169 00:08:54,409 --> 00:08:57,204 And I'm seeing a lot of guys who walk around here perpetrating the fraud 170 00:08:57,287 --> 00:09:00,207 like they're the man, and they ain't a durn thing! 171 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:02,167 Because they're giving in for the fight. 172 00:09:02,251 --> 00:09:03,377 And you know who they are, 173 00:09:03,460 --> 00:09:05,504 and y'all let them walk around here trick or treating. 174 00:09:06,755 --> 00:09:09,341 We want our kids to have character, but when they're on the field, 175 00:09:09,424 --> 00:09:10,759 I want a dog. 176 00:09:10,842 --> 00:09:14,638 So we gotta find the ingredients and the tools that we need 177 00:09:14,721 --> 00:09:16,848 to establish a winning tradition. 178 00:09:19,643 --> 00:09:21,853 [crowd cheering] 179 00:09:21,937 --> 00:09:23,438 There was a stretch when Colorado was talked about 180 00:09:23,855 --> 00:09:25,565 as the greatest football program in the country. 181 00:09:25,649 --> 00:09:27,401 [all cheering] 182 00:09:27,484 --> 00:09:31,655 [Rick] We were undefeated in '89 and then the following year, we're 11-1-1 183 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:33,907 and beat Notre Dame to win the national championship. 184 00:09:33,991 --> 00:09:36,702 [commentator] Number one for Colorado! 185 00:09:36,785 --> 00:09:38,745 Every year, there were first-round NFL draft picks 186 00:09:38,829 --> 00:09:40,289 that were coming out of this program. 187 00:09:40,372 --> 00:09:43,792 The 1994 team with Kordell Stewart, Michael Westbrook, 188 00:09:43,875 --> 00:09:46,670 and ultimately the Heisman Trophy winner with Rashaan Salaam 189 00:09:46,753 --> 00:09:48,588 was as good as any team in the country. 190 00:09:48,672 --> 00:09:51,800 [commentator] Rashaan Salaam's whole team going down! 191 00:09:51,883 --> 00:09:54,553 Number one for Colorado! 192 00:09:54,636 --> 00:09:57,431 Well, they've never been able to kind of recapture the magic they had 193 00:09:57,514 --> 00:09:58,807 and the consistency they had 194 00:09:58,890 --> 00:10:01,768 through the '80s and '90s and into the early 2000s. 195 00:10:01,852 --> 00:10:07,190 [commentator] Another bad snap, and Oregon looks like they fell on it. 196 00:10:07,274 --> 00:10:09,985 [commentator 2] Self-inflicted wounds all over the place. 197 00:10:10,068 --> 00:10:12,029 Last year was a real challenging year. 198 00:10:12,112 --> 00:10:15,115 [commentator] Their fifth running touchdown of the night. 199 00:10:15,198 --> 00:10:20,120 [Arielle] 2022 was a rough year. The team only won one game. 200 00:10:20,203 --> 00:10:23,332 They were 1-11 by the end of it. 201 00:10:23,415 --> 00:10:26,168 It was never a fun assignment. 202 00:10:26,251 --> 00:10:29,004 It was a bit of, uh, an embarrassment. 203 00:10:29,087 --> 00:10:31,757 [commentator] Wow, right up the middle. Hey! 204 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,842 This is gonna get into the corner of the end zone. 205 00:10:33,925 --> 00:10:37,346 [Rick] Obviously, when you didn't have a lot of success the previous year, 206 00:10:37,429 --> 00:10:39,890 you really had to take a hard look at your program. 207 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:44,478 -Hi, Pam. -Hi, Rick. 208 00:10:44,561 --> 00:10:45,979 Julia! 209 00:10:47,230 --> 00:10:49,149 [Coach Prime] When I got the first call from Rick, 210 00:10:49,232 --> 00:10:52,986 his passion and love for the university just bled through. 211 00:10:53,070 --> 00:10:55,697 -[Rick] What's up, Chris? -How you doing, sir? 212 00:10:55,781 --> 00:11:00,744 [Coach Prime] I didn't speak to anyone else that had that same type of love 213 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:05,874 and compassion and commitment to their university as he did. 214 00:11:07,918 --> 00:11:10,379 [Rick] Recruiting Coach Prime was a recruiting 215 00:11:10,462 --> 00:11:12,422 that I had really not done before. 216 00:11:13,173 --> 00:11:15,717 In the old days, you'd send letters and, you know, 217 00:11:15,801 --> 00:11:17,928 you'd write handwritten notes, and that's how you did it. 218 00:11:18,011 --> 00:11:21,098 But during this process, it was really more text messages. 219 00:11:21,181 --> 00:11:22,933 We had very few phone conversations. 220 00:11:23,892 --> 00:11:25,685 [Arielle] It was extremely tight-lipped. 221 00:11:25,769 --> 00:11:31,733 It was extremely secretive, and it is the most impressive recruiting thing 222 00:11:31,817 --> 00:11:33,985 I've ever seen from Rick George. 223 00:11:35,821 --> 00:11:37,781 When Rick started the first meetings, 224 00:11:37,864 --> 00:11:41,618 we had to find an airport that was, like, a good hour away. 225 00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:44,913 A car was rented in another name. There were no hotels involved. 226 00:11:44,996 --> 00:11:47,207 Like, it was literally like a movie. 227 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:51,586 When you're hiring a coach, you always want the privacy and the secrecy. 228 00:11:51,670 --> 00:11:56,299 So when I went down to visit Coach Prime, I decided to fly into New Orleans. 229 00:11:56,383 --> 00:11:59,428 I felt like going there, you know, if they were tracking the plane, wouldn't know. 230 00:11:59,511 --> 00:12:01,430 [Ray] We were trying to keep it low 231 00:12:01,513 --> 00:12:03,682 that we were coming into Colorado. 232 00:12:03,765 --> 00:12:05,684 Like, I was getting a lot of calls. "You going to Colorado?" 233 00:12:05,767 --> 00:12:07,936 "Man, I don't know. We're going to South Florida." 234 00:12:08,019 --> 00:12:11,064 You know, just to keep 'em off the scent. "Nah, we staying here in Jackson." 235 00:12:11,148 --> 00:12:13,775 [man] Three sources told me that Deion Sanders and his associate 236 00:12:13,859 --> 00:12:16,153 potentially going to Colorado. 237 00:12:16,236 --> 00:12:19,489 [Constance] These schools need to make a decision before the portals open 238 00:12:19,573 --> 00:12:21,283 and signing day is right around the corner, 239 00:12:21,366 --> 00:12:24,703 so you move pretty quickly, but you want to make sure 240 00:12:24,786 --> 00:12:27,581 that you're 110% still focused where you are. 241 00:12:30,834 --> 00:12:34,254 [Rick] The pressure that I had during this was huge. 242 00:12:34,337 --> 00:12:39,134 I knew this was a moment in time for this program that we had to get it right. 243 00:12:39,217 --> 00:12:40,469 [all cheering] 244 00:12:40,552 --> 00:12:43,096 [Mark] It's a new era, the Prime era. 245 00:12:43,180 --> 00:12:45,515 And let's bring in the head coach of the Buffaloes, 246 00:12:45,599 --> 00:12:48,727 Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders. 247 00:12:48,810 --> 00:12:50,937 [cheering and applause] 248 00:12:54,566 --> 00:12:56,902 Colorado, you showed up and you showed out. 249 00:12:56,985 --> 00:12:59,029 I never would have thought at this time last year 250 00:12:59,112 --> 00:13:02,282 when I was laying up in the hospital dealing with these blood clots, 251 00:13:02,365 --> 00:13:05,118 getting two toes amputated and the sides of my legs cut out, 252 00:13:05,202 --> 00:13:07,829 that I would be in Colorado. 253 00:13:07,913 --> 00:13:10,415 And now that I've gotten here and I see it, 254 00:13:10,499 --> 00:13:12,834 I truly understand what you want. 255 00:13:12,918 --> 00:13:17,380 All you want is the opportunity to win, to be amongst the best, 256 00:13:17,464 --> 00:13:20,217 and darn it, I'm gonna give you that. 257 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:24,012 [cheering and applause] 258 00:13:24,095 --> 00:13:27,724 [Mark] By December 5th, Colorado went from the least interesting 259 00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:30,685 to the most relevant college football program in America. 260 00:13:30,769 --> 00:13:33,271 [man] Great hire for Colorado. I'm happy for Deion. 261 00:13:33,355 --> 00:13:38,151 He's brought a level of excitement unlike any coaches that we've seen. 262 00:13:38,235 --> 00:13:39,611 [man] The sky's the limit for Deion. 263 00:13:39,694 --> 00:13:41,321 'Cause everything else, he's gonna bring everything. 264 00:13:41,404 --> 00:13:44,324 It's must-see TV, much like it was with him 265 00:13:44,407 --> 00:13:46,868 on the football field and on the baseball field. 266 00:13:46,952 --> 00:13:48,620 You wanna see what this guy can do next. 267 00:13:48,703 --> 00:13:52,582 [Rick] The growth that we've seen in our social media platforms, 268 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:55,377 our season tickets sold out, spring game's sold out, 269 00:13:55,460 --> 00:13:58,213 ESPN's broadcasting our spring game. 270 00:13:58,296 --> 00:14:01,007 -What you think, baby girl? -It's Prime Time, baby! 271 00:14:01,091 --> 00:14:04,678 There are these people that are all in, just want Prime to succeed, 272 00:14:04,761 --> 00:14:07,847 love what's happening, and then the other group that hates it, 273 00:14:07,931 --> 00:14:10,809 they're just waiting for Prime and CU to fail. 274 00:14:10,892 --> 00:14:13,103 And there's just nothing in between. 275 00:14:13,186 --> 00:14:15,397 [cheering and applause] 276 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:20,569 [all chanting] Deion Sanders! Deion Sanders! 277 00:14:22,153 --> 00:14:24,698 [man] Overnight, it made Colorado the cool place to be. 278 00:14:24,781 --> 00:14:26,575 [indistinct chatter] 279 00:14:26,658 --> 00:14:30,328 [Mark] Goes to show the impact that Coach Prime has had on this program 280 00:14:30,412 --> 00:14:32,998 and how hungry CU fans are for it. 281 00:14:33,081 --> 00:14:35,000 [crowd cheering] 282 00:14:35,083 --> 00:14:39,170 It's been very clear from day one, he's not on a three- or five-year plan. 283 00:14:39,254 --> 00:14:40,922 He is trying to win right away. 284 00:14:41,923 --> 00:14:44,384 [Michael] Prime has shown that he gets results. 285 00:14:44,467 --> 00:14:47,053 I don't know anybody who had the resume, 286 00:14:47,137 --> 00:14:50,724 the charisma, the ability to communicate, 287 00:14:50,807 --> 00:14:53,727 and the ability to really make you accountable. 288 00:14:53,810 --> 00:14:55,895 We are coming. 289 00:14:55,979 --> 00:15:01,985 This is the first day of his-story from history. 290 00:15:02,068 --> 00:15:06,114 See? "History intrigues me, 291 00:15:06,197 --> 00:15:09,117 but his-story compels me." 292 00:15:10,201 --> 00:15:12,495 I think he knows who he is. 293 00:15:12,579 --> 00:15:15,540 He's very comfortable in his skin and what he's trying to accomplish. 294 00:15:15,624 --> 00:15:18,209 If someone doesn't like his style, it really doesn't matter. 295 00:15:18,293 --> 00:15:19,336 He doesn't pay any attention to it. 296 00:15:20,795 --> 00:15:23,089 [Michael] Prime Time and Deion are two different people. 297 00:15:24,382 --> 00:15:29,262 Prime Time is flashy, arrogant, 298 00:15:29,346 --> 00:15:32,057 confident, cocky. 299 00:15:33,183 --> 00:15:38,063 Deion is chill, loves to fish, loves to hang out, 300 00:15:38,146 --> 00:15:41,066 almost an introvert in a lot of different ways, 301 00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:46,946 but also is family oriented. 302 00:15:53,745 --> 00:15:56,289 [Connie] To me, I think of Deion, 303 00:15:56,373 --> 00:15:59,584 'cause Prime Time is just the flashy side of him. 304 00:16:01,002 --> 00:16:03,922 Deion, he's a businessman. 305 00:16:04,005 --> 00:16:08,134 He's a good, good father, a good father. 306 00:16:08,218 --> 00:16:14,015 Him and his sons are very, very close, and his daughters, too. 307 00:16:14,099 --> 00:16:15,517 [Coach Prime] It's kind of hard for you to eat Buffalo sauce 308 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:16,893 and our mascot is a buffalo. 309 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,520 Actually, our mascot is not a buffalo. 310 00:16:18,603 --> 00:16:20,021 What is it? 311 00:16:20,105 --> 00:16:22,232 Oh, no, it is a buffalo, but you know what a buffalo-- 312 00:16:22,315 --> 00:16:23,692 Lord! Jesus! 313 00:16:23,775 --> 00:16:25,985 No, no, no. A male buffalo-- 314 00:16:26,069 --> 00:16:28,697 -Oh, no, now it's too late. -A male buffalo is a bison. 315 00:16:28,780 --> 00:16:29,781 Okay, thank you for that. 316 00:16:29,864 --> 00:16:31,700 -What's a woman buffalo? -A buffalo. 317 00:16:31,783 --> 00:16:35,161 -[Shedeur] But which one do we have? -[Deion] Technically, she's a bison. 318 00:16:35,245 --> 00:16:37,747 -How? -Because that's what they're called. 319 00:16:37,831 --> 00:16:38,998 -American bison. -[Shedeur] Yeah. 320 00:16:39,082 --> 00:16:40,417 Mascot is a buffalo. 321 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:42,877 You can't. You can't do Ralphie like that. 322 00:16:42,961 --> 00:16:44,629 [Coach Prime] All my kids are special. 323 00:16:44,713 --> 00:16:46,840 I'm looking for them to be the best that they can be. 324 00:16:46,923 --> 00:16:48,717 You don't have to be me. 325 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,844 You're not gonna be me. God only made one me. 326 00:16:50,927 --> 00:16:52,387 So I'm looking for you. 327 00:16:52,470 --> 00:16:54,639 And that was our deal early on in life, 328 00:16:54,723 --> 00:16:57,434 be the best you that you can possibly be. 329 00:16:58,518 --> 00:17:00,520 Lord, please bless our food. Bless the whole family. 330 00:17:00,603 --> 00:17:01,730 In Jesus' name. Amen. 331 00:17:01,813 --> 00:17:03,231 [all] Amen. 332 00:17:04,482 --> 00:17:05,775 [Coach Prime] They off the chain. 333 00:17:11,239 --> 00:17:13,575 [Shedeur] Hey, 55, 55, 55! 334 00:17:13,657 --> 00:17:16,869 I'm gonna look for you. Bank out. Just think banking out on that shit. 335 00:17:16,953 --> 00:17:18,954 Listen to this. Hey, you gotta out, out. 336 00:17:19,914 --> 00:17:21,082 Ready? Go. 337 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:24,377 [Arielle] It's obvious that Shedeur Sanders 338 00:17:24,461 --> 00:17:26,838 was going to be the starting quarterback when he came here, 339 00:17:26,921 --> 00:17:30,049 not only just because he was Coach Prime's son, 340 00:17:30,133 --> 00:17:33,887 but because he led Jackson State to a bowl game, 341 00:17:33,970 --> 00:17:35,388 to their championship game. 342 00:17:35,472 --> 00:17:38,433 I mean, he balled out at Jackson State. 343 00:17:38,516 --> 00:17:40,977 [indistinct chatter] 344 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:44,397 [Ryan] This is a kid who had an Alabama offer coming out of high school. 345 00:17:44,481 --> 00:17:48,151 He didn't go to Jackson State because that was the best school that wanted him. 346 00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:50,445 He went to Jackson State 'cause he wanted to play for his dad. 347 00:17:50,528 --> 00:17:51,654 Compete on me, compete on three. 348 00:17:51,738 --> 00:17:52,781 -One, two, three. -[all] Compete. 349 00:17:53,698 --> 00:17:56,826 Shedeur understands the game. 350 00:17:56,910 --> 00:17:58,411 He understands life. 351 00:17:58,495 --> 00:18:01,122 He's very mature, and he's always been. 352 00:18:01,206 --> 00:18:03,917 He has the whole offense and the whole team on his back 353 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,336 'cause he must be the catalyst to us scoring. 354 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:08,087 Here we go. Here we go. 355 00:18:08,171 --> 00:18:09,172 Ready. Go. 356 00:18:10,590 --> 00:18:12,884 [Coach Prime] People discount the understanding 357 00:18:12,967 --> 00:18:16,054 that Shedeur started every game in high school. 358 00:18:16,137 --> 00:18:19,224 Shedeur has started every game in college. 359 00:18:19,307 --> 00:18:23,728 And he's been astute and dominant because he's been here before. 360 00:18:23,812 --> 00:18:25,021 He's done it. 361 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:26,189 [whistle blows] 362 00:18:26,272 --> 00:18:31,027 -Hey, we had it, just look quicker. -Yeah, I know. 363 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:32,487 -You know what I'm saying? -Yeah. 364 00:18:32,570 --> 00:18:35,490 When you get in that middle, we had that. 365 00:18:35,573 --> 00:18:39,410 You prove yourself each and every day you walk in the building, 366 00:18:39,494 --> 00:18:42,539 whether it's the weight room or being on the field or just watching film. 367 00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:44,082 That's how you prove yourself. 368 00:18:44,165 --> 00:18:45,834 You don't prove yourself when the lights come on. 369 00:18:45,917 --> 00:18:48,044 Two up. Two up. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. 370 00:18:48,127 --> 00:18:49,128 Ready. Go. 371 00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:52,215 My mindset is for sure when we get on the field 372 00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:54,676 everything is, like, having a purpose when I do it, 373 00:18:54,759 --> 00:18:57,220 having a purpose when I run so I can see the results, 374 00:18:57,929 --> 00:19:00,139 you know, and just perfect my playing style. 375 00:19:00,223 --> 00:19:02,100 Hey, let's do it, line. Let's do it. 376 00:19:02,183 --> 00:19:03,768 Ready. Go. 377 00:19:06,771 --> 00:19:09,107 Hey, new receiver, new outside, new outside. 378 00:19:09,190 --> 00:19:10,608 Know the plays. 379 00:19:10,692 --> 00:19:14,529 The receiver room, it's competition each and every day. 380 00:19:14,612 --> 00:19:17,073 And then, you know, after the spring, there's gonna be more guys coming in. 381 00:19:17,156 --> 00:19:19,450 So what I'm big on with all the receivers 382 00:19:19,534 --> 00:19:22,620 is having them see through the same lens I see through. 383 00:19:22,704 --> 00:19:24,747 [whistle blows] 384 00:19:24,831 --> 00:19:27,250 With Jimmy, he understands, he got a good feel for the game, 385 00:19:27,333 --> 00:19:28,585 and that's all this offense is. 386 00:19:31,045 --> 00:19:32,630 Good shit. 387 00:19:32,714 --> 00:19:34,340 Good shit. 388 00:19:34,424 --> 00:19:36,134 I transferred from USF. 389 00:19:36,217 --> 00:19:38,386 Like, everybody know I came here 'cause Coach Prime here. 390 00:19:38,469 --> 00:19:40,680 He's bringing in players that got that mentality. 391 00:19:40,763 --> 00:19:43,391 So, like, we know what winning feels like. 392 00:19:43,474 --> 00:19:46,769 We know what it feels like to have that dog mentality. 393 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:48,521 -To the crib! -[whistle blows] 394 00:19:48,605 --> 00:19:51,566 Jimmy Horn, he's an addition that we recently got, 395 00:19:51,649 --> 00:19:53,610 and he's a speedster guy. 396 00:19:56,446 --> 00:19:58,740 Hey! Oh, touchdown! 397 00:19:58,823 --> 00:20:01,993 [Brett] He adds the element of speed and space, 398 00:20:02,076 --> 00:20:05,121 and that's really what this offense is predicated on. 399 00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:06,247 We're gonna play with tempo. 400 00:20:06,331 --> 00:20:09,500 We're gonna make the defense, you know, a line and a sign 401 00:20:09,584 --> 00:20:12,086 and, you know, they're gonna have to make a decision. 402 00:20:12,170 --> 00:20:14,088 Do they wanna defend the run or do they wanna defend the pass? 403 00:20:14,172 --> 00:20:15,465 And if they're gonna defend the run, 404 00:20:15,548 --> 00:20:18,343 then Jimmy Horn is gonna have a lot of space to work with. 405 00:20:18,426 --> 00:20:19,427 [exclaims] 406 00:20:20,345 --> 00:20:21,346 [whistle blows] 407 00:20:21,429 --> 00:20:22,680 [grunts] 408 00:20:22,764 --> 00:20:25,391 You could've dropped the coverage, cuz, and just go. 409 00:20:25,475 --> 00:20:27,226 Right. I ain't gonna lie. 410 00:20:27,310 --> 00:20:28,353 You're trying to "hey, hey, hey!" 411 00:20:28,436 --> 00:20:31,773 -I was sliding that whole play. -I ain't got time for "hey, hey, hey." 412 00:20:36,319 --> 00:20:39,280 Jimmy can go. We need about three more Jimmies. 413 00:20:44,535 --> 00:20:46,788 [Jimmy] Come on, Fire. 414 00:20:46,871 --> 00:20:48,289 You gonna play anyway, though. 415 00:20:48,373 --> 00:20:51,334 [microwave beeping] 416 00:20:51,876 --> 00:20:56,881 I'm from the South, from Florida. Growing up, like, things wasn't easy. 417 00:20:56,965 --> 00:20:57,966 You know what I'm saying? 418 00:20:58,049 --> 00:21:00,343 Like, everybody goes through a little struggle, you know. 419 00:21:01,636 --> 00:21:03,763 You want everything I eat, bro. 420 00:21:03,846 --> 00:21:04,973 Everything I eat, you want. 421 00:21:06,516 --> 00:21:09,018 I grew up in the projects, and when I tell you, 422 00:21:09,102 --> 00:21:11,104 I feel like where I'm from, like, the area is just cursed, 423 00:21:11,187 --> 00:21:13,189 like city of Sanford, like, it's hard to make it out. 424 00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:14,524 You get trapped in there. 425 00:21:14,607 --> 00:21:17,360 Sit down. Sit down. Sit down, bro. 426 00:21:17,443 --> 00:21:21,614 Come on. I'm gonna give you a little snack, but we sly. 427 00:21:22,407 --> 00:21:24,909 And, like, when you make it out, like, people say they the chosen one, 428 00:21:24,993 --> 00:21:27,245 but you really is the chosen one if you make it out of Sanford. 429 00:21:27,328 --> 00:21:28,413 [commentator] Cutting it back. 430 00:21:28,496 --> 00:21:30,748 Horn, one of the fastest players on the team. 431 00:21:30,832 --> 00:21:33,543 [Jimmy] I knew myself, when I first got into the game of football, 432 00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:35,128 that this was gonna be my route. 433 00:21:36,379 --> 00:21:39,382 I was always fast. I needed to do something with this speed. 434 00:21:39,465 --> 00:21:42,885 [commentator] Jimmy Horn Jr. leaving everyone in his wake. 435 00:21:43,594 --> 00:21:45,263 [Jimmy] My pops, like, he showed me the game. 436 00:21:45,346 --> 00:21:47,557 He'd just always tell me, "You're going to-- 437 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,225 You're going to, like, college. 438 00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:52,562 You're going. You go do something good with your life. Like, just stay focused." 439 00:21:52,645 --> 00:21:53,896 This is my pops. 440 00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:56,232 He was talking to me one game. He was snapping on me. 441 00:21:56,315 --> 00:21:58,568 Like, I let somebody run me down 'cause I was jogging 442 00:21:58,651 --> 00:22:00,862 and I thought I was fixing to score a touchdown, 443 00:22:00,945 --> 00:22:03,448 so they ran me down, tackled me. He snapped on me. 444 00:22:03,531 --> 00:22:04,782 Right now, my pops, he's locked up. 445 00:22:05,783 --> 00:22:08,786 He's locked up. He's been locked up since, like, my freshman year of college. 446 00:22:08,870 --> 00:22:11,122 I don't know if he'll be out before the season's over with or what. 447 00:22:12,623 --> 00:22:14,083 You can never talk bad on my pops, 448 00:22:14,167 --> 00:22:15,918 like, say he was a bad parent, anything like that. 449 00:22:16,002 --> 00:22:17,920 Like, he stood on business by his. 450 00:22:18,004 --> 00:22:21,215 Every time I get on the phone with him, we talk about football a little bit, 451 00:22:21,299 --> 00:22:23,259 but mainly it just be, like, about life. 452 00:22:24,427 --> 00:22:26,596 A lot of people tell me, "Boy, you blessed, boy. 453 00:22:26,679 --> 00:22:29,849 It ain't too many people out here that got a pops like yours, 454 00:22:29,932 --> 00:22:31,267 like, that's really on you. 455 00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:33,936 Like, just take all that in and cherish it." 456 00:22:34,937 --> 00:22:36,564 The position I'm in, 457 00:22:36,647 --> 00:22:38,775 I'm built to break the curse of my family, you know. 458 00:22:38,858 --> 00:22:41,611 Like, I feel like my family curse, ain't too many people make it out. 459 00:22:42,487 --> 00:22:45,198 So, like, it's just, like, how you-- how you take things and run with it. 460 00:22:45,281 --> 00:22:48,034 Are you gonna let it affect you? Is it gonna make or break you? 461 00:22:48,117 --> 00:22:50,578 And right now, it ain't breaking me. 462 00:22:56,084 --> 00:22:57,168 [Coach Prime] Fellas, we wanna have this meeting 463 00:22:57,251 --> 00:22:59,003 so we can understand personnel. 464 00:22:59,087 --> 00:23:02,298 We can be great coaches all we want, but if we don't have the proper personnel, 465 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:05,927 the personnel that we desire, we're not gonna be successful. 466 00:23:06,010 --> 00:23:09,555 Now, we'll start with those defensive ends and those pass rushers. 467 00:23:09,639 --> 00:23:12,975 I want a guy that's gonna mix it up, take the paint off his helmet, 468 00:23:13,059 --> 00:23:16,229 but a durn motor that's unbelievable. 469 00:23:16,312 --> 00:23:19,690 Before we even took the job, we understood the whole team. 470 00:23:19,774 --> 00:23:22,527 To be successful, we had to change the whole program. 471 00:23:22,610 --> 00:23:24,987 We had to get 50 to 60 new players. 472 00:23:25,071 --> 00:23:28,950 All the DBs we're looking for got to be great 50/50 guys. 473 00:23:29,033 --> 00:23:30,535 And if there's a chance for us to get the ball... 474 00:23:30,618 --> 00:23:31,953 -[Coach Prime] We're gonna get it. Amen. -...we need to get the ball. 475 00:23:32,036 --> 00:23:34,330 Um, I don't like tall running backs. 476 00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:36,624 I like those short, squatty guys, man. 477 00:23:36,707 --> 00:23:39,252 The Emmitt Smith build, the LaDainian Tomlinson build. 478 00:23:39,335 --> 00:23:42,463 Those type of guys dig down low, that you gotta bring it. 479 00:23:43,297 --> 00:23:45,133 We just believe in staying with the blueprint. 480 00:23:45,216 --> 00:23:48,010 Just come here and recruit the right guys, get the right mix, 481 00:23:48,094 --> 00:23:50,972 make sure that we come to work every day and set the example. 482 00:23:51,055 --> 00:23:53,015 But we have a lot of work to do here in Colorado. 483 00:23:53,099 --> 00:23:57,812 Inside, I'm gonna be honest, I want Mandingo warriors. 484 00:23:57,895 --> 00:23:58,896 [Coach Prime] Got you. 485 00:23:58,980 --> 00:24:02,150 I want your linebackers to half-play running back some type of way. 486 00:24:02,233 --> 00:24:03,901 Guys that are physical on contact, 487 00:24:03,985 --> 00:24:07,113 that's not shying away or turning their shoulders in on the block, 488 00:24:07,196 --> 00:24:10,449 that run sideline to sideline, that are smart, 489 00:24:10,533 --> 00:24:12,493 that are bona fide leaders. 490 00:24:12,577 --> 00:24:14,996 I'm looking for a young man that's smart, tough, 491 00:24:15,079 --> 00:24:16,664 fast, discipline, with character. 492 00:24:16,747 --> 00:24:21,502 Smart, tough, fast, discipline, with character. 493 00:24:21,586 --> 00:24:24,463 So when you guys are-- people are calling you about guys, 494 00:24:24,547 --> 00:24:27,175 you know the characteristics of what we're looking for. 495 00:24:27,258 --> 00:24:30,553 So that means when I see some bull junk out there on that field, that's on y'all. 496 00:24:31,846 --> 00:24:34,682 When I see some bull junk at your position, that's on you. 497 00:24:34,765 --> 00:24:36,851 Because you know what we want, you said what you want, 498 00:24:36,934 --> 00:24:40,104 you have the liberty to go out there and get it, and do not settle. 499 00:24:41,189 --> 00:24:43,232 This part of the season is always difficult, 500 00:24:43,316 --> 00:24:45,276 especially when you've played the game before 501 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,528 and you've had dreams of going to the next level, 502 00:24:47,612 --> 00:24:51,115 and you have to tell somebody that "You may still be able 503 00:24:51,199 --> 00:24:53,159 to accomplish those dreams, but it won't be here." 504 00:24:54,202 --> 00:24:56,913 And they've invested time, you've invested time, 505 00:24:56,996 --> 00:24:58,497 but you have to part ways. 506 00:25:00,082 --> 00:25:03,461 We're very transparent that, yes, everyone knows there is a transfer portal. 507 00:25:03,544 --> 00:25:05,880 Everyone knows that it is utilized. 508 00:25:05,963 --> 00:25:09,759 And if you're a kid here on the Colorado football team, 509 00:25:09,842 --> 00:25:11,928 then you gotta make sure that this is for you. 510 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,723 [Andre] They were 1-11 last year. 511 00:25:15,806 --> 00:25:18,559 And in football, guess who's the first to get fired? 512 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:20,853 The coach is. 513 00:25:20,937 --> 00:25:24,649 So why I wanna play with some guys that got the other guy fired? 514 00:25:27,151 --> 00:25:28,986 It didn't work for him. 515 00:25:29,070 --> 00:25:31,489 So why is it gonna work for me? What's gonna be so much different? 516 00:25:32,365 --> 00:25:34,242 [Gary] We're a long way from where we wanna be, 517 00:25:34,325 --> 00:25:36,244 and that's what spring is all about. 518 00:25:36,327 --> 00:25:39,372 We're still trying to find our right mix of guys 519 00:25:39,455 --> 00:25:42,583 that's gonna go ahead and compete for the 2023 season. 520 00:25:42,667 --> 00:25:44,085 But it's a lot of moving pieces. 521 00:25:45,962 --> 00:25:48,089 It's well established that Coach Prime can go out 522 00:25:48,172 --> 00:25:50,132 and get the best recruits in the country. 523 00:25:50,216 --> 00:25:53,219 I guess the question is, does anyone on this roster make it? 524 00:25:53,302 --> 00:25:56,305 Is there anyone that catches his eye enough in spring ball 525 00:25:56,389 --> 00:25:58,683 to make him say, "All right, you know what, you can stay"? 526 00:26:06,857 --> 00:26:10,695 -You wanna put two on each side? -[Charlie] Yeah. 527 00:26:10,778 --> 00:26:13,239 How many guys are in the running back room now? 528 00:26:13,322 --> 00:26:17,994 I think we got about eight, maybe seven. Um... 529 00:26:19,745 --> 00:26:23,249 Once again, it's gotta be first in, last out. 530 00:26:23,332 --> 00:26:26,794 First in, last out, 100%, 100%. 531 00:26:29,505 --> 00:26:32,174 [John] We were concerned when Coach Prime was coming in. 532 00:26:32,258 --> 00:26:34,510 You know, we knew there was gonna be huge turnover, 533 00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:38,180 and my comment to Charlie was, "Keep doing the same thing." 534 00:26:38,264 --> 00:26:41,600 First in, last out, 100%, 100% of the time. 535 00:26:41,684 --> 00:26:43,144 This right there. 536 00:26:46,647 --> 00:26:48,607 You could definitely tell there was quite a bit of guys 537 00:26:48,691 --> 00:26:52,320 that were nervous, you know, scared about what was gonna happen to them. 538 00:26:52,403 --> 00:26:55,448 'Cause obviously he was bringing that Louis luggage, as we all know, 539 00:26:55,531 --> 00:26:57,450 but personally in my heart of hearts, 540 00:26:57,533 --> 00:26:58,951 I knew that I was part of that Louis luggage. 541 00:26:59,035 --> 00:27:01,912 It may not be in the form that everybody thinks, 542 00:27:01,996 --> 00:27:03,831 but I'm gonna bring what I have to the table. 543 00:27:03,914 --> 00:27:06,000 I wanna see you guys start making some contact. 544 00:27:06,083 --> 00:27:09,462 Stay engaged. Hands inside. Run your feet. All right? 545 00:27:09,545 --> 00:27:11,380 [Charlie] Being on that team last year, 546 00:27:11,464 --> 00:27:14,383 I definitely got to see some opportunities for myself. 547 00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:18,137 I got to break the walk-on rushing record last year. 548 00:27:18,220 --> 00:27:20,806 Coach Prime, he doesn't care about any of that, 549 00:27:20,890 --> 00:27:22,433 whether that's the new guys he's bringing in, 550 00:27:22,516 --> 00:27:23,893 whether that's the old guys we had. 551 00:27:23,976 --> 00:27:26,145 He cares about the real work that's being done. 552 00:27:27,355 --> 00:27:30,232 [John] The coaches want you to succeed. 553 00:27:30,316 --> 00:27:33,402 If you got some dog in you, you know, you can't kill dog. 554 00:27:33,486 --> 00:27:34,987 That's all there is to it. 555 00:27:35,071 --> 00:27:36,906 [Charlie] We all know that last year was tough, 556 00:27:36,989 --> 00:27:38,366 1-11 season. 557 00:27:38,449 --> 00:27:39,658 There was a real struggle in that, 558 00:27:39,742 --> 00:27:42,161 but coming together as a team was a big part of it. 559 00:27:42,244 --> 00:27:44,997 And Coach Prime brings so much more to this team, 560 00:27:45,081 --> 00:27:48,584 so much more to this town, and to college football, really. 561 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:51,462 They're not gonna play favorites. They're not gonna do any of that. 562 00:27:52,421 --> 00:27:54,590 That's how you run the ball, Chuck! 563 00:27:54,673 --> 00:27:56,717 -Wow! -Let's go, baby! 564 00:27:56,801 --> 00:27:58,886 They're gonna play who's gonna get them the win 565 00:27:58,969 --> 00:28:00,179 and who's gonna earn it, really. 566 00:28:00,262 --> 00:28:02,014 Good shit, boy! 567 00:28:02,098 --> 00:28:03,432 [Coach Prime] What happened on the last play? 568 00:28:03,516 --> 00:28:05,768 Porn Star bounced off about three different guys. 569 00:28:05,851 --> 00:28:08,062 -Right? -Yes, sir. 570 00:28:08,145 --> 00:28:09,980 [Coach Prime] There's something inside of him that wants more. 571 00:28:10,064 --> 00:28:12,400 And he wants to be that one. 572 00:28:12,483 --> 00:28:14,318 I'm waitin' for the rest of you to join him. 573 00:28:14,402 --> 00:28:15,986 Porn Star, come break us down. 574 00:28:16,070 --> 00:28:18,114 Yeah, Charlie! Yeah, Chuck! 575 00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:20,825 Show the 'stache! 576 00:28:20,908 --> 00:28:25,496 [all cheering] 577 00:28:25,579 --> 00:28:27,248 You tell them what you just told me. 578 00:28:27,331 --> 00:28:29,583 Scouts came to do what? They came to watch what? 579 00:28:29,667 --> 00:28:31,669 [Charlie] Scouts came to watch other players, 580 00:28:31,752 --> 00:28:33,295 and I balled out. And that's why I'm here. 581 00:28:33,379 --> 00:28:34,422 Walk on. 582 00:28:34,505 --> 00:28:37,716 Tell you what, if you keep on balling now, you ain't gonna be a walk-on for long. 583 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,512 [cheering and applause] 584 00:28:44,557 --> 00:28:48,936 [cheering continues] 585 00:28:51,981 --> 00:28:54,316 [Romi] A lot of times when a new coach comes in, 586 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,026 it can be a little bit of a turnoff 587 00:28:56,110 --> 00:28:58,779 for people who have been there through everything 588 00:28:58,863 --> 00:29:02,491 because they come in and they say, "I wanna throw everything out the window, 589 00:29:02,575 --> 00:29:05,369 and I don't care about your culture because to create a winning culture, 590 00:29:05,453 --> 00:29:07,371 that means we can't do anything that you've done." 591 00:29:09,123 --> 00:29:10,583 All right, you ready? 592 00:29:10,666 --> 00:29:12,334 Yes, sir. 593 00:29:12,418 --> 00:29:13,836 [Romi] He's been the exact opposite. 594 00:29:13,919 --> 00:29:17,214 He's come in and he's embraced the history of Colorado. 595 00:29:17,298 --> 00:29:20,217 He's completely embraced what makes Colorado special. 596 00:29:24,430 --> 00:29:25,973 I want you to meet this young man right here. 597 00:29:26,056 --> 00:29:27,766 -Oh, my God. -How you doing? 598 00:29:27,850 --> 00:29:29,810 All right. Well, my God. I'm Peggy. 599 00:29:29,894 --> 00:29:30,895 Peggy, how you doing? 600 00:29:30,978 --> 00:29:32,563 -Are you Prime? -That's what they call me. 601 00:29:32,646 --> 00:29:35,232 -Do I call you that or... Deion? -No, no, call me anything you want. 602 00:29:35,316 --> 00:29:38,068 -We good. -Oh, well, how about good-looking? 603 00:29:38,152 --> 00:29:39,278 -There you go. -That'll do? 604 00:29:39,361 --> 00:29:41,238 -I like that. -Okay. [chuckles] 605 00:29:41,322 --> 00:29:45,367 Well, thank you for taking time to meet me, for heaven's sake. 606 00:29:45,451 --> 00:29:49,163 Since I was a little kid before we ever moved to Boulder, 607 00:29:49,246 --> 00:29:50,873 we listened to CU football. 608 00:29:50,956 --> 00:29:53,125 My dad and mom 609 00:29:53,209 --> 00:29:56,170 and naturally, my twin and I just picked it up. 610 00:29:56,253 --> 00:29:58,797 We liked Colorado, we were Coloradoans, 611 00:29:58,881 --> 00:30:01,675 and we supported the Colorado team. 612 00:30:01,759 --> 00:30:03,052 [phone ringing] 613 00:30:03,135 --> 00:30:04,762 That must be my boyfriend. 614 00:30:04,845 --> 00:30:07,598 [all laugh] 615 00:30:07,681 --> 00:30:09,683 [Coach Prime] You got a great sense of humor. 616 00:30:09,767 --> 00:30:13,020 -Well, this is to show you my twin. -Okay. 617 00:30:13,103 --> 00:30:18,400 We were inducted into the Legacy Wing of the Hall of Fame. 618 00:30:18,484 --> 00:30:19,693 [Coach Prime] That's nice. 619 00:30:20,819 --> 00:30:24,281 [Peggy] I can remember the first time that some students asked, 620 00:30:24,365 --> 00:30:25,824 "Can we have a picture with you?" 621 00:30:25,908 --> 00:30:27,535 And we said, "Well, of course." 622 00:30:28,452 --> 00:30:31,705 And then we heard the kids calling us the CU Twins. [chuckles] 623 00:30:33,082 --> 00:30:36,627 We were very close. We went to the games together. 624 00:30:36,710 --> 00:30:39,588 And she died three years ago. 625 00:30:41,757 --> 00:30:46,136 Sometimes it kind of makes me teary when I think she's not here 626 00:30:46,220 --> 00:30:47,930 to go through all this and see this. 627 00:30:49,014 --> 00:30:51,141 So I keep telling her, "I'm carrying on, Betty. 628 00:30:51,225 --> 00:30:52,893 I'm carrying on for us." 629 00:30:52,977 --> 00:30:55,980 Well, you gotta promise me that you're gonna walk out with me 630 00:30:56,063 --> 00:30:57,815 -for the spring game. -I would love to walk out with you. 631 00:30:57,898 --> 00:31:00,776 When we kick the ball off in the spring game, on television, 632 00:31:00,859 --> 00:31:03,028 -I need you to walk out. -Okay. [laughs] 633 00:31:03,112 --> 00:31:05,114 Now that Coach Prime has come here, 634 00:31:05,197 --> 00:31:07,074 I hope we can win more than one game. 635 00:31:07,157 --> 00:31:10,661 That's what I hope. That's what we did last year, the worst it's ever been. 636 00:31:12,621 --> 00:31:15,457 -Thank you for taking the time. -Well, thank you for having us. 637 00:31:15,541 --> 00:31:17,876 -[dog barks] -I'm not gonna bother her. 638 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,005 I'm just giving her love, okay? She's gonna be cool. 639 00:31:21,088 --> 00:31:23,299 [Peggy] At this age, I may have to miss a game, 640 00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:25,634 and I never have missed a home game. 641 00:31:25,718 --> 00:31:29,722 But there may be a time this year where I can't get there. 642 00:31:29,805 --> 00:31:35,644 I'll just have to see what I'm capable of at 98. 643 00:31:40,441 --> 00:31:41,817 [Mark] We come to you from Folsom Field. 644 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:44,153 It's the annual spring game for the Buffaloes. 645 00:31:44,236 --> 00:31:46,238 And what a difference a year can make. 646 00:31:46,322 --> 00:31:48,365 Last season, there was a sparse crowd. 647 00:31:48,449 --> 00:31:52,202 Today, because of Coach Prime, you've got a sold-out crowd, 648 00:31:52,286 --> 00:31:55,831 as Deion Sanders will show us what the Prime era looks like. 649 00:31:57,916 --> 00:31:59,543 Oh, my God, this is unbelievable. 650 00:31:59,627 --> 00:32:00,753 This is unbelievable. 651 00:32:00,836 --> 00:32:02,880 -Look at this. Look at this. -[crowd cheering] 652 00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:08,052 [Mark] A packed stadium for a spring football game, 653 00:32:08,135 --> 00:32:09,845 which is really, let's be honest about it, 654 00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:11,722 it's a glorified practice, for goodness sakes. 655 00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:15,476 -You made it. Thank you. -Yes. 656 00:32:15,559 --> 00:32:17,603 [Coach Prime] Oh, I love you so much. 657 00:32:17,686 --> 00:32:19,897 -Will you hold my hand? -I'm gonna hold everything, baby. 658 00:32:19,980 --> 00:32:22,399 -I got you. I got you. Okay? -[chuckles] Okay. 659 00:32:23,942 --> 00:32:25,903 [crowd cheers] 660 00:32:25,986 --> 00:32:27,571 -That was great. -Okay. 661 00:32:27,655 --> 00:32:29,990 -All right. Thank you. Thank you. -Oh, you're welcome. 662 00:32:30,074 --> 00:32:32,785 [hip hop music playing] 663 00:32:32,868 --> 00:32:35,537 [Mark] We've already seen a lot of change in this roster by Coach Prime, 664 00:32:35,621 --> 00:32:37,414 but today, really, in this spring game, 665 00:32:37,498 --> 00:32:40,668 is the final audition for a lot of players on this team 666 00:32:40,751 --> 00:32:43,545 to see if they're gonna be here when fall rolls around. 667 00:32:43,629 --> 00:32:46,465 But most importantly, we get our first look at Shedeur Sanders, 668 00:32:46,548 --> 00:32:48,258 the quarterback for the Buffaloes. 669 00:32:48,342 --> 00:32:50,427 [commentator] Sanders from the pocket delivers in the end zone! 670 00:32:50,511 --> 00:32:52,554 And it's a leaping touchdown punch! 671 00:32:52,638 --> 00:32:54,556 That's what the fans were hoping to see, 672 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:56,600 the Jackson State teammates. 673 00:32:56,684 --> 00:33:00,145 Let's go, let's go. Let's go! 674 00:33:01,271 --> 00:33:02,106 Let's go! 675 00:33:02,189 --> 00:33:04,191 [commentator 1] There's a flag and a false start. 676 00:33:04,274 --> 00:33:08,320 The free play and Sanders just launches downfield into traffic! 677 00:33:08,404 --> 00:33:11,865 And the catch is made, beautifully! 678 00:33:11,949 --> 00:33:15,703 Shedeur, knowing he had a free play, finally took a shot downfield. 679 00:33:15,786 --> 00:33:17,705 [commentator 2] Yes, a great decisionmaker with the ball, 680 00:33:17,788 --> 00:33:19,915 which is what you need to be inside of this offense. 681 00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:21,166 He's a big-time player, 682 00:33:21,250 --> 00:33:23,752 or as some people say, a Prime Time player. 683 00:33:23,836 --> 00:33:25,087 [commentator] Sanders from the end zone. 684 00:33:25,170 --> 00:33:26,255 Makes a shot downfield. 685 00:33:26,338 --> 00:33:27,548 And the catch is made! 686 00:33:27,631 --> 00:33:31,260 A 98-yard touchdown. Shedeur looks sharp. 687 00:33:31,343 --> 00:33:35,055 What did you expect? He's a Sanders. 688 00:33:35,139 --> 00:33:37,391 -He's a Sanders. -[all laugh] 689 00:33:37,474 --> 00:33:38,684 [Mark] He passes the eye test. 690 00:33:38,767 --> 00:33:40,519 He's got good size. He's got a very strong arm. 691 00:33:40,602 --> 00:33:42,312 He's accurate with the football. 692 00:33:42,396 --> 00:33:47,276 [Arielle] It's obviously a really big jump between FCS and FBS football, 693 00:33:47,359 --> 00:33:51,238 and, you know, they say that between the HBCU and between Pac-12. 694 00:33:51,321 --> 00:33:54,700 I mean, there is definitely a talent discrepancy between them. 695 00:33:54,783 --> 00:33:56,994 [hip hop music playing] 696 00:34:00,497 --> 00:34:01,498 [crowd cheering] 697 00:34:01,582 --> 00:34:02,833 [Troy] Because of Deion, we've seen 698 00:34:02,916 --> 00:34:05,377 the outpouring of support since he took the job. 699 00:34:05,461 --> 00:34:07,546 That spring game in Boulder 700 00:34:07,629 --> 00:34:10,466 was unlike anything that anyone had ever seen. 701 00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:14,011 [crowd cheering] 702 00:34:14,094 --> 00:34:16,138 [Troy] I'm as anxious as anyone to see 703 00:34:16,221 --> 00:34:18,514 what this might look like when it's all said and done. 704 00:34:18,599 --> 00:34:21,893 [crowd cheering] 705 00:34:32,279 --> 00:34:33,530 [reporter] So the past couple weeks, 706 00:34:33,614 --> 00:34:36,492 a lot of players have transferred out an alarming rate. 707 00:34:36,574 --> 00:34:38,409 Is that a testament to you 708 00:34:38,494 --> 00:34:40,954 switching out your Louis bags for the Walmart bags? 709 00:34:41,038 --> 00:34:42,039 I didn't kick them out. 710 00:34:44,166 --> 00:34:45,333 They walked out. 711 00:34:47,210 --> 00:34:51,340 [reporter] Do you expect more players to come after this spring game? 712 00:34:51,422 --> 00:34:54,426 We've gotta make some decisions. That's gonna be on me now. 713 00:34:54,510 --> 00:34:56,261 That was on them. Now it's on me. 714 00:34:57,012 --> 00:34:59,681 This is the genesis of the new era, the new thing. 715 00:34:59,765 --> 00:35:04,102 We're gonna move on from some... 716 00:35:04,186 --> 00:35:05,395 some of the team members, 717 00:35:05,479 --> 00:35:10,526 and we're gonna reload and get some kids that we really identify with. 718 00:35:12,402 --> 00:35:15,948 [man] Since the start of last season, a record 71 Colorado players 719 00:35:16,031 --> 00:35:17,991 have entered the transfer portal. 720 00:35:18,075 --> 00:35:22,246 About two-thirds of that number have left in the past three weeks alone. 721 00:35:22,329 --> 00:35:27,084 I have never seen a transfer portal situation like this before. 722 00:35:27,167 --> 00:35:29,127 I've never seen a turnover like this before, 723 00:35:29,211 --> 00:35:33,006 where only ten scholarship players come back from the previous season. 724 00:35:33,090 --> 00:35:36,635 I mean, if it works, this could be something incredible. 725 00:35:36,718 --> 00:35:38,470 [man] He had to turn over the roster. 726 00:35:38,554 --> 00:35:42,015 He had to do it in a drastic way, and that's exactly what's happening. 727 00:35:43,392 --> 00:35:46,436 [Cormani] Coach Prime, he'd been there, he went there, 728 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:50,190 so got someone that can coach you, lead you to where you need to be in life. 729 00:35:50,274 --> 00:35:51,775 Why not take a risk? 730 00:35:53,193 --> 00:35:55,571 It's one thing to be a great coach, but it's another thing 731 00:35:55,654 --> 00:35:58,240 to make players want to have you coach them. 732 00:35:58,323 --> 00:36:01,910 And he has the ability to make the guys come to him. 733 00:36:01,994 --> 00:36:04,246 [Shane] What is the best place for me in order to succeed? 734 00:36:04,329 --> 00:36:05,914 Colorado was the perfect place for that. 735 00:36:07,082 --> 00:36:09,835 [Bishop] Florida State changed my position from D-tackle to D-end. 736 00:36:09,918 --> 00:36:11,837 But when I got to Colorado, 737 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:15,632 the game plan he got for me is, like... be me. 738 00:36:16,258 --> 00:36:19,428 [Dylan] I was committed to Notre Dame, but after meeting with Prime 739 00:36:19,511 --> 00:36:23,390 and talking to the coaches, I felt like my future is where he is. 740 00:36:24,224 --> 00:36:25,642 He said he could make my dreams come true, 741 00:36:25,726 --> 00:36:27,269 and so that's why I'm here. 742 00:36:30,522 --> 00:36:31,857 -[Coach Prime] Morning. -[all] Good morning. 743 00:36:31,940 --> 00:36:33,150 -[Coach Prime] Good morning. -[all] Good morning. 744 00:36:33,233 --> 00:36:34,526 -I believe. -[all] I believe. 745 00:36:34,610 --> 00:36:35,944 -I believe. -[all] I believe. 746 00:36:36,028 --> 00:36:37,362 -I believe. -[all] I believe. 747 00:36:37,446 --> 00:36:40,574 When you say that, I want you to say that with conviction, 748 00:36:40,657 --> 00:36:43,243 and I want you to understand why you say that. 749 00:36:43,327 --> 00:36:46,246 You can't say that just because I say that. 750 00:36:46,330 --> 00:36:48,332 You gotta say that because you truly believe. 751 00:36:49,333 --> 00:36:51,543 You believed, once upon a time, there was a tooth fairy, right? 752 00:36:52,628 --> 00:36:54,046 I didn't even teach my kids that. 753 00:36:54,129 --> 00:36:55,547 It's me putting that money up under the pillow. 754 00:36:55,631 --> 00:36:57,591 All right? Ain't that right, Shilo? 755 00:36:57,674 --> 00:36:59,801 I told you a long time ago. Who was Santa Claus? 756 00:36:59,885 --> 00:37:01,219 -[Shilo] You was. -Me. 757 00:37:01,303 --> 00:37:03,931 I ain't givin' no man coming down no chimney my credit. 758 00:37:04,014 --> 00:37:05,933 I worked my butt off, and I'm gonna give him my credit? 759 00:37:06,016 --> 00:37:08,435 That's a lie. I'm Santa Claus. I did that. 760 00:37:08,518 --> 00:37:09,686 [all laugh] 761 00:37:09,770 --> 00:37:11,104 And I'm not saying, "Ho, ho, ho!" 762 00:37:11,188 --> 00:37:12,648 I'm coming in there, "Yo, yo, yo!" 763 00:37:12,731 --> 00:37:17,444 [all laugh] 764 00:37:18,070 --> 00:37:21,573 So when I say I believe, I truly do. 765 00:37:21,657 --> 00:37:23,116 -You got that? -[all] Yes, sir. 766 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:24,660 I believe. 767 00:37:24,743 --> 00:37:27,996 I believe this is gonna be one of the best practices we will ever have. 768 00:37:32,626 --> 00:37:34,836 I believe we're going full speed on and off the field. 769 00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:37,673 I believe we're gonna work our butts off. 770 00:37:37,756 --> 00:37:40,342 It ain't no walking between the white lines. 771 00:37:41,593 --> 00:37:43,762 -Can you do that for me? -[all] Yes, sir. 772 00:37:43,845 --> 00:37:45,764 Can you really do that for me? 773 00:37:45,847 --> 00:37:47,557 -[all] Yes, sir. -I believe you can. 774 00:37:48,850 --> 00:37:50,102 We got some doubters. 775 00:37:51,561 --> 00:37:52,729 We got some disbelievers. 776 00:37:53,522 --> 00:37:57,526 We got somebody to say, "I don't know. I don't really know about that, man. 777 00:37:57,609 --> 00:37:59,569 We won one game last year." There ain't no "we." 778 00:38:00,529 --> 00:38:03,991 We wasn't all in here last year when we was playing games. 779 00:38:07,786 --> 00:38:09,454 [man] Set! 780 00:38:09,538 --> 00:38:10,539 Go! 781 00:38:13,583 --> 00:38:16,378 [Coach Prime] When I say we're gonna win, why do I say it 782 00:38:16,461 --> 00:38:18,797 with the type of power and passion I say it with? 783 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:22,092 Because I love what we've gathered in this room. 784 00:38:22,175 --> 00:38:23,176 Tempo! Tempo! 785 00:38:24,511 --> 00:38:26,847 But the question is, do you believe? 786 00:38:26,930 --> 00:38:32,227 Do you believe that you are gonna do something spectacular in game one at TCU? 787 00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:34,312 Do you all believe that we're gonna win? 788 00:38:35,731 --> 00:38:36,982 I believe. 789 00:38:37,065 --> 00:38:41,361 And when you say that, I want you to unequivocally believe what you say. 790 00:38:42,571 --> 00:38:45,824 Do I need to inspire you? Do I need to encourage you? 791 00:38:45,907 --> 00:38:47,951 Do I need to motivate you? 792 00:38:48,035 --> 00:38:53,832 -Win! Win! Win! Win! Win! Win! -[all grunting] 793 00:38:57,085 --> 00:39:00,338 [woman] The University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders 794 00:39:00,422 --> 00:39:02,466 may need his left foot amputated. 795 00:39:02,549 --> 00:39:04,092 [Coach Prime] I'm happy with our opponent. 796 00:39:04,176 --> 00:39:07,554 I can't wait to get up there and see how we stand up to the challenge. 797 00:39:07,637 --> 00:39:08,764 Let's go. 798 00:39:10,724 --> 00:39:12,059 Come on, man, that's two in a row. 799 00:39:12,142 --> 00:39:14,561 One more time like that, bro! Get to the durn ball! 800 00:39:14,644 --> 00:39:16,354 That's the first play! 801 00:39:16,438 --> 00:39:17,731 You're being fucking lazy! 802 00:39:17,814 --> 00:39:21,651 I promise you, you will not get on the field if you're not in shape. 803 00:39:22,569 --> 00:39:23,445 Aah! 804 00:39:25,113 --> 00:39:27,449 We ain't got tomorrow, we got now. 805 00:39:27,532 --> 00:39:30,744 We ain't got next. We got now. 806 00:39:30,827 --> 00:39:32,496 We ain't coming no more. 807 00:39:32,579 --> 00:39:33,789 [all] We here! 808 00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:39,044 [hip hop music playing]