“Love It When They Assume”: Deion Sanders’ Analyst Praise Stealthily Targets Media Criticism After CBS Reporter Snub

Deion Sanders was right when he claimed he is always judged differently. Lately, the Colorado Buffs HC has engaged in another hoopla. This time, it has been with a journalist. On Friday, August 9, Coach Prime faced the media. However, the ordinary press conference got spiced up when he blatantly refused to answer questions from a reporter with the “CBS” tag. And BOOM! The haters were ready to strip Deion for his arrogant move, but On3 Recruits analyst Phillip Dukes came up with the reality behind the situation. This was enough for the Buffs HC to give him a shout-out for taking his stand. Meanwhile, this is not the first time Deion has gotten into a tiff with a news reporter.

Right when Deion chose to not answer the CBS analyst who introduced him as Eric Christensen of KCNC, the Buffs haters fam whipped up a conspiracy theory against Coach Prime. Going by their outlook, just because CBS chose not to glorify the coach, Deion took offense at it. As per the reports, the particular media line ranked the NFL Hall of Famer as the 61st-best coach in CFB. Despite the criticism, Deion has garnered a backer, another analyst, Dukes. This was enough to melt his heart, as the Buffs HC re-shared the video with the caption, “Thank u my brother for keeping some things unspoken. We love it when they ASSume.”

Thank u my brother for keeping some things unspoken. We love it when they ASSume. Lolololol The insanity is better than Sanford & Son at times. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Keep up the outstanding Reporting and keeping it 💯. Relationships in this business is everything. God bless my… https://t.co/IoQ9qGFMiW

— COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) August 13, 2024

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But what did Dukes say that touched Coach Prime? The On3 analyst confirmed how Deion is least bothered about his rankings right at the moment, “Right now Deion Sanders ain’t thinking about no ranking.” Given Coach Prime’s rationality, he highlighted how the CBS reporter did not fault since he has been driven only by facts. “Ranking was a fact-based opinion. Someone who does this for a living who was asked to do a job someone was going to have to be second to last, he chose it to be Deion Sanders. I don’t think that Deion has any issue,” noted Dukes. Surprisingly, earlier too the Buffs HC got entangled in a dispute involving another reporter.

Deion was involved in blocking press in 2021It was during Deion’s tenure at Jackson State University, back in 2021 that the coach had a falling-out with a Clarion Ledger reporter named Rashad Milligan. And things turned out to be really bad at the Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Day. Milligan came up at the conference a day later after covering a controversial story of Quaydarius Davis, the top JSU commitment. Then, Davis had been recently charged with domestic violence.

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Deion was not willing to face the media amidst the controversial setting. And with this, the JSU officials whipped up a master plan beforehand. They straightway blocked Milligan and his entry was restricted in Birmingham, Alabama for the evening, keeping Deion all guarded. While the last time, the Buffs HC was indirectly involved in the reporter scuffle, this time he chose to take the reins in his own hands and stop the CBS reporter.

Even though we are yet to know what propelled Deion to shoot down the reporter, he has shown some big progress lately as far as his coaching role is concerned. He has let out a safety net for Shedeur by bolstering the defense line and has introduced innovative strategies to train the Buffs. Besides, Coach Prime has contributed hugely to boosting CU’s media value to $340 million which was originally only $87 million. Some facts can’t toss out the magic he crafted for the Buffs.