Urban Meyer explains why he never sold stock in Colorado program, Deion Sanders

Urban Meyer never sold his stock on Colorado based on what he saw Deion Sanders and crew do during practice.

He first visited the Buffaloes last season, Sanders’ first year as head coach. He saw a real, well-coached football team. Now, Colorado started 3-0 and finished 4-8 last year, but the fruits of their labor seem to be coming out in 2024, now at 4-1 into a bye week.

Meyer explained why he never backed off the Colorado train even going into this season.

“You know, I went last year to see them practice, because I know we had some games, and I just thought, do my job,” Meyer said on The Triple Option. “This is unchartered waters. I’ve known Coach Prime for a long time. We’ve been friends, and he invited me in. I went to meetings, I went to practice, and I texted you guys and called you guys and said, ‘guys, this is not a 1-10 program, that they have good players, couple great players, and there’s some substance behind what shows up in press conferences and all that.’ 

“And I see him tearing into the players. I see the coaches coaching hard, which I think is a sign of a good program. It’s not a huggy feeling at all there. They coach, and you’re starting to see the rewards of the substance behind this stuff.”

Colorado is also 2-0 in the Big 12 this year, the team’s first year back in the conference. After the bye week this weekend, the Buffaloes will take on a top 20 ranked Kansas State squad.

If they win in that spot, the hype will become deafening.

Meyer could do without the glitz and glamor, but he certainly sees a rising football team.

“You know, I’m not a big fan of the watches, I’m not a big fan … It’s almost uncomfortable for me seeing some of the stuff,” Meyer said. “And if I didn’t go to watch the practice and see Prime coach and see the coaching staff and the players respond, I would have sold my stock on that a long time ago. If you noticed, I never sold my stock, even last year when they kind of fell apart. 

“So there is substance behind it. I don’t know … the number on wins, but I’m telling you, there’s substance behind that program.”