Colorado spring game attendance falls from more than 47,000 to 28,424

The bloom is off the rose in Boulder.

A 12 months after more than 47,000 followers confirmed up for the spring game at Colorado within the first season with Deion Sanders as head coach, attendance fell to 28,424 on Saturday, through ESPN.com. (It was nonetheless the second greatest crowd in program historical past for the scrimmage that caps spring follow.)

For no matter cause, that pretty necessary metric was buried in an merchandise that centered on Deion saying he received’t leap to the NFL subsequent 12 months when his son, Shedeur, enters the draft.

Of course Deion received’t. Last 12 months, after he led the Buffaloes to a sizzling begin, the prospect of Deion turning into a pacesetter of males on the subsequent degree fascinated many, me included. Even although he needed to coach the Falcons more than 20 years in the past, Deion constantly stated final season that he wouldn’t go to the NFL.

After the best way first first season as a big-time ball coach ended, it doesn’t matter whether or not Deion desires to go to the NFL. That door isn’t open. A particular second season might change that. The present vibe, nonetheless, is that Deion wants to keep away from sinking in Colorado earlier than ever entertaining the potential of swimming with the NFL’s sharks.

I nonetheless received’t guess in opposition to him. But it’s form of silly to even point out “Deion” in the identical breath as “NFL head coach” given the 1-8 end after the 3-0 begin.