"Should have hired Prime": Stephen A. Smith names 3 Top CFB schools which made a huge mistake by not signing Deion Sanders
The world of college football coaching is intriguing. Getting the right person could be the difference between winning and losing games. One person who was in discussions, at least initially, was Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders.
While on First Take, Stephen A. Smith discussed a couple of schools that should have called Sanders to lead their programs.
"Florida State, I don't care about last year, I understand they were undefeated, and then you know what ... after their quarterback got hurt, they didn't get picked for the college football playoff, and they were salty about it," Smith said.
"They didn't show up and got obliterated by Georgia in a bowl game. But they looked awful this year. They should have hired Prime Time at Florida State, his alma mater. They should have hired him at Texas A&M, you know, the SEC, they should have hired him."
Smith also included another SEC school that made a coaching change after last season and should have hired Deion Sanders.
"And I ain't gonna lie to you, even though I didn't say anything about it at the time, because the man was a two time Pac-12 coach of the year and won a national championship, couple of national championships in the NAIA, and had Washington in the national championship game last year, damn it. The way Alabama's looking, I think they should have hired him at Alabama," Smith added.
The Texas A&M position is a bit of a head-scratcher to include, with coach Mike Elko coming from Duke and leading the program to being 10th on the AP Poll and a 7-1 record in his first season with the program.
What has Deion Sanders done as the Colorado Buffaloes coach?
Deion Sanders has done an exceptional job turning around the program in only his second season and his first in the Big 12 Conference.
The program has played 20 games since Deion Sanders took over and has gone 10-10 in those games, including already clinching a bowl game appearance while competing for the Big 12 Conference Championship still. There is no question that he has been a solid coach of a Power Five program.