The Buffs are Legit

 

The Colorado Buffaloes, also known as the Buffs, are already 2-0 and have improved mightily from their 1 win season just a year ago. That is all thanks to their new head coach, former NFL star, Deion Sanders and the different approach and mentality he has brought to Boulder.

The Buffs first two games resulted in an upset win over the #17 ranked TCU on the road, and then a rivalry win at home against Nebraska. Both games drew a lot of attention to the program and how they would put up with the heavy competition as a brand new team. 

The Buffs went from being unranked just two weeks ago to now at #18 in the country. A lot can change in one year especially when you have the transfer portal. The Buffs went 1-11 last year, fired their head coach, hired Deion and he already has delivered more in 2 weeks than the Buffs did in 12 weeks a season ago. 

We are in a whole different generation of college football nowadays with the transfer portal and NIL. The amount of transfers we have seen go in the portal in recent years has been absolutely absurd. Some compare it to NFL free agency, how teams are literally going out and signing these guys to contracts with the appeal of NIL money. 

This exact thing that we have never seen before is being embraced by the Colorado Buffaloes. The Buffs had a record-high 51 transfers come into play for Deion this season. You heard that number right, 51. To put this number in comparison, a full NFL roster consists of 53 players. Deion essentially arrived in Boulder, shipped the old team out, and replaced it with 51 new players who have put the rest of college football on notice thus far. 

If you want to take another team doing the opposite into consideration with the Buffs, take the Clemson Tigers. The Tigers have created somewhat of a dynasty with successful season after successful season with Dabo Swinney at the helm. However, this year they had just 1 single player transfer into the program and currently find themselves unranked after being #9 in the preseason poll. 

So has Deion figured out and shown the college football world what it takes to be successful in his brief time coaching in the FBS? If the narrative is true, the transfer portal is going to make a huge difference in the outlook of college football for years to come.