Deion's Public Enemy No. 1 Shares Gloomy Prediction for Colorado Football Season

Deion Sanders' Public Enemy No. 1 in the media, Sean Keeler of the Denver Post, the reporter who Asking questions is prohibited at Colorado Football media events, went on the Paul Finebaum Show to confide in another host who at Coach Prime's CU Buffs this offseason.

During his appearance with Finebaum on August 28, Keeler claimed that Colorado's players, coaching staff and everyone around the program felt a certain level of “fear.”

“It's fear. It's like you said; it's fear everywhere,” Keeler said (h/t Terrible announcement). “And it's the fear of people who are on the academic side who know better and are committed to it. I think – and I wrote this 10 days ago – that when we had the testy exchange at CU's Fall Media Day, Deion started attacking people, which strikes me as a sign of fear that something good might happen on the football side.

“…Fear is the dirty word that keeps coming up in my head, and it's everywhere. I think the players are scared. I think the coaches are scared because they saw what happened to the freshman staff. I think the media is scared. And I think the people in charge at Colorado are scared. And if they win, everything will be justified. And if they don't, then grab your popcorn. Which you probably will do anyway, but definitely keep it handy.”

There were several reports from a national media outlet that reported rumors of infighting in locker rooms, illegal carrying of firearms and even Lil Wayne's Prime Weekend concert is a NIL requirement for all playersbut these never really caught on in Denver media circles. They came and went without having much impact on the show or the station; The credibility of the latter is questioned is the only consequence.

Sanders's lack of suing over the locker room story is interesting, given that his own son, Shilo, who is currently being sued by a high school security guard he assaulted nine years ago, was accused of bullying Cormani McClain. But he may believe that speaking his mind is enough to shut the story down. On a local level, that appears to be the case.

But it's some local reporters from traditional media who are turning against him, including Keeler and CBS' Colorado affiliate. If Sanders trusts them — and he seems to, given his explosive Aug. 9 press conference, where he criticized Keeler for not taking questions from CBS and mocking AP reporters, among other things — he will eventually feel unwelcome enough in Colorado to act accordingly.

However, if he turns to new media, such as the Coach Prime-friendly channels DNVR, BuffZone and BuffStampede.com, he will find that he can get plenty of support from the media professionals he deals with.