It was the best of times, it was…the best of times. Deion Sanders and the ascendant Colorado Buffaloes were the talk of football—not just college football, but football, period. Were we watching a new dawn of quick-fix college football? Producers and editors buttonholed their staff: What are we doing today about the Coach Prime phenomenon? Jealous NFL chatterboxes asked: Which NFL teams should hire Sanders to win a Super Bowl?

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Persons: Deion Sanders, —, Sanders, chatterboxes Organizations: Colorado Buffaloes, TCU, ESPN, Fox