Press Conference: Deion Sanders RIPS Colorado's performance in win vs. Arizona State | CFB on FOX

Appreciate everything. Wonderful win. Played like hot garbage. And I'm trying to figure this out. Sick of it. I really am. I'm sick of us coming out here and putting forth the effort we put forth in the first half. We've filled practices. We've had really diligent meetings. And we're trying to figure this out. Trying to figure this out because I'm sick of it. I'm sorry. I'm happy about the win. But I'm not happy in the fashion that we wanted in. We're better than that. We really are better than that. And we've got to start showing that. I expect to win. And I expect to win in a better fashion than that. I'm sick of these consistent holes that we're displaying and the penalties and the things that we're doing. We're so much better. I apologize for my anger today. But I don't accept mediocrity. Maybe you do. Maybe you can live with it. Maybe you sleep with it. Maybe you lie with it. Maybe you're comfortable with it. But I'm not. Let's go. You mean the second drive of the game? The second drive of the whole game. What about the first drive? What about the first two plays? How do you start out a game like that? With a quarterback like this? I've delivered every type of message you could fathom. It's not just the team. This is all of us. This is me and the coaches included. It's not just the team. We're not doing that. Shoot. Look at the darn stats. I mean the targets. We've got to do better. We've got to do better all the way around. Especially special teams start out. I mean we start out not kicking the darn ball to the end zone. A returnable ball. I don't know how everybody else, kickers, kick the ball out of the end zone but ours. Speaking of kickers, you and Mata shared a moment there after the game. Yeah. Where you kind of looked like you were going to get some more shine. Yeah, I wanted him to do his thing. Mata is Mata. I mean, guys, you didn't believe in Mata. I believe in Mata. Why do you think I brought him here? Mata don't miss. You call a timeout and freeze him all you want. That don't mean nothing to Mata. Mata, that's who he is. What he always says to me when I walk over to him and give him a hug, he says, I don't miss. And I love it. So I told him to do your thing. Do your thing. Get your shine on. It's your moment, baby. Live it. That's what I told him. Yes, sir. You as well. I have expectations, my brother. I'm sorry. I really do. I have greater expectations. And we're better than this. We really are. We're better than this. We've got to meet Mata. I'm not changing. So you've got to meet Mata's expectations. And that starts in practice. That starts in film study. That starts in preparation. That starts in coaching. That starts all the way down the board. It ain't just the kids. It's everybody. I have lofty expectations for this team, for this school, for this university. I really do. And we're going to get there. Yeah. Coach, what did that message send to the team as he was kind of showing off? I don't even know if it registered. Because how you got a quarterback that's not known for running, lowering his shoulder and runs over a guy, it should be three linemen there to help him up, shouldn't it? Didn't see that. That shit right there, that shit make you want to say, oh, my God. Our quarterback ain't no joke. He's a dog. No. Didn't see it. Didn't see that. They shut him down before that. Yeah, defense played good ball into that last drive. So that last drive makes you forget everything wonderful that they did to give up a 96-yard drive. On Tuesday when you addressed the team, I think you said, I'm taking it personally, slow starts. I'm going to take control of this. Right. Did you think kind of heading in maybe you'd corrected a few things? Yes, I did. I thought I lit the fire up on everybody that needed the fire to be lit. And, obviously, it hadn't registered. Hank is a dog, man. Hank is a great kid, runs the ball hard, keeps his shoulder down. I wish he could have came up with that catch at the end. We would have been maybe a different tone in his whole press conference. But Hank's been a dog, man. He's been a valuable asset to what we're trying to accomplish. Anything else for Coach? Coach, despite the special team struggles overall, I mean, Xavier Reamer had a 51-yard pump return. Yeah. Can that be a spark for you guys on special teams when he was just getting a big play like that? Definitely was. I mean, he's capable of that. But we've got to get the right number of guys on the field to block for him. That's the stupid stuff that I'm sick of. So, we have the talent, man. We have some talented young men. We have some talented people inside this locker room. We've just got to put it all together. And I'm sorry with my impatience. I don't have patience too much in life. You can ask my kids. All right. Thanks, Coach. Appreciate you all. You all right, my brother? Thanks, Coach. You good, sweetie? I'm good. All right. Does that whistle work? Excuse me? Does that whistle work? Everything I do works. Yeah.