Last season did not go exactly as planned for Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes as the team lost eight of its final nine games to finish with just a 4-8 record. But it sounds like Sanders understands a mistake that he made in his approach with his team.
During a recent interview with College Football Analyst Joel Klatt, Deion Sanders admitted that he should have had a little bit more patience with his players rather than be as demanding as he was.
“I needed a little more patience in certain areas,” Sanders said. “I know what’s supposed to be happening and I’m hearing what’s supposed to be happening and if it’s not happening – my best statement I make to the staff is if you allow it to happen, that’s on you. It’s just consequently on me.
“It’s bothersome because I’m a really detailed guy. I’m detailed to every darn thing. I dot I’s. Cross T’s. That’s the way I go about my life. But, I learned a long time ago, you can’t expect what you give.”
While Sanders obviously has high expectations for his players, he is still coaching college students, at the end of the day. And it sounds like he now understands that.
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