‘Attacking Me Personally, Don’t Come Along With The Territory’: Paul Finebaum and Shannon Sharpe’s Heated Clash About Coach Prime Media Drama

Deion Sanders once again has the entire college football world talking about his Colorado Buffaloes. The opinions range from supportive to downright below the belt commentary that many analysts across the game see as “personal attacks” sparked by jealousy toward the charismatic Hall of Famer, who stopped trying to fit into the box of what a “normal” coach is as soon as he stepped on the campus at Jackson State.& The genius of Sanders is at work again as Sanders grabbed some headlines over the weekend when he addressed the program banning Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler from asking Sanders questions at press conferences. Five days from a nationally televised ESPN game against North Dakota State, Deion held his presser and is making sure that the cameras are on Colorado and the spotlight and pressure is on him.& Sanders described the longtime columnist Keeler’s reporting on the Buffaloes as “sustained, personal attacks on the football program” and specifically their head coach. Stephen A. Smith even suggested that the negative reporting directed at Sanders was steeped in “racism.” Respected analysts such as Dan Orlovsky said the media attacks on Coach Prime have morphed into personal shots at his character with little...