Deion Sanders Reportedly Told Colorado Marching Band Not to Play Fight Song After TDs So His Son’s Own Song Could Be Played Instead

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Deion Sanders has reportedly done away with the Colorado band’s tradition of playing the fight song after touchdowns in favor of his son’s own song.

The Buffaloes lost 28-10 to Nebraska on Saturday night. Following the team’s poor effort, writer Jake Shapiro published an article about the team’s lack of “fight” for 104.3 The Fan. According to Shapiro, that even goes as far as the playing of the fight song:

Sanders’ team didn’t take the time to learn the 35-word fight song, in which the last five words are all the same—fight. We saw no fight when Colorado tried to defend a large lead against Stanford in 2023. And there was very little fight while the team lost seven of their last eight games.

A year later and the offensive line still doesn’t fight for each other.

A year later and the fight song doesn’t even play in the stadium after the quarterback throws a touchdown. Deion Sanders told the band they couldn’t play if his son Shedeur Sanders scores a touchdown so that the loudspeaker can play a recording of his son’s song “Perfect Timing.”

That information will surely add to the wave of backlash Shedeur has already faced since Saturday’s loss. In addition to walking off the field before the game even ended, the 22-year-old spoke about his team’s struggles in a way that many interpreted throwing his teammates under the bus.

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