Colorado's Deion Sanders rips late-night kickoffs: ‘Dumbest thing ever’

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Deion Sanders has his Colorado Buffaloes in a spot not many expected. 

At 4-2, Colorado has already exceeded expectations in Sanders’ first season as head coach of the FBS program. 

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders during an interview prior to the game against the USC Trojans at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, Sept. 30, 2023. (John Leyba-USA TODAY Sports)

However, as Colorado prepares to take on Stanford Friday night at Folsom Field, looking to win game number five of the season, Sanders has a gripe. 

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The game against Stanford kicks off at 8:00 p.m. MT, a start time that Sanders is not a fan of. 

"Who makes these 8 o'clock games? They're the dumbest thing ever. The stupidest thing ever invented in life. Who wants to stay up until 8 o'clock for a darn game?" Sanders said Wednesday on the CU Buffs Insider podcast. 

"What about the East Coast?" Sanders continued. "Do they even care about ratings or anybody watching it? I’m sorry. I’m venting. What are we supposed to do with the kids all day until 8 o'clock?" 

Sanders asked the host what they were supposed to do all day in the hotel, to which the host responded, "Watching football." 

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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, left, talks with his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, before the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Boulder, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

"Who’s playing on Friday?" Sanders responded. 

The Pac-12 routinely has games that play late