Ex-Colorado star critical of Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter's number retirements: 'Very odd'

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Some Colorado football alumni are scratching their heads at Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter having their numbers retired.

The dynamic duo, who put the university back on the map, are having their numbers, 2 and 12, respectively, retired this weekend, less than a week before they are taken, likely in the top five, in the NFL Draft.

The conversation has become polarizing, and former CU star Chad Brown weighed in. 

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Colorado Buffalos quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) with wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium.  (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

"Everything's black or white — either I am a jealous, old hater who needs to cry in my old man tears, or I'm exactly right in ‘I can’t believe Coach Prime would do this,'" Brown told TMZ Sports.

But he believes "the truth is somewhere in the middle there."

Brown made it clear both athletes should be considered as all-time program greats.

"While Travis certainly deserves his flowers and deserves to have his number retired, to forget the greatest era in college football at CU, which I was a part of when we won a national championship, it also feels like a slight," Brown said. "So, two things can be true at once. These guys deserve their flowers, but guys in the past also deserve those.

Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter (Imagn)

"I'm not saying they don't deserve it. I'm saying there's lots of other deserving players who probably should come first."

Brown also noted that the bar for Colorado isn't necessarily low. Only four numbers had previously been retired by the program. The most recent was Rashaan Salaam's