The Colorado Buffaloes went 1-11 last season before firing their coach.
What a difference one year and the right hire can make.
The ESPN College GameDay crew was in Boulder, Colorado, on Saturday ahead of the Colorado vs. Colorado State game. The Buffaloes are off to a surprising 2-0 start under first-year head coach Deion Sanders, who already has his team at No. 17 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 21 in the Coaches Poll.
Those are the highest rankings for the school’s football team since finishing No. 16 at the end of the 2016 season.
As such, the scene in Boulder was already electric as Sanders took to the stage and sat front and center among the College GameDay crew. And that was before a surprise appearance from the most electrifying man in sports entertainment history, The Rock.
MY GOD, THAT'S THE ROCK'S MUSIC!!! pic.twitter.com/Djbc1Tsoxq
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 16, 2023
The Rock was fresh off a return to WWE, the professional wrestling organization in which he made a name for himself, during a Friday night appearance on SmackDown! alongside ESPN college football analyst Pat McAfee. The Rock also hinted at a possible match with Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 40 while speaking Friday on The Pat McAfee Show.
The Rock and Sanders embraced on the stage like long-lost brothers as the crowd behind them went absolutely insane at the scene.
The CFB world was quick to react:
Coach Prime said the Rock would win the Presidency if he entered the race.
I don’t think there is any doubt. That dude may be the most beloved American we have. I’m not joking.
I’m far from a wrasslin’ guy (no issues with the diehards) but this guy fires me up. https://t.co/Gpmc06reQr— Greg Gaston (@Greg_Gaston) September 16, 2023
This 11am hour might go down as the most watched hour of #CollegeGameDay ever https://t.co/i6pc9c5ZT6
— Eric Turner (@eturnerGoCards) September 16, 2023
We are so blessed to have Deion in college football, y’all. https://t.co/iUKqNzb2no
— Ryan Day (@ryaneatscake) September 16, 2023
This how @TheRock should be introduced all the time. Have his intro just randomly played and he appears. https://t.co/L8V9OazIzv
— MettaWorldCrazy (@MettaWorldCrazy) September 16, 2023
Imagine telling someone a year ago this would be the scene in Colorado today. Hell, even two months ago.
The Prime effect is real. https://t.co/J1ycmTtvcV
— Nick Schultz (@NickSchultz_7) September 16, 2023
