The news that Keeler was banned from asking questions has made waves in journalism circles and naturally was a topic of discussion on the World Wide Leader.
In a statement last week , Colorado claimed that Keller had written a “series of sustained, personal attacks on the football program and specifically Coach Prime.”
Paul Finebaum on Colorado banning The Denver Post's Sean Keeler from press conferences: "Coach Prime is showing he is not ready for primetime, Greeny. I find this whole thing disgraceful… treating reporters like this seems like we're in some autocratic country. This is not… pic.twitter.com/NMIdmxzUgY
“Coach Prime is showing he is not ready for prime time, Greeny,” Finebaum said during the program to host Mike Greenberg. “I find this whole thing to be disgraceful. Deion may want to talk about love and joy and that’s been the cornerstone of what he seems to be spewing out. But treating reporters like this seems like we’re in some autocratic country. This is not America. And the fact that it’s in his contract is really even more absurd.
“But don’t forget he did this at Jackson State. This is a trait of Deion Sanders. He wants to have it his way and I find him to be a bully and a hypocrite. And quite frankly, as someone who has been a fan of his throughout his entire career, even at Colorado, I am mortified by his actions.”
Deion Sanders banned Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler from asking questions at press conferences. AP
Sanders hasn’t appeared to directly address the controversy but spoke to reporters on Saturday and talked in general about how he deals with criticism.
The Colorado coach and former NFL star also said that he’s “not a hateful guy” and that “I come with love,” which Finebaum seemed to reference while on ESPN on Monday morning.
While Finebaum took to criticizing Sanders, fellow ESPNer Dan Orlovsky defended the decision and expressed an understanding of where the program and coach were coming from.
Paul Finebaum speaks on ESPN’s “Get Up” on Aug. 26, 2024. Screengrab
“I don’t mind the fact that he’s trying to control a little bit of the narrative, both him and the institution,” Orlovsky said. “We can sit here and say ‘because of the seat that you have, you just have to sit there and take it.’ But we also do live in a time where at some point, some of these people are allowed to stand up for themselves and not just constantly get dragged.”
The Buffaloes open their season on Thursday against North Dakota State.
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Slime is in for a rough year on and off the field, he can’t handle honest criticism and his team will be maybe 500… Even Liberal Boulder is starting to get tired of his weed smoking, rap loving, never attend class football team
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