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5 min readHour 2 - Primetime for Primetime
Colorado's freshman quarterback Julian Lewis hit receiver Charlie Williams for a 20-yard touchdown with 42 seconds left, then Boo Carter blocked a 45-yard field goal attempt as time expired, giving the Buffaloes a 14-13 season-opening win over Georgia Tech on Thursday night. The game was delayed by a storm, Colorado trailed for 99 percent of it, and the offense had "all the rhythm of a washing machine if you toss like a brick and a couple of hammers in there." But because it happened on Prime Television with Deion Sanders on the sideline, the reaction was immediate and outsized.
The Deion Sanders Hype Machine
Ben Maller argues that Colorado's win does not represent a statement or a breakthrough—it was a text message with three typos, not a flag planted. The Buffaloes looked "very ordinary" against an ordinary opponent (Georgia Tech was projected to finish fifth through seventh in the ACC). Their offense was afraid to throw, their quarterback was ineffective for most of the game, and the winning touchdown came on a broken coverage. The blocked field goal was genuinely big-time, but the overall product was "a slog through the mud."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:07) **Hour 2 Kickoff & Colorado's Last-Second Win** - Ben Maller sets up the show's topics and recaps Colorado's dramatic 14-13 season-opening victory over Georgia Tech.
- 2 (07:38) **Did Colorado's Win Move the Needle for Deion Sanders?** - Maller argues the win was not a statement, comparing it to a text message with typos rather than a declaration of dominance.
- 3 (12:08) **Stan Kroenke Buying the Angels: Does It Make Them a Free Agent Destination?** - Maller discusses Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal's claim that players who previously wouldn't consider the Angels will now because of new owner Stan Kroenke.
- 4 (17:35) **Ennis Canter-Freedom's Lawsuit Against the WNBA** - Maller analyzes former NBA player Ennis Canter-Freedom's 15-page federal lawsuit after being ejected and indefinitely banned from a Chicago Sky game.
- 5 (31:04) **Listener Feedback and Caller Segment** - Maller reads listener texts and takes calls, including a caller from Louisiana discussing LSU's culture and Lane Kiffin's controversial recruiting tactics.
- 6 (41:30) **Rutgers' Historic Upset Loss and Listener Condolences** - Maller highlights Rutgers' shocking loss to UMass as a minus-8,000 moneyline favorite and offers condolences for a deceased listener.
- 7 (43:12) **Tennessee's New Dolly Parton Anthem & Instant Trivia** - Maller mentions Tennessee's plan to use a Dolly Parton song as a new fourth-quarter anthem and poses the instant trivia question.
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Ben Maller talks about the late win for Colorado over Georgia Tech and if it moves the needle for Deion Sanders, Tarik Skubal saying players who wouldn't have considered the Halos will now because of Stan Kroenke buying the team, the odds that Enes Kanter Freedom can beat the WNBA in this lawsuit, Maller to the Third Degree, and more!
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