The impact Deion Sanders has had on the interest the nation now has in Colorado football is nearly immeasurable, but that isn’t going to stop those in and around Boulder from quantifying it. CBSColorado.com’s staff attempted to do so, though, and came up with a tangible way to understand it: through the attendance at the Buffaloes’ spring game on April 22.
“Sanders’ popularity hasn’t dipped in any way since the winter when he was hired,” CBSColorado.com’s staff prefaced before saying, “The attendance for CU’s ‘Black & Gold Day’ spring game in April was a whopping 47,277 fans.