Deion Sanders reacts to shocking upsets by Colorado and LSU

Coach Primeand’s daughter, Shelomi Sanders, plays for the Colorado women’s basketball team, which dominated defending champion LSU on Monday.
The Colorado Buffaloes basketball team is the talk of the town after upsetting the NCAA champions.
The CU Buffs defeated No. 1 and defending champion LSU 92-78 in the season opener Monday night in Las Vegas.
It’s the first time the top-ranked team and defending champion has lost its opener since the 1995-96 season, when UConn fell to Louisiana Tech, according to ESPN.
Colorado, which reached the Sweet 16 last season for the first time since 2003, led most of the way with a convincing win. Colorado and#039; head football coach Deion Sanders praised the CU women’s and basketball teams during his weekly news conference on Tuesday.
andquot;They’re coming and we should play their theme music, because they don’t dance andquot; Sanders said Tuesday. andquot;You know I’m a big fan of their coach, Coach Payne, and it’s unbelievable. Just to see him do his thing and witness his routines.andquot;

Shelomi Sanders, daughter of Deion Sanders, plays for the Colorado women’s basketball team but did not participate in Monday night’s game.
andquot;To get constant comments from my daughter who is there and she called me late, I was already sleeping, I was so tired yesterday. And he just called me shouting on the phone, so happy and excited, full of joy for this achievement, andquot; Deion Sanders said.
andquot;It’s huge. We cannot underestimate what they have just done. It was a huge program, huge for the university and for women’s basketball. Hats off to them, I wish I could have been there to witness it myself, but it was a blessing.andquot;

andquot;Congratulations to our women’s basketball team and our men’s basketball team. coach Payne and coach Boyle for what they accomplished last night, andquot; Deion Sanders added. andquot;And congratulations to our football team for being selected to the NCAA Tournament yesterday, it’s a great honor.andquot;

The CU women’s basketball team next plays Le Moyne in Boulder at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the CU Events Center.