LAS VEGAS — Even when Deion Sanders doesn’t show up, he’s still the talk of the town.
While the Colorado coach will make his anticipated appearance at Big 12 football media days on Wednesday, just about everyone from the eight schools that appeared on the first day of the event at Allegiant Stadium was asked about Coach Prime and his band of Buffaloes.
His peers likely will have a different tone while preparing to face Sanders and CU this fall, but there was nothing but praise for what’s been going on in Boulder for the last year and a half.
“I think we’re lucky in our league that he’s with us because he brings more people and notoriety and viewers to the Big 12 Conference, and that’s what makes it go,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. “We need viewership. We want people to watch our teams play. It will …