Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule said his team's pregame meeting at midfield before playing Colorado was not meant to be disrespectful.
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"It was extremely personal. You go out there and warm up, and you’ve got the head coach from the other team standing in the middle of the Buff," Sanders said."It’s OK if a couple of players do it. It’s fine. Just enjoy the scenery. But when you’ve got the whole team trying to disrespect it, I’m not going for that at all. I went in there and disrupted it.
"The Buffaloes mean a lot to me — personally — and that’s what I was saying in pregame. And that’s when I knew it was extreme disrespect. The coach said a lot of things about my pops, about the program. I don’t respect that because you’re hating on another man. You shouldn’t do that. All respect was gone for them and their program.Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule signals to his team against the Colorado Buffaloes Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at Folsom Field Boulder, Colo.
Rhule disputed the claim he was being disrespectful, pointing out that he made sure to shake head coach"No one is going to tell me who I am," Rhule said."At the end of that game, they told me. ‘Hey. We’re going to run right off the field. They’re going to
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