Money talks.Strange move IMO. All that ‘help the HBCU’ stuff was apparently garbage.
Deion did help the HBCU’s. He got them exposure they had never gotten before. Did you really think he was going to stay at Jackson State for a long time? A Power 5 job is like 10 levels higher than where he was at. I can’t blame a man for improving himself. Looking forward to seeing if his success translates to a big school.Strange move IMO. All that ‘help the HBCU’ stuff was apparently garbage.
Everybody needs money. It’s finite. And the more you spend, the more you need.He don’t need money
Strange move IMO. All that ‘help the HBCU’ stuff was apparently garbage.
He brought a lot of attention to HBCU football. Attention that only Coach Prime could have provided.Strange move IMO. All that ‘help the HBCU’ stuff was apparently garbage.
Deion is all bringing attention to HIMSELF. And that’s it.He is all about bringing attention to the HBCUs man. And if he ain't SWAC, who is ? Who is ?
My thoughts as well. His time as JSU went better than anyone could have ever hoped for, he killed it and brought a lot of exposure to Jackson and Jackson state. I can’t fault him for being ambitious and wanting to prove he can coach at the power 5 level.He brought a lot of attention to HBCU football. Attention that only Coach Prime could have provided.
Kudos to him for taking a chance on JSU and kudos to Colorado for taking a chance on him.
I think that's a little harsh and presumtuous.Deion is all bringing attention to HIMSELF. And that’s it.
And I don’t care what you think ! And I don’t care if you think that’s harsh and presumptuous.I think that's a little harsh and presumtuous.
FIFYStrange move IMO. All that ‘help the HBCU’ stuff was apparentlygarbagemarketing.
We're you expecting him to wait for Saban to retire to take the Alabama job?Strange move IMO.
Yeah..ever been to Jackson? Ever been to Boulder?Colorado has legal weed and running water.
Colorado is one of about 20 schools to win a national title in the last 50 years
Wait. What?
Deion did more for Jackson State in 3 seasons than anyone else has or could have in 30. They're way better off today for hiring him. The man did a 2 year tour of duty in an absolute ******** and won big. Jackson State gave him a shot when nobody else would and they were rewarded handsomely for the risk.
You'd honestly have to question the mental health of someone who'd choose to stay in Jackson vs Boulder at this point. Colorado is one of about 20 schools to win a national title in the last 50 years and is about as good a job as a lower level college coach could ever dream of... Moreover, it's literally worst to first in places to live.
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That’s ridiculous. Since when does helping JSU and the whole SWAC for 3 years, doing more for them than anyone has for 30 years, become a bad thing? Can he not help them for 3 years without it being a lifetime prison sentence. Believe me, he didn’t live in the city of Jackson for 3 years as a publicity stunt. You don’t do that if you’re not sincere about helping.I don’t think anyone blames him for taking the job. But it just highlights that all his talking points about elevating the status of the HBCU’s and changing the culture of college football was just self-serving BS and not sincere. And that’s also fine in and of itself, he wouldn’t be the first coach to build a false brand to help with recruiting. But when the topic of that insincerity is the historical racial inequity of the HBCU’s, the south, etc, he’s going to get raked over the coals a bit by some folks when he eventually does the inevitable.
That’s ridiculous. Since when does helping JSU and the whole SWAC for 3 years, doing more for them than anyone has for 30 years, become a bad thing? Can he not help them for 3 years without it being a lifetime prison sentence. Believe me, he didn’t live in the city of Jackson for 3 years as a publicity stunt. You don’t do that if you’re not sincere about helping.
He leveraged his celebrity. Kids still know who he is and idolize him even though it’s been almost 20 years since he’s played and over 2 decades since he played any meaningful football. He also utilized his contacts to find people that wanted to predominantly help people of color.Preshate what he did for The SWAC, JSU and Mississippi. I'm still not knowledgeable enough on how he was so good with NIL and how he created such a huge crootin' gap tween him and other SWAC Schools. Will he be able to continue to dominate crootin' at CO? Being able to also spend about 10 years in MLB tells me he also has a very smart sports mind to go along with versatile physical ability. He might end up being a damn good coach. Gonna be interesting.