Briles tree by way of Babers. I say it all the time, productive offense is the avenue with the most potential to outperform your status on the landscape.
This isn't fair because you can never compete for a national championship at an hbcu. If you have aspirations to win a national championship you can't stay at an hbcu. You obviously just don't like the guy and will find any way to discredit anything he says. You can play that game with any public figure that speaks publicly. It's not because of race or anything like that for guys like you, there were hbcu coaches that said the same thing. Lol that "he's not swac"....some people just don't like guys that are flashy and outspoken. Although, I have less understanding for fans that feel this way. Lol like he's not even a coach in the big 10, maybe Rutgers plays them in a bowl game. But the guys that just don't like people that have nothing to do with them because they are getting positive attention come in all colors lol...
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Took the gamble , leaving HC position where he probably was on the hot seat after posting a 5-7 record in 2022 making his overall Kent State record for 5 tears 24-31.
Don’t think he would’ve been on the hotseat at all. Last year, KSU had paycheck games against UGA, Washington and OU. He's over .500 in conference during his tenure and won the division in one of those years, something they've only done once before.
Williams was a Defensive Analyst at Texas A&M when Colorado hired himCol LB coach Nick Wiliams played LB/S at Georgia in 2010 and then had some NFL/CFL years.
He had been working for free at GA and Texas Tech as an assistant.
He was told he would never make it as a coach.
Sanders brought him in and now he's very greatful and can keep the wolf away from the door.
Things like this are why leaving Jackson became the best thing for a lot of people
There must be someone unlikable on GA team but I haven't found them yet
One almnost qualifies lol
No, that was the HBCU showcase game. They will never be in the FCS playoffs and try to beat North Dakota St, Montana St, William and Mary, etc
Rick George: What you see is what you get. The man is "mad cool" and a perfect fit for Prime. Although George graduated from U. of Illinois, he's been a part of Colorado since the late 80s. Even when he was in the front office for the Texas Rangers, he was all CU Buffs. Rick George will walk the earth to get Prime, whatever he needs to succeed at CU.According to Deion, his run at Jackson was looking like a dead end for his staff - and no NIL money for players (Travis Hunter did NOT get 1 mil at Jackson despite reports).
His coaches were making 50-70k where they would be making exponentially more at a bigger program.
Sanders said the "business models" at HBCUs don't work - they are notoriously underfunded.
Sanders was making Jackson good money but it was just paying down debt
He actually talked with his coaches about the Colorado offer and they all wanted to go to Colorado - his kids too."
Sanders called the Col. AD ( Rick George) to take the job while at a restaurant meeting with some of his coaches.
Sanders had other offers as well and he told George that he liked the Colorado job because George was the only AD who talked like he loved his college - that's a typical Sanders way of thinking.
Good article on Sanders/Col in WSJ,
I can understand people being put off by some of Sanders ways but its nice to have someone who doesnt talk with the same canned responses everyone uses.
Most interviewer questions are silly and typical - as are the answers.
The Hottest Coach in Sports: Coach Prime
It was just one game. But under new boss Deion Sanders, Colorado suddenly looks like college football’s most intriguing and fun-to-watch team.
Sean Lewis has been highly regarded in coaching circles for a long time and is considered on of the best offensive minds in college. He is also a big Alpha dog, Prime is probably the only guy at the college level for whom he would have considered going back to being an OC. If he leaves Colorado it would be for a good P5 head coaching job, or maybe an OC job in the NFL.
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I'm in between. No strong feelings either way. I kind of want to see him win and stick it in the face of the doubters. But I'm a nonconformist.
I neither hate nor love him. If it weren't for this thread, I wouldn't ever give him any thought at all. Like KS said above, I like to see people win out over the haters though. And the team is an underdog story which is fun to watch.
Bryce Young actually got a million dollars from NIL while at Alabama. He was in Dr. Pepper commercials. Saban says that stuff to motivate Alabama's donors.
Now that's adorableDieon has pretty much adopted 98 yr old Peggy Cappom (season ticket holder since 63 but only missed a few games since 1939 - family moved to Colorado to escape Dust Bowl lol)
It was Peggy and her twin sister (deceased) who have been part of the fabric of Colorado for decades. If you played for CU, it was required to pay your respects to them all the time. They acted as everyone's grandmothers. Much respect to Peggy.Dieon has pretty much adopted 98 yr old Peggy Coppom (season ticket holder since 58 but only missed a few games since 1939 - family moved to Colorado to escape Dust Bowl lol)
Man, they must've given out a LOT of tickets in the blue lot
"A spokesperson for the city could not confirm the $18 million figure to DailyMail.com, but said Boulder is estimating $17 million in total spending for the game."
Deion Sanders claims Colorado generated $18m for Boulder's economy
According to Coach Prime, as the NFL legend is known, Boulder made $18 million as the Buffaloes attracted a sold-out crowd of 53,241 fans to their home opener against rival Nebraska.www.dailymail.co.uk
