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*OFFICIAL* Deion Sanders aka Coach Prime is the new CU Football Head Coach thread
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I don't think it was their jerseys, but I watched some of the YT series earlier and it seemed like they had something on the back of their training gear
was on the back of their practice jerseys.
Yup, never occurred to me. But... I thought he was only all about PRIME?
I found GB's commentary about how Coach Prime left JSU very interesting. Basically told all the listeners to go watch the youtube videos, and that would tell them everything they need to know about what kind of man Coach Prime is and how much his players love him. Then said that he (GB) wishes he had had the class and awareness to leave jobs he had to leave that way. I found that comment to be the highest praise from one coach to another.
Also commented at another point in the interview about how Coach Prime is one of the smartest, most professional people he has ever met, and he surrounds himself with amazingly talented people.
Dave Plati just suffered a heart attack
If GB had been savvy while he was a HC about dealing with people and the bs that seems like a distraction from the mission, he'd be in the CFB HOF today. Purely on coaching / running a team, he was elite.
After watching a few of the videos and a handful of documentary segments, it occurs to me that HCPT has an impressive memory. He corrected RG during the press conference with a minute detail when they first chatted. He brings up little specific details when he talks with his players and what they did or said a few weeks earlier. Many other examples I've noticed. It's an critical characteristic when developing relationships that go more than skin deep and he's clearly very successful with that.
I totally suck at it.
I totally suck at it.
same.
I have a slightly different opinion, but won't argue your point because it requires we get into a lot of nuance. What he did at NW made him a legend in the coaching world
Yep. I probably had a bit of an assumption going in that he was so much with the shine on him that he'd be thinking about what he'd say or do next when others are talking. What I've seen has been the opposite. Even when he's playing and messing with people with that sense of humor he has, it's clear that he's focused and engaged with what people are saying and what's happening around him. He doesn't miss a trick.
If I'm being honest, I thought this was a serious post for a second
He also quit recruiting anyone that sniffed anything other than "I want to be a Buff" after the Ochs/Houston sagas. That was really his downfall. He used the recruiting restrictions as a shield. I suspect he had input because he just didn't want to deal with it anymore.
That has as much as anything to do with what led to our downfall.
It isn't his fault we haven't been able to pick ourselves back up, but he became a part of the problem in his later years and I'm sure he is fully, acutely aware of it upon reflection.
I will defend him here. This was the University and their knee jerk reaction. I honestly don't think GB had a choice in the matter short of quitting. While the admin periodically loosened up during this time, I think it is probably the biggest reason we have sucked for 20 years.
I 100% disagree.
I understand he went along with it because he was so done with the process/feeling burnt from what happened with Ochs and Houston.
He took the philosophy of: We know we can scheme really well, who needs those guys!
BUT, we may never know what really happened.
He could 100% sell this concept to a Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Prime, etc.; and I would be *SHOCKED* if he's not already thinking along these lines.
Isn't that what he's already doing with his docuseries on Amazon Prime?
Thinking? I'd expect it was a part of his contract that media full access was allowed and negotiations are already taking place.
The NIL component is the game changer. No idea how much Amazon paid for the JSU series, but have to think this would pay a lot more.
Pretty telling that, for a split second, I thought this was true!
I can't even remember people's names 10 seconds after they tell me. Literally.
Yep. I played golf with my brother-in-law of 20 years and forgot his name for 9 holes.
I have a confession. While absolutely giddy over our great fortune, I am fighting a feeling of dread that it all will come crashing down. That’s what experiencing 20 years of one disaster after another, of believing the corner has finally been turned only to have a head on with a locomotive, will do for one’s psyche.
1. We had over a week of all indications being that Coach Prime was coming to CU. Fan base reaction: "I refuse to believe it until it's official. DOOM is likely around the corner."
2. Saturday through Tuesday is then a celebration as it not only becomes 100%, but then Coach Prime starts blowing away all notions on what could be quickly achieved with staff, transfers and recruits. Fan base reaction: "More excited than anytime since the 2001 season. Permasmile. Is this really happening?" Then by Tuesday evening... "DOOM is likely around the corner."
Damn is this a battered group. It's gonna take some time for everyone to get used to good things happening as our norm.
This is why I’ve been emphasizing the size of RG’s job. In 24-36 months, we will need a minimum of $20 million per season for football coaching salaries alone. We cannot lose NIL traction. We must admit recruited players. We must continue to upgrade facilities and the gameday experience.
Who are you again?
Well, that's because doom is coming. Without a doubt.