A long time ago and he blocked me. Can't even remember what for.
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Prime is Polarizing
- Thread starter Buffnik
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As someone with a background in marketing, I generally think of "polarizing" as good. It causes discussion and makes you relevant. Boring is bad marketing. Didn't cross my mind that some would see it as a pejorative. I was thinking it would draw eyeballs and argument, though (even if just from lurkers getting pissed off or put off balance).
This is true. You have to have a certain personality to deal with Coach Prime. Not every SWAC program could handle Prime. Southern and Grambling, no. But Jackson State was perfect. Passionate fanbase but thriving for success at any level. They had a large number of supporters. They had an era. For them, it was Walter Payton time period. Very prideful. And they were more flashy than their counterparts and like the glamor and the gold.
To take in Prime ain't for everyone. He has extreme confidence that could come off as cocky. He is a straight shooter which could come off as mean. He is extremely crafty and loves to preach which to some could come off as fake. But for many due to his personality, how much he cares for people and his willingness to wear so many different hats, he's transformational and for those people, he's everything within his space of course and seen in an extremely positive light.
Willie is a tremendous coach especially offensively. He was a QB at Clemson and even coach there some.
Our greatest success was with Bill McCartney, who was about the farthest thing from shy when it came to expressing his feelings on social issues or preaching his faith or taking on norms. We love that. Lots of "oh sh!t" moments, lots of heat, and lots of times we disagreed with Coach Mac, but there's not a more beloved figure in CU football history. What many of us are feeling is that Coach Prime is bringing something familiar to our glory years. It works here.
That guy sucks. Virtually all his takes are bad.
It could have been for just about anything.
When Coach Prime brought up Boulder being "safe" in the presser and his address to the team it really brought back flashbacks to Coach Mac and how he understood the environment many of our recruits were coming from and wasn't afraid to acknowledge it and talk about why Boulder could be the right choice for many kids.
He mentioned, "virtually no crime" twice. Once when speaking to the team and once in the PC. Definitely stood out to me as well
Whoa, tap the brakes there, amigo....
I had my mountain bike seat stolen once, so I am going to have to disagree with you there...
Well, his office was broken into on his first game. His car and his son car was broken into. And one of his recruits he was recruiting locally was killed at a local party. Unfortunately, there is a lot of poverty and crime in Jackson, MS.
It's not a world I'm familiar with, fortunately, but am learning
ahoelsken
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Speaking of racism.......how many African-American coaches are there in the Pac 12 right now? One. Prime. Who is the only power 5 program to hire three African-American football coaches in a row? The University of Colorado under Rick George. We're remiss if we're not taking shots at the Pac 12 for this too.
This entire country needs to stop talking about what a travesty the lack of AA coaches is and start taking steps to actually do something about it. Don't talk the talk if you're not going to walk the walk.
I don't need to recognize inequities to take shots at other P12 schools. I have had 20 years to keep my powder dry and I am unloading.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
Fair enough. The SEC's an easy target here, but let's forget about all the dipshits to the west of us as well.
Brett Favre, is that you?
There will be people who question his methods at turning over the roster. Those people are easily ignored. They don’t understand the nature of major college athletics but feel the need to comment on it just the same. I’ve seen a few of these comments pop up on my social media feeds. My response is almost always something along the lines of “tell me you don’t understand college football without telling me you don’t understand college football”.
We don’t have to like it, but we do have to acknowledge the reality of the current situation.
We don’t have to like it, but we do have to acknowledge the reality of the current situation.
Just wait until Coach Prime fixes the homeless problem in Boulder.
To be fair when I was a Sophomore we were living in one of the those places on the fringes of the Hill purely designed to be a college rental. 4 bedroom house but with no yard. It sat back in an alley and you had to walk up a sidewalk past a house in front of it to get there and somebody broke in and stole a bunch of our CDs, smaller electronics and games while we were all gone for Thanksgiving. Lost my Sega Genesis and a bunch of games, wouldn't be surprised if the same person hit that house every holiday season.
I have felt bad about that all these years. You can have your sega back if you want it.
just kidding. Boulder does have petty crime, but I am pretty sure that isn't what Prime was referencing, all of our jokes aside.
Don't forget cancer.
I have talked about befriending the transient folks when I lived in downtown Loveland. Boulders has a reputation in that community with how well they treat them.
They are shipped here by surrounding communities, so between that and the reputation of being a homeless friendly town, it is really out of control. It is quite sad actually. Many of these people need help, but when you can't even walk down the creek path during the day out of concern for confrontation (or worse).....well, it is way past needing an alternative remedy. I digress
SerenityBuff
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When I was a senior living in the College Inn (which no longer exists) across from BHS, my neighbor was drunk, naked, and thought my door was his bathroom door. He locked himself out of his room and proceeded to lie down in the hallway and piss himself. Is that a crime?
Jackson, MS does not have clean drinking water. Crime is rampant. The school in Boulder is well-kept and absolutely beautiful. Yet, we could not field a winning football team. This is a major source of Prime’s incredulity in the first meeting. People at our alma mater take these privileges for granted.