Prime is Polarizing

[Liver]

K. Let’s go reverse. Let’s have Coach Leach, Saban, Heupel, Wittingham call ladies “Baby” during interviews or breakfast reviews.
Or critique a reporter’s fashion ensemble how their shoes match their blouse or whatever.
Everyone’s got a personality that works for them.

i believe that the rules are not the same for poc in positions of authority and white men. it is a bit more than personality. and, this would be even more obvious if Prime were to go to a place like miss state.

we're gonna win and Prime is going to build a machine here.

 

[hokiehead]

I hadn't listened to this podcast previously and don't know the guys on it. Link sent to me from a black friend in VA that used to play college football.

I'm only 25% through it. Discussion on the criticism of HCDS and whether he "sold out" and is "doing the white man's bidding".

 

[Buffnik]

I hadn't listened to this podcast previously and don't know the guys on it. Link sent to me from a black friend in VA that used to play college football.

I'm only 25% through it. Discussion on the criticism of HCDS and whether he "sold out" and is "doing the white man's bidding".

That take reminds me of an old interview I saw with Dolly Parton when she had crossover success and moved to Hollywood. Country fans accused her of selling out and not being country any more. Her response was that she is who she is, so if she goes to Hollywood it's her bringing country there, not Hollywood changing her so she's not country any more.

Coach Prime is authentically who he is and it doesn't matter where he is.

 

[J.R. Ewing]

Coach Prime has attracted fine, helpful posters who like to provide constructive criticism every time Prime has an opportunity for grammatical improvement.

 

[Darth Snow]

Coach Prime has attracted fine, helpful posters who like to provide constructive criticism every time Prime has an opportunity for grammatical improvement.

wow. you found FLounder's twitter.

 

[hokiehead]

Coach Prime has attracted fine, helpful posters who like to provide constructive criticism every time Prime has an opportunity for grammatical improvement.

I've listened to a lot of his videos over the last few weeks and, outside of frequent use of "ain't", his grammar is notably better speaking than it is in his tweets. My current suspicion is that he purposely "roughs up" his language in tweets, I'm guessing to better relate to target recruits

 

[goalline]

Coach Prime has attracted fine, helpful posters who like to provide constructive criticism every time Prime has an opportunity for grammatical improvement.

He got the apostrophe right on “it’s”, so what’s the problem?

 

[manhattanbuff]

Coach Prime has attracted fine, helpful posters who like to provide constructive criticism every time Prime has an opportunity for grammatical improvement.

Makes the block list easier!

 

[J.R. Ewing]

He got the apostrophe right on “it’s”, so what’s the problem?

I'm let my man Joshua, who surely goes around correcting white coaches' grammar, break it down for you.

 

[Johnny Tarr]

I'm let my man Joshua, who surely goes around correcting white coaches' grammar, break it down for you.

None of his grammar critics seem to know how to punctuate their statements.

 

[Buffnik]

I get the impression that some people on Twitter don't realize that they're not Coach Prime's target audience.

 

[NW Buff]

I've listened to a lot of his videos over the last few weeks and, outside of frequent use of "ain't", his grammar is notably better speaking than it is in his tweets. My current suspicion is that he purposely "roughs up" his language in tweets, I'm guessing to better related to target recruits

Didn’t you hear? Ain’t is perfectly acceptable now. Added to the dictionary and everything

 

[goalline]

I'm let my man Joshua, who surely goes around correcting white coaches' grammar, break it down for you.

I would guess that Joshua would chafe at being called, “my man”.

Righteous post btw.

 

[hokiehead]

Didn’t you hear? Ain’t is perfectly acceptable now. Added to the dictionary and everything

I didn't hear that. But I'd be afraid to say the word anyway -- my mother put the fear of God in me over saying that word. dropping an f-bomb in her presence was less likely to result in an ass whipping than an "ain't"

 

[FLounder]

I didn't hear that. But I'd be afraid to say the word anyway -- my mother put the fear of God in me over saying that word. dropping an f-bomb in her presence was less likely to result in an ass whipping than an "ain't"

She ain’t gonna do ****.

 

[hokiehead]

She ain’t gonna do ****.

well, she's dead. but, she hated that word so much I fear her climbing out of her grave just to smack if I said it.

 

[Buffnik]

Funny how none of the Black and Latino folks in my life have ever tried to get me to talk and dress as anything other than the middle aged suburban white guy I am. (And they would think I was ridiculous if I tried to.)

Respect authenticity in people and concern yourself with their character. It's pretty simple, really.

 

[hokiehead]

Funny how none of the Black and Latino folks in my life have never tried to get me to talk and dress as anything other than the middle aged suburban white guy I am. (And they would think I was ridiculous if I tried to.)

Respect authenticity in people and concern yourself with their character. It's pretty simple, really.

I've definitely been mocked by black people over how i speak. I always took it as good natured ribbing, but it was clear that they viewed my speaking style as odd.

 

[Darth Snow]

I've definitely been mocked by black people over how i speak. I always took it as good natured ribbing, but it was clear that they viewed my speaking style as odd.

What about white people?

 

[hokiehead]

What about white people?

I can't think of any times it's happened, including some of the most redneck, Southern speaking people I've known. But it could be faulty memory.

 

[Buffnik]

I've definitely been mocked by black people over how i speak. I always took it as good natured ribbing, but it was clear that they viewed my speaking style as odd.

How many times do I have to tell you that just because you heard Snoop say it years ago, that doesn't mean you should be trying to drop "fo shizzle" into conversations?

 

[hokiehead]

How many times do I have to tell you that just because you heard Snoop say it years ago, that doesn't mean you should be trying to drop "fo shizzle" into conversations?

I think i did post before about the one time in my life i uttered the term 'homeboy' out loud.

 

[married2abuff]

I've definitely been mocked by black people over how i speak. I always took it as good natured ribbing, but it was clear that they viewed my speaking style as odd.

If you post an audio clip of your voice, we could have a poll.

 

[hokiehead]

If you post an audio clip of your voice, we could have a poll.

Let's just shoot the breeze over a beer at half time of a hoops game. You can give me all the grief you want regarding my speaking direct to my face.

 

[married2abuff]

Let's just shoot the breeze over a beer at half time of a hoops game. You can give me all the grief you want regarding my speaking direct to my face.

Definitely up for a beer!

 

[ahoelsken]

I'm let my man Joshua, who surely goes around correcting white coaches' grammar, break it down for you.

I'm surprised Georgians know how to correctly spell the word your.

 

[hokiehead]

I'm surprised Georgians know how to correctly spell the word your.

If i were to rank every school by my perceived intelligence of their alumni that I've worked with, Georgia Tech would be at the top.

 

[married2abuff]

If i were to rank every school by my perceived intelligence of their alumni that I've worked with, Georgia Tech would be at the top.

Same. A little geeky, but they're damn smart.

EDIT: A little bias may be in play since my daughter and her husband are both GT grads. But I've met a bunch of their friends, and they all fit the bill.

 

[CUAviator]

Didn’t you hear? Ain’t is perfectly acceptable now. Added to the dictionary and everything

Errthing

 

[ahoelsken]

If i were to rank every school by my perceived intelligence of their alumni that I've worked with, Georgia Tech would be at the top.

And UGA?