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2778009, Btw Deion pointed out 2 prior coaches of CU were both Black
Posted by guru0509, Wed Dec-07-22 12:26 AM

...and hes the 3rd. That's pretty admirable of the Buffalos,

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PqHZ3Tow4kk

someone cynincal would say "yea African American coaches can only get the worst job in America" but its also the easiest , bc all you have to do is win TWO games for it to be an improvement lol


>I have mixed feelings about Coach Prime leaving Jackson St.
>
>One one hand, he brought prominence to the school and helped
>the program achieve rare excellence. Jackson State is never
>gonna be Alabama or Ohio State, he’d done his time, he’d
>positively impacted a lot of people’s lives. And I think in
>a conference like the Pac 12 he will win early and often and
>eventually have them in a playoff in 5 years time if he stays
>that long.
>
>On the other hand, Deion persuaded many overly-qualified young
>men to forego opportunities at bigger schools - not just
>competing against better competition on the field but in
>personal brand opportunities too. He sold many top tier
>recruits a dream and asked that they curb their personal
>aspirations in favor of something bigger than
>themselves…then he bounced. I think we do have to
>acknowledge the fact Jackson being an HBCU and Prime
>celebrating that so loudly makes this situation different
>than, say, Paul Fickell leaving Cincy for Wisconsin.
>
>I don’t know if there’s a right or wrong answer. I sort of
>think it’s all true - he’s in his right to leave and I
>understand why he is, but he’s burning some folks in the
>process in a way that feels different. Curious where everyone
>else is at on this.
>
>If I was a Colorado fan or especially player I’d be
>ecstatic. If I were 5-star WR and Jackson St commit Travis
>Hunter I’d be heartbroken.