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scforthewin's avatar

Good piece John. I respect Deion’s playing career, he was one of the greatest. I also respect his drive, his ambition, and many of the values he routinely drills into his players: discipline, hard work, taking control of your own destiny. As a black man I know how much these lessons are needed to be heard and taught to young black men and who better than a guy who they respect and has done it. The problem with Deion however is that above everything else: he covets Deion. To say he’s also vain, self absorbed and a bit tone deaf would be an understatement. I’m also not so sure how long his preachy vibe will play outside of the South. West coast kids wired different. I also think he’s going to be exposed by some very, very good and experienced head coaches in this conference on game day and he simply doesn’t have the head coaching experience at this level to say nothing of the lack of his roster talent. He’s gonna be humbled. THAT would make this documentary compelling. Everyone leans forward the moment vulnerability comes on screen. Make no mistake, Deion can recruit and has a destiny coaching in the SEC or at his alma mater eventually. This year he’s going to take it on the chin. The fur coats and Gucci glasses and big speeches will make the documentary trailer interesting but if we get to see him process getting his teeth kicked in on Saturday and how he deals…..that will make this project truly compelling.

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Glenn Benson's avatar

Sander's actions at Colorado are the poster boy moment for destruction of the myth of the "student Athlete" and that college football is anything but a minor league money sport. renting the name of the university and under control of Rupert Murdoch and Disney. The fact that he basically "fired" 50 players who must have had scholarships and been "students" and then brought in his own players is enough to show the death knell of the sport for alums and people who saw it as something actually attached to the university.

Coupled with the absurd groveling Cal and Stanford are now doing with the ACC which forces all their other "student Athletes" to pay a heavy price for their football teams need for cold, hard cash, I will take my minor contribution to this, which is my eyeballs and place them somewhere else on a Saturday...or Thursday, Friday or whenever they now play their games.

The only thing even more ludicrous is what they have done to WSU and OSU...a disgrace of the first magnitude. Piss on you Rupert Murdoch and Bob Iger.

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