Posted on 09/03/2023 6:47:10 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
ORT WORTH, Texas — Before even entering the media conference room, the voice of Deion Sanders boomed from the hallway inside the bowels of TCU’s football stadium.
Deion arrived with receipts, he said. All of them. Receipts for miles. He keeps them all, and he's got 'em all. He won't forget 'em, either.
Not literal receipts, of course. Coach Prime isn’t carrying around those thin, white slips that cashiers distribute. The receipts he carries are from the doubters.
And, whoa boy, before his Colorado Buffaloes marched into Fort Worth and stunned No. 17 TCU 45-42, there were doubters. Lots of them.
“I keep receipts,” he snapped after the win Saturday.
He saw what you wrote, he snarled at one writer before moving on to the next question. Oh, he said to another, you want to ask him about his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, and his record-breaking 510 yards passing?
“Shedeur Sanders? From the HBCU?” he interrupted, glaring from beneath his white hat, a gold chain slung around his white hoodie. “The one that played at Jackson last year? The one that you asked me why I’d give him the starting job? Wasn’t that you?”.......
And then, triggered by a question, Sanders brought into the discussion race, a topic most shy away from. Not him.
“We’re going to continuously be questioned because we do things that have never been done,” he said. “That makes people uncomfortable, when you see a competent Black man sitting up and talking his talk and walking the walk. There’s 75% of African-Americans in that locker room. That's kinda threatening.
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I think he stays with CU until his boys graduated or enter the NFL draft then he goes pro as a coach.
He will certainly lose a few games this year, the team will be exciting to watch, baring injuries they will move the ball up and down the field on a lot of teams.
The name of the game in college football is TALENT, with the transfer rules and recruiting you can do that very quickly versus years ago.
Deion is going to bring in big time talent. CU has the money and alumni base to support him and I think he wins big there.
I think Deion is the new thing now in football. The head coach as a promoter. Programs are going to have to adapt to this new reality, that you need a coach that is going to generate some buzz.
I suspect if you go on social media today and see posts from high school players, a lot of them are wanting to play for Deion.
I suspect CU will have the Number One recruiting class next season.
It may not be #1 but if you combine his recruiting with talent transferring in from other schools and they will get a big boost in talent for sure.
LOL!
I had to look at the schedule for USC. To Cool. Next week UC has Nebraska.
SC has a pretty tough schedule.
Glad to have football back!
For the first time in years, I really have high hopes for the Detroit Lions. I believe they will win a playoff game this season, which would be huge.
Congrats Mr. Sanders on a well deserved win. Now...don’t go 1-9 for the season.
If Florida State offers him the coaching job, he’ll live Colorado in a heart beat. There is nothing Colorado can do that will match the amount of money the Florida State program has already.
Doesn't hurt that he's the coaches son either.
Auburn will rue the day it was decided to pass on Coach Prime.
Lol he’s sticking it to the media that crapped on him
They deserve it
Screw the fake media
It was a great game to watch. Remember though, TCU was not that good last year, they had a run and now it is over. Colorado will take its lumps and get thumped a few times. It was the first game of the year, and nobody could play defense.
All that matters is Deion created the buzz and yesterday’s game now is making a heck of a lot of blue chip high school players want to play for Deion.
CU is going to earn a Natty in a few years with Deion, bank on it!
That would be awesome, I love Deion and his passion. He is NOT the only black coach. He seems to put himself in the forefront of being BLACKER than everyone else.
College football is my new thing, since the NFL commited suicide by rule changes.
Remember though, TCU was not that good last year, they had a run and now it is over.
You might want to walk back that statement. TCU lost the national championship game in 2022. I would say that is pretty good.
For the Trojans, the road to the Rose Bowl will be tough, with a resurgent Colorado, Notre Dame, Utah, Washington and Oregon coming up. And the road goes through Las Vegas. If we make it there, we will probably have to win a rematch with Itah, Washington, Oregon, or maybe even Colorado to get to Pasadena.
“His son looked great.”
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Wondering; did his son attend school and play ball at Prosper? Texas high schools are big on sending skilled players to camps. Appears to me that his son may be a product of such camps.
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