OT: Am I the only person who thought this re: Deion?

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OT: Am I the only person who thought this re: Deion?

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At the press conference in which he was announced to be the new coach, Deion Sanders said that his son would be the starting QB.

Forgetting what this does to player morale.... am I so out of touch that it struck me that this is odd, since he's making the assumption that his son is already admitted to the school, having not gone through the admissions process?


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Re: OT: Am I the only person who thought this re: Deion?

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It's the University of Colorado. I don't think admission will be a problem.

Yeah, inexperience could cause a lot of things to blow up in Deion's face. He has no idea how his son will compare to whatever QB's are on the roster. Any of them with thoughts of getting playing time will likely race to the portal now. Even if Deion intends for his son to start, not a good thing to come out and say that off the bat.
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Re: OT: Am I the only person who thought this re: Deion?

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It is "worse" than that - he basically told them to hit the road, or portal:
https://www.al.com/sec/2022/12/deion-sa ... louis.html
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Re: OT: Am I the only person who thought this re: Deion?

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A little messy by Coach Prime in his opening presser if you ask me.
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dallasdore wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 9:59 am It's the University of Colorado. I don't think admission will be a problem.

Yeah, inexperience could cause a lot of things to blow up in Deion's face. He has no idea how his son will compare to whatever QB's are on the roster. Any of them with thoughts of getting playing time will likely race to the portal now. Even if Deion intends for his son to start, not a good thing to come out and say that off the bat.
According to a quick google search, the average ACT score at the University of Colorado is 28 and the average ACT score at Jackson State is "17-20". Also, the Univ of Colorado has a much higher average ACT score than most SEC schools. So I don't think just anyone can get into the Univ of Colorado.
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Portal is so bad for the athlete. Allows coaches to dump players after making the commitment. Most people see it as the players advantage, but in reality that is rarely true. Prime is simply letting the cat out of the bag as to the way coaches use the portal
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dorelover82 wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:24 pm Portal is so bad for the athlete. Allows coaches to dump players after making the commitment. Most people see it as the players advantage, but in reality that is rarely true. Prime is simply letting the cat out of the bag as to the way coaches use the portal
But players don't have to utilize the portal if they don't want to do so.
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