i feel like this is more of a personal bias and coming from a place of dislike of deion rather than reality. history is exactly that…history.
while many of the swarm will reference games of the 60s-90s as the glory days of tech football, i don’t think many of todays players care and i certainly don’t think it’s gonna be as revered in the next 30 years as new tech alumni enter the fold that were born after the year 2000.
getting 2-3 years of a great team with a deion esque coach that creates this much buzz and energy around the program would do far more for any school than bringing in some guy that “loves the campus and history”
i also think based on some of deion’s interviews he is selling some of these kids an opportunity to actually be the legacy of these schools.
Deion has been about selling "Prime" since he left FSU. I have no problem with that as he was arguably the best athlete ever on the pro level. He was the best CB of his day and arguably ever as he took away a complete half of the field from a QB. His speed and ability to see the play before it happens was unbelievable.
On a baseball diamond, his speed was a weapon and a single was always at least at double since he stole bases so successfully. He was a force on both fields.
Having said all that, he didn't recruit a single player to UC to play for the University or the Buffs; it's all about him, his personality and how they win. If he leaves after this year, 90% of those players will follow him or leave for someone else. Is that what GT wants as our signature? I have listened to Prine talk to his players and he says a lot of good things, but I find it hard to believe he will be there in 3 years. When he's gone, Colorado will be right back to where they started, wondering what the heck happened to their integrity along the way.
That's not what I want for GT, but maybe I'm old school. Back in the day, the players couldn't leave on a whim because they weren't starting their freshman year or their feelings got hurt. They committed to the school because they could use football to get a valuable degree. If the coach left, they still cared about the school and how their legacy was remembered. Calvin was here when we had a less than optimal QB passing the ball. He came here because the degree meant something to him and his family. He didn't transfer and stuck it out to become the #2 pick in the NFL draft and a first ballot HOF player. We are proud of that and rightly so.
Not one of UC's Deion stars gives a rip where Deion landed; they would have followed him to UC, Liberty. GT or East Bumble. Maybe that's what some want for our coach, but I'm on the page of wanting a good representative of the Institute to sell our brand. Key is that, CPJ was that, Collins was not that.
Knock CPJ all you want (and many will), but he sold GT for what it can do for you after football and was clear to his players. Football is temporary; use football to advance your life.
You appear to be all about winning and I get that appeal, but winning at any cost and not helping the players become better people is not in our mission. If you feel that winning is all that matters in the college game, we will have to agree to disagree.
