Here is my issue with the Jackson thing. He went on 60 Minutes talking about how much he was doing for HBCUs and how much he was helping the City during their water issue. It sounded great and I was totally turned around by Deion. Then a few months later, he gets an offer from Colorado and it's adios HBCUs and Jackson. Now, I'm back to square 1 with Deion.
Maybe, but you really have no idea what the future holds. Blaming the media is a popular out though.
Might be true, but well worth the gamble for CU, put them back on the national map and the new Admin is committed to staying there, very damn refreshing.
You are correct. The difference is Larry Fitzgerald doesn’t have his son following him around recording his every move to get attention for himself. Larry matured and became humble. Deion hasn’t figured that out yet.
Only if you’re really good at what you do. People in general have a bad conception of how talented they actually are, in comparison to others. Humility can help you get better.
Nah, I just don't jump on the hate train because of what someone was like 30 years ago but the haters can hate. So far about the only "legit" gripe I can see is the media is giving him too much coverage which is exactly what he wants as it is working with eyes on the set and the buzz around CU. That is kind of the beauty/stupidity of the haters....he gets too much coverage so we keep talking about that and him.....pure genius logic right there.
Nah, I just don't jump on the hate train because of what someone was like 30 years ago but the haters can hate. So far about the only "legit" gripe I can see is the media is giving him too much coverage which is exactly what he wants as it is working with eyes on the set and the buzz around CU. That is kind of the beauty/stupidity of the haters....he gets too much coverage so we keep talking about that and him.....pure genius logic right there.
Apparently there is a different set of rules for him if he takes a better job like our own HC did (pssst he lied to Vandy players too) or any other HC pretty much ever. When they do it...it's just coaching....Deion on the other hand just isn't loyal for taking 5.5 million instead of 300k. I know it sucks when we all don't hate in unison, but others can carry on with it.
Yeah....you bring up stuff from 30 years ago but you're not hating. I won't even touch the other stupidity you wrote as I'm not promoting him or his team, just laughing at those so up in arms over him or is it just the "coverage" that some hid behind. LOL...you get him and that media now.
"People in general have a bad conception of how talented they actually are, in comparison to others. Humility can help you get better."
Humility isn’t necessary for success, that much is obvious. That’s what I took from your “humility is overrated” line. And I think that in some instances a person’s humility can hold them back. But I’ve lived such an amazingly charmed life, I really have, so it’s difficult for me to not occasionally sit down and wonder how the hell it all happened. At any rate, Mark Twain agrees with you: “There is a breed of humility which it itself a species of showing off.”
He’s playing chess with you and the media while they play checkers. He has them talking about CU constantly and they are promoting CU for him whether they know it or not. If you're a CU fan right now and you see them winning and getting all of this national attention....you don't care at all about water being thrown at McCarver.
You have a point. But I have found over the years that the loudest, most boisterous people are usually overcompensating for their own insecurities. There was a quote I read years ago that I always think of when I encounter someone like this. “The loudest person in the room is usually the weakest.”
Humility and confidence are not mutually exclusive. Frankly, my favorite people are both.
Yeah, you can be self aware without humility, but whether or not this describes your reality depends in a whole big way on the trajectory your life has taken, and by the personalities of the people you have interacted with. Mark Twain’s experiences, for example.
Pssst, the Tim MCarver video was 30 years ago and that is what someone brought up as one of the reasons why someone doesn't like Deion, not you, but someone else who I replied to. That is what I was referencing with that timeline.
Most of the kids on that roster were not D1 athletes. The previous coach should have been sued for malpractice for exposing those kids to serious injury. Are you really helping them by pretending they belong at the D1 level?
How would you feel about the situation if one of those young men was your son or grandson and they had him standing in front of them telling them to pack their bags cause he’s bringing his “Louie”? All the while videotaping it so it could be broadcast to bring attention to the one saying it at their expense. The whole discussion may have been needed with the team, but the approach and presentation was in poor taste at best. That meeting should have been behind closed doors and not videotaped. Have some class and respect for other human beings. Playing it off as he did them a favor because they could get hurt is weak and insignificant.
There’s also a BIG difference between not caring what people think and being an obnoxious jerk off. I highly encourage my boys to not necessarily care what people think. But, I also encourage them to treat others the way they want to be treated and be decent human beings. Unfortunately, nowadays, the second part is completely lost. It’s everyone for themselves and everyone else can F off.
Pretty much everyone has an issue with the showboat part of him. Well most of us have issues with narcissists, but he’s a college coach so some perspective isn’t a bad thing. I get that but he’s not really doing much different than other coaches, but he is shaking some trees. Other schools bash Franklin relentlessly, it’s the nature of the beast with fans IMO. Sorry he doesn’t trigger me like he does you and a few others. Great for Oregon!!!! I’m a PSU fan, not sure how that helped PSU though? I don’t root for him or CU unless it helps PSU. I’m over this thread though, it’s stupid. I enjoy your takes, no ill will here.
