OT: 5* cb cormani mcclain signs with coach prime time
5* db cormani McClain has signed w Colorado, giving them the top db’s from the last two classes. He is ranked 9th overall per 247. This is after a very dramatic saga of recruitment involving Miami and u Florida.
coach prime has something cooking in boulder.
https://247sports.com/player/cormani-mcclain-46109958/
January 20th, 2023 at 9:04 AM ^
why be a fucking racist about it?
i mean, i guarantee there's some old stick in the mud black guys or old stick in the mud asian guys who don't like it either.
January 20th, 2023 at 9:09 AM ^
I'm not making it racial.
It largely IS racial.
Exceptions that prove the rule don't change that.
January 20th, 2023 at 9:26 AM ^
wait.... don't tell me that they mostly prefer classic rock.... I hear that's a 'dog whistle'.
ha ha hahahahahahahaha
I actually like classic rock and i'm not racist.
January 20th, 2023 at 10:00 AM ^
It's only considered a bad thing by old stick in the mud white guys
I'm not making it racial.
ok bud. whatever you need to tell yourself to feel better
January 20th, 2023 at 10:22 AM ^
Can you both be right? A phrase like "old stick in the mud white guys" is always going to sound at least somewhat racist by attributing a negative attribute to a race/gender combination, and its usage probably implies at least some degree of prejudice toward old white guys.
On the other hand, it's obvious that white and black people in America, with some exceptions, largely have separate and fairly distinct cultures, and so it's not inherently racist to say that something might appeal to black people that does not appeal to white people, just as something might appeal to young people that does not appeal to old people.
So while it's not racist to say that young black men and boys might like Deion's antics, while old white men might not, it is perhaps racist to use a slightly derogatory modifier like "stick in the mud" with one of those groups in a way that elevates one racial group's taste over another's.
January 20th, 2023 at 11:24 AM ^
yes, absolutely. 100%.
my greater point is "if we want to be better and improve race relations, and be less racist as a society, then we should not tolerate derogatory comments, or race based generalizations, and we should not tolerate the introduction of race into a situation where it is totally not needed"
those things are only said/done to divide
January 20th, 2023 at 11:35 AM ^
I'm an old, white guy.... and I don't like the inference that i've gotten stuck in the mud....
#oldwhiteguysmatter
January 19th, 2023 at 11:42 PM ^
Actively tampering with players enrolled at other colleges to the point where several coaches gripe about him by name means it's probably a whole lot worse than it sounds.
January 20th, 2023 at 12:33 AM ^
I know EXACTLY what type of people the hate is coming from lol 😆
January 20th, 2023 at 3:25 AM ^
Well, just go ahead and tell us then, so we know EXACTLY where you’re coming from.
January 20th, 2023 at 9:56 AM ^
The silly thing is, you already know but are pretending not to.
January 20th, 2023 at 1:23 AM ^
I don't hate him at all. Although I do think he's incredibly arrogant and more than a little full of shit when it suits him. Basically like most superstar athletes and coaches, of which he is both.
But I don't hate him or even necessarily dislike him. His time at Colorado will be hugely successful or a wild, chaotic ride. I'd actually bet on success, tbh.
January 20th, 2023 at 7:47 AM ^
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise
January 20th, 2023 at 9:36 AM ^
I'm willing to bet money that the people hating on him are the younger ones in the group that never watched him in his, ahem, prime. He is now exactly what he was then - a prima donna that demands attention because he's fucking good at what he does, and wants everyone to know it. There's a reason he has that nickname - Prime Time. He earned it by living on an island that nobody in the NFL could penetrate. You need a WR blanketed to the point that no passes are going his way? You put Prime Time on that guy, and no passes were going his way. He was Charles Woodson before Charles Woodson was a thing. He was also a damn good baseball player - and played in the MLB while he was also playing in the NFL. Yeah - the same legit dual sport threat that Bo Jackson was.
He earned his nickname and he has every right to live off it. If he wants to be called Prime, he's earned the right to be called Prime more so than anybody else I can think of that is living off a nickname.
January 20th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
I think people generally don't care for brash and cocky, regardless of age. Everyone wants their stars to be confident ie Mike Hart & Little Brother....Donovan Edwards "which one?" comment but the moment someone else does it, it's arrogant. Exactly why OSU & MSU fans are pearl clutching so much this year.
Ryan Day: Hang a hundred! Good.
Harbaugh: 3rd base! Act like you've been there before!
As far as Sanders goes, I think a lot of people seem to think it's smoke and mirrors. And whether or not he's a competent coach, there is some schadenfraude in watching a braggadocious person not live up to their own expectations.
January 20th, 2023 at 3:18 PM ^
I dont hate him, one of the best I have ever watched...but I do hate that he is flipping the bird to a lot of programs and contacting kids already on campus. Too much smoke there for it not to be true...so in that sense, yeah, he can screw off. He keeps doing that then I hope he fails miserably.
January 19th, 2023 at 9:36 PM ^
Very interesting to see how they stack up to Oregon, Utah and Washington in the next few years. I don't expect any immediate results besides not being the worst Power 5 team.
January 19th, 2023 at 9:41 PM ^
so did Jimbo Fisher
January 19th, 2023 at 10:12 PM ^
This will be so fascinating to watch, IMO. On one hand, I can’t stand his persona…calling him Prime, arrogance etc. On the other, seems to have a passion that’s very contagious and seems like a good dude outside of his antics. I want to love him but want to hate him at the same time.
I think he’ll get CU up there, as I do think he can coach and most importantly recruit. If Prime ends up being successful at CU, him moving on to a power 5 team that has money to back him up, will be scary to see.
January 19th, 2023 at 10:17 PM ^
He committed. Can't sign til signing day
January 19th, 2023 at 10:29 PM ^
This kid will be at CU longer then Sanders will be. I am curious where his next destination is. And I enjoy how he is ruffling feathers and having people clutch pearls.
We need personalities in the game, it makes college sports fun. RIP Mike Leach
January 19th, 2023 at 10:34 PM ^
I bet nebraska beats em
January 19th, 2023 at 10:52 PM ^
Cooking in Boulder? Just like all that cooking in College Station, Texas?
January 20th, 2023 at 9:23 AM ^
And, no one mentions the “long used cooking recipes” in Tuscaloosa, Athens, Clemson, etc…
Remember.. Texas “only” spent $280K for a recruiting trip for a QB.
January 19th, 2023 at 11:29 PM ^
The Florida schools not being able to keep top talent home is still so strange to me. Now they’re losing kids to friggin Colorado. Deion convinced this kid to play more than halfway across the country, in the cold, and with some of his games starting at 10:30 ET on FS1 where people like myself fall asleep 5 minutes into the game on the couch. And for a team that still despite the transfers is going to be a 7 win-ish team.
He can certainly recruit I will give him that much.
January 20th, 2023 at 9:06 AM ^
kids like to go to the "hot new school" to blaze a trail, or to established winners
florida teams haven't been doing a lot of winning nor doing any trailblazing
January 19th, 2023 at 11:33 PM ^
Hope he succeeds. Does not seem like a guy whose defense as a player consisted of “go cover their best receiver in man coverage” is inclined to be a tactical genius. If he can add substance to that flash could be something to watch.
January 19th, 2023 at 11:38 PM ^
Bright side is it’s pulling talent away from the SEC. Other bright side is that Colorado probably won’t get much beyond mediocrity with him there. Coach Prime was a phenomenal athlete, but this will be as much about him as it is UC.
January 19th, 2023 at 11:40 PM ^
What I wonder is how Prime is doing in the trenches. Beyond Upshaw I guess.
January 20th, 2023 at 12:08 AM ^
First game of 2023 for him is against TCU so we'll see how Prime he really is
January 20th, 2023 at 10:14 AM ^
This is a stupid take. TCU just beat us to make the NC and Colorado only won 1 game. They will likely lose that game but it says nothing about Prime as a coach.
January 20th, 2023 at 12:31 AM ^
We worry about players who play for Michigan
January 20th, 2023 at 3:48 AM ^
Deon is very shrewd. They come no smarter and he clearly has a great vibe with young recruits.
He wasn't going to jump at the first major program that offered him. But Colorado fit the larger plan for him to eventually hit the big time at a football power school. It's a major conference program with a great entry point after so many years of losing. And a yearly conference schedule that is about to get a lot easier in a couple years.
I think he knows his limitations on the tactical side. He had no desire to spend much time learning technique and tactics as an assistant. Thought he was above the brutally long work hours without the spotlight.
At JSU, he picked a place he could roll up wins fast. And he definitely did do a lot of good for HBC football in the process.
No doubt he jumps from Colorado as quick as he can find success for them. If he doesn't win there in a couple years, he's stuck there or somewhere lower. Because the book will be written on his coaching abilities and ceiling.
And at that point if it stalls out in Boulder, he'll find a new career path. And he'll take a pound of flesh off the sport blaming everyone around him and the system for the failure.
Big passion. Big ego.
January 20th, 2023 at 9:28 AM ^
Deion, but you can call him Coach Prime
January 20th, 2023 at 5:09 AM ^
Quick thoughts:
1) Hopefully we don't talk too much about Deion on here but I understand it is an interesting topic.
2) He is obviously an excellent recruiter and will have top classes.
3) The positive is he will mostly be getting recruits who would otherwise go to your OSU, Bama, Georgia's, etc.
4) Personally, loved Deion as a player but as a coach I think his teams will underperform expectations based on stars. Also, putting a lot on his son to be a legit D1 QB. How will his son do against better defenses without a huge talent advantage around him?
January 20th, 2023 at 11:23 AM ^
Brewers,
It might be semantics, but “top classes”, in your second point. Exactly how is that defined? (Not that it really matters.)
He has already brought more talent to Boulder than they’ve seen in a while.
He will take the occasional player that would most likely have gone to Bama, Georgia, OSU, or Clemson - but, will those players significantly impact those other schools? I don’t think so - even if he took one talented prospect from each of those four. And, any recruit can make a difference.
Your fourth point about his son as a D1 QB is a very good point. As I’ve stated.. there will be a lot of popcorn consumed watching the Buffs.
January 20th, 2023 at 6:02 AM ^
We'll be interesting to see how things go after his first season and they are 3-9
January 20th, 2023 at 6:46 AM ^
Good - taking talent away from the southern schools is a good thing.
I don’t know why people hate on what he’s doing there so far. Sure, he hasn’t coached a game there yet but if we got some of these top recruits like what he’s done so far, we would be extremely excited about the potential.
January 20th, 2023 at 9:40 AM ^
“Prime”, or perhaps “Pr1me” is basic branding and marketing.
Deion’s talent level as a player.. very high.
Bringing awareness to HBCU’s… very good.
Talent difference between JSU and other FCS schools… noticeable / significant.
Ability for Prime to relate to players and gain interest from prospects… certainly seems high.
Ability to coach… scheme.. etc.. when talent levels are similar. How effective is he with clock management, game situations, etc.? IMO, this is incomplete and more needs to be seen.
The biggest point of concern for me is.. the players - their well being - development - growth - and future - can the Colorado staff develop them into NFL players - and/ or young men who support their families and contribute to their communities during their lives..
Colorado’s games could be fun to watch.
January 20th, 2023 at 9:46 AM ^
Both those corners are super freaks. Both would start now on any team in America. They are the 2 best corners in a long time. Their hghlight ideos are nuts. QBs beware!
January 20th, 2023 at 10:43 AM ^
Coach Prime’s mouth is what’s cookin in Boulder.
January 20th, 2023 at 2:31 PM ^
Good. Take some talent away from the SEC.