Now if Sanders called Whitlock out if he was asking a question - guaranteed Whitlock tells him what’s up.
Sidenote - Whitlock loves him some “Wire”.
Those wacky Sanders boys
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Sidenote - Whitlock loves him some “Wire”.
Attacking Deion is akin to attacking all people with nasty feet. So I am offended
Sounds like Sanders thinks because reporters don’t have a great and wonderful home life then they can’t look at others and comment or ask about chemistry there. Seems like a stretch to me but to Sanders 🤷🏻♂️
Also rich considering the “chemistry issues” in Sanders’ domestic relationships.
You know on this one, I will side with Sanders.
That is totally true. There is this weird fixation on chemistry, that 125 guys are all boing to be best ****ing friends and do everything together.
I lived in a frat house with like 75 guys and we were not all "brothers".
And face it, a lot of us go home and when the garage door starts to open, sometimes we are happy when we don't see any other cars parked there at the moment.
I don’t know anyone that’s happy when they find out their cars have been stolen.
I would define chemistry on a football field or a frat house differently than I would a marriage.
You don’t have to like all the players on a team or in a frat house to have chemistry on the team or in the house. Just don’t be a dick. Respect boundaries and keep the common areas clean, so to speak.
I am 100% sure the threshold for chemistry at home is more than not being a dick and picking up your shoes.
I can see your point but it is rare when the team that is dysfunctional can play at a high level together.
Seems like there is a two or even three tier system of how players are treated as well. And as a coach, I know that all players aren’t the same but openly treating them differently with how the rules apply or don’t apply to them, doesn’t make things usually better for the “rank and file” guys.
Will be interesting to see how this plays out this year there.
The blame the media to avoid the truth is only something that will work with family, close friends, rabid fans of the team, etc. And I agree-- I am not surprised at how Deion is acting. He's 57 years old, but he's still a selfish child.
People give Neon Deon a pass on a lot of stuff. But he never really was a winner. He was a standout at doing his individual role- covering receivers, returning punts. He was never a good teammate and was always obsessed self-promotion. But as often is the case, ultra talented individuals find their way to winning situations (Florida State, Cowboys, 49ers) and the selfish individuals become beneficiaries of that. The glow of a great team shines on them too. But make no mistake Deion has never been a winner. All along he's had a lot of the intangibles that create losing teams, but his talent was so great that everyone could overlook it or just not take his crap too seriously.
It's all setting up to be a disaster. Anyone who has coached at higher levels can see that. College players are not idiots. If the team chemistry is rotten, players will not play to their expected level of potential. Sure on game day everyone will look fired up and talk a good game. But how focused was that team during film sessions? Who's in the training room instead of practicing? Who's keeping up the in season conditioning, staying away from partying during the week? The blame game goes both ways-- when the going gets tough in losing programs, players say "it's not MY fault" and allow themselves to give in, slack off.
Well coached teams get better as the season goes on. Sanders' sh*t show will almost certainly get worse. And if CU does improve throughout the season, it will take a miraculous effort from their assistant coaches to overcome Deion's jackassery.
Nebraska will beat Colorado if we do not beat ourselves. Get that team down early and don't let up. Colorado will fold-- it's early in the season so their meltdown will probably manifest itself in the form of penalties, anger, players taking chances own their own. If NU stays disciplined, I could see our team beat them by 10-20 points.
Of course, I'm talking about playing four quarters with mental toughness and minimizing mistakes. Is that realistic for this program?
I think the fact that he was gonna bring with him two years of his son (the QB) and Travis Hunter made Deon attractive to a lot of fans. The hope was that somehow the recruiting would be sustainable. But it was short sighted with quite a bit of desperation. Deon's speech to the team that first time was reaffirming to all administrators (NU included) who said "hell no" to the idea of having Neon Deon represent their school. And since then it's played out like most thought it would.
I would be willing to bet that about half of Sanders' own team agrees with Whitlock.
