Deion Sanders rips into his team after professor complaint

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[@huesoftheheart139]

I remember my hs basketball coach made us run suicides all practice while our point guard stood in the middle of the court apologizing to us for disrespecting a teacher… we were mad asf 😡

[@alfonsohayes9364]

why was yall running an he was standing in the middle?

[@999a0s]

@@alfonsohayes9364 collective punishment tactic. they do it in the military too. you punish everyone EXCEPT the guy at fault. the idea is to basically make everyone suffer for one guys actions, showing that a mistake won't just hurt him, he'll be responsible for everyone else getting punished, and if he keeps f'ing up, the team is going to start to resent him...

[@biggie_2p1stols7]

I remember that when I played football that shit sucks 😂😂

[@GregC_23]

Or when one dude can't make the time, so we all had to run it over n over n over again until they did make it, I remember a time, not all that long ago when if we weren't 60-40 n looking at man/ball the coach would whip the basketball at our backs, or the coach would actually raise his voice and used words that probably wouldn't be acceptable today but we all knew he loved us and just wanted us to do better, become better, accept responsibility, and if you weren't doing your job you are letting down those who are counting on you Any coach I ever played for, no matter how long ago I played for them, anytime I see them I still call "coach"

[@John_Henry83]

@@999a0s Or if he continues to F up and you are in a combat situation YOU may end up DEAD.

[@sprintstothebathroomdaily2429]

Keep in mind this happens at all schools but its never made public At least prime addressing it directly

[@araby2001able]

We all know that but most of these coaches don’t give of damn if you pass or fail as long as you are NCAA eligible

[@rainbowhouse3427]

Pretty much. People who disagree probably didn’t go to a public school because some of those kids do the bare minimum to not giving an f at all. For every group of students there’s always 5 problematic one.

[@robertdaniels3029]

No it doesn't, sorry, I was a former college all american (high school all-american) and national champion and I can say for a fact that my coaches NEVER had a meeting like this and I spoke with other players from other schools whom also stated this attitude of coaches. it might be different now with all the over the table monies but for the most part, look at the graduation rates across the board for college athletes. Coach Prime is rare and yes, there are some others like him but on the most part, few. John Wooden at UCLA back in the day was this type of man as was Pops Gathers ( sorry for the spelling) at Winston-Salem

[@aaronconway117]

I’m surprised in college tho

[@DW69]

You might not like Deion, but you got to respect his commitment to teaching his players responsibility, accountability & challenging them to be successful in life. He may only win a handful of games next year but he's preparing his players to be successful men in this cold cruel world out here!

[@williesims3452]

As a teacher, this is going on throughout every grade level!

[@sallyadams7666]

my mother has been a teacher for 30yrs, she said its now starting in elementary schools, and that the elementary school kids are now making ppl quit more than the high school kids. shits nuts

[@BornTrespasser]

Call me crazy, but maybe it's a reflection of degrading economic conditions.

[@sallyadams7666]

@@BornTrespasser right, cuttings into the dept. of education doesn't help

[@brandipettijohn2377]

As a professor I can attest this ain’t just at Colorado. It’s a generational entitlement and also year and years of training that has allowed these athletes to do the least as long as they can play football. Including going to great schools not just college but high school.

[@tko8218]

As a professor, I can attest that teaching online via Zoom shows pure laziness. It was carried over since the COVID lockdowns by some who are too lazy to leave the luxury of their offices or homes. That's also part of the problem. Coach Prime should demand that his players go to a real class with a professor willing to physically come into the classroom.

[@BornTrespasser]

What do you mean by generational entitlement? Can you explain?

[@1ajgtwm]

Awwww yes it's always a generational issue lol All generations before were just the model citizens of everything. Shut the hell up

[@Michael-Rooney007]

110 percent agree with Coach Prime and Stephen A!!!

[@mrcarterfx885]

These kids better wake up the some greatest college football players in our lifetime, have flopped in the NFL and became nobodies…

[@skysimba8953]

​@@mrcarterfx885Even those that make it to the NFL, not all become elite or play long enough to get the kind of money that is generational. The average NFL career is 3.3 years. That is shorter than college when pursuing a Bachelor's degree.

[@allanteetheridge4689]

On some Coach Carter ish #Love it

[@Letssavethecountry]

Blind sheep certainly will

[@jeffyeah4256]

it's performance art or public relations on his part. At UC boulder, the tutors write their papers in full

[@williecarswelljr7518]

Coach Prime is right. Accountability matters I have no problem with it at all.

[@matthewjosephthecommonsens2940]

this isnt accountability. This is C. Y. A. If coach prime held his players accountable this doesn't happen. Fact is Prime nurtures and rewards this type of arrogance, cause that's what this is, with NIL $

[@FunWithMemesFunWithMemes]

@@matthewjosephthecommonsens2940 Coach Prime has put an emphasis on being a student-athlete and balancing athletics with academics from the moment he became a college football coach at Jackson State, and letting people know when they are playing badly or making mistakes. It's not Coach Prime's fault his players weren't ready for those standards in Year 1 of a rebuild

[@matthewjosephthecommonsens2940]

@@FunWithMemesFunWithMemes total and absolute propaganda bull shit. You can't just ignore the reality of the way his athletes are behaving. edit: and what really pisses me off is all the non student athletes in those classes, maybe a kid who is his family's only hope to climb the economic ladder, and these mother fuggin arrogant lrick paid athletes are acting as a detriment to the success of that student and possibly their family. So enough with the Dieon dick suggin bull shit.

[@FunWithMemesFunWithMemes]

@@matthewjosephthecommonsens2940 "You can't just ignore the reality of the way his athletes are behaving." And like I said, you can't blame Coach Prime for any of it. And it's not "propaganda" if he's been actively telling his players these life lessons on camera for the last few years instead of just building that image for himself

[@matthewjosephthecommonsens2940]

@FunWithMemesFunWithMemes what I blame coach prime for is being a hypocrite. Its not so fault when it goes bad but he g3ts credit when it goes well. No, you dont hear about this under Dabo or Harborough or Kirby Smart or Lincoln Riley. Because those guys make sure to hold their team accountable. I'm sick of apologists like you, Coach Prime is a caricature of a college football coach he osnt actually one. He doesn't even know the names of the players starting on his oline his program is a laughing stock

[@alantoler8266]

That's a nationwide problem the disrespect is unbearable these kids are terrible now period

[@alantoler8266]

@@tommygunn2782 no they get it from hip hop culture and have been spoiled and not held accountable no more...they need whoppings early in their Life so they understand consequences this internet machine has ruined the mind from what matters like respect and dignity and just plain common sense period

[@rainbowhouse3427]

It’s the parent’s fault imo. If you don’t teach your child discipline etc. some idiot on the internet will brainwash that kid to thinking a certain way now here we are.

[@matthewwilliams4168]

​@alantoler8266 the Internet excuse has been alive for 20 years now its about time we learned what true accountability is

[@Az814]

​@@alantoler8266they used to say this about 90s kids

[@k3voooooooo]

@@alantoler8266 and who made it acceptable to listen and glorify this in the first place? The older generation likes to say that the younger generation is so terrible but they are supposed the leaders and role models bc they are the most experienced in life. Instead, they act and dress like us so we don’t know who is the adult in the room. U can’t plant any type of seed and not expect it to grow.

[@goblack6770]

I love how Coach Prime is holding these young men accountable.

[@jeffyeah4256]

it's performance art or public relations on his part. At UC boulder, the tutors write their papers in full...

[@goblack6770]

@@jeffyeah4256 In terms of them getting their papers written that maybe true…but at least they have to engage in class.

[@jeffyeah4256]

@@goblack6770 no one is learning anything..I've taught at a SEC school..So yes they'll be required to attend but: they are sleeping on the classroom floor, not paying attention. And if I grade them a C or D, the admin changes it to A........Long run it hurts the student athlete

[@goblack6770]

@@jeffyeah4256 I’m a 4 time NCAA All American and we were the NCAA Championship runner up’s…so I too have first hand knowledge of what goes on behind the scenes. Everyone isn’t skating by…YES…some do and the same can be said about the white frat and sorority folks that game the system. But many athletes are held to the same standard and regular students.

[@trayskii_7350]

@@jeffyeah4256source: trust me bro

[@eternalgamers10]

And that's why I applaud Coach Prime. Holding everybody accountable, on and off the football field. My friend is a professor in Florida, and he teached in Georgia. And he said the same thing, the players basketball, football, heck even volleyball. And some coaches enable it too, but "Oh do your best not to fail them, if anything could be done talk to us before hand". And this was at a D2 level 😂.

[@hector8491]

Why applaud him? Isn't he the one that initially recruited the kids to the football program? Is he not looking into whether they have satisfactory grades prior to joining his team? Does prime not look into their behavior and attitude outside the football setting?

[@hector8491]

As a coach, if you're getting compliants from several professors about several players, that means the coach is failing to recruit quality human beings.

[@tjrose9830]

@@hector8491All top programs that aren’t Ivy leagues are getting the best of the best talents. Players are required to get their grades up during school. If you complaining about him then go complain about every other program then.

[@patrickzamier9960]

@@hector8491because he’s holding them accountable. No coach has perfect players. What the hell are you even talking about hector?

[@patrickzamier9960]

@@hector8491I’ve swam through your comments bro you are a closeted racist who just needs to come out and announce it. Just say you don’t like the man and keep it pushing

[@redbougainvillea]

This is rampant in the workplace now, too. Good for coach for calling it out!

[@EverybodyLovesShun]

Tell me about it!! I am an Instructional Coach and I am saying this about my TEACHERS!!!!! Minimal effort and expecting maximum results??? TF!!!!! Stop it!

[@I.P.Freely2-yz1je]

And it won't make a difference come fall.

[@banzaiib]

Not with that attitude, it won't​@@I.P.Freely2-yz1je

[@captainfat581]

Whoever the players are that's messing up, they better wake up and get it together. Everybody is not making it to the NFL, they better get a degree and have something to fall back on.

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

"They better get a degree and have something to fall back on" If you're getting NIL and debt free education you're in a better spot than the vast majority of your peers lol

[@WilliamChurch-mz7xp]

As much as the players from CU buffs football team is on KZbin they should all you getting paid. It 30 KZbin videos a day uploaded on KZbin about this team KZbin pays good!! Don’t the players get some of that?

[@Fruit17-ip4vl]

Thank you for your comment captainfat581! I am a retired teacher and I can sympathize with what this professor is saying! When you get a good education no one can take it away from you! Some of these students feel as though they are entitled! The real world will show them!

[@jeannettefox3496]

@@kiroolioneaver8532 collectives are not NIL! Please learn the differences.

[@captainfat581]

@@Fruit17-ip4vl Exactly they better use their heads besides a hat rack. They don't pay teachers enough money to deal with the disrespect they get from their students. Hell some of the parents are worse than the students when trying to deal with them. I salute you for your time as being a teacher. Definitely know it wasn't easy.

[@jewel6799]

Stephen A could not have said it better. I also watched Coach Prime, I am proud of him.

[@BGRUBBIN]

Like Shaq once told his kids, You anit rich, that's my money, you want some? get me a degree!

[@JinghisKhan]

These days with NIL, some of the really talented kids start earning as early as high school. Most don't obviously, but if you're a 19-year old with a few million in the bank already at a big program, I can see (even if I don't agree or condone it) how it would make some of them not give a crap about school.

[@mikepalko8446]

"If you want my cheese, you need two degrees."- Shaq

[@SheistheeTruth]

“Are you going to be a winner? Or are you going to be the one talking about winners” mannnn! That’s a word right there! 💯💯

[@alvaroalfaro9478]

These are the same guys that don't study the playbook or watch film because it's too much work

[@keithharvey5599]

Agreed!!! …..and it shows on the field!!

[@marvin7533]

Not necessarily. I played D1AA. Had teammates that were lazy in the classroom getting bad grades, but when it was time for practice and games, they watched film and studied the playbook like straight A students. It was a damn shame. It's not just football players. I've seen it.

[@omargindraw4558]

FACTS 💯

[@michaelmaida9208]

and end up at the bottom of the standings, and think they are so good, LOL

[@ludasik06]

Anyone who has ever played college football. We all have been apart of this type of meeting before. Every school goes through it

[@petep5207]

LMFAO....the whataboutisms again. When will you people EVER take accountability and look within to fix the glaring deficiencies in your toxic culture--rather than deflect.

[@ctbt1832]

you at the mall but you don’t have any money Lol 😂. I felt that

[@misslee3700]

😂

[@BornTrespasser]

Yeah, what a crime

[@RespectfullyImNotReadingThatBS]

Seems like you kissed the point ​@@BornTrespasser

[@DrShaunHeckstallToTheOverflow]

Great talk Steve A.! Additionally, wow, what power does Coach Prime have when he can get a major Media personality to dedicate airtime to a college team to which he, Steven A., has no substantive ties? At the same time, the majority -folks in Colorado are showing those black boys that when it is all said and done after the season, and the stadium revenue is accounted for, you black boys ain't done enough to tear up our school! In contrast, to our black athletes, act like you are from a people with dignity; be a student-athlete by respecting the classroom like you respect the dining room! "Come on, man!"

[@officialkolade]

you at the mall and you aint got no money 😂😂😂😂, shoutout to coach prime for keeping these kids grounded and accountable as well as showing them football is fleeting but an education lasts forever.

[@WilliamChurch-mz7xp]

As much money that’s being made off KZbin alone these players should have money for the mall. Three different platforms WOM/RTP/Neely all making big buck off players they gotta be give them players something!!?? If not those and young broke college kids getting exploited

[@mathildaanderson8761]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@oops9265]

I wonder how many other coaches get emails like this. I bet a ton

[@ChristinaJenkins-pk3ty]

Well done and thank you!

[@WilliamChurch-mz7xp]

Prime make any on camera fake speeches about how his son Jr. and his family friends are up at CU slaving the players with all this KZbin content they keep pumping out?? When Prime film crews WOM/RTP/Neely start paying these young players I might start believe 1% of what Prime is selling I not into gimmicks

[@Leese3]

This was excellent! I hope that Coach Prime plays THIS at the next morning meeting! Well said!!

[@number1chiefROKKA]

The absolutely beautiful thing about coverage of Deion is that no matter how many detractors andbhaters try to tear this man down, whobhe is as a person and man always shines light on the darkness of their ill intent. Prime can not be destroyed by fake outrage and criticism by cantankerous malcontents when his message is as consistent as it is. No "daddy ball" loser is going to put this clip on a loop and praise him for making everyone accountable. They will just move the goalpost to another fake narrative to try, and unsuccessfully, dig a hole for him. Smh.

[@Lufisyth]

I can imagine a thing occurring in high school but not at a college level. Probably best to not have them all in the same class at the same hour.

[@acito_20]

Can imagine it happening in college more than high school

[@tjrose9830]

Athletes have a strict school schedule where they have to attend classes at certain periods. Also they all attend different classes because not everyone has the same Major.

[@danr154]

College athletes usually turn every class they take into a joke and have to have the professor make all kinds of exceptions for them. Its gross. They need a dedicated minor leagues for football and get it out of college

[@jeannettefox3496]

@@danr154It is not fair to the players that are “A” students to be lumped into a group that don’t understand why they are there. CU has athletes that are both in the classroom and on the field. Watch what you say as it doesn’t apply to everyone!

[@gamempire96]

​@jeannettefox3496 When you're on the field or in that room it applies to everyone. It's all in that room no such thing as an individual, You get called out for being dumb but the whole team gets punished

[@DJndahhouse]

Accountability. That’s what it comes down to. Don’t want to perform in class? Okay, cut the NIL for that individual and bench/kick the player off the team.

[@aleksandarpk3859]

LoL that would only fuk up mid players. Top “dogs” who are nfl certain would just change schools.

[@mrcarterfx885]

Coach prom isn’t like some other coaches he takes a kids education very seriously it’s either you’re gonna go to the NFL or you’re gonna graduate with the college degree

[@petep5207]

If he actually took education seriously, he'd have to forfeit every single one of his games because 95% of his roster would be academically ineligible.

[@orunmilagoldpanther3616]

Thank for the message

[@geeyetwah5858]

I was at Colorado in the 1970's when we were a top 20 team. I saw football players go from playing on Television, being featured on sports pages to being dish washers at Denny's. Saw the same attitude the professor described in his letter from student athletes who were my classmates. That's why I'm a coach Prime fan, 90% of Colorado football players will not get pasted the combine. Don't leave CU WITHOUT A PIECE OF PAPER.

[@bardwelldavidjelliff7632]

I was at a booster lunch years ago. The coach of a certain high caliber D-I program told the room, “the program had trouble this past week getting some freshman players to class.” He closed with, “we had an attitude adjustment and we are back on track.”

[@russellturley2291]

Don't always agree with Stephen on many topics. But this? This is truth right here! Well said Stephen well said!

[@carlsagan2607]

Everybody is always quick to hate on Deion (sometimes rightfully so) but you have to give him fairness when he’s doing what he should be doing. Those kids needed to hear it.

[@alapatiafusia2154]

Amen, we'll said. Stephen A about Prime.respect: Love your show.

[@NOL1FEK1NG]

BRAVO. Well said Mr. Smith, Well Said!!!! #Subscribed!

[@keithharvey5599]

Guess some kids are about to be introduced to the portal cause they won’t be at Colorado……play stupid games win stupid prizes!🤦🏾‍♂️

[@CiteSeeing]

*hold on let him cook*

[@tracycolins9823]

Thank you🎉

[@jamesjeffries6623]

This is not a new problem. This has been going on for decades.

[@johnthewisetushie8919]

SAS, keep up the awesome messages you send to the young in today's world!👏👏💯💯🎯🎯

[@sharondakone5797]

My son wouldn’t be able to call home. Their parents have to show tough love instead of worshipping their kids solely based on their athletic abilities

[@marlonpierre9832]

DING DING DING🌟!!! There it is...the statement I was looking for. The parents idolizing their children instead of parenting them. These children nowadays are entitled as ever. Look at Shaq's son Shareef, Lebron's son Bronny... haven't even done anything but think they deserve to go to the League SMH. It's the parents who dropped the ball by not installing a strong foundation within their children to prepare them for life in college and beyond. I have no problem at all with what S.A. said...and Sharon your comment is on point 💯.

[@paulharbron8439]

Success is the great silencer. Succeed in class, the professor doesn't talk. Succeed on the field, the professor doesn't talk. Succeed in the community, the professor doesn't talk. You don't have to cover all of the bases, but you have to cover a couple if you want a pass here and there.

[@Erocwolverine42]

The question has to be asked why wasn't the coaching staff or football staff aware of this situation before it escalated this much? At some schools they have checks in with the players to make sure they are going to class, they have people talking with the professors to make sure they are doing things right, and in a lot of cases they make sure the student-athletes are doing it right.

[@HildaWingate]

So proud of you and my black brothers. God's continued Blessings and Success.

[@konnereverhard3172]

Wow - complete respect to Coach Prime! Life lessons being taught at CU...... Tip of the hat to him!!!!!!

[@sams2960]

Standing O for both Prime and Stephen A. Smith ...... something I never do but this is so earned. FINALLY someone is speaking up about the entitled brats who think they know everything and actually know nothing.

[@DreamDosage]

Great message... Gotta get em'

[@nancygarrett-bn7pi]

Thank you. Well said. And what a contribution you have made to those kids futures too.

[@the5-starreview871]

I was embarrassed for the sorry players who wants to ride the gravy train without doing any work

[@WilliamChurch-mz7xp]

What’s your opinion about WOM/RTP/Neely Media having every player on CU team being their unpaid employees?? They are getting rich off KZbin and ain’t paying the players a dime. Rich love taking from the poor!!

[@andrewbajek7463]

Primetime is a old school guy which we need more of to kick some asses

[@DontCallmeLadale]

This has happened to every university I’ve been at . Only difference is that Prime made it public 😂

[@jonathanhouck180]

See now this is a story . Say what you want about Dion but he is a good Man first . Great example to these young man . Best corner ever

[@RandykitaHicks]

Well said my brother God bless !!!

[@Porquemicafe]

Good on coach. Gotta humble some of these kids, they have a beautiful opportunity and chances are not all of them go to the next level. Academics is as important as athletics.

[@cognitivedissonancechristi516]

They weren’t instilled discipline at home and/or discipline wasn’t carried out or supported wholeheartedly during their school years during some time prior to college. In other words, troubled behaviors were ignored after becoming high school favorites, at the least and now, here we are. These guys WILL be denied further opportunity when their lives are led with bad behavior and not led with disciplined behavior. I understand how this professor feels and so do educators across the nation. This experience that this professor is having isn’t different from the experience of some first grade educators. I know. I have family who are in this line of professional. I hope the professor gives the guys the grade they earned and dismiss them from the class each day they are disruptive. And, if necessary refuse to accept the individuals back into class without them having a scheduled meeting with Coach Prime, their direct coach, the professor, the dean, and the student. I’d suggest each student walk through this fire individually. And, be penalized from both ends of the system if it’s decided to be the best course of action. There ought to be a recourse for threats and or acts of intimidation to anyone in the system including students reporting such acts. Privileges including NILS or starting roles on the team or any other qualifying penalty should the student not exhibit excellent behavior as an academic immediately. I would recommend everything is implemented immediately. This gives instantaneous shift in action for the student. If the student need a tutor to catch up it’s his responsibility to get one. The professor should not pass any athlete who hasn’t produced passing work.

[@whodat4lyfekris]

Love this whole video.

[@evilsimeon]

There is a black girl on the CU WBB team that just finished her last year of eligibility and has earned an undergraduate degree in three years followed by two masters degrees!

[@WhatIsaysGoes]

Keep going SAS

[@TheMensRoom2024]

My high school wrestling coach was strict coach. Coach would even go to someone's house. We all still love coach. I graduated in 2001.

[@jakelong6860]

This was me in college not disruptive but mentally not present but expecting to play every game barely making the 2.5 min to come back to school....I regret it every day 30 years later. Hopefully this helps these kids realize the blessed opportunity they have.

[@coreyricks50]

Unpopular opinion i got Charles Woodson as the best Cornerback/defensive back ever

[@dmaxv1]

I like the message. On a family level this is what dads need to be saying to their sons here

[@facelesssman]

I absolutely LOVE Deion Sanders….and…..YOU, Stephen A Smith!!!!!!!

[@dwilson540]

One of the best KZbin videos ever!

[@phillipnevels1598]

I benched one of my starters for misbehaving in class. Never mind that it was a state playoff game that we wound up losing. The message was not only meant for him but for all present and future members of my team. Your first priority is to be a good student. No exceptions.

[@1ajgtwm]

Welp coach you dumb and it cost you a championship. No one is going to pat you on the back for life lesson you were trying to teach.

[@bztx1229]

I would love to see / hear middle school and high school teachers letters and be addressed in this matter.

[@sexysportsfan1]

ALL THESE KIDS NEED an adult to say the same to them. THESE KIDS THESE DAYS are LOST

[@skysimba8953]

And they have it easier due to the advancement in technology with gadgets & information literally at their fingertips. When I was in college, a desktop computer was so expensive. We spent hours at the computer lab just to book a spot to type a paper and do research on a paper. 😂😂😂

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

By adult, do you mean parent? 🤔🤔🤔

[@banzaiib]

His problem's been around for a long time... Nothing new under the Sun.

[@richardbowen970]

This talk should begin at home.

[@elijah1126]

Right on brotha

[@paulpulati9613]

Beautiful, man. That was said with love. I hope those students hear you…… America should hear that……

[@joshuagrays7806]

Great message

[@ginaj617]

Mad respect for Deion Sanders 💯 he IS excellence personified .

[@fire-4-effect]

I love to see coaches do this at ANY level. Humility is still important.

[@KyleGraham-lh4so]

Always a camera around. How convenient.

[@1804crypto]

God bless that man!

[@barbarachambers7974]

Coach Prime will call out anyone who is NOT taking their education seriously. Well done sir...

[@PrinceTae]

I just know Deion told Stephen to go off so they get the message 😂

[@gblair7622]

You think they give a damn what SAS says

[@WilliamChurch-mz7xp]

How and a grown man tell another man to do anything, that ain’t a man that’s a puppet you using to control the narrative

[@PrinceTae]

@@gblair7622 No and Yes. Boys will be boys.. but one thing I know for sure is, *THEY GOT THE MESSAGE*

[@petep5207]

@@PrinceTae - you mean blks will be blks. Keep the illiteracy over there, please.

[@gblair7622]

@@PrinceTae why would they? Stop giving folks more credit than they deserve. Got what message? They're record is 0-0.

[@chrisholloway374]

I applaud 👏 Prime,

[@stevenroland147]

Stephan A kissing the Dion Sanders Ring…..Lol😂😂😂😂

[@user-ib3tk1vv4h]

You should applaud that

[@rivaldomacbean4203]

Why is USA not like Europe. In Europe there are training academies where athletes become pro in their late teens. Nobody is forced to go to college when his only dream is to go pro. There is also amateur level and other opportunities to work in the sport you love. Stop selling kids a lie that they need college and learn from the European system.(FYI there is no excuse for failing or not going to class. But the system needs to change)

[@Weaponator18]

Because colleges make way more money off their labor this way 😅😅

[@1ajgtwm]

I whole heartedly agree with your post and that's why you see European and other foreign players take over the NBA and MLB. They don't have to play college they been mastering their craft as a pro since they were teenagers. College sports generate too much money and that will never happen in the US

[@wingnut4217]

I wholeheartedly agree with this message.

[@thomasritz4863]

These kids have a golden opportunity with a great man who set them an example. Take advantage of the opportunity to be a successful citizen. Football will end and he is trying to prepare you for life. Thanks Coach Prime keep up the good work.

[@samanafisher8825]

I don't know as a fact, but I wouldn't be surprised (I taught in the NYC public schools) if athletically talented kids were pushed along in school throughout their education without learning fundamentals- appropriate reading and writing levels etc. Guessing at a college level they might not be able to follow along with what is being taught and cover it up with disrespectful, arrogant and distracting behavior. They should be given tutors to learn basics and break down the subject matter. They possibly feel entitled as they have been treated that way- encouraged to get through school only on athletics, academic ability not enforced...

[@michaelman9358]

Also, I've been in classes with some of them at my school before... rmb they always saying they be making millions in a few yrs anyways so we not equal. Couple of them got drafted... but were cut eventually. All three of them played in CFL after. I make more in six months than all of them in a year combined.

[@melbrown1968]

Tell them the truth, Brother! Nothing but real love!

[@I.P.Freely2-yz1je]

Where is cormani?

[@thaddusclay216]

Grades

[@genobourn7423]

Salute to Coach Prime! Salute to SAS! "Parents, where are you? You raised them!"

[@John_Henry83]

AMEN Pastor Stephen,.

[@melissav6]

Damn you and Deion motivated me💯

[@MaudeWhite-yc6ji]

His QB wearing his fancy watch and dollar sign chains and pointing to fans his wrist says it all ... NO class

[@1ajgtwm]

Says the chump behind a keyboard, the lowest of the low class

[@TheHighCalvinist.]

AMAZIN!

[@thepeopleschampion2088]

“You at the mall, but ain’t got no money.” I felt that

[@ricktaylor5397]

Nothing new here. My best friend growing up went to Arkansas in the 1980’s. He talked about the “Special Tests” that were given to members of the football team. They would skip class on the days of the tests and would subsequently be given makeup tests that were much easier to pass. Once the other students found this out, they skipped the regular tests, and then had to take the same makeup tests as the football team, making obtaining a good grade much easier.

[@michaeltudda8462]

Describes most students at ANY LEVEL IN AMERICA TODAY. Great job S. and P.

[@shareofmoney]

Love this from Coach Prime! I hope these kids grow from this and don't blow this golden opportunity.

[@donaldbucher472]

It isn’t just athletes. Disrespecting teachers is woven into the fabric of American life. I got my butt kicked thousands of times by students who entertained each other by saying “no” in ways that entertained their friends. That’s a big part of the reason for tracking students in high school. Regular classes are really inefficient. It comes down to trust. Kids are saying, “I don’t trust you.” If you hear it that way, you can come back the next day, day after day, and try again.

[@miamistormz]

Simple if they fail any classes they don’t play and can’t even get on the practice field. I guarantee so many teachers pass players who are failing their classes and they shouldn’t have. Because they a star player or they winning games for the school they just turn a blind eye. The schools and colleges need to do what this professor did. Very proud because the school coulda easily just been like we paid all this money for prime just pass the players and if you don’t we might be forced to let you go... Mad respect for coach and the professor

[@trainerrob1622]

On most D1 campuses the head football coach and head basketball coach are the most powerful people on the campus. Honest truth is the revenue those two programs are bringing in are paying a lot bills and salaries outside of their programs. The coach usually sets the tone in terms of how professors are going to handle their guys in class and most of those guys are going to be pushed to classes where the professor is a friend of the program.

[@derricksmoothy4392]

Both these 2 love to hear themselves talk....Never cared too much for SA and Deion tanked my respect from what he did a JSU along with the arrogance and the lies

[@carytyler8608]

One of Stephen A's best. Until the term student-athlete goes away from professional college sports, part of their job is to go to class and do something viable while going to class. NIL money might be nice...but it will not cover a person long term. Very few are going to make big money in the pros. Either get a degree or master a trade, because without one and/or the other, it will not take long to go from 21 and a bag of money to 25 and homeless.

[@The-MC]

Didn’t Colorado dumb down their education standards just so these players could attend there. They had to create a general education degree and things like event planning so the football players have something to major in. Deon does not deserve any special recognition for trying to keep his players eligible. No one should be surprised these kids don’t care about going to class and learning anything

[@johnhoward2337]

It starts with the family. If the character base is not there from the family upbringing, then very difficult to make changes to the person later.

[@debbell9976]

Amen ❤

[@keithchannels3207]

Amen!! Tell them the truth the whole truth. This world will beat you down.