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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Jun 12, 2022 13:18:40 GMT -5
Sanders is about Sanders let’s not get it twisted, the man interviewed for five HC jobs! Once he leaves Jackson he will go back to not mentioning HBCUs just like he did prior to taking the job. Even further people should stop comparing A&T to Deion. The Celebration bowl champs are not getting nearly as much attention as JSU, why is that? Because they don’t have Deion…this is about Deion not JSU or HBCUs. FAMU went 9-2 in conference and is getting zero publicity! Heck the 7 time national champions don’t get this much fanfare. Let that sink in…if the 7 time FCS national champions aren’t getting this level of attention there is no way A&T will either. Again the HBCU national champs are getting zero attention too! It’s about Deion not JSU, the only way A&T gets the JSU level of attention is to hire a celebrity coach too. Naw not track with you their . He has 2 sons on the team that had other options and his little girl will be playing b-ball at JSU next year and she had other mid-major scholarships. Yes is Coach Sanders flashy likes attention yes but that does not all speak to his intentions or goals for JSU.
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Post by aggie2039 on Jun 12, 2022 13:21:42 GMT -5
Some of y’all are tone deaf and that’s an issue, yes for now are team has been better but these folks are recruiting and getting 5 and 4 star athletes and decent coaches how long y’all think it’ll take them to finally get things clicking? Winning is the goal yes but you also have to do the other side of the coin which is marketing to expand fan base, bring in money, help recruit, keep our players happy. The bulk of the Swac has been able to out recruit us without even have close to a fraction of the resume we have. Start getting with current times I’m begging y’all, coming from a current Gen Z student You are not doing enough research. SWAC schools are not signing 4 and 5 star recruits out of high school…the only person doing that is Deion. SWAC schools are loading up on transfers which is not how A&T wants to build its program. Let’s also not forget we basically had three coaches with one foot out of the door… The number 2 recruiting class in FCS belonged to Campbell not anothe SWAC school. They signed 1 four star and 10 three stars. Gen Z let’s social media fool them, social media can be manipulated to give false impressions. A kid can be living it up in the club on social media then go home to a house with no food or electricity but guess what? That persons followers think they have their ish together 🤷🏾♂️. Additionally, every fool has their own podcast that has zero substance.
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Post by aggie2039 on Jun 12, 2022 13:25:21 GMT -5
Sanders is about Sanders let’s not get it twisted, the man interviewed for five HC jobs! Once he leaves Jackson he will go back to not mentioning HBCUs just like he did prior to taking the job. Even further people should stop comparing A&T to Deion. The Celebration bowl champs are not getting nearly as much attention as JSU, why is that? Because they don’t have Deion…this is about Deion not JSU or HBCUs. FAMU went 9-2 in conference and is getting zero publicity! Heck the 7 time national champions don’t get this much fanfare. Let that sink in…if the 7 time FCS national champions aren’t getting this level of attention there is no way A&T will either. Again the HBCU national champs are getting zero attention too! It’s about Deion not JSU, the only way A&T gets the JSU level of attention is to hire a celebrity coach too. Naw not track with you their . He has 2 sons on the team that had other options and his little girl will be playing b-ball at JSU next year and she had other mid-major scholarships. Yes is Coach Sanders flashy likes attention yes but that does not all speak to his intentions or goals for JSU. Why are his sons at JSU? To play for their dad…again he interviewed for 5 jobs last year, 5. If he had gotten hired he would be gone and guess what? His sons woukd have left too. Shadduer was headed to FAU or FIU until his dad got hired, his other son transferred in from University of SC. No different that Ross son attending A&T because his dad was the coach
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Post by aggie2039 on Jun 12, 2022 13:29:13 GMT -5
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Post by VA's Finest on Jun 12, 2022 13:45:46 GMT -5
Clearly Ross did the same thing, he just got the job he interviewed for and because he didn't advertise that he interviewed its OK. So if Sanders never mentioned being interviewed would you have the same feelings. Not anyone in particular but I think there is just a contigent of people that will not like anything he does. He could do all the right things for JSU, win a CB, make the playoffs, win a national title, put multiple players in the professional ranks, but a group will stay say, ahhhh, it's all about deion. But he wouldn't have taken a snap, defended a pass, kicked an extra point, or impressed professional teams for contracts, but in some eyes it's all about him. There was a statement in a previous post I was quoted in about "how thats not what A&T has a history of doing", and that sentiment right there is why we are where we are. Just because we haven't done it doesn't mean that we can't. If we don't try things because we haven't had a history of it, than what are we doing. Just saying. Keep hearing about being "transformative", and what's the kids saying nowadays, "today's price and yesterday's price", we can't compete in 2022 with a year 2000 game plan, there's a reason why Fortran isn't a required course at A&T anymore.
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Jun 12, 2022 13:47:48 GMT -5
Gone be interesting Campbell plays Jackson State 10/22 and us on 10/29
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Post by aggie2039 on Jun 12, 2022 13:56:48 GMT -5
Clearly Ross did the same thing, he just got the job he interviewed for and because he didn't advertise that he interviewed its OK. So if Sanders never mentioned being interviewed would you have the same feelings. Not anyone in particular but I think there is just a contigent of people that will not like anything he does. He could do all the right things for JSU, win a CB, make the playoffs, win a national title, put multiple players in the professional ranks, but a group will stay say, ahhhh, it's all about deion. But he wouldn't have taken a snap, defended a pass, kicked an extra point, or impressed professional teams for contracts, but in some eyes it's all about him. There was a statement in a previous post I was quoted in about "how thats not what A&T has a history of doing", and that sentiment right there is why we are where we are. Just because we haven't done it doesn't mean that we can't. If we don't try things because we haven't had a history of it, than what are we doing. Just saying. Keep hearing about being "transformative", and what's the kids saying nowadays, "today's price and yesterday's price", we can't compete in 2022 with a year 2000 game plan, there's a reason why Fortran isn't a required course at A&T anymore. If after the first year Ross interviewed for a new a job at a P5 after being the loudest mouth regarding HBCUs the sentiment would be the same. Let’s not deal in if, it’s about what happened in real life. The man interviewed for jobs after 1 year and would be gone if he got the call. It’s not about what A&T has done in the past it’s about how a coach wants to run his or her program. Who are we to tell a coach how to run their program? It’s their livelihood not ours.
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Post by aggie2039 on Jun 12, 2022 13:58:05 GMT -5
Gone be interesting Campbell plays Jackson State 10/22 and us on 10/29 Jackson state has more to lose than Campbell, we all know they aren’t a great or good program. One recruiting class doesn’t make them a top 25 FCS team. They are not ranked and we’re not ranked last year. This game will be overhyped and a win against an unranked Campbell will be used to justify their ranking😂😂
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Post by 919aggie on Jun 12, 2022 14:43:14 GMT -5
Some of y’all are tone deaf and that’s an issue, yes for now are team has been better but these folks are recruiting and getting 5 and 4 star athletes and decent coaches how long y’all think it’ll take them to finally get things clicking? Winning is the goal yes but you also have to do the other side of the coin which is marketing to expand fan base, bring in money, help recruit, keep our players happy. The bulk of the Swac has been able to out recruit us without even have close to a fraction of the resume we have. Start getting with current times I’m begging y’all, coming from a current Gen Z student Millennial and I agree. How are we suppose to attract top talent with what we are doing(nothing)? I have a gut feeling that we will all be on the same page after this season.
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Post by zai on Jun 12, 2022 15:25:15 GMT -5
Some of y’all are tone deaf and that’s an issue, yes for now are team has been better but these folks are recruiting and getting 5 and 4 star athletes and decent coaches how long y’all think it’ll take them to finally get things clicking? Winning is the goal yes but you also have to do the other side of the coin which is marketing to expand fan base, bring in money, help recruit, keep our players happy. The bulk of the Swac has been able to out recruit us without even have close to a fraction of the resume we have. Start getting with current times I’m begging y’all, coming from a current Gen Z student Millennial and I agree. How are we suppose to attract top talent with what we are doing(nothing)? I have a gut feeling that we will all be on the same page after this season. our view points always get overlooked whole time it’s exactly what the people want. If our older fan base want to keep operating Ike cavemen then we just have to deal with it until we’re in position to make the necessary changes. We shall see how thing unfold this upcoming season
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Post by The Professor on Jun 12, 2022 15:48:53 GMT -5
Millennial and I agree. How are we suppose to attract top talent with what we are doing(nothing)? I have a gut feeling that we will all be on the same page after this season. our view points always get overlooked whole time it’s exactly what the people want. If our older fan base want to keep operating Ike cavemen then we just have to deal with it until we’re in position to make the necessary changes. We shall see how thing unfold this upcoming season You viewpoint gets overlooked because alot of it comes without writing checks. If u want a say in college athletics, write a check. You can join the AAF and address the AD in meetings.
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Post by DOOMS on Jun 12, 2022 17:59:40 GMT -5
Do we want to follow the JSU model or the NDSU model? If we want to follow the JSU model petition the chancellor to let go of the R1 aspirations, rejoin the MEAC, and hire Ray Lewis.
Otherwise we should do what we’re doing.
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Post by Maxell on Jun 12, 2022 18:32:02 GMT -5
That's too many steps backwards to even count.
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Post by zai on Jun 12, 2022 20:26:30 GMT -5
Increasing our marketing skill and brand on social media isn’t a “JSU model” thing. It’s a student that pushes the A&T football brand better then the damn school from his personal page he made about the football team. Players hit him up asking for him to make them cool graphics and post because they can’t and won’t get that from the school. Do y’all not get it or am I just rambling about stuff y’all don’t think matters?
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Post by aggieblackie2 on Jun 12, 2022 20:30:07 GMT -5
If you are a regular student graduating from high school this year and could only go to A&T or JSU, who wins out?
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