Deon Sanders wins SI sportsman of the year. Wtf?

[Rocko]

Maybe because Sports illustrated is becoming more and more irrelevant every year - they did this to draw attention.

That’s the only thing that makes sense.

 

[okfine]

He was a football player in the NFL ... one of the finest cornerbacks of his generation, if not all time ...

I would use the word grace ... at least as that word is used in the Bible ...

40 yard run. One of the best ever.

 

[MarathonMike]

I'm not going to throw the guy under the bus because of SI. They clearly did this to generate buzz. I've been a Deion fan since he was a two sport pro. He does a lot great charity work and even though Colorado collapsed, he's given the program some hope when they had none. Lighten up y'all!

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I'm not going to throw the guy under the bus because of SI. They clearly did this to generate buzz. I've been a Deion fan since he was a two sport pro. He does a lot great charity work and even though Colorado collapsed, he's given the program some hope when they had none. Lighten up y'all!

When Bob Knight went to Texas A &M - he completely turned their record around - the first year - with the same kids.
That is hope.
Losing just as bad is not hope.
And the dude (typical of Deon) tried to blame the NCAA instead of himself falling short.

 

[odanny]

Deon is the greatest two sport athlete of all time. No one has ever played to his level in two professional sports in history.

The bigger story is the decline of Sports Illustrated, now a mere shell of what it once was. I don't blame them for picking Deon though, no one else has really stood out this year in any sport like he has.

 

[22lcidw]

Deon is the greatest two sport athlete of all time. No one has ever played to his level in two professional sports in history.

The bigger story is the decline of Sports Illustrated, now a mere shell of what it once was. I don't blame them for picking Deon though, no one else has really stood out this year in any sport like he has.

The internet has helped the decline of magazines. And they are too expensive as newspapers are. Perhaps good deal on them is still available.

 

[MarathonMike]

And the dude (typical of Deon) tried to blame the NCAA instead of himself falling short.

I guess I missed it, how did he do that?

 

[Rocko]

I guess I missed it, how did he do that?

He lost players that transferred to other schools and blamed the NCCA

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I guess I missed it, how did he do that?

He said students who have committed to a college shouldn't be able to leave for another school.. but he was fine when he was the one recruiting.
I don't think Deon is coach material. Coaches are disciplinarians, exacting and demanding... Deon has none of those qualities and never did.
He was a great player with massive natural talents and athleticism, but no one would ever use the word disciplined to describe Deon Sanders.
A better example would be - say Payton Manning.

 

[odanny]

Deon had two QB's to Colorado recently decommit, so it looks like there might be rough sailing ahead.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Deon had two QB's to Colorado recently decommit, so it looks like there might be rough sailing ahead.

I think it was more about fanfare and ticket sales than anything else.
When I heard he was going to be a coach - my reaction was - uhh... whyyy?

 

[odanny]

You know what is great about Deon? He does things his way. Every other college team has captains, Deon's players can earn an L or a D, instead of a C.

As Deon said, "Some guys are leaders, and some guys are dawgs. Not all leaders are dawgs, and not all dawgs are leaders". This guy can reach players better than other coaches can.

 

[mudwhistle]

That’s the only thing that makes sense.

Deon Sanders almost died from bloodclots....a side-effect of vaccines.

They'd better give him something to keep him quiet or he's going to rake them over the coals.

 

[MarathonMike]

He said students who have committed to a college shouldn't be able to leave for another school.. but he was fine when he was the one recruiting.
I don't think Deon is coach material. Coaches are disciplinarians, exacting and demanding... Deon has none of those qualities and never did.
He was a great player with massive natural talents and athleticism, but no one would ever use the word disciplined to describe Deon Sanders.
A better example would be - say Payton Manning.

I'm not seeing those comments by Deion anywhere. It's well known that he took FULL advantage of the transfer portal to bring in a ton of players which pissed off other coaches. Is it related to that?

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I'm not seeing those comments by Deion anywhere. It's well known that he took FULL advantage of the transfer portal to bring in a ton of players which pissed off other coaches. Is it related to that?

“What I wish the NCAA would do, if you’re committed somewhere, you can’t go on any other visits,” he continued. “If you’re committed, that means you’re committed. You can’t go on no other visits. Why would you be committed but you’re still letting kids go on other visits? That means you just playing.”

Deion Sanders Loses Three Commitments After Taking Shot at NCAA’s Recruiting Policy

The Buffaloes’ coach has lost three notable recruits in the last five days.

www.si.com

 

[Mr. Friscus]

Obviously a social agenda on display here. I saw multiple narratives that Deon was the black protagonist bucking the evil white system that is the NCAA, and coaches who responded to Deon’s provocations were racist.

This is absolutely in line with the spineless, woke sports media in our society today.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

DS was and is da bomb.

 

[Ralph Norton]

DS was and is da bomb.

Did someone just defrost you from the 90's?

 

[leftwinger]

I would say "Give him time". Black stars will flock to him. He will see to it. he will get top notch co-ordinators and will do better. The MSM will give him full credit. Maybe he will earn it?

 

[leftwinger]

When Bob Knight went to Texas A &M - he completely turned their record around - the first year - with the same kids.
That is hope.
Losing just as bad is not hope.
And the dude (typical of Deon) tried to blame the NCAA instead of himself falling short.

I think it was Texas Tech or TCU or other?