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I don’t blame Deion…but let’s be real here. Him and only him, are UNIQUELY in the position to affect change.
The #1 recruit (a generational talent) going to Jackson State was HUGE. What Deion was able to accomplish there in a short time was incredible. And you know damn well it was a threat to power 6, FCS/D1 etc etc.
So like they always do In America, they lure you in with the structure and capital they have set up. Makes it easier for you, while they are the ones that truly reap the financial benefits. The money that has been made in Colorado in 3 weeks is insane
Can’t fault him, because we get up and do what he does as well. It just seems like Deion had all the tools (idk if he still crazy rich; but we know he been getting a bag for our entire lifetime & he’s an icon and arguably the greatest to ever play his sport) to try to affect real change in HBCU/Sports over a longer period of time. But it may not be him. He may be the spark or inspiration.
Charleston white says some wild **** in this interview, but the through-line is true.
i’d agree that d.sanders was in a unique position, but whether it would have fundamentally changed the value proposition of hbcus in the context of either collegiate sports or higher education is really speculation, it definitely could have & did in his time there raised the profile of jackson state but how far it would have spread beyond that is shaky…the reality is today the economics aren’t in hbcu’s favor generally or specifically in regards to sport