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  • EsophagealFecesEsophagealFeces Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,007 Swaye's Wigwam
    TTJ said:

    Two things can both be true. Sanders can be a great hire for Colorado, even if he only succeeds in getting them .500ish before jumping jobs again. (Which is about all I’m expecting.) They’ve been atrocious. At least they’ll be relevant for a minute.

    This. Even if he leaves, he’ll leave CU in a better spot that they’re in right now. There’s no downside to it for them.
  • DawgtillDeathDawgtillDeath Member Posts: 155

    This. Even if he leaves, he’ll leave CU in a better spot that they’re in right now. There’s no downside to it for them.
    CU has no where to go but up. It's a no lose until a better job comes along in neons never ending search for the spotlight.
  • DooglesDoogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,715 Founders Club
    ntxduck said:

    I would put money on him never sniffing a top 10 class to Boulder
    This is a bad bet.
    TTJ said:

    Two things can both be true. Sanders can be a great hire for Colorado, even if he only succeeds in getting them .500ish before jumping jobs again. (Which is about all I’m expecting.) They’ve been atrocious. At least they’ll be relevant for a minute.

    This is the take, no matter how you slice it this is a great hire for Colorado.
  • GreenRiverGatorzGreenRiverGatorz Member Posts: 10,165
    Doogles said:

    This is a bad bet. This is the take, no matter how you slice it this is a great hire for Colorado.
    In the history of college football the "this hire sucks" bet has been the winner far more often than the homerun hire. Play the odds or die by the sizzle.
  • FreeChavezFreeChavez Member Posts: 3,223
    he's got sizzle for days, which is exactly what college football is about. He was a marketing genius before social media was a thing. His speech reminds me of a similar conversation I heard about that Coach pete gave after taking over the dumpster fire here. The kids were running the show, nobody was working out in the weight room, kids would show up to meetings when they felt like it, kids were partying excessively.....(we all know you should party some). Obviously Coach pete's delivery was vastly different, but I can see a very similar situation to where there will be a quick turnaround in colorado just by putting in discipline if prime follows through.

    When you consider the new transfer rules, you think prime isn't going to pull in 2nd stringers from high major programs to come over to colorado? I can see it happening pretty quickly. Boulder has tons of $$$. If he gets some backing, there is a lot they can do. QB's are going to be a dime a dozen in the new transfer portal.

    I also find some of you poo pooing the hire quite funny. A guy that played that much in the NFL and at his level doesn't need to come up through the shit coaching ranks to know how to play football. He wasn't just prime b/c he was supremely athletic. He was brilliant on the field mentally and knew just as much about what the qb was doing before anyone else. The guy knows the game. I think his schtick will work in college similar to harbaugh in michigan. He has a shelf life for kids and when you only have to see it for 3-4 years it's a lot different than nfl players attitudes.

    Agree he likely goes somewhere else within 5 years, but looking at the current pac12, he's already in the upper half within 2 years IMO. ASU/AZ/Wazzu/Stanford/CAL all suck. UCLA/USC likely gone. Who's he competing with based on what we know today? UW/Oregon and Utah? Hell even if he goes big12, that probably fits him better.
  • DooglesDoogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,715 Founders Club

    In the history of college football the "this hire sucks" bet has been the winner far more often than the homerun hire. Play the odds or die by the sizzle.
    Even if the hire "sucks" I think he's more likely to pull a top10 class than not
  • BuffBuffPassBuffBuffPass Member Posts: 326
    Doogles said:

    Even if the hire "sucks" I think he's more likely to pull a top10 class than not
    Hunter just made it official he's coming to Colorado. Portal has started reasonably well (Horn and Coleman sound like they're coming) but we are going to have to hit it hard after the bowl games. OL got upgraded big time today but still need more. Need quality DTs desperately.
  • whatshouldicareaboutwhatshouldicareabout Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,971 Swaye's Wigwam

    Hunter just made it official he's coming to Colorado. Portal has started reasonably well (Horn and Coleman sound like they're coming) but we are going to have to hit it hard after the bowl games. OL got upgraded big time today but still need more. Need quality DTs desperately.
    A good CU is good for the Pac
  • Kingdome_UrinalsKingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,773

    he's got sizzle for days, which is exactly what college football is about. He was a marketing genius before social media was a thing. His speech reminds me of a similar conversation I heard about that Coach pete gave after taking over the dumpster fire here. The kids were running the show, nobody was working out in the weight room, kids would show up to meetings when they felt like it, kids were partying excessively.....(we all know you should party some). Obviously Coach pete's delivery was vastly different, but I can see a very similar situation to where there will be a quick turnaround in colorado just by putting in discipline if prime follows through.

    When you consider the new transfer rules, you think prime isn't going to pull in 2nd stringers from high major programs to come over to colorado? I can see it happening pretty quickly. Boulder has tons of $$$. If he gets some backing, there is a lot they can do. QB's are going to be a dime a dozen in the new transfer portal.

    I also find some of you poo pooing the hire quite funny. A guy that played that much in the NFL and at his level doesn't need to come up through the shit coaching ranks to know how to play football. He wasn't just prime b/c he was supremely athletic. He was brilliant on the field mentally and knew just as much about what the qb was doing before anyone else. The guy knows the game. I think his schtick will work in college similar to harbaugh in michigan. He has a shelf life for kids and when you only have to see it for 3-4 years it's a lot different than nfl players attitudes.

    Agree he likely goes somewhere else within 5 years, but looking at the current pac12, he's already in the upper half within 2 years IMO. ASU/AZ/Wazzu/Stanford/CAL all suck. UCLA/USC likely gone. Who's he competing with based on what we know today? UW/Oregon and Utah? Hell even if he goes big12, that probably fits him better.

    This thread will be interesting for a couple years.
  • Kingdome_UrinalsKingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,773

    Yeah, he’s a bully and petty dictator who doesnt accept accountability or practice any self-criticism.

    I have no doubt he can attract some good portal bait but 4 and 5 star guys with legit shots at the league will eventually tell him to fuck of, so will parents.

    I think this is where things are headed with prime.
  • theknowledgetheknowledge Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,530 Founders Club
    He’s down to 68 scholarship players for fall after the freshman show up. Either he lands 17 portal players in four days or he’s playing with a short roster next year. His portal guys aren’t all world either. An upgrade over who left? Probably. Greatly so? Not all of them. Young but numbers thin is no way to go through a season.
  • whatshouldicareaboutwhatshouldicareabout Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,971 Swaye's Wigwam
    edited April 2023

    He’s down to 68 scholarship players for fall after the freshman show up. Either he lands 17 portal players in four days or he’s playing with a short roster next year. His portal guys aren’t all world either. An upgrade over who left? Probably. Greatly so? Not all of them. Young but numbers thin is no way to go through a season.

    The April 30 deadline for the portal is for players to enter the portal. They can commit to a school any time thereafter or leave the portal if their school has a spot for them.

    So CU should have a full roster or thereabouts by fall camp
  • theknowledgetheknowledge Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,530 Founders Club

    The April 30 deadline for the portal is for players to enter the portal. They can commit to a school any time thereafter or leave the portal if their school has a spot for them.

    So CU should have a full roster or thereabouts by fall camp
    TYFYS
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