#1 Recruit in Nation flips on Florida St to play FCS for Deion

[IdaGriz01]

Thought I'd bump this since it didn't get much attention with more important stuff going on.

Sanders turned out to be a pretty good coach at the SWAC level. And he brought an amazing amount of attention to HBCU football. The powers-that-be class the SWAC and MEAC as FCS level. But the numbers show that they -- especially the SWAC -- are not competitive when they play OOC games with other FCS conferences. (They do well against D-II and lower. )

Personally, I see very little benefit coming the way of FCS football in general. Perhaps some others have better insights?

 

[3-7-77]

Really stupid move on Mr. Hunter's part. Sure, he'll get to play. One can-do player playing with 10 who can't. I watched South Carolina State dissect Neon's dream team.

 

[IdaGriz01]

Really stupid move on Mr. Hunter's part. Sure, he'll get to play. One can-do player playing with 10 who can't. I watched South Carolina State dissect Neon's dream team.

"Dissect" is a good term. J-State had virtually no running game (net 19 yard), and the younger Sanders couldn't complete even half of his passes (16 of 36). And SC State was by no means a strong FCS-level opponent.

You have to admit, however, that -- despite a measurably inferior product -- the top HBCU schools draw more fans than almost any other FCS programs. Must be those bands. :lol:

 

[GrizLA]

I guess "Neon" needs a few more of those guys. Right now, South Carolina State out of the MEAC is kicking some SWAC fannie, 31-10. That glittery 11-1 record for Jackson State tells you something about their level of competition ... SC State came in at 6-5 but still looks like the vastly better team, overall.

South Carolina State has a high number of grads who are or were playing in the NFL. I'd love to see the Griz here. alas..

 

[SaskGriz]

Really stupid move on Mr. Hunter's part. Sure, he'll get to play. One can-do player playing with 10 who can't. I watched South Carolina State dissect Neon's dream team.

"Dissect" is a good term. J-State had virtually no running game (net 19 yard), and the younger Sanders couldn't complete even half of his passes (16 of 36). And SC State was by no means a strong FCS-level opponent.

You have to admit, however, that -- despite a measurably inferior product -- the top HBCU schools draw more fans than almost any other FCS programs. Must be those bands. :lol:

If that kids last name wasn't Sanders he doesn't win the Rice. Calling him a deer in the headlights is doing a disservice to deer.

 

[IdaGriz01]

If that kid's last name wasn't Sanders he doesn't win the Rice. Calling him a deer in the headlights is doing a disservice to deer.

Good one! :thumb:

It was a bit of a surprise, actually. Shedeur went into that game with a very high QB rating. Even after the debacle yesterday, he's ranked #11 among FCS quarterbacks (30 TDs vs 8 INTs, good completion percentage, etc.).

Just shows that "heredity" isn't everything. Whatever a fan's opinion of "Neon Deion" might be, he performed at a top level in the big moments. The son is young and has time to learn, but he was clearly not ready for the big moment.