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Deion Sanders saying something really important.

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RightSaidFred said:
Been saying this. Kids in Florida ain't what they used to be. Whatever that magic was that they had in the 80's that made them great, it's gone. South Florida used to produce Michael Irvin's, now it produces Mark Pope's. Same physical skillset, totally different mentality.

It's the culture.
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Dude .....Please tell me you're not tryn to compare Pope's physical skillset to the Playmakers physical skillset.
Deion was Irvin's *****!!!
Once a *****! Always a *****!! Fak that crack smoking nole!!!

Go Canes!!!
 
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AtlAtty said:
Speaking the truth. Soft parents creating soft kids. Its always been that way but now there are a lot more soft parents so they create a lot more soft kids, AND, the soft parents used to just be rich and white. Now the soft parents come in all colors and in all places on the socio-economic ladder.
I don’t even know if the projects are producing hard kids anymore Like they used to.
I remember growing up when white high schools were afraid to play black high schools because the black kids wanted it more and were tougher. Not anymore.
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South Florida is nowhere near as “tough” as it was back in the 80’s or 90’s, from a crime or poverty standpoint. These kids aren’t dealing with the same challenges that former players dealt with, the “make or break” upbringing.

Also, no matter how much people want to spin it, too many AA’s have moved northbound. Yes, the tri-county area is still producing great talent, but you will see a drop off in the coming years.
 
Turnoverchaincane said:
Dude .....Please tell me you're not tryn to compare Pope's physical skillset to the Playmakers physical skillset.
Deion was Irvin's *****!!!
Once a *****! Always a *****!! Fak that crack smoking nole!!!

Go Canes!!!
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Same height, weight, 40-time and high school rating.

The difference between Michael Irvin and Mark Pope is between the ears and heart. Irvin willed himself to greatness by working his *** off 24/7. Irvin's skills were earned, not god-given.
 
Lmfao I finally agree with this dude. The irony of a Diva of yesteryear saying this. I 10000% agree with him but i think if Dieon was being recruited today he would one of the kids hes talking about.
 
RightSaidFred said:
Same height, weight, 40-time and high school rating.

The difference between Michael Irvin and Mark Pope is between the ears and heart. Irvin willed himself to greatness by working his *** off 24/7. Irvin's skills were earned, not god-given.
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Pope is lucky to be 6ft. With cleats on.
Google is a **** of a drug.

Go Canes!!
 
SevenNSeven said:
Social media has made kids into PreMadonnas.

They want to win but win easy. Hence the whole super-team thing with youth sports nowadays (and certain professional sports.)

They'd rather be guaranteed of winning than work with what they have and try and earn it.
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There have always been “super teams”. Celtics, Lakers, Bulls, etc. Always.

The kids? Clearly you haven’t been paying attention to the adults. They’re just as bad.

And, it’s not about being “…guaranteed of winning …”, it’s seeing through the bull**** and the kids are doing a great job of that.
 
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I dig the message but enough of this **** where a kid has to financially support their parent; if a kid is in that situation, that parent failed them. And can a dad get some gat**** love. If you watch espn you’d think no athlete in the country knows their father.
 
Deion eating too many foot longs if he thinks anything is gonna change.These kids are being stroked and told how great they are from the time they’re 8-9 years old.What kind of mentality you think they’re gonna have.This is why you have the TL2’s of the world thinking it’s ok to act the fool flipping from one place to another until he finds a place that will tell him what he wants to hear.

They slide through HS with work being done for them so they can stay eligible because they’re told the the team can’t win without them.Teachers bending over backwards to get them through instead of making them do the work.When they don’t they say fck it and go to another school cause they are stars and someone WILL say and do it.Then you have “ mentors “ and parents telling them how great they are cause they see the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.Then recruiters start showing up telling them how great they are and what they can get to come to their school all the while being told how great they are on 6 different types of social media.

They are never made to face the harsh reality that life is hard and you have to work at it to succeed.How the fck would they know cause they’ve never had to work to get anything.Everything been handed to them because they were good at a sport.Just Run or tackle or shoot and we will take card of the rest for you.

This is the way the world works now.People willing to tell these kids anything necessary to be able to get a little piece of the pie if they hit it big.Problem is very few actually do and they’re thrown to the wolves ( life) wondering WTF happened to all those handouts and people doing things for them the day they aren’t great anymore.

It’s not the kids as much as It’s the way they are being raised.They never have to answer for their actions so they think it’s the way it’s supposed to be because it’s been like that since they were 8-9.

Until it’s not and they’re not prepared for real life.
 
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AtlAtty said:
Speaking the truth. Soft parents creating soft kids. Its always been that way but now there are a lot more soft parents so they create a lot more soft kids, AND, the soft parents used to just be rich and white. Now the soft parents come in all colors and in all places on the socio-economic ladder.
I don’t even know if the projects are producing hard kids anymore Like they used to.
I remember growing up when white high schools were afraid to play black high schools because the black kids wanted it more and were tougher. Not anymore.
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LOL, Sean Taylor, one our most legendary Canes, came from a middle class family that included a Father that was a cop...ditto with Antrell Rolle. "Hard football players" come in all races & socioeconomic backgrounds.
 
futurecane said:
South Florida is nowhere near as “tough” as it was back in the 80’s or 90’s, from a crime or poverty standpoint. These kids aren’t dealing with the same challenges that former players dealt with, the “make or break” upbringing.

Also, no matter how much people want to spin it, too many AA’s have moved northbound. Yes, the tri-county area is still producing great talent, but you will see a drop off in the coming years.
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"Too many AA'S have moved northbound"? So what's the solution, do you want the AA's to remain in poverty, crime, & violence so UM can field a "hard football team"? LOL.
 
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