Coach Prime: Deion Sanders and the Making of Men
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- Author：Jean-Jacques Taylor
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Summary
An exclusive insider account with unprecedented access to Deion Sanders， his staff， and players， who are shattering expectations weekly and changing the culture of college football。 Known for decades as one of the NFL’s most iconic and spectacular playmakers， Deion Sanders remains college football's most intriguing newsmaker。 In just three years， he has become the most talked about coach by recruiting elite players to moribund programs and reviving the spirit and pride of forgotten fanbases by winning。 Along the way， he’s changing how we think about college sports while rejuvenating whole communities with the national attention that follows him and the fresh commerce a winning culture ignites。 First at Jackson State and now at Colorado， Sanders has displayed a knack for leading miraculous turnarounds of once-storied-but-long-irrelevant programs。 Television cameras turn up for national broadcasts， gameday attendance skyrockets， economic impact reaches the tens of millions， and NFL scouts take renewed interest。 Meanwhile， off the field， Sanders displays an uncanny ability to connect with his players。 Weekly chat sessions about life and love are the norm。 His unyielding commitment to guiding his players to become exceptional men raises the bar on what parents and athletes expect from college coaches。 Now， with access no other reporter has been granted， veteran sports journalist Jean-Jacques Taylor takes readers inside one season with Deion Sanders to show the heart， mind， and culture of America's most innovative football coach and his team of would-be champions。
Reviews
Stephen
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The book shows how hard it is to balance your sports life and your personal life。 Athletes play great one week， then lousy another week。 Some weeks they have more distractions than other weeks from their personal lives。 In the long run they become better leaders with self discipline。
Niatate
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An inside look at Coach Prime’s time a Jackson State University。。 Insightful and inspiring， Positive and very well written。 Highly recommend。。The story flowed well and the characters were well developed。 ****Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review****
Lance
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Deion Sanders， aka “Prime Time” in his playing days， currently is taking the college football world by storm with his early success coaching the Colorado Buffaloes to early success in the 2023 season after they won only one game in 2022。 For some， this really isn’t a surprise as this was similar to his experiences at Jackson State。 This book is a great account of Sanders’ last season there as Jean-Jacques Taylor covers a lot of ground in that season。One important note is that Taylor never calls Deion Sanders， aka “Prime Time” in his playing days， currently is taking the college football world by storm with his early success coaching the Colorado Buffaloes to early success in the 2023 season after they won only one game in 2022。 For some， this really isn’t a surprise as this was similar to his experiences at Jackson State。 This book is a great account of Sanders’ last season there as Jean-Jacques Taylor covers a lot of ground in that season。One important note is that Taylor never calls the coach “Sanders” – throughout the book， he is known as “Coach Prime”。 This is also how he refers to himself as did everyone else on the Jackson State campus。 Even his son Shedeur， who was one of the stars for the Tigers （and currently for the Buffaloes）， calls his father that name in the book。 But more important than the name is how Coach Prime does his work。Those who remember Coach Prime in his time as a baseball and football player may be surprised to read about this side of him。 Many felt he was only about himself during his playing days and even if just watching his press conferences， one may come to that same conclusion。 But this book does not focus on that and instead how Coach Prime is not only helping his players succeed on the football field but also in other aspects of life。If the reader is not familiar with the atmosphere at historically Black colleges and universities （HBCUs） they will be after reading this book。 This was especially important to Coach Prime as he addressed many topics that would be important to a student body in HBCUs。 There is even some attention to the few white players on the team。 The team was very structured， had to follow many rules and if you broke them， you were only told “Get Out！” and not a word of protest was uttered。The stories of these players are the heart of the book and is even better than the football sections which are also very good。 Even if one has never heard of Jackson State， the reader will end up cheering for this team despite already knowing the outcome of their season。 For those who want to learn why Colorado has taken the college football world by storm， this book will be one of the best ways to learn how。 I wish to thank Mariner Books for providing a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review。 https://sportsbookguy。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more
Eli Gray
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Excellent behind the scenes look into Coach Primes years at JSU。 Jam packed with insight & life lessons
Thomas Grenier
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I give it five stars。 A great insight into the behind the scenes of Deion Sanders tenure as the head football coach of the Jackson State University Tigers。 It provided me with a look inside the man known as Coach Prime along with his staff and players。 The trials and tribulations that they were extraordinary and it was interesting to learn about the building of the program and its impact on the university community as well。 It will be interesting to see how Coach Prime now does in his tenure at I give it five stars。 A great insight into the behind the scenes of Deion Sanders tenure as the head football coach of the Jackson State University Tigers。 It provided me with a look inside the man known as Coach Prime along with his staff and players。 The trials and tribulations that they were extraordinary and it was interesting to learn about the building of the program and its impact on the university community as well。 It will be interesting to see how Coach Prime now does in his tenure at Colorado as the head coach there。 。。。more
LaShanda Chamberlain
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