"Everybody knew Sanders would eventually leave for a bigger stage, and he said as much himself. Nothing wrong with that. But choosing a doormat like Colorado? Really? That sends a message that running a lousy program at a predominantly white school is a better option than leading the best Black one." - Jesse Washington
Appeal to invincible authority occurs when a God personal revelation claim is made that cannot be proven is accepted because the source of information cannot be questioned; if God reveals some information, He is the Invincible unquestioned Authority, therefore if a person says God put a calling on them it’s ‘case closed’!
I started this post with a drinking the religious kool aid definition as a brief 'angle perspective' in analyzing Deion Sanders ‘Coach Prime’ recent resignation as head coach of Jackson State to take the head coaching position at the University of Colorado.
When coach prime arrived, came to Jackson State University (JSU), he gave Black folks the religious kool aid drink, that he got a calling from God to be at JSU a Black college; that it wasn't about the money $300,00 salary cause he's already rich; that God called him to take a lead in reducing the wide racial sports disparities between major white universities and Historical Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs); that God called him to tell top Black high school football players ‘recruits’ that they can come to HBCUs and flourish.
What’s interesting at a recent press conference at the University of Colorado Coach Prime said he got another ‘calling from God’ to take the 5 million dollar a year coaching job there; he told the almost all white audience that he thanked God for choosing him out of all the persons in the world to be the new head coach at the University of Colorado; the Black student population at the University of Colorado is 2.6 %.
Indeed, Coach Prime accomplished some unprecedented things for the Jackson State University football program and brought significant exposure to the all-Black Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC), however underneath it at all Coach Prime is a opportunistic ‘coach-entertainer’; he was not the transformational leader of Black College Sports Matter; he’s driven internally by the lyrics of his 1994 hit song “Must Be The Money”:
Well all right
Yeah
You know ever since I turned pro in 1989
When I signed the dotted line
People's strange!
'Cause things change
For the better and for the worse
So I called my momma and she said " Baby, "
(Must be the money)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Must be the money)
It's got to be good
(Must be the money)
I got people wantin' to be my friends
(Must be the money)
People I never knew
People I never thought about associatin with
I don't what it is
Talk to me
Check it out
Diamond Rolex, with 'gators on my feet
I got two pair for every day of the week
My hair is done, my fingernails too
Six buttons down and I don't know what to do
Must be the money (Must be the money)
That's turnin' them on
Must be the money (Must be the money)
You know I can't go wrong
Must be the money (Must be the money)
That keeps me lookin' calm
Must be the money (Must be the money)
That's got me rollin' on the strong
Limousines, in first class I fly
I'm livin' large and you know I can't deny (and my ride's)
A drop-top Benz when I'm with my lady friends
My truck's a six-four with my homie's makin' ends
Must be the money (Must be the money)
That's got me so tough
Must be the money (Must be the money)
I can't get enough
Of all the money (Must be the money)
These women fall in love
Must be the money (Must be the money)
When I'm kickin' it at the club
Flashing lights on the dance floor
The DJ says my name as I make my intro (and you know)
The place is packed, nowhere to find a seat
But Prime don't worry 'cause I'm sensin' VIP
Must be the money (Must be the money)
I got so much jewels
Must be the money (Must be the money)
Twenty-six with all this loot
Must be the money (Must be the money)
To afford the way I live
Must be the money (Must be the money)
When player's ball is at my crib
And if I make a better mansion on my land
Pools, jacuzzis, and my neighbor's can't stand
The way I live is oh so phat
I got two ladies and Prime Time is all that
Must be the money (Must be the money)
That's got me so strong
Must be the money (Must be the money)
That's turnin' them on
Must be the money (Must be the money)
You know I can't go wrong
Must be the money (Must be the money)
Come on ladies sing my song
The first thing people say is
Prime, don't let money change you
Don't let money change you
I say hey, don't let money change you
Because personally, It's gonna change my wardrobe,
My phone number, my address
Hey, my snakeskin shoes gonna change into gators
Hey, my library cards gonna change into credit cards
You know what I'm sayin'?
So don't let money change you
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