Deion Sanders — or Coach Prime, as he much prefers — was clearly perturbed when TV reporters approached him coming off the field at halftime Saturday of what was eventually a 66-24 trouncing of Grambling.
His Jackson State Tigers led the G-Men 21-17, but had been their own worst enemies after taking a 14-0 early lead. Sanders told the announcers his team had played poorly, had been out of character. He said that they were not fundamentally sound. He said more. He clearly was frustrated.
The TV announcers correctly predicted Sanders was about to give his team a tongue-lashing.
So, what did he say? Or holler?
“I was so mad I don’t remember,” Sanders said after the game.
Put it this way: Whatever he said worked.
Jackson State, with Sanders’ quarterbacking son Shedeur Sanders leading the way, out-scored Grambling 45-7 in the second half for the lopsided victory before a sun-baked yet enthused crowd of approximately 35,000 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. This was the W.C. Gorden Classic, played in honor of the late Jackson State coaching legend who led the Tigers to eight SWAC championships.
The TV announcers correctly predicted Sanders was about to give his team a tongue-lashing.
So, what did he say? Or holler?
“I was so mad I don’t remember,” Sanders said after the game.
Put it this way: Whatever he said worked.
Jackson State, with Sanders’ quarterbacking son Shedeur Sanders leading the way, out-scored Grambling 45-7 in the second half for the lopsided victory before a sun-baked yet enthused crowd of approximately 35,000 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. This was the W.C. Gorden Classic, played in honor of the late Jackson State coaching legend who led the Tigers to eight SWAC championships.
-- Article credit to Rick Cleveland of Mississippi Today --
