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#701
#701
SpookyAction said:
I remember John Elway making these same noises during the 1983 draft.
He told the dreadful Colts (1st pick) he would not play for them, and wanted to play for a warm weather team.
Elway wasn't saying it in interviews or news conferences, that I remember. I think I read about it in Sports Illustrated at the time. He also told the Colts he would play for the Yankees farm system if they drafted him. The Colts traded.
He was also a college player and not a college coach.

He did have a press conference moments before the draft when it became clear the Colts weren't taking the hint and planned to draft him anyway, because they couldn't close a trade. The Colts owner flipped and personally negotiated a trade with Denver. West Coast enough, I guess.
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The Colts drafted John Elway. They traded him after the fact.
 
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#702
#702
SpookyAction said:
I remember John Elway making these same noises during the 1983 draft.
He told the dreadful Colts (1st pick) he would not play for them, and wanted to play for a warm weather team.
Elway wasn't saying it in interviews or news conferences, that I remember. I think I read about it in Sports Illustrated at the time.
He was also a college player and not a college coach.
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I think I read about him saying he'd just go play baseball for the Yankees if the Colts drafted him. The same thing also happened with Eli Manning. Having Archie helped to get him in a winnable situation. I also remember Kobe Bryant getting out of signing his contract with the Hornets. If you have those connections, sometimes nepotism can work to your favor.
 
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#703
#703
The Colts drafted John Elway. They traded him after the fact.
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I think you are correct. Misremembered.
So funny how I have almost a complete story and even the rhythm of events of those 40 year old run of the mill sports stories, but know nothing about any major league rosters anymore
 
#704
#704
Pennheel said:
I think I read about him saying he'd just go play baseball for the Yankees if the Colts drafted him. The same thing also happened with Eli Manning. Having Archie helped to get him in a winnable situation. I also remember Kobe Bryant getting out of signing his contract with the Hornets. If you have those connections, sometimes nepotism can work to your favor.
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The Kobe trade was agreed to before the draft even occurred. It was Vlade Divac that threatened to retire if he got traded to the Hornets.
 
#707
#707
RDU VOL#14 said:
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I'm not sure the University of Colorado cares. The revenue, media coverage, etc. they received just in the first half of last season probably financially justified his entire contract. He actually had some serious CFB people talking about a potential playoff spot or NY6 bowl after week 2.
 
#709
#709
05_never_again said:
I'm not sure the University of Colorado cares. The revenue, media coverage, etc. they received just in the first half of last season probably financially justified his entire contract. He actually had some serious CFB people talking about a potential playoff spot or NY6 bowl after week 2.
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The media are gullible and in serious need of something to talk about 24/7/365.
 
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#710
#710
05_never_again said:
I'm not sure the University of Colorado cares. The revenue, media coverage, etc. they received just in the first half of last season probably financially justified his entire contract. He actually had some serious CFB people talking about a potential playoff spot or NY6 bowl after week 2.
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I agree, but the bolded part is because those people were seriously dumb.
 
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#713
#713
05_never_again said:
I'm not sure the University of Colorado cares. The revenue, media coverage, etc. they received just in the first half of last season probably financially justified his entire contract. He actually had some serious CFB people talking about a potential playoff spot or NY6 bowl after week 2.
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They couldn't have been that serious. Everyone knew they weren't good.
 
#716
#716
Deion is starting to get a bad reputation among even recruits now. He shows clear favoritism towards his sons and Hunter while putting down the kids that aren’t starting caliber. For a guy that won Super Bowls you would think he would put an emphasis on the entire team because that is what wins you championships at the end of the day. There is a reason kids are transferring out once they see the real Deion. A 56 year old getting into an online spat with a kid that is over 30 years younger than you is pretty darn embarrassing. But he is too egotistical to acknowledge that. He is about to crash and burn imo.
 
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#717
On top of how he handles things, he comes off as a fake Christian also. Whenever you respond “Lawd Jesus” that’s a little blasphemous in my eyes. Usually people like him that like to be front and center have this insatiable need to be validated in some kind of way. If he actually came across as a genuine human being then maybe there wouldn’t be so many people against him. Just everything about the man comes off as fake to me. I hope for his sake that he realizes that soon or else he is about to burn a lot of bridges.
 
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#718
#718
VolPack22 said:
Deion is starting to get a bad reputation among even recruits now. He shows clear favoritism towards his sons and Hunter while putting down the kids that aren’t starting caliber. For a guy that won Super Bowls you would think he would put an emphasis on the entire team because that is what wins you championships at the end of the day. There is a reason kids are transferring out once they see the real Deion. A 56 year old getting into an online spat with a kid that is over 30 years younger than you is pretty darn embarrassing. But he is too egotistical to acknowledge that. He is about to crash and burn imo.
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Deion has been poison everywhere he's been. Cowboys, Falcons, Yankees, Braves. He is the same old Deion.
 
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#719
VolPack22 said:
On top of how he handles things, he comes off as a fake Christian also. Whenever you respond “Lawd Jesus” that’s a little blasphemous in my eyes. Usually people like him that like to be front and center have this insatiable need to be validated in some kind of way. If he actually came across as a genuine human being then maybe there wouldn’t be so many people against him. Just everything about the man comes off as fake to me. I hope for his sake that he realizes that soon or else he is about to burn a lot of bridges.
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Those bridges have been burnt starting long ago and he's still lighting them today. Deion has always used people up, burned through them.
 
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VolPack22 said:
Deion is starting to get a bad reputation among even recruits now. He shows clear favoritism towards his sons and Hunter while putting down the kids that aren’t starting caliber. For a guy that won Super Bowls you would think he would put an emphasis on the entire team because that is what wins you championships at the end of the day. There is a reason kids are transferring out once they see the real Deion. A 56 year old getting into an online spat with a kid that is over 30 years younger than you is pretty darn embarrassing. But he is too egotistical to acknowledge that. He is about to crash and burn imo.
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Deion appeared to never be about team. Just a side act.
 
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