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Is Deion/Colorado similar to John Thompson/Georgetown from the 80s?

Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:39 pm
Posted by Byrdybyrd05
Member since Nov 2014
25720 posts
Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:39 pm
I wasn’t born yet when John Thompson was in his prime at Georgetown in the mid 80s. I remember watching the Big East 30 for 30 a few years ago and how he was hated along with his team while they were the team for the black community. My earliest memory as a kid about Georgetown was watching Allen Iverson and being a big fan of them. People that remember the 80s, was the hate that strong for John Thompson and Georgetown just on the east coast or the whole country?
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
17150 posts
Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:47 pm to
Both are considered racists and sloppy coaches who exclusively recruited a certain color of athlete, so yes?
Posted by lsufanva
sandston virginia
Member since Aug 2009
12414 posts
Posted on 9/27/23 at 5:13 am to
Not even close. Thompson was a different cat at a fancy little upper class school in the heart of the nation's capital. He put the demographics of that area on full display in the midst of the crack era. Different time and people weren't nearly as open minded as they are today. Deions got it easy.
Posted by Domeskeller
Member since Jun 2020
7856 posts
Posted on 9/27/23 at 5:18 am to
No. John Thompson won a championship. Deion Sanders has won 3 games against mediocre FBS competition.
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
75630 posts
Posted on 9/27/23 at 5:32 am to
Thompson was at least a great coach. Deion can't coach worth a shite unless it's against mediocre teams.
Posted by TrouserTrout
Member since Nov 2017
6425 posts
Posted on 9/27/23 at 6:49 am to
No. Thompson was a coach. Deion is a cheerleader.
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
20089 posts
Posted on 9/27/23 at 9:27 am to
Send in the goon!
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
45066 posts
Posted on 9/27/23 at 9:28 am to
Deion doesn't hate white people. John Thompson was a racist piece of shite.
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
60221 posts
Posted on 9/27/23 at 9:37 am to
Georgetown won big
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
9545 posts
Posted on 9/27/23 at 11:30 am to
I thought Georgetown was an all black school growing up. No whites on team or coaches for that matter.
Posted by p226
Lafayette
Member since Sep 2016
889 posts
Posted on 9/27/23 at 1:26 pm to
Posted by smash williams
San Diego
Member since Apr 2009
19755 posts
Posted on 9/27/23 at 5:41 pm to
Super bad take comparing the two
Posted by 610man
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
7356 posts
Posted on 9/28/23 at 4:09 pm to
This is blasphemy
Posted by McMahonnequin
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2022
537 posts
Posted on 9/28/23 at 4:56 pm to
Thompson was and is a legend. Whole bunch of people in here who obviously don't know shite about college basketball
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