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[Ken]

That team will eventually rise and develop higher than JSU or any SWAC team. Some alumni is going to write them a 20 million dollar check  When south Dakota state formed football team southern was one of their first opponents in baton rouge   now they are number one in the country

[Strike79]

 ……….Wow! What a refreshing interview. I watched every bit of the 16+ mins and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had never HEARD of this school until peeps on this board started discussing it a year or so ago. And I was skeptical of the brutha head coach saying he’s recruiting in the “hood” in Florida, Detroit and other places for ballers.

But, man, I gotta tell ya, I can see how dude is so successful recruiting. He has an infectious, warm and engaging personality, devoid of a lot of unnecessary bombast and bravado.

Keep your eye out on Coach Minter. Homeboy will likely be coaching along the sidelines of a Power 5 school in a few years.

[WileECoyote06]

Why did Mike Minter get an interview with HBCU Gameday? 

Campbell is not an HBCU and appear to be leveraging its HBCU opponents and their reputations to improve the its brand awareness.  Especially in the black community.

Is HBCU GameDay gonna interview Mike London when he and William and Mary face off against Hampton?   

[Strike79]

^^^Wile, did you actually WATCH the interview? Had you done so, you would likely find the answer to the first question in your post. 

Deion Sanders is, arguably, the most recognizable head football coach in all of HBCU and FCS football. Campbell, a PWI with a black head coach who has compiled highly acclaimed great recruiting classes in the last couple of years, is Coach Sanders next opponent. No one cares about Mike London at W&M and who is the head coach at Hampton, anyway? More salient question, who cares about the identity of the HC at Hampton?

What am I missing here?

[Decks]

WileE,

HBCU Gameday reads this message board and I'm sure they saw the threads inquiring about Mike Minters recruiting ability. I think they simply gave us what we wanted.

[lew9ball]

Great interview. In recent years I began to hear about Campbell University. Never knew a brutha was the head football coach. Also noticed they were popping up on HBCUS schedules. Should be an interesting upcoming contest between Jackson State vs Campbell U.

[WileECoyote06]

^^^Wile, did you actually WATCH the interview? Had you done so, you would likely find the answer to the first question in your post. 

Deion Sanders is, arguably, the most recognizable head football coach in all of HBCU and FCS football. Campbell, a PWI with a black head coach who has compiled highly acclaimed great recruiting classes in the last couple of years, is Coach Sanders next opponent. No one cares about Mike London at W&M and who is the head coach at Hampton, anyway? More salient question, who cares about the identity of the HC at Hampton?

What am I missing here?

Yes I watched it.  Doesn't mean that I agree with him being given that platform.   They already got an ESPN.com article out of his recruiting prowess. 

Mike London is coach at William and Mary, whom Hampton will face in a few weeks.  Should we give all black PWI coaches facing HBCUs a platform?  It was a rhetorical question.

WileE,

HBCU Gameday reads this message board and I'm sure they saw the threads inquiring about Mike Minters recruiting ability. I think they simply gave us what we wanted.

I know they do.  And you're probably right. 

[klg14]

WileE does have a point.

Will we see in the future interviews on HBCU Gameday with other Black PWI coaches facing HBCU opponents? Consistency would be refreshing.

[Jafus [Thinker]]

The HBCUGameday leadership team is following the financial framework and data metrics. It has worked for them thus far.

[klg14]

The HBCUGameday leadership team is following the financial framework and data metrics. It has worked for them thus far.

I guess that's why much of their coverage lately has been on one team.

[j1908]

WileE does have a point.

Will we see in the future interviews on HBCU Gameday with other Black PWI coaches facing HBCU opponents? Consistency would be refreshing.

Yeah, I agree.

[The Watcher]

1) Campbell is playing FOUR HBCUs in one season, and will soon be in the CAA with two others. They are playing more HBCU football programs than A&T, Hampton and Tennessee State.

2) They are playing in two of the biggest homecoming games of the year, doesn't it make sense for our audience (fans of those programs) to know who Campbell is?

3) Campbell is a team that is competing for the same level of players that our FCS programs are -- they are worth keeping an eye on.

4) The data from our article this summer shows that Campbell has a fan base that will read content about their team, which helps us bring in revenue. Sadly there are far too few HBCU fanbases that don't engage with content on their favorite team.

At the end of the day its a good, unique story and we'd be doing a disservice if we didn't take a deeper look. Hopefully, this clears some things up

[klg14]

1) Campbell is playing FOUR HBCUs in one season, and will soon be in the CAA with two others. They are playing more HBCU football programs than A&T, Hampton and Tennessee State.

2) They are playing in two of the biggest homecoming games of the year, doesn't it make sense for our audience (fans of those programs) to know who Campbell is?

3) Campbell is a team that is competing for the same level of players that our FCS programs are -- they are worth keeping an eye on.

4) The data from our article this summer shows that Campbell has a fan base that will read content about their team, which helps us bring in revenue. Sadly there are far too few HBCU fanbases that don't engage with content on their favorite team.

At the end of the day its a good, unique story and we'd be doing a disservice if we didn't take a deeper look. Hopefully, this clears some things up

So...Covering HBCUs don't pay the bills.

[Strike79]

Watcher^^^you’ve certainly cleared things up for THIS poster and you make very salient points. I am baffled as to the harm that will befall HBCU’s by interviewing the head coach of a PWI that is a common opponent of SEVERAL HBCU’s this season.

What HBCU’s will be harmed by running this interview of Coach Minter, how and why?