10:29 - Coach Prime's approach is a holistic approach. As he said, football is just a tool and he is using that as a way to get through his players so that the lessons they learn from the game of football will prepare them after they are done playing at Colorado, be it it's to the NFL or not the NFL. He said 95% of his players will not make it to the NFL but he still has a responsibility to those 95% to make sure they come out the other side of the program as someone who is ready to make something of themselves in the world. That's why he's not just big on academics but he wants his players to explore other things and interests so that they aren't just putting all their eggs into the "football" basket.
6:46 - "No sympathy but empathy." That is crazy important. A lot of haters make the comment that Coach Prime will play the victim card but he has never done that. While he is aware he never let it dictate what he wants to do. He has walked the path and he certainly wants to show the next generation that want to walk a similar path but do it better than he did so that they don't have to make the mistakes he did.
9:12 - Coach Prime's various financial literacy program are targeted not just at the players but also his staff. When they first came in he ran a presentation with a financial advisor and to start that conversation with his staff now that they are making some $ and he wants to help them keep more of it and not be lost to the "standard deductions." He wants the same thing for his players so that they can maximize their NIL packages but minimize their tax burden, all the while keeping it 100% legal so that everyone is compliant and won't have a visit from the IRS.
10:29 - Coach Prime's approach is a holistic approach. As he said, football is just a tool and he is using that as a way to get through his players so that the lessons they learn from the game of football will prepare them after they are done playing at Colorado, be it it's to the NFL or not the NFL. He said 95% of his players will not make it to the NFL but he still has a responsibility to those 95% to make sure they come out the other side of the program as someone who is ready to make something of themselves in the world. That's why he's not just big on academics but he wants his players to explore other things and interests so that they aren't just putting all their eggs into the "football" basket.
6:46 - "No sympathy but empathy." That is crazy important. A lot of haters make the comment that Coach Prime will play the victim card but he has never done that. While he is aware he never let it dictate what he wants to do. He has walked the path and he certainly wants to show the next generation that want to walk a similar path but do it better than he did so that they don't have to make the mistakes he did.
9:12 - Coach Prime's various financial literacy program are targeted not just at the players but also his staff. When they first came in he ran a presentation with a financial advisor and to start that conversation with his staff now that they are making some $ and he wants to help them keep more of it and not be lost to the "standard deductions." He wants the same thing for his players so that they can maximize their NIL packages but minimize their tax burden, all the while keeping it 100% legal so that everyone is compliant and won't have a visit from the IRS.