#RolandMartinUnfiltered - Roland LIVE at the 2022 Celebration Bowl powered by Coca-Cola

Episode Date: December 15, 2022

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Of course, they are here again at Jackson State. We are here broadcasting as well. And so a lot of attention here, a lot of excitement for the cricket celebration bowl. So we are happy to be here over the next few hours. We'll talk to a lot of these players as well as some of the coaches. Right now, let's just listen to Westlake High School. We'll be right back. Thank you. © BF-WATCH TV 2021 All right! Nice to meet you. Here in Atlanta. Thank you, sir! That was warm!

That was warm! Oh, yeah! Thank you, sir! That was warm! That was warm! Oh, yeah! Yeah! Thank you. Oh, yeah! Take it back! That was cool! That was awesome!

Oh, yeah! Thank you. Oh, yeah! Back in the... Oh, yeah! We're here with Cole Cole here at the Celebration Bowl. You got one more song? Okay. Okay, hold on. Let me double check in here. All right, y'all.

This here is Cedric Young. He's the director of bands here. So, Cedric, folks said y'all are one of the top bands in Atlanta. Absolutely. Yes, sir, brother. One of the top bands in Atlanta. How many members you got? About 130.

About 130. About 130. Yes, sir. So, of course, he's an alpha man. That's always important. So just tell us about this group of kids and how successful they've been. Wow, these kids have been outstanding. They're actually taking final exams at this time.

You know, Westlake is an Ivy school. We have classes for advanced placement there. We have top athletics. We have top academics as well. And we have students from 9th grade through 12th grade. And the school is located in the city of South Fulton. Yes, sir. I'm so proud of these kids and the community.

And thank you. All right, we appreciate it. That's right. Thanks a bunch. Again, folks, we're here for the World of Coca-Cola. And so they have both teams that are actually coming in here. And so right now, Jackson State, their first, they'll be coming in second.

And so they're going to be touring the whole place. They'll be, of course, eating here as well, checking the whole facility out. And so they're going to be a short program. And so we're going to be here talking with various officials as well about what's going on. Go ahead. Go ahead.

That's right. Y'all go ahead. Talking to various officials. Here we go. Let's give it up for the mighty Washington Lions of Westlake High School. All right. Folks, the game was taking place on Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium here in Atlanta. The game has already sold out.

Lots of excitement here. Of course, Jackson State, they were here last year. They, of course, went to South Carolina State, and they absolutely want to come out with a victory from this particular game. And so a lot of excitement. Of course, they also want to win this game for head coach Deion Sanders. Of course, he is coaching his final game for Jackson State. The new coach, T.C. Taylor, has already been named by Jackson State as a replacement. And so that's what's going on here as well.

And so, folks, we're here, again, celebrating this, talking to various people, and getting their thoughts and perspectives on this game as well. You are not going to be cute. This is not a wedding. You can't get up and eat with you guys. So, that's the plan. It's how we decide. We don't want to over-investigate the dish for the food., Howie. It's not just a little bit of a dish to the food.

I feel you. That's very beautiful. We don't have any of our beautiful chairs here. Thank you. One second, sorry. Here we go, folks. And so, again, so right now what's happening, what's happening right now is the players, they are going about all different food stations that are in here as well.

And so trying out some of the food. And so we're going to head over here. See if I can grab. I thought I saw John Grant. He's executive director of this bowl. He is with ESPN. So we're going to talk to John. We're going to make our way upstairs.

And also, so you can see upstairs, a lot of the Coca-Cola executives, they are here. So we'll be talking to talk to John. We're going to make our way upstairs and also, so you can see upstairs, now the Coca-Cola executives, they are here. So we'll be talking to them as well. And so we were here last year, and so I wanted to be, you know, calm me a little bit more this year, chat with different folks. And so what we'll do is in a second grab a couple of people so I can make my way over here. I thought I saw John. I see Michael Braxton with Coca-Cola. So I might grab Michael in a second. So Michael Braxton with

Coca-Cola works with HBCUs. So we're going to chat with Michael in just a moment here. So, Michael, good to see you. It's a little messy outside, cold and rainy. It's sort of messed up, the plans you had for outside, but you got enough room on the inside. We had a pivot. We brought the kids in, and they lit it up. Westlake High School was fantastic. Talk about, for folks who don't know,

the relationship that Coca-Cola has with various HBCUs. Well, we are proud partners of a number of HBCUs across the landscape. We partner with individual institutions. We partner with three conferences, the SIAC, the CIAA, and the MIAC. And also we have various events in the HBCU world that we sponsor, including the Celebration Bowl. So it's part of our overarching commitment to partner and uplift HBCU. And then when you say partner with individual schools, what does that actually mean? Well, we also sponsor institutions. We provide beverages on institutions.

We also help partner on their community initiatives. We provide scholarships. We sponsor their events, sporting events, and what have you. So across the lexicon, across the board, we're a proud partner of many HBCUs, and we're a proud part of the HBCU community. Now obviously, this game has just grown

and grown and grown. It's already sold out. There's a lot of excitement around this year's Celebration Bowl. Well, the excitement is, it's just that, grown and grown. It's already sold out. There's a lot of excitement around this year's celebration, Bo. Well, the excitement is, it's just that, it's growing. The celebration has become a celebration of HBCU culture. When you come into the game on Saturday, you're not only going to see fans from Jackson and North Carolina Central, you're going to see the FAMU fans, the Hampton fans, the A&T fans, the Tuskegee fans. That Saturday before Christmas has become a celebration of HBCU culture,

and this is the place to be, Atlanta, the week before Christmas at the Celebration Bowl. Of course, there are other events that are happening all throughout the week. Now on Saturday, there's also, what, the Fan Fest Zone? The Coca-Cola Fan Experience. We'll have more high school bands, the Sonic going to South and the NCCU Marching Machine. They'll be there as well, playing pregame out adjacent to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and International Plaza. If you're in Atlanta, come on out. It's free for the public. All right, man. All right, Michael, sounds good. And so Jackson State's up first, and then is

there going to be, what's happening a little bit later? Is there speakers or anything that's happening? The kids from Jackson State are going to have their dinner. Then we're going to bring in North Carolina Central. We're going to do it all again. All right. I appreciate it. All right. Thanks a bunch.

All right. Again, folks, so a lot of things happened for a moment ago. I just saw Coach Deion Sanders. I'll be going to try to grab him, try to grab the new head coach, Coach Taylor, as well. And so let's do this here. Let's go to a commercial break. We'll be back on Roland Martin Unfiltered on the Black Star Network broadcasting live with a roll of Coca-Cola,

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So right now, both of the teams are partaking in a lot of the food that is here all around the world of Coca-Cola here. They'll also be touring the place as well. And so, as we said, this is one of the opening festivities. Both teams are flown in today, landed at Hartfield Jackson Airport, and then taken to the hotels, and then came over here. And so that's what's happening here. There's an opportunity again for them to enjoy a team meal, enjoy the festivities.

And then there are activities all week, hospital visits, things along those lines. There's a big dinner at the College Football Hall of Fame taking place as well. And so just like look, other bowl games, same thing. There are a number of different bowl activities that are going to be happening here as well. And so just like, look, other bowl games, same thing. There are a number of different bowl activities that are going to be happening here as well. And so that's what's happening all this week.

There are a number of people who are here. Of course, Elle Duncan from ESPN. I saw her a little bit earlier, and so we're going to try to grab her and chat with her a little bit as well. I saw for a moment my man John Grant, who's with ESPN. He's actually the executive director of this bowl. And so we're gonna try to grab John as well. Mayor Andre Dickens is supposed to be coming through here.

We look forward to just grabbing the mayor a little bit on the chat with him. And so other folks as well from Atlanta are gonna be coming through here for this celebration. Now, you might remember last year, we, of course, were involved in the game as well. Of course, in the Fan Fest, broadcasting live from the various venues. And so talking with the presidents, athletic directors as well. And so we'll be looking for them as well.

So I'm trying to see if President Hudson or Ashley Robinson, the athletic director, is here. So we'll be trying to grab them as well. So really just getting their thoughts and perspective on this game, on what's going on here. And, of course, it's Christmas season, and you can't have Christmas, especially with an HBCU football game. Well, a black Santa. And so, hey, Anthony, Anthony, grab the black Santa.

So we got so we got the black Santa here. And so looking all smooth and everything. So, you know, so you know how we actually do it. So we got. So so you so so you so what we call you cool papa bear santa father christmas father christmas that's all you know it's still shocking what bunch of people when they see a black santa well the only santa i ever knew was black so sharing the love sharing the love sharing the love all right so first of all this is a Santa outfit. Well, this is a new thing, a little robe, taking us back a little bit with that robe. It's got my gold belt, so I'm ready.

Got the vest and everything, the paisley vest. Yes, yes, sir. Trying to represent. If you're going to do it, got to do it well. Now, how long have you been representing at Santa? It's my second year. Second year doing Santa. So you're a new Santa.

New Santa. Newbie. A newbie. Now, there's always wild, crazy experiences. So what has been in your new, your newness, what has been the funniest Santa experience you've had? The funniest is the adults, because they are so excited to see a black Santa. Not the kids, the adults. Not the kids, the adults. There's one lady grabbed me. She said, I've been waiting for you all my life, a black Santa. And she said, I got one of you on my shelf at home. So just spreading it.

That's pretty cool. That's pretty cool. That's pretty cool. It's pretty cool. It is about representation. Say that again. It is about representation. It is about representation. And if they can see something they can relate to,

and that put a little more positive, if they can do it, I can do it, anybody can do it. So we're all included. All of us come to the table. Absolutely. All right, then. We appreciate it. Thank you, sir. First of us come to the table. Absolutely. All right, then. We appreciate it. Thank you, sir.

What's your name? My name? Darrell Whitstone. All right, Darrell. I'm from Aiken, South Carolina. Aiken? Aiken. All right. We appreciate it.

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What's up, Doc? Good seeing you, man. Good seeing you. So, you know, so we're sitting here. So, in a second, like I say, I'm going to look for John in a second. So, I want to do this here. So, the control room, which I want y'all to do. We went to the SPAC Championship a couple of years ago.

So, I want y'all to cue some of that stuff up. That was a tailgate experience we had last time. So, if y'all to cue some of that stuff up. That was a tailgate experience we had last time. So if y'all could pull that up, I want to show some of that. So trust me, on Saturday, I can guarantee you, you're going to see more tailgating happening as well. And so it should be about a 25-minute video that we showed of the tailgate. Took place a couple weeks ago the swag championship so control room y'all go ahead and get that ready uh so folks on saturday i've already talked to some of the people from jackson north carolina they're bringing their pits down they prepared

if it's raining they got tarps and all that good stuff uh and so uh it's going to be a real experience in the parking lots all around the mercedesBenz Superdome as they get ready for Saturday's game. As you heard Michael Braxton say, it's going to be a massive fan fest. The Fan Zone, Coca-Cola, other sponsors are going to be there as well. We're going to be broadcasting on Saturday as well, going live from the Fan Zone, being able to show you some of that, talking to people who are going to be out there as well. So we're looking forward to doing some of that. And so do this at Control Room.

Y'all let me know when y'all got the SWAC championship tailgate stuff ready. Let Anthony and Henry know so they can give me a cue so we actually toss to that. And so let me do this here. I'm going to go go around let me see here let's see if i can find uh john and some other folks uh who are here let me try to find them and then also uh i'm looking for uh coach taylor as well i saw coach sanders a little bit earlier and so i'm looking for him and so looking I'm looking to chat with him and to see what's going on. And so let me see.

First of all, y'all don't realize it's actually dark in here. It's a little hard for me to see everybody and to grab them. So that's what I'm looking for. We need some lights in here, y'all. That's all good, Doc. Get some lights in here. All right, so let's do this here. I'm going to walk you around and see some of the food stations, see what they got. So we got seven sliders over here. y'all. It's all good, Doc. Get some lights in here. All right, so let's do this here. I'm going to walk you around

and see some of the food stations, see what they got. So we got seven sliders over here, so come on. Just come with me over here. All right, so we got seven sliders over here. So you see, again, I guess we got some mac and cheese over there with the southern sliders in here. And then we go to the food station that's over here. So let's go on over here. Come with me over here.

Let's go. All right. Come on. And, of course, you see we got, of course, you know, you can't come to Atlanta and not have any biscuits. So you see the biscuits they got over here. Over here. Come on. Take a shot. Yeah, so you see what they got serving over here as well for the teams.

This is happening. We come on all over here. Let's go to the carving bar. So we're going all over here. How's it going, Doc? You all good? You good? You good?

So we got the... You all good, baby? Just chilling, just doing a little work. So we got the carving bar here as well, so... All right, where's Elle Duncan? Let's see where she... Come on, let's see where Elle is. Okay?

All right, to the other camera. We. Let's see where L is. Okay. All right. To the other camera. You should be switching over to where L is. We have to really be social media folks here. We need to be social media folks here. Who are social media adults. Who has a social media at the most? All of us. I don't know where they're going to get them from. Who cares? Alright.

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I see the trophy. I didn't know what I was holding, but a lot of people were holding it. Eric got it. Eric got it. Eric, what are you going to do today? Eric, you got a hand? Yeah, right there. Put the cameras on him right there. When they come down, we'll keep it up.

It's not getting, we'll give it up, get the budget, and we'll get there. Are they already all your people? What's up, two? All right. Check. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank, that's my guy, Roland. How are you? I'm just chilling as you're soliciting TikTok dances. You know, college dropout, journalism dropout, and here I am asking a bunch of kids to do a TikTok video with me. You don't see life coming this way, but it just happens sometimes, Roland. No, it's fine, it's all in good fun.

You know, I try not to run from the fact that I'm not cool anymore and I just lean in. So I'm not gonna be doing the video, but I will solicit the crowd. I will crowdsource for a TikTok video. Have you ever done a TikTok video? Oh, yeah, for sure. I had a moment where I was kind of into them. But then, of course, life and like having two children and a full time job, like a couple of them hit.

And I realized I have no time for TikTok because I'm trying to fire some things for the neurons. So I've done a few, but not in a while. Have you? No. You want to do one now? No. We can do the, uh, the cup of challenge, the Beyonce. You want to do it with me? You want to do it? No, it's not really the same without the music rolling, but it's fine. I know. I mean, I mean, I've done, I've posted videos of me dancing. I'm just, I don't care for any of the challenges. Yeah, I don't feel any sense of, like, urgency to, like, jump in and be challenged to do any of these things. Also, I'm not about to spend two and three hours for 20 seconds. Yeah, it really, like, the thing that I've learned

is it's the editing that takes so much time. Like, the video itself takes a couple seconds to shoot, but then you edit so much, and it's like, who has time for this? Especially people who do it all the time, which is why, if you're a content creator, I understand it is a full-time job. Like, you do have to spend a lot of time in it.

But when you have a whole other full-time-ass job, it's just impossible to do. Yeah, and so for me, we do content creation. Like, I even hate folks who take a picture and like, oh, no, we need a filter. I'm like, I don't need a filter. I don't dig the filters just because, you know, I'm not like being sanctimonious. We all want to look our best, but it's also just such a fabricated version of ourselves anyway. And I think that being a public figure or a front-facing person, people already

have so many preconceived notions about what your life is like, and it's not true anyway. But like, if there's one thing I can be real about, like, let it be this, that I don't look like this on TV when I'm not on TV, you know, that I've got bags and wrinkles and everything else too. Well, what cracks me up is you've been taking photos and photographers like you want to see I'm like, oh no, I'm good I'm like this out of This side of photo fire Right. These ones are good. It's this one that I'm like this side we good I Know exactly what to do this face just knows

What people say up which side do you want? Big one. Say that. They're all my good sides. Vanity. No, it's just like, yo, I don't, like, get all caught up in all that. Like, I know there are a couple of people I know, both sisters, and I swear, I have to take, like, 20 photos.

I said, I am never taking a photo with y'all ever again. I said, this ain't no photo shoot. For me, it's like two shots, click, click, we out. Yeah, 100%. Like, that's what we're going to do. We're going to get in, we're going to get out and have a good time. I'm not trying to do this all day.

Now, how many years have you done this? So this is the second year that they've done this Taste of Celebration that I've been doing it. But I've been coming to the Celebration Bowl every year for about six years now. So what other things are you doing this week? That's the only thing? No, so I'm hosting a panel for Essence and Coca-Cola, the Black Women in Sports panel.

We've been doing them across the country this past year. This is our fourth one. And they've been amazing. We just sort of celebrate a couple of women, specifically Black women in the sports space. We have great conversation. We do panels. We hear from the CEO of Essence, Caroline Wonga, who's amazing. It's just a really great.

The last one we did, you were in New Orleans. It's the same exact thing. We're just doing this one here at the Cultural Arts Center. Yeah. When is that? On Friday. Yeah. Yeah.

So we're doing that. And then I'll just be hanging out at the Celebration Bowl, Roland. All good. So, okay. So game is Saturday. What's your prediction? I think that these fellas here at Jackson State feel some kind of way about how last year went.

And, you know, while, you know, North Carolina Central has done a really great job rallying after a little bit of a slow start, I just think the offense is too much. So we'll see. I think they can hang, but I think it will be jackson state but i thought the same thing last year i think somebody wants a selfie with you oh oh he wants to borrow mike oh he wants to borrow mike okay let's see what he got to say okay Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got the mic. Thank you. Receiver. Receiver. Pass it around. Pass it around.

Pass it around. Receiver. Receiver. Man. I got a lot of people out here. You done? Thank you. Thank you.

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I mean, could it be any other way? Really, it's Roland Martin. All right, folks, welcome back to the Black Star Network here in the world of Coca-Cola. Looks like a lot of these guys are kind of freestyling here. That's what they're doing right now. I see my man Jay Harris over here, my frat brother Jay Harris from ESPN. So, Jay, you're hanging out here at the Celebration Bowl. What are your duties this week? To host.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to grab the microphone because I hate when people do that to me. I'm so sorry. Host the Champions Dinner tomorrow night. Tonight I'm just here scouting the area. Now, last year it got a little prickly in that dinner. Yeah. It was an interesting scene. Yes, it got a little prickly in that dinner. Yeah, it was an interesting scene. Yes, it was.

I think this year will be a little bit more emotional, a little bit more introspective maybe. There's a lot been done in the last three years. I think last year, South Carolina State really felt like everybody was disrespecting them. And so they came into every event with a chip on their shoulder. Absolutely. A huge chip. No one was giving them a chance. I was talking

to some South Carolina State alums before the game. They're like, I feel real good about this because our boys are ready. They're quiet. They're not out there. They're not talking. Something good is going to happen. And something did. Well, I remember talking to the head coach. We were upstairs, and he said, well, Deion got some rings. He said, but I got a few rings myself. Yes. Yes, he does. It will be good, well, depending on who you're rooting for, to see him go out with a win with this team for

what he's done with his program. But North Carolina Central is not going to be an easy out. They're here for a reason. And they came to win too. What do you make of all of the talk swirling around Deion leaving? A lot of people, a lot of conflicted feelings about that. I think football is a business at the end of the day uh he was not going to be eddie robinson he was not going to be there for 30 years uh because that's not who he wants to be

and i have to respect him for doing what he wants to be you could argue that okay maybe he should have come in and said i'm going to do this temporarily. But why would you say that? You have to be all in. And everyone knows if something good happens for you, you might not be doing this. You might go somewhere else. And the reality is all head coaches are all in until they're not. Absolutely. Yes.

Until they are not. And that's the key. And then you try to transition into something better. And you keep it rolling. You keep it moving. Because it is what it is. You can't stop it. Do you believe, though, that with Deion leaving Jackson State, that the momentum for HBCUs on ESPN or other platforms,

do you believe that is going to continue? Yes, I do. Because we had that momentum before Deion went to Jackson State when we started this game. I mean, with the MEAC SWAG Challenge for the last 16 years, I believe. So, yeah, the momentum has always been there. The product has always been there. It's always been good.

It's always been talent. So it's up to us to market it and to take it to the masses. And for the masses, Deion has helped more eyeballs come to the sports. So it's up to us to keep those eyeballs. But, yeah, the momentum is going to keep going. See, one of the things that I've said is that what is needed is that the other coaches are going to have to go beyond the field. So if you're Eddie Robinson, Jr., and you're saying,

Dion ain't swag, you're swag, okay, he's now gone. What you going to do? Yes. Marketing is something. And there are a lot of lessons to learn from Deion Sanders, the master marketer, that coaches in the MEAC and the SWAC all across HBCU football and all sports could learn to do it better. But it's also incumbent upon us to seek them out.

And I'm kind of an activist journalist at heart so I don't mind helping someone get a platform as long as they get back up what they're saying and I think it's our responsibility to cover the sports and cover the good things that are out there and again you know III the reason I say that because I was at the SWAC media. And of course, there's only one Dion for the personality. But the reality is, every school, and even the... I know a lot of cops, and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun?

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I mean, we've got to do things differently to survive, to reach new heights. A lot of us older people look at these kids and go, Dad, these kids. Those kids are really smart if you talk to them, if you give them the opportunity, if you listen to them. So I think as older coaches across whatever platform should listen to their players and maybe set some of their old ways aside and try to adapt to new ways. I mean, it's just going to keep rolling.

That's how progress happens. You just keep rolling with it. You keep going with it. And the thing that I keep saying, because in many ways, the reason I can identify with what ABCs have to deal with is I've been in black-owned media, running black newspapers. And the reality is you have to use the tools at your disposal. And I think every one of these schools has got to be more aggressive on social media.

They've got to understand that, I mean, every school should really be thinking about how do I create my own hard knocks without hbo doing it you got to be showing so many other elements of your school so then folks are following you they're on tick tock they're on youtube they're on instagram they're on snapchat they're on twitter all the platforms and so that's coming upon every school and every coach and it's not something that you don't have to recreate the wheel Because everyone has a story Every one of these kids has a story You can tell one story and you can tell the next story and draw people in and it's just that simple. So I mean

The mechanism is the works are there. All we got to do is do the work on top of it. And look, get a huddle of folks, have them do it, push the content out, and keep it going. Because for me, when I tell people when you use social media that way, frankly, it's free marketing. But you have to invest in it to get the results.

I agree. I agree 100%. And it's worked. You can see. What we see now from Jackson State over the past three years, it works. If you have someone who has a vision and is not shy about letting people know what they want to happen, whether it's on the field or off the field at their university and their program. And I don't see anything wrong with that. I mean, who's going to toot your horn if you ain't going to toot your horn?

It's kind of on you. Yeah. Yeah. Over and over again. I was talking to my son about that. He likes to do music. And I said, did you post whatever you wanted to do it? I said, yes. He said, yes. I said, post it again. Right. Because it's yours. Market it. Push it out there. Hit them with it. That's how you do it. And it'll catch someone the first time or the second time that didn't hear it the first time. And you just keep driving it. That's the only way people are going to take notice.

You just got to keep driving them. All right, Fred. I appreciate it, man. My brother, always a pleasure. I appreciate it. All right. Folks, that's Jay Harris, ESPN. So, again, we're here at the World of Coca-Cola for the team dinner,

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That was a news conference that took place with the coaches from both teams. It's an opportunity for us to share some of that with you. I know a lot of cops, and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. Across the country, cops called this taser the revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple.

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So I want to thank you all from the press for attending with us today. We're glad to have everyone here. Lunch will be served immediately following, and we really would ask you to certainly stay around and join us for that. This is a great year for us in HBC football, and more importantly, it's a great year for the cricket celebration world. We're going to announce that this game is sold out. We have standing room only tickets that we're selling now, and this is our first sellout this early in the season,

in this game's history. You know, having two teams that I've watched closely all season long, I mean, and we've had some cliff hanging situations through this football season, but at ESPN, we're proud to be able to present more football games on the HBCU space than has ever been shown.

In 2015, when we launched the Cricket Celebration Bowl, we carried 32 games. As of this year, over 150 HBCU games were carried on ESPN platforms. I think that deserves a round of applause. We have a full weekend around this year's games. It is focused on certainly that we create two things, three things for our staff from our perspective. One, that we create a world-class experience for the student athletes and the band members who earn the opportunity to be on this national stage.

Two, that we create a world-class experience for our fans who spend their money, make the trip, and to attend this game. And third, that we create a world-class experience for those who turn on their televisions, hold up their phones, be on their electric devices, meet friends and bars to tune in to watch these two great teams compete against each other. And this is going to be an exciting game. We've got a lot of things happening in Sam and I'm sure they will talk about that in a moment.

We do want I do want to take a moment of personal privilege. And I want to acknowledge Coach Deion Samuel, who came into Jackson State in 2020 and who now, as we all know, is accepted the opportunity to be the head coach of Colorado. But in his time at Jackson State and the commitments that he made to really elevate HBCU football, he has done that. To bring attention to the platforms, he has done that.

To demonstrate to our young student athletes that you can come to HBCUs, you can be seen, you can get an opportunity to demonstrate your talents, and you can move on to the next level. He has done that. So for that, we're grateful. We're grateful that this stage will be his last stage, that he will be at Jackson State.

And we're grateful for that. So if you're out there listening, folks, on behalf of the Cricket Celebration Bowl, thank you, and we can't wait for you to arrive here with us. A week full of activities starting on Wednesday when our teams arrive, man, we're going to show them the time of their lives. Coca-Cola Companies has a welcome dinner called Taste of Atlanta at the World of Coca-Cola. On Friday, we have activities with them and the National Football League careers in the NFL off the field. We have working with our new partner,

Visa, and Intruis,is with an existing partner. We're going to give them an education loan around financial education and financial literacy in a new game that they have called financial football. So it's going to be competitive, but they're going to learn something while they're here as well. Saturday night, I'm sorry, Thursday night we will have our champion circle showcase where we will be inducting Coach Buddy Pugh into our Champion Circle as the winning coach of the 2021 Cricket Celebration Bowl. And I'm pleased to announce to you today, we will be also launching our inaugural inductee into the Cricket Celebration Bowl newly created Hall of Fame. And that inductee will be Mr. Tariq Cohen, who was the most valuable player of our inaugural Cricket Celebration Bowl game and went on to be drafted by the Chicago Bears. We're excited that he's gonna be here and to accept this honor,

and we can't wait to induct him into this year's Hall of Fame. Friday, our fan experience, we will be hosting a fan experience from six until nine at the Georgia Convention Center International Plaza. That fan experience will also open on saturday and we have um concerts fun activities that will take place for all of our fame and before i close i do want to take a moment to acknowledge our representative from our title

sponsor cricket wireless pj parr if you understand Thank you so much for being here, and let's give our title sponsor, Cricket Wilders. Cricket has a strong commitment to HBCU. They're not only the title sponsor of the Cricket Celebration Bowl, our Week Zero game, the Cricket NEAC Swag Challenge, but they also have strong relationships and sponsorship with the Mideastern Athletic Conference, the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and the SIAC Conference as well. So they are deeply rooted in the HBCU and invested in the HBCU experience.

PJ, thank you and your team for your investment. With that being said, I'm going to introduce the people you guys came here to also hear from. And I'd like to ask to come up to the podium and introduce the Director of, Vice President. I want to get that right. Because I don't want to leave, you know. I wanna get that right. Cause I don't wanna leave, you know, Ashley will get on me if I leave out any part of this. But he's the vice president and director of athletics at Jackson State University, Mr. Ashley Robinson.

And he'll be followed by Mrs. Skip Perkins, who will, who is the director ofics for North Carolina Central University Athletics. Good morning. We're excited to be back in Atlanta for the Cricket Celebration Bowl. I want to thank our title sponsor, our cricket, and all our corporate sponsors for making this game possible. I want to thank John Grant. Great vision, brother. Great vision.

We talked about this six or seven years ago. I want to thank you, even with the MEAC swag and the celebration moment. I want to congratulate North Carolina A&T, my guy Steve Perkins and Coach Oliver. Hold on one second guys, hold on one second. Oh I'm sorry North Carolina Central. I apologize North Carolina Central, AD Steve Perkins, I'm sorry Coach Oliver and staff of Wayne-Dubyak and making this here to the lounge. It's certainly been an exciting season for Jackson State University. Our first 12 in no season, our second straight title,

SWAC title, 18 SWAC championships in program history. Coach Prime couldn't be with us today, but certainly he's been a force behind an outstanding run of Jackson State over the last few years. And we thank him from all he's done for JSU, HBCU culture to shine the spotlight on the greatness of all our institutions.

With that being said, we have one more goal to achieve and we're excited about the opportunity to compete in Sarah. Go Tigers. All right, folks. We're going to come back to that news conference. Got to go to a break right now, pay a few bills. We'll hear more from the celebration,

the cricket celebration about News Conference Plus. We'll show you the moment when Jackson State named its new head coach, T.C. Taylor. He's a wide receivers coach for Coach Sanders. Coach Sanders recommended him for the job. They made it official this week. We'll show you that moment as well. You're watching Roland Martin Unfiltered, broadcasting live from the world of Coca-Cola here in Atlanta on the Black Star Network and in partnership with Coca-Cola for the Cricket Celebration Bowl.

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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. anticipate this game. They're very excited. But we look forward to it. You know, when you look at Central, the process of things they do, well, third down conversion, they're number one in the company of the FCS. That means they're doing the right things

as far as staying on the field, moving the chains. Scoring, tight offense, they're up there. I think they're number six total offense, number 14. So a lot of things they're doing, that quarterback has been there for a long time. They have chemistry. They have experience. But we know, we've done our research.

We know what type of team, we know opponent that we're playing will be well prepared, and we understand that. On defense, red zone defense, they do a good job as far as keeping you out of the end zone. So we look forward to the challenge. But we talk about preparation. You know, what happens when preparation leads to opportunity?

No. Success happens. So we both look forward as far as understanding that we're prepared for what we got going on. We look forward to the opportunity that we have next Saturday on the 17th. And we don't take it for granted. We do not take it for granted. We have a lot of guys on our roster

that do a great job. You know, we have a great team, great chemistry. We have a great coaching staff. So the things that we believe from day one as far as being smart, fast, tough, disciplined with character, look, every day we thrive on that. You know, we bring it, but we got to give acknowledgement to our fan base. We cannot do it alone. We got through these times. We got through these games with our sunny boom, with our fan base. I mean, Jackson

State University is a great, great entity, and we always look forward as far as coming out and representing that one university. But one thing we understand, we understand that past performance is not indicative of future results. I'm going to say it again,

past performance is not indicative of future results. So everything we did up to is not a digit of future results. So everything we did up to this point, we crossed it out. It's a new season. We're looking forward as far as coming out and putting on a great show. It's going to be once again a platform

and stage that everyone in the country will be watching. It is exciting to see that HBCU University is a part of this. once again I thank you for really acknowledging Coach Bryan, the old man that came with great vision but it couldn't happen without KD Ashley Robinson playing with that vision but he put his best foot forward and we understand where we are today and we will continue to carry out that vision and make sure we represent both universities the right way. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Thank you so much, Coach. Those of you who know me, know I'm a reporter. I'm always looking for a student. I got a student early this season that North Carolina Central will be here from a mentee of mine who's on the team

who after last season got a national championship ring for Mississippi Manhattan. He told me after three games, North Carolina Seminoles coming to Atlanta. Sure enough, he said, I'm sorry, Coach, he told me that. And so he's here. For the record of 9-2,

coached by the Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, let's now hear from North Carolina Central Head Coach, Trey Oliver. Trey Oliver Thank you. It's an honor to be here. I'd like to thank Crickle Wireless and John Grant. Done an outstanding job. Whatever you touch, man, it can go from ever since I've known you.

So like I said earlier today, whenever I see you, I know good things are happening. Ashley, I know that was a shot that you took. We'll talk about it. We're going to talk about a school up the street down the road. But I want to thank our administration. And when I got here in 2019, when your vision can be aligned with your upper administration, your chancellor, the athletic directors and support staff, it makes life a lot easier. And it's easy to obtain your goals. You know, we did get a lot of honors this year, players of the year, coach of the year. I'm just so humbled and honored. And you can't do that without great people around you.

You know, we have a player, Juan Velarde, up for Doris Robinson Student Athlete of the Year Award. And it's not just what he did in the community, but when you have great sports information to recognize each other's story in Calisthenics, that's how we promote our young men. So, you know, we talk about having great people. When I got here, you know, it was culture over scheme. I thought that we had to change the culture.

It wasn't about X's and O's, whatever plays you call them and all that stuff. We had to get the right young men in our program. A lot of folks look at me crazy with my recruiting philosophy, and it's not cookie cutter. It's, you know, different for each folks in each program. But for me, it was about going out and getting great high school talent. I wasn't with all the transfers because at that point in time for us, I didn't think that we could build our program off of that.

It's like this beautiful stadium right here. You know, all the beautiful mirrors and windows and everything. If you don't have that foundation, it's going to crumble. So I've been blessed. Offensive player of the year, defensive player of the year. We're both high school football players that we recruited out of high school and once you get in there

you have to develop and our strength and conditioning staff, Bulldog and TC, those guys really really pushed our culture and everything that we preach and I talk about it, I'm just a piece of it everybody there is just as important as I am from like I said strength condition, academic support, our trainers, video, everybody.

So, you know, I'm just a piece of it. I'm the one that they put the microphone and camera in their face. But again, I'm just so humbled and honored. Our conference, the MEAC, for me to represent these guys and the talented schools that we have there and the talented group of coaches, again, I'm just blessed to be here. In our conference, we only have 16, so you really can't lose a game. Every game is week by week like a playoff. We did stub our toe against South Carolina State and Buddy Pugh. Usually, if you lose one, you're kind of out of it. But I don't know if Buddy Pugh kind of felt bad for me and let us back in there.

But Coach Pugh, I appreciate you, you know, opening that door and letting us have an opportunity to get down here. But in my conference, a lot of parity, a lot of really good coaches. And it's crazy because our conference, all of our coaches, we're really, really close. We call each other all the time and lean's crazy because I conference all of our posts that were really, really close. We call each other all the time and lean on each other. And, you know, we I guess iron sharpens iron, but we keep in touch and coach Pews is like a

mentor to me and you know, laughing joke but on Saturdays, we try to beat the heck out of each other. But again, with me at conference, so proud of what they've been able to accomplish. Commissioner Steele, we partnered with the National Football Foundation. So we just had an opportunity to take our two players out to Vegas and they were acknowledged there,

the National Football Foundation. So the exposure our guys get in our conference is second to none. Next weekend, Jackson State, I've had an opportunity to be in the coaching swag for seven years down in Grambling and Southern University. Very familiar with the conference. Very familiar with Jackson State University. Outstanding program. The fan base down there is unbelievable. So we know the day is going to come

deep, but we are in the Falcon Stadium. So the Eagles are going to pack their nest in here. We're going to be at home. And I think we're going to show up our fan base. But looking excited, you know, we're looking forward to the game, excited about the matchup. This is probably the most talented team I've seen at FCS. And I think 2015 Grambling team

was probably the best I've seen. But these guys right here are unbelievable. Across the board, even if they won't snap. I mean, he's even athletic and run down the cover. Does a great job of snapping the ball. So everybody they have, everybody you see on film is outstanding. Defensive front, they're playing eight to nine guys.

Aubrey Miller is probably the best linebacker I've seen. And I know I'm going to sound redundant about everybody being the best, but their secondary, Travis, was it four-star, five-star goal? I don't know. A lot of stars, whatever he is. That dude's talented. But then you look on the other side, and they've got two guys that are probably with their technique and

fundamentals that are better than him. Their safeties are very physical. And then offensively, obviously, it goes through Shador. He's unbelievable. And you have to have a good trigger man. Anytime you get to this part of the season or a championship, you're going to have a great quarterback. Up front, the offensive line is a big and athletic. Running back by committee.

I don't know how many scholarships you have, but y'all got... But no, I say that in all honesty, and I'm not going to smoke. They have a very good football team and outstanding coaching staff. What they've been able to do in a short period is outstanding. I do think that we match up well with them um in a lot of areas and you know it's going to be it's going to be a good football game and this is going to be a championship championship knockdown drag out football game and i'm so excited to see it um and it'll be a good one folks will get their minds working thank you all right thanks so much coach um and now we're ready to open it up. What we do want to acknowledge is

two people, Wayne and Kyle. Typically, you have to vote for the guys. We're doing what you've done so very well and so very well. You've got, I think, 300 games for you. Congratulations on that. So some people that I go back with to my days, most of the show called Black College Sports

Today. Y'all might not remember that. Anyway, do I got to open up for some questions? Y'all ready? Yeah. Jared Bell, USA Today. Coach Oliver, congratulations on reaching this game. Thanks. Good luck next week. I've got two questions for Coach Harrell. Can you shed some light on the unfinished business that your program may feel after reaching this game last year and not winning? And if you could shed some light on what the difference is on this team now versus a year ago. Second question involves Coach Prime and what's happened with the move, the pending move to Colorado.

How does that factor into your preparations? What has it been like over the past week or so dealing with that excitement versus getting ready for a game? You know, to your first question, it know, it definitely is a great question. And we think about all the time. I know Trey as a coach, you know, football player, he understands it. You can go 12-0, you know, at Howard University I played in 93,

was undefeated, you know, played a game against Washington, lost, never watched that game. It's like that season, it puts so much damper into your soul, you know, because that completion, you know, that last game really is a completion, but that's the last time you step on the field for that season. And now you have to go through the whole season

with that on your mind. So last year really motivated us to get back to this point to where we are, because we do have unfinished business you know and they did a good job as far as coming out and being very physical and and they deserve to win but now which way I know and you'll never understand that okay now that season is over uh and in addition to the swag and the me acts we have a swag championship game

so so much goes into that game so a lot of emotion goes into that game for the MEAC. Once they win the MEAC, you know, they have about maybe three weeks to, I guess, to really unwind and continue to prepare for their next opponent. So, it's like for us, we got to go through this rollercoaster ride and win the SWAG Championship and understand we still have a game to complete. And that's what we do every day. Every day, because Brian comes in with a word, you know, and that word is focus. and the other word is finish. And that's what we've been thriving

on for the past two weeks, and we're going to continue to do that. And as far as preparation, our guys are doing well, and we have a great group of guys that stay focused. Anything that goes outside of the university, you know, they don't bother them. We've not been through a water crisis, we've not been through the pandemic, and these guys continue to thrive. You know, they don't bother them. We've not been through a water crisis. We've not been through the pandemic. And these guys continue to thrive. You know, so it's not about the people outside the team. It's about those young men. You know, this is for them.

You know, they play for the university. As long as they show up, you know, they're in their uniform with that logo on their chest, they have it on their back. That's all we care about. Man, Jackson State football. Thank you. Coach Trent Oliver, I know as a, Jason McDonald, of Core360 Sports,

I know as a alumnus and a former player of Oklahoma College Central, being able to bring this back home would be amazing. But talk about the way that because of the 16 conference having to play those three out of conference upper level teams, one being New Hampshire which went to the second round with that CF bracket. What you found out about your team then and then also being you know the implication of this first ever meeting between the two programs? First ever meeting between us and Jacksonville. We played I think three times in the book out. Yeah so it's been a while. I

believe back in the 80s but when we lost a couple teams out of conference, FAM and Bethune-Cookman and North Carolina A&T, we had to adjust our schedule and try to add some teams late, usually look four or five years in advance. So we were kind of behind the eight ball with that. So when we looked out of conference, I really wanted to look at some tough opponents. I think that the MEAC conference is underrated.

I mean, I don't think we get nearly as much credit as we should. So for us to get the credit, let's go play some folks. Obviously, non-conference, we played North Carolina A&T. When we played them, they were number one team in the Big South. We scheduled New Hampshire. When we played them, they were number one team in the CAA, ranked in the top 25. We played them in their place and beat them.

Tennessee Tech, tough trip out to Tennessee. Breeze out there. Finished last game of the season against those folks. That was a tough environment. So you have to schedule these tough non-conference games for people outside. All right, folks, got to go to commercial break. We come back. North Carolina Central, they're resetting the room for the North Carolina Central players to come on in.

When we come back, we're going to play for you the announcement of the new head coach of Jackson State, the guy who has some big shoes to fill replacing Coach Deion Sanders. You're watching the Black Star Network live from the world of Coca-Cola. Here at the team dinner for the cricket celebration vote. We'll be right back. Next on The Black Table with me, Greg Carr. We welcome the Black Star Network's

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What's your name? All right. Wallace Barner. All right. How long have you been the band director? I've been the band director six and a half years. Tell me about your squad. Well, I brought with me tonight a great group of young men and women that's been working hard all school year to put together a good program.

Now, this is the full band? This is not the full band, but this is most of my students. We had a couple that could not make it tonight, but we're here to have a good time and celebrate for the two teams that are participating in the celebration. How many members of your band? I have roughly about 50 members. Yes.

And so what would you say is the most important thing that you instill in them? The most important thing that I've instilled in my students is discipline. It takes discipline in order to basically do anything, especially learn to play an instrument. So discipline along with hard work and dedication is what I teach my students every day. Gotcha. And then, of course, you got the band,

you got your dancers, so you got your full compliment. Say it one more time. I said you got your band, you got your dancers, you got the full compliment. The full compliment. What was the question again? I said you got the full compliment. The full compliment. What was the question again? I said you got the full compliment of the folks out here.

The music is loud. So, yes, I definitely have the full compliment with me here today. And you guys are going to get an opportunity to hear us and see what we can do. All right. Well, the team should be walking in real soon. Okay. Thank you. All right, folks, here we go.

Here comes North Carolina Central. They're about to come in to the room now and again for their time, for their team dinner. Earlier it was Jackson State, and now, of course, it's North Carolina Central here at the World of Coca-Cola. So we're going to do several different things here. So when they come in, we're going to show them coming in. We're going to hear from the Booker T. Washington band for about 10 minutes. Then we'll go to commercial break. We'll come back and we'll have that news conference, the announcement of T.C. Taylor as a new head coach at Jackson State. Then we'll also talk with John Grant, executive director of the Celebration Bowl. This is one of the ESPN bowls. So we'll talk to John as well. So there's a whole lot going on here.

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We in the A's. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right, folks, joining us right now is the executive director of the Celebration Bowl, John Grant. John, how you doing? Oh, man, I'm fantastic. How can you not be great with all of this? So, of course, we know you're happy. This is a sold-out game. Yes, it is. And two great teams.

Fans are coming into town. Hotels are sold out. So we are excited. And we have you here, man. Well, look, you have, of course, Jackson State coming back. They got a little chip on their shoulder after South Carolina State beat them last year. But the Central team from the MEAC, they're ready to play, too. You know, don't underestimate what's going to happen with North Carolina Central.

So it's going to be a really great game. I think it's going to be a dogfight for us on Saturday. But it's going to be a great championship matchup, and we can't wait to get there. Tell us how this thing has evolved. It's the seventh annual Celebration Bowl, but how it has gotten bigger and more expansive each year. Well, man, that's a great, great question

because sometimes I'm surprised with it myself. But what we're seeing is fans are embracing it more. I mean, our goal has been to create an HBCU Super Bowl. And with a championship game and the kind of caliber of teams that we've had coming into this game every year, and certainly people like you and other media outlets that are covering it for us and spreading the word, it makes this feel more like a championship game than a Super Bowl. And that's what we're trying to build. One of the things that when we talk about that,

and I explain to people by having this event and other things, you know, making sure that these HBCU teams have a bowl experience. It's not just a game? When people don't realize the other bowl games, they have activities all throughout the week for the teams. That's correct. And, you know, our goal, one of the parts of that is how do we start with, how do we create a world-class experience, second to none,

for our student athletes? And tonight is where it starts. And from tonight all the way through Friday and the game itself, because they're playing in one of the best venues in the country, our intent is to do that. And then we want to do the same thing for fans. Give our fans a world-class experience. And then those that are here, and then for viewers,

how do we give them that same kind of experience so that they're motivated to watch? And so you have this tonight, and then you have what's happening tomorrow, what's happening Friday. Tomorrow morning, they have a session with the NFL, careers in football. They have breakfast, and then there's a workshop for that. They'll go to practice. They'll come back. Then we give them a little bit more education. We have a financial education session with Truist Bank and Visa. And then they'll do a tour of the College Football

Hall of Fame. And then tomorrow night is our Champion Circle Showcase. They get dressed up. And at the College Football Hall of Fame, we have a dinner. And it's kind of coaches and players, you know, bantering back and forth with each other. Friday, we don't do anything with the players. We let them get ready to play the game on Saturday. So they'll do walkthroughs at the stadium, et cetera, and just get set to play the game on Saturday. I was talking to Jay Harris at that dinner. Both teams got a little frisky last year.

They did, man. You know, and that's what this is. You know, our sponsors who were there we have the we have the teams on each side and the sponsors sitting in the middle and they were like wow we think they're going to suit up tonight um but it really and we're going to expect that here to uh this this year as well jackson state is fired up they are they want to redeem themselves for last year but but North Carolina Central is coming in here with a chip on their shoulder. They don't feel like they're getting the respect. And I know what happened with the last team who didn't feel like they got respect. So

it's going to be a great matchup. Share with folks what you told me earlier this year about this game and how it was one of the top viewedviewed bowl games out of all the bowl games out there. You know, that's correct because when you look at last year, there were 39 bowl games played. In terms of total live audience, the Celebration Bowl was number 11 in total live audience.

But if you take out the New Year's Six and the championship, that's seven games because they're just massive. That leaves 32 games. But then the Celebration Bowl moves from number 11 to number four. So, you know, we are really proud of the team that worked hard on this. Again, outlets like you that cover it and tell the story. And, you know, we're just – it says a lot about what championship football in a bowl game does.

All the bowl games are great. They all have a wonderful thing. They serve community. But we opened the bowl season with a national championship game. And the college football playoffs, they closed the season with a national championship game. And we think that's a sweet spot for us. So you use the word national championship. How do the other HBCU conferences feel about that?

Well, I'm home. I'm home. And you can play too. All right, John, I appreciate it. Thank you, Roland. Thanks a bunch. All right, y'all. That's John Grant, executive director of the Cricket Celebration Bowl with ESPN.

We're going to go to a break. When we come back, we're going to show you the moment when T.C. Taylor was named the head coach at Jackson State University. Folks, you're watching a special edition of Roland Martin Unfiltered right here on the Black Star Network, here for the World of Coca-Cola. We'll be right back. Made the simple way. With real lemon juice, 75% less sugar,

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We all know Deion Taylor. Excuse me, Deion Taylor. Deion Sanders is leaving Jackson State to go to the University of Colorado. The announcement was made the day after, of course, the SWAC championship. But D.C. Taylor was named head coach of Jackson State, and here was the moment when Taylor was named to the head coaching job. Deion, of course, recommended him,

and it was the A.D. for Southern Ashley Robinson who made the decision. So here's that moment when it happened. We want to talk to you real briefly. I'm sorry I'm wearing no shoes. I was doing an interview about the game, talking all highly about y'all. Everybody want to know how y'all going to respond. Everybody want to know how you're going to do it. Everybody want to think that y'all are too distracting. And I said, y'all don't understand our culture.

You don't understand who we are and how we get down. Everybody in here got something going on, don't we? And it ain't got nothing to do with me, but everybody in here got something going on. And you know how to compartmentalize certain things so you can stay focused on the main thing. And one thing that I've asked the coaches to do is keep the main thing, the main thing.

Let's keep this main thing, the main thing. Let's keep this main thing the main thing. Y'all know what the main thing is. That's this game that we're going to go out here and be dominant in. We're going to go out there and do what we normally do. And I keep telling these people over and over and over again, well, how is Shador? How is Aubrey? How are they affected?

I say they ain't affected, they infected. When the stakes are high at work, your tone matters. Grammarly's advanced tone suggestions can help. They don't understand how we move and how we get down. So you're going to see Saturday. You're going to see Saturday of how we're able to just stay focused and lock in and complete the mission and the assignment. I say, but one thing I don't want you all to question me about,

because if I told you all God told me to come, and you didn't believe that, but you see how it played out, don't question me aboutall God told me to come. And you didn't believe that, but you see how it played out. Don't question me about what God tells me. So I want y'all to take that in y'all personal lives. Don't let nobody question you about your God and your assignment and your timing and your purpose. Because oftentimes, they didn't believe you the first time. But after it happened, then they believe now I believe we came down here day one and what we said maybe and we said I believe so we would been believing everybody in this room believe it's not a shadow of a doubt what y'all gonna do on saturday and y'all know darn well because when we on

who can touch us nobody nobody who we on turn your head that side way it looks like an earring in your ear with that little flash behind you it ain't it's just the way your ear sparkled right there look like you're ready to talk about 82 i ain't talking about you're good you're good i'm just messing with you let's go go, AD. Good morning, fellas. Good morning. I talked to y'all last week. Told you I was going to give you some updates today. First of all, what I want to do, coach, the 13 graduates that graduated, let's give them a round of applause.

That's huge, man, to leave college with a championship and leave college with a degree. And that's what you come to the university for. And you all have a world class act. So I really want to congratulate you all on that. But with that being said, like Coach just said, we got some unfinished business. We getting calls.

We getting questions. How's the athletes? How's the kids? We good. We've been good. We still good. We still believing. Let's go out there and let's finish business. That's right.

You got my thing. Fullback said, last meeting we had, he said, hey, the linebackers said I came back to finish what we started last year. Celebration mode. We here. We here.

Let's show people what we about. Let's go down, and that's like Coach said, let's dominate. With that being said, fellas, I know we talked about giving you all an update on your next head coach here at Jackson State University. You know, fellas, when you are successful and you're doing well, you have to keep your house straight. That's right. And you have to stay within your house.

And I'm happy today to announce- Hold on, let me go make sure they come in. Let me make sure he come in. I'm happy to announce, make sure he's ready to come in, coach. I'm in, man. The 22nd Head coach of Jackson State University Are you ready? Come in coach CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

He about to cry. Y'all just don't know me. God! God is good, man. God is good, man. When we set up TikTok family pairing, you'd be like... With all your studying chores, I'd say 60-minute screen time is just about right. I was going to say 90 minutes, but you're the boss.

These are out of this world. Get it, Gary? It's an Aldi thing. Hold on. Take your time, Kelly. You deserve it. You deserve it. Free.

Paying my dues. Patient. Letting God order my steps. Humble. It got me here today for real family y'all my family my family at home

it motivates me that's why I love every time I get the opportunity to stand in front of you guys coaching ever since I got into coaching to stand in front of you guys, coaching. Ever since I got into coaching, this was a dream of mine, man. And to get this opportunity to leave the place where I grew up, playing in that same stadium that you guys play in. And then get an opportunity to put the uniform and

play the game in that same stadium. And now to say, I'm the 22nd head coach. It means something to me, man. The block. Y'all hear me say it all the time. We gonna continue to dominate. We gonna continue to dominate. We gonna continue to bring the best

fucking players in here, man. Because that's what it's all about. The best coaches. Ain't no steps back, man. I'm giving to you. Every day. You ain't gotta worry about that. Every day. Every day. Starting this weekend,, we're gonna set this thing off, right? We're going into 23 is national champion say that with me national champions

Coach coach I just drink for this so long man and just be able to stand before you and have this opportunity man Jacktown let's go Jacktown let's go. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for this man. I wouldn't have been comfortable. I wouldn't have accomplished some of the things that we accomplished if it had not been for this man. This man wouldn't be standing here if it had not been for this man. His vision, his drive, his understanding, his wisdom, and his relationships with people. I remember my first phone call in this moment, and it's not one time that he answered the phone in a derogatory manner that didn't want to help or bring solvency to a problem that one of you were having or we were having as a whole.

So you did the right thing, my brother, And you keep on doing what you're doing and don't look back and don't forget what anybody say. You know God and you trust him. You have built a winning environment over this whole campus with all the sports. So we appreciate you man. We appreciate you. It's, yeah, yeah.

I'm going to him, I'm hadn't tried to to help in the brain just like the situation we just discussed he's already mentally I know how he works trying to make that happen for you all because you deserve we started out with this so we got to end up with this we can deserve it. We started out with this. So we got to end up with this. We can't leave some of y'all home just because. We got to end up with this, because y'all are vital to this program. Vital to this program. So on behalf of everyone in here, if you don't hear it, my brother, we love you, and we appreciate you, and we thank you. I know a lot of cops, and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun?

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Eagles and the Jackson State Tigers. Earlier, Jackson State was here. Now, North Carolina Central, their players are joining this. As you can see, the team is over here enjoying themselves, making videos. So you see what they're doing. Step on in. Check it out. We're going to get a shot of them right over here.

So you see they're enjoying themselves here at the World of Coca-Cola. So that's what's going on here, folks. So a lot of excitement here as these teams both flew in today on Delta Airlines, landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. So they are getting ready for this game. I'll say this here. I think the North Carolina Central players joined this dinner a lot more than the Jackson

State players did. We're back. Speaking of enjoying, folks, we're at the SWAG Championship a couple of weeks ago. It was loads of fun. As you know, Jackson State, I don the tailgate I don't know if I've seen that much deer sausage in a long time and so we just want to give y'all a look back on what it was like uh at the tailgate uh Jackson State SWAG championship against Southern University

and you got to remember it's gonna be a whole bunch of people who've been in the parking lot on Saturday tailgating as well. So check it out. Chicken, barbecued chicken. Just got through cleaning and getting ready to put some sauces and windows on. Got some ribs on the grill. All right, let me see what it looks like. All right. All right, we're going to see.

Now, I'm from Texas now. I'm from Texas. Let's see what you got. Ain't nothing on here yet? All right, we'll come back. All right. You got all that? All right. Step in, step in.

All right. All right, we'll come back through. All right. Step in, step in. All right. All right, we'll come back through. All right. All right, let's go on down here. So as y'all can see, y'all see all the smoke rising all over here. The performance was... Let's see. All right, let's see what they got over here.

All right, what y'all got? Got two grills going. Really? Yeah. Is this the kiddie grill? No, this is the big one right here. I'm just moving up Back there we got a whole spread

Are you done bro? Okay. All right. Let's see what All right, so you for you frying over here? Right now, chicken for right now, fish coming up a little bit later. Yeah, we good. Yeah, cool. All right. All right, let's go on over here. Let's see what they got over here. All right.

What y'all got going on over here? What's up? Oh, man, we got some hot dogs, deer sausage, ribs up top, got some chicken going right there. You said deer sausage? Deer sausage. You want to try a piece? I'll come back and try it.

Come on with it. Okay. come on with it okay come on with it all right where you're from i'm from port gibson mississippi but i reside in clinton mississippi all right yes sir all right y'all looking good looking good over here what's going on y'all good how you doing yes sir y'all trying to eat y'all trying to tell you somebody y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to tell you somebody? Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat?

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Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat?

Y'all trying to eat? Y'all trying to eat? All right. You ain't doing it right. Do it right. Take care of your friends. Do it right. That's how you do it. Oh, well, now you're talking. There you go. Look, let me tell you. Let me give you a history lesson. Uh-huh. You came and I'm the New Orleans alumni president.

Yep. And you did, we did, had a fundraiser. Yep. Sure did. Back then. See that? Yes, sir. I was about 50 pounds lighter.

If I take this off, you probably recognize it. I got you. What's up, bro? What's up? Yeah. You glad to have me over here in the area? Y'all good? I'm going to tell the truth about Coach Brown.

All right. We appreciate him. We know what we were when he got here. We know where we are. We hate the losing. We wish him the best. If he go, if he stay, he got something coming real. All right.

So tell him to stay, and we're going to make it right because we're going to talk to everybody in the city to make sure he gets that pocket right. All right. All right, sounds good. All right, brother. Y'all take care. Y'all have a good one.

All right, I'll come back. What's up, brother? All right, y'all. We're going to keep walking through. All right, let's go. We're going to keep walking through. All right, let's go. Let's go further down. All right, let's see what he cooking over here. All right, let's see what he cooking over here.

We're going to come through over here. All right, what's happening? You all good? All right. What you got going over here? How you doing? What you got going on the grill? Oh, man, I got some turkey legs.

Got some pork tenderloins. About to put some brocks on. We'll have some hot dogs, and then we'll have some Caribbean chicken in a few minutes. Okay. All right, then. All right? All right, sounds good. All right, keep it going.

All right. All right, you take care. Thank you. All right, y'all, let's walk on down here. I'm telling y'all, so like I said, y'all see, they got it going. Ain't many plant-based folks out here. So, you know, what's going on? What's happening?

Y'all good? Y'all just chilling? What you over here cutting? I'm cutting. I'm making a blanket for the cold weather if it come in real quick. Baby the rain's gone. I ain't worried about the rain, I said cold weather. I ain't gonna be cause it's gonna be 70 degrees.

That's alright. Old folks get cold quick. Oh lord. Oh lord. You ain't gonna need a blanket? You don't know what I'm gonna need. You need some iron pills. I'll take that, too.

You over here just chilling with your cane? Yes, sir. How you doing? I'm all good. I listen to you, and when you be on the show with Radio Man on 126. Joe Madison. Joe Madison. Yeah, man. Pleasure to meet you, man. Pleasure to meet you, man. Pleasure to meet you, man. Likewise.

Yeah. Y'all just out here just chilling? Yes, sir. Great for the game. So who's the chief organizer of the tailgate? Right here. Big club. You?

Are you the organizer? All right. So what you got out here? Oh, we did it light today. We have some hot dogs and deer sausage and hamburgers, and then we're going to fry fish. Okay. All right then.

Sounds good. Welcome to our city. All right. I've been here before. Oh, you have? I've been to Jacksonville many times. Okay. Plus, I'm back next week.

I'm giving a commencement speech. Wonderful. Wonderful. Okay. All right. That's great to hear. Cool. All right.

Okay. All right. Well, enjoy the tailgate. Enjoy the Cool. All right. All right. Well, enjoy the tailgate. Enjoy the game. Go Tigers. All right, then. Come on. Yeah.

Yeah. She be cold. Yeah, I be cold. I got you. One, two, three. Thank you, sir. There you go. I appreciate it.

All right. Y'all take care. All right. Have a good one. All right. You too. Hey, what's going on? Y'all good? Y'all all care. All right, have a good one. Hey, what's going on?

Y'all good? Y'all all right? Just chilling? Y'all going to the tailgate or y'all just walking around? Just walking around, having a tailgate, Section 109. So basically what you're trying to do, you're trying to find some free food? Well, we know where we can get the free food. That's fine.

We're family here at JSU, so it doesn't matter. So you just walk around with your own plate? No, not with my own plate. Oh, you got some Tupperware in there? Yeah, yeah. Bring your own foil? Put me on blast. I'm just saying, I'm just saying.

Look at that big-ass bag. I know there's something in there. I have to have all my essentials. Yeah. It's your birthday, girl. Yeah. Happy birthday, girl. It's your birthday? My birthday is next week. Oh? My birthday is next week. Oh, your birthday is next week.

But you're going to celebrate the weekend before. You're going to use your birthday to try to get some free food? You know what? It is what it is. It is what it is. But I love you, bro. I appreciate it. I appreciate it.

All right, y'all take care. All right. All right. All right, y'all starting late? What's wrong with y'all? What? Why Y'all starting late? What's wrong with y'all? Why y'all starting late? I don't know, brother. We just been a long night.

Long. Oh, so it sounds like y'all were having a little party last night, a little drinking. Well, yeah, every once in a while. Yeah, I would. I don't know about them. I don't know what their excuse. Right.

Yeah. That's why y'all directing y'all. Yeah, get the tent up. Get the 10 up. Every week, every year, every home game for the last 15 years, we right here. Same spot. We're going to be here. We'll be back when y'all get it up. All right. Okay. All right. Come on, y'all. Let's go down here. All right. Let's see what's happening down here. Alright, let's see what's happening down here. I hear the music going like I say, you can always tell the good tailgate when you see the smoke, you know you got some smaller pits

out here. Hey, how y'all doing? Y'all got to eat? How y'all doing? How you doing? You all good? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. You all right? Oh, yeah. Doing a great thing for you, man. She can't talk her mouth full? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Y'all right?

I like that. Oh, yeah. Great thing for you, man. She can't talk her mouth full. Oh, yeah. And we got one. Turn her back her mouth full. We got one of the biggest HBC rivalry games going on today, man.

And, you know, the rumor flowing about prime time. We're going to stay focused, though, and ride the ship out. And hopefully, you know, he stays. You know, he'll do what he do, you know. But he'll do a good thing with jackson state hopefully everything will roll right and you know we get that victory they had that line rolling all right oh yeah oh yeah all right i appreciate it congratulations on your book and everything man oh yeah i appreciate it all right go ahead go ahead hey she ain't gonna talk. She's gonna say, hey, what's happening, bro? I appreciate it. I appreciate it. What's up, bro? You good? All right. Y'all good what y'all doing what y'all doing they're playing a couple little

number though that's it yes sir all right sounds good all right y'all take care all right bro all right let's go down here. All right, what you got? What you got? Man, little rib, little tick. That's about it. Yeah, come back. Looking good, looking good. Yeah, come back later and check me out.

I got you. Come on. What's up? What's up? What y'all doing? How you doing? Good. How are you? Just chilling. Okay? How you doing? Good. How are you?

Just chilling. Okay. What you serving? Chicken tzatziki, sausage and grilled onion, the bell pepper. Who did the cooking? All of us. Oh, everybody did? All the guys.

Oh. Don't look like they did the cooking. They just stand over there talking. We were here early. Oh, okay. Gotcha. they didn't cook it. They just stand over there talking. We were here early. OK, gotcha. OK. Well, cool. Y'all enjoy it. Thank you. All right. Cool. All right. I'm going to slide this way. What's happening? What's going on? You all good? All right.

I'll be right over there. I'll be over there. Figure y'all need to be graced by Alpha Presence. Y'all need to be graced by Alpha Presence. All right, folks. Welcome back to the world of Coca-Cola. So, Coach, one of your folks was, I guess he's an Omega. I had to, you know, the Alpha came out in me, so, you know, I had to let him know.

You look good, man. I said, don't think 54 can't move. Hey, you still look kind of young like you still have it, man. Well, I still got it. Right. Let's talk about, first of all, your players, man, are really hyped to be here having lots of fun. Man, they're excited, man, excited about the opportunity. Thank Cricket Wireless, ESPN, ABC, and Coke, man.

It's an outstanding event, man. This is first class. Kids are having a good time. Well, absolutely. Of course, they're dancing, they're singing, and a lot of folks feel as if your team sort of has a little chip on the shoulder not getting this respect for being here. Right. And like I said, we're going to let our work show on the field, man.

We have a very good football team. I don't think we have nearly as much credit as we deserve. But, you know, we'll let our work on Saturday at 12 o'clock. I remember last year interviewing the head coach of South Carolina State, and he said, well, I got a few rings myself. He said, so we'll see what happens on Saturday. And the MEAC showed Jackson State and the SWAC how they play ball. That's what we do in the MEAC, man.

We're not on social media. We don't do all that talking. We just play ball, man. That's it. What would you say is the strength of your team? Excuse me? What is the strength of your team excuse me what is the strength of your team team chemistry uh team chemistry we got a great group of guys they love each other man they have each other's backs um they play hard uh i i say we don't have that

two-star power uh but we got a lot of great young men and as you see they they love each other have a good time man what do you how do you feel about again, for two HBCU schools being in a bowl game, but more importantly, experiencing all that comes with being in a bowl game that kicks off the bowl season? It's unbelievable. And we recruit these young men and tell them, you can come to the HBCU and get the same opportunity. And for us to be the only SS conference that has a bowl game,

and then you look at the numbers. Look at the viewership and look at the attendance. We about to sell this thing out, man. It's already sold out. They need to open a third floor and let us get 70,000 in there. They'll show up. I promise you they'll show up. Well, they'll definitely be showing up.

The fan fest is going to be packed, and they're going to be showing up for tailgating as well. Yeah, I wish I could enjoy a little bit of that, but I think we're going to be at work. Well, look, Coach, certainly good luck with the game on Saturday, and I hope your team enjoys the week. Thank you so much. We're going to put on a show at 12 o'clock.

All right. I appreciate it, Coach. Thanks a lot. Folks, that was Coach Trey Oliver of North Carolina Central. And so that's it for us, folks. We are always glad to partner with Coca-Cola to be here at the World of Coca-Cola to kick off the cricket celebration

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