Long before anyone was talking about Miami’s blowout win over Florida A&M, Coach Prime broke down the exact reason why HBCU payout matchups do not work for either the players or the programs. His warning played out four years later on Thursday night, when Miami beat FAMU (77-7), and the Rattlers walked away with $760,000 for their disappointing loss.”Coach Prime said YEARS AGO that HBCU teams shouldn’t take these games,” an X post of Boog read. “Man, you accomplish nothing with these games on either end. Winning team players don’t play a full game, and the losing team players are dismantled!! Miami is up 70-0 with 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.”That was the same argument Sanders made years ago while he was the head coach at Jackson State. Back in September 2022, Sanders pointed out that smaller FBS and FCS programs were getting huge paydays, including Appalachian State, which got $1.5M to play Texas A&M, and Marshall got $1.25M to play Notre Dame. He compared those programs to HBCUs, where the universities were settling for what he called “peanuts,” as the payout was around $500,000 to $600,000.Sanders broke down the real math behind how the payout would be utilized, as he factored in charter flights, hotels, and meals for an entire travel period, citing that the amount barely covers the trip, rather than helping the program.
