Sherrone Moore’s mightiest win at Michigan since putting on the cap of head coach is the players’ trust in him. Per the Transfer portal rules, a change in head coaching opens a special 30-day window for the franchise players to enter the portal. The same applied to Michigan when the head coaching roles changed. Thus far, no player from the franchise has entered the portal, signifying the rapport Moore has created in such a brief time.

But what spell did Moore cast to make the magic happen? Especially when franchises with new head coaches across the realm of football have been struggling with this.

Sherrone Moore and his secret!

Moore shared the answer on the Pat McAfee show, and his formula is pretty simple, with a dash of genuineness. Moore, following the footsteps left by Colorado Coach Deion Sanders, wants to connect with the players on a personal level. “It’s building a deep relationship with the kid, with the coaches, with their families to see how they’ve been raised, how their parents raise them, how do the parents talk to them,” said Moore.

Per Sherrone Moore, understanding the player, his wants, and expectations is the key ingredient to forging a lasting relationship with the players. Once it’s said and done, the bond reflects on-field with the perfect coordination between the head coach and the players. How can it go wrong, when it’s extensively tried and tested by none other than the CU head coach? He was the first one to start the wave of making a special connection with each player to forge a strong bond within the team.

Deion Sanders on player and team bonding

Recently, Deion Sanders made headlines yet again with his out-of-the-box, old school team bonding ‘buddy’ exercises. He invited over the US Marine Corps to impart the rigorous drills of Corps, letting them have a taste of Marine life. While this was a team bonding exercise, Prime equally believes in bonding individually with the players as well.

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In an interview with Bleacher Report, Deion Sanders recalled the way he lifted the chaotic mindset of Jimmy Horn, the Buffs WR, on his bad day. Prime’s sympathising with him was the main reason he could fix Horn’s mindset and win the game.

“I’ve been there because I sympathise and empathise with him and I know his background and his situation. So I’m able to pull that intangible out of him that I connect to him in a pivotal time like that. And that’s why I got to know him. I got to know my kids. I got to know his team. I got to know them individually. As well as collectively,” confessed Sanders. Safe to say, Sherrone Moore is treading on the path that worked wonders for Sanders, and has already made a connection between Michigan players and Moore.

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