This is a great thread because it is relevant to our society today in a way that transcends college football.
Change-agents, like Deion, are rarely loved in their time. The college sports system, with its coaches, & ADs don't like change, and he is a threat to the status-quo in college football. Frauds, like Jimbo, rightly understand that change exposes them to be evaluated by a brand-new standard. Deion was even correctly perceived to be a threat by other Black coaches in the SWAC. Heck, he even called out his last school, as he accused them for not living up to their promises to him, and they didn't like being exposed. He is a polarizing figure, and your allegiance or dislike of him goes beyond his coaching acumen and is more tied to how you believe he "should" carry himself. The sunglasses comment (interestingly made by a Black coach) and the "clicks vs wins" comment both send a loaded message.
Muhammad Ali may be loved now, but when he was speaking his mind to confront social change in the 1970's , he was vilified. Most adults I knew wouldn't even use his Islamic name. It was too scary to them. Now everyone acts like they always loved him. I predict Deion will be viewed the same years from now