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publicity stunt or the real deal?

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Snoop Dogg builds on team success with league

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. -- Snoop Dogg's new youth football league is a hot item in Southern California.

Two years ago, Snoop began coaching his son's team in the Orange County Junior All-American Football Conference, luring children from other squads with his star power. Players watched game video inside a school bus equipped with DVD players, TV screens and a booming sound system.

The rapper and sometime actor also made personal phone calls to draw in top talent, and last year his Rowland Raiders went undefeated en route to a league championship. They also went on to win the "Snooperbowl," held a day before the Super Bowl, and took home custom-made trophies donated by Tiffany & Co. for their effort.

Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, is taking things to the next level this year, creating his own Southern California league. He lowered fees for joining a team from $175 or more to $100, which covers the cost of cleats and pads. He also loosened residency requirements.

A movie documenting the effort, and titled "Coach Snoop," is reported to be in the works.

"It's so easy for a kid to join a gang, to do drugs," Snoop said. "We should make it that easy to be involved in football and academics."

After reading that, i'm like wow, what a great guy. but then there's some part of me that thinks its all just blah lol
 
it's the real deal....he's actually said to be a great father and has been doing things like this for some time. It's usually not well publicized because it's not the "hip-hop" image.
 
I have heard about his coaching for a long time. Publicity stunt or not, he is doing a good thing for children and the community and people need to seperate this from his hip-hop persona.
 
Meh. I can appreciate that he wants to be a good dad, but using his "star power" to build his son a championship football team it a bit over the top. Athletics at this level are supposed to be about developing fundamentals, learning teamwork, and participating, not using your influence to get the best kids. Donations so more kids can participate > Tiffany trophies for the hand-picked "Champs".
 
THey had this on the news this morning. Apparently the other leagues are $175+ to join which a lot of the people in that arae can't afford. SO he made hsi own league with costs about half of what the other elagues charge. Now they other leagues are mad that he's taking away some of their players.

Go Snoop Go.

Sounds like a great thing to me. THey even showed him out on the field coaching and in the middle of the huddles and such.
 
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