Dear Pete,
I know you are out there in cyber land reading somewhere. I hope this message reaches you in good spirit and health and that you are staying strong. Pete, thanks for your contributions to the SWAC.
As a young kid in the early 90’s, I watched as you rescued a horrible, traditionless Southern University football program from the depths of mediocrity. Even though I was sometimes forced to watch as my beloved Jackson State University came out on the losing end of the stick, I respected your program Pete. You won BCF national championships and your fair share of titles. I even said a small cheer when LSU allowed you guys to participate in their 2004 championship parade.
However, as you now know. You can’t trust light skinned folks who use rat tail combs Pete. I watched how those yellas turned on you after you started repeatedly losing to the Mighty JSU as all the Southern coaches before you did. After all you did to pull that sad school out the gutter; this is how they repay you. After you had to explain to the rest of the country why your players had to lie face first on the football field to duck gunshots and why you had to hire extra security so that your white quarterback could make it safely to class, this is the thanks that you get? The SU brass bragged about how they would replace you with a big name coach and the AD went out and hired his homeboy. That is a slap in the face of your legacy Pete.
It just ain’t right Pete. I am writing you this letter to let you know that Daddy has not let this gone unnoticed. We will seek your revenge just like we prevented Gram from winning the first Eddie Robinson trophy because of how they treated him. This year, when we beat the living daylight out of Lafleur’s Homeboy, we want you to know, that part of this is for your memory. I would even like to offer the opportunity to come sit on the JSU side so that you are not stuck standing outside the stadium like the late Great Eddie Robinson back in 1999. This one is for you Pete.
