NCAA - Schools need to hire more black coaches

[mzkhadir]

MSNBC

 

[waggy]

ohh.

a flamebait thread! woot how fun!

 

[ElFenix]

i'm going to admonish him for renaming division 1A to 'football bowl subdivision'

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i'm going to admonish him for renaming division 1A to 'football bowl subdivision'

That renaming is a joke, right? That's the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time. Almost dumber than the idea that the race of a head coach matters. Hire the best person for the job, race be damned.

 

[Gamingphreek]

I seriously hate racism or favoritism or any of this.

The other night I saw on the news, that at Gilbert Arenas's party, he didn't want the red carpet. He wanted the "black carpet". I mean give me a break, why do people have to act like one race is superior.

I am an average white person. I don't care what race my friends are. I have muslim friends, black friends etc...

-Kevin

 

[mrkun]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek

I am an average white person. I don't care what race my friends are. I have muslim friends, black friends etc...

When did Islam become a racial group?

 

[91TTZ]

The thread title is extremely misleading. The NCAA did NOT say that schools NEED to hire more black coaches. The NCAA president merely asked them to do so.

"NCAA president Myles Brand asked member schools to offer more opportunities to minorities when hiring coaches and administrators and wants them to do a better job educating athletes about sportsmanship"

 

[KnickNut3]

Ugh. I hate it when sports leagues see that the racial distribution of players and coaches don't match and claim racism.

Duh... they require different skillsets, so why should the racial breakdown be the same? Maybe the coach breakdown is the same as the distribution of football fands or football minds.

If we can admit that one ethnic group is genetically better at playing a sport, why can't we admit that another might be genetically better at coaching it? Or equal, such that it's more representative of the general population? Just hypothetically...

 

[lupi]

This is the same guy that says there can't be a D-1A playoff because it would interfere with the kids schedule, even though all the lower divisions have playoffs though right?

 

[mercanucaribe]

Doesn't that also mean they need to hire more white athletes? That wasn't a typo-- I meant hire.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: KnickNut3
Ugh. I hate it when sports leagues see that the racial distribution of players and coaches don't match and claim racism.

Duh... they require different skillsets, so why should the racial breakdown be the same? Maybe the coach breakdown is the same as the distribution of football fands or football minds.

If we can admit that one ethnic group is genetically better at playing a sport, why can't we admit that another might be genetically better at coaching it? Or equal, such that it's more representative of the general population? Just hypothetically...

I completely agree. What is it, 70% of Americans are white but that is certainly far from the ratio when it comes to sports such as football when it comes to players - the coaches aren't racist for "favoring" black players when drafting/recruiting, but the owners are racist for hiring white coaches?

 

[fatpat268]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles

Originally posted by: KnickNut3
Ugh. I hate it when sports leagues see that the racial distribution of players and coaches don't match and claim racism.

Duh... they require different skillsets, so why should the racial breakdown be the same? Maybe the coach breakdown is the same as the distribution of football fands or football minds.

If we can admit that one ethnic group is genetically better at playing a sport, why can't we admit that another might be genetically better at coaching it? Or equal, such that it's more representative of the general population? Just hypothetically...

I completely agree. What is it, 70% of Americans are white but that is certainly far from the ratio when it comes to sports such as football when it comes to players - the coaches aren't racist for "favoring" black players when drafting/recruiting, but the owners are racist for hiring white coaches?

That's exactly my thinking.

Yes, there still is some discrimination, but for the most part, if you're qualified enough, you'll probably get the coaching job. Can a school help it that a majority of the most qualified coaches are white? I think it would be an even bigger slap in the face to blacks if a school hired a black coach just for the sake of hiring a black coach.

Also, I think the fact that teams in the NFL must interview one minority candidate for a head coaching job. Why? Chances are, teams know who they're going after, whether it's a black coach, asian coach, white coach, or any other coach. Interviewing a minority candidate doesn't do any good for anyone. It wastes the team's time and the minority candidates time (especially if they were brought in for the sole purpose of filling that requirement).

But then again, I think AA as a whole is seriously flawed.

 

[PoPPeR]

of course minorities in sports really just means blacks

HIRE MORE ASIAN COACHES DARN IT!

i mean, it makes sense, but just say "hire more blacks or african americans". They aren't the only minorities in america

 

[KnickNut3]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
i mean, it makes sense, but just say "hire more blacks or african americans". They aren't the only minorities in america

They're not? I thought "minority" was just a PC generic way of saying "black"