119 Division I-A Head Coaches. Seven are Minorities.

[Severn]

Originally Posted by Brutus

well i agree with you Severn, it is a stat. Stats change every second however.

Not so much in this case as it hasn't really moved much from 2004. It's fluctuates but it's still settles to six-seven jobs. That's not progress and we're not there yet as a society where we don't need some kind of Rooney rule. Again I see no harm in interviewing someone new instead of the usual college football game of musical chairs that head coaches play. It's the same guys getting hired over and over.

[eazye76]

Originally Posted by Severn

Marvin Lewis got his job as head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals because of the Rooney Rule. He got the interview because of the rule. And he management discovered that he did indeed fit their organization. It's not that they should hire every minority they see but at least grant a job interview.

Another example of the Rooney rule at work(in Pittsburgh, ironicly) is Mike Tomlin. When Cowher left it was obvious to everyone that one of the coodinators would be hired. I believe that they interviewed Tomlin as part of the "rule" and were so impressed with what he brought to the table that he was hired as head coach.
To me the Rooey rule is about getting your name out. For example, say Carolina fires John Fox at the end of the season, and they know for a fact that they want Bill Cowher, and that he is available. The Panters should still interview minority canidates, b/c if they like what they hear, the canidate could get an assistant coaching gig, or maybe word gets around to a team like the Chargers or the Rams, and they hire him. That scenerio is assuming the coach in question is the best man for the job. It's all about exposure, every individual should earn the oppurtunity they are given.

[Afro]

Its pretty simple, black people like playing more then they like coaching cuz im sure the percentage looks similar when you look at the # of black players vs white players

and Sundance, quit crying please.

[The Sundance Kid]

How am I crying?

I'm stating facts.

The best coaches will get the job, color has nothing to do with it.

[Afro]

Originally Posted by The Sundance Kid

How am I crying?

I'm stating facts.

The best coaches will get the job, color has nothing to do with it.

This thread isnt spewing any hate or anything like that and yet your still going on and on and on about useless shit as if it matters. Yet you've never had to go through any of these experiences, your not dealing with anything that has to do with football.. still you feel that the "best" coaches will get the job and color has nothing to do with it.. ya you know that for sure right? quit stating opinions as facts. Your no expert on the field, you dont know what the hells going on

and FYI, I do feel the best coaches get the job.. but thats my opinion, im not dumb enough to state it as fact. I also do know from PAYING ATTENTION to the GAME OF FOOTBALL that black coaches were getting overlooked, so the NFL did instate a rule that every owner has to interview atleast one minority HC.. its affirmitive action, and its fair cuz they dont necessarily have to hire these coaches.. just interview them.. and it got Art Shell a job so it works, its gotten a lot of black coaches a job that deserved the job.. yet your still arguing unfairness.. you live in your own little world.

[The Sundance Kid]

Yea, I guess I do.

[Beowulf]

i would like the nfl to make a rule saying nfl teams have to interview at least 1 man of an irish background before hiring anyone....haha

anyone remember when dallas wanted bill parcels? they openly stated they wanted him, he openly stated he was going there, but they still had to interview a minority before hiring him.... nice

lets say del rio of the jags gets fired, they interview one person, a minority, and hire him right away. is that fair? they didnt interview any white people?

if your gnna make it a rule they have to interview a minority, then they should have to interview a majority as well

everyone wants racism to end, but do people not realize long as affirmative action and things like the rooney rule, black history month, united negro college fund, black business phone books, etc. exist all its going to do is cause resentment and more hate

[Afro]

Originally Posted by GetKnockedOut

i would like the nfl to make a rule saying nfl teams have to interview at least 1 man of an irish background before hiring anyone....haha

anyone remember when dallas wanted bill parcels? they openly stated they wanted him, he openly stated he was going there, but they still had to interview a minority before hiring him.... nice

lets say del rio of the jags gets fired, they interview one person, a minority, and hire him right away. is that fair? they didnt interview any white people?

if your gnna make it a rule they have to interview a minority, then they should have to interview a majority as well

everyone wants racism to end, but do people not realize long as affirmative action and things like the rooney rule, black history month, united negro college fund, black business phone books, etc. exist all its going to do is cause resentment and more hate

Wow what NFL team interviews one person and then hires them? please tell me.

[The Sundance Kid]

How many Black Hockey Players are there?

[Afro]

Originally Posted by The Sundance Kid

How many Black Hockey Players are there?

theres more then people think