Summary
The notion that Blacks can't play quarterback, middle linebacker or coach is a stupid one. Anyone who knows anything about college football knows about the success of Eddie Robinson at Grambling, Jake Gaither at Florida A&M and John Merritt at Tennessee State. Even if you grant that Blacks could coach, they didn't field teams with 10 players on offense and 10 on defense. No, Blacks played all 11 positions and played them well. Grambling's Doug Williams, for example, went on to become MVP of the Super Bowl as quarterback of the Washington Redskins.
The problem has been and continues to be that Blacks are judged by a double standard. The treatment of former Notre Dame head coach Tyrone Willingham is a perfect example. After accumulating a record of 22-15, Willingham was fired in 2004. Charlie Weis, the former offensive strategist for the New England Patriots and a Notre Dame alum, was picked amid much fanfare to replace Willingham. Seven games into his first season, Weis was given a new 10-year contract. After three years, his record is 21-16-a victory shy of Willingham's wins. This year, Notre Dame lost nine games, the most in the school's history, yet there is no drumbeat for Weis' firing like there was for Willingham's ouster.See the full content of this document
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Penalizing Black Football Coaches
Monday night's BSC championship game between LSU and Ohio State capped 32 college football bowl games, a TV frenzy that began on Dec. 21. On the playing field, there were so many Black players that some games could be mista...
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