The Lions' Pride

Well, at least PSU interviewed one known minority for its job. OSU didn't even try.

Yawn. I'm sure you missed the 2 positive pieces they ran yesterday too.

Why should they have? They knew who they wanted and got him. Why should they waste everyones time, to make Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson happy?

We don't have any women coaches either, so I guess we're sexist too.

I remember back in the '80's there was a big debate whether blacks were smart enough to play quarterback. Then Doug Williams won a Super Bowl with the Redskins and eventually that all went away. All this business about black coaches will eventually go away too. Ten years ago it was a big issue in the NFL. Now it's common practice. Eventually that will trickle down to the NCAA, but right now universities are run by rich white baby boomers who don't like to give millions of dollars to people that don't share their culture and thinking.

I firmly believe this country will get over racism as an issue in another 30 or 40 years. The baby boomers drive all this crap. They are the ones that grew up during the civil rights movement and have a paranoia about being labeled a racist. Some people use that paranoia to twist arms into getting what they want. ESPN pushes it to drive ratings. But eventually that will go away. Gen X and the millenials aren't obsessed with race. It just doesn't matter to them.

My post wasn't meant to be as critical as it sounded. But one of my random theories is that with the majority of players being African-American, having a lot of African-American coaches around, who have had a lot of experience in life, is great to have as mentors to these kids. There's so much bull-crap out there with the media, sometimes going overboard with PC, and then you have other times where there is real racism that gets under-reported...it has to be tough, and to have a coach who can cut through all the BS and hype, and just offer sound guidance, is a great thing to have.

It's just finding those coaches, and that is a matter of patience. I wish the media would be patient with these things. Somethings can't be corrected overnight, and the process has to be respected. We're on the right track though.

I was really hoping this wouldn't make it here.

Won't even take that long. Once the zombie apocalypse starts this December, it'll be humans versus them.

So everyone should bottle up their hatred and save it for the end of the Mayan calendar in a few months!

I always liked the why aren't there more white corner backs argument.

and hiring someone just because they're white is equally dumb. B10 teams need to win games and if a minority coach gives them the best shot then they are going to hire that guy. SMH

As one of the few black people on this site... Gotta say, this article is true... It's concerning... The NFL is lightyears ahead of college as far as coaching opportunities go. Still an "old boys" club by and large... Sorry, but that is the truth. Not even debatable...

Finally, a post that I agree with

As long as the thread stays civil, I see no reason to lock it. It's a valid point of conversation. Just keep it reasonable.