I Cram To Understand

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  lady B

  November 15, 4398, 12:22 am

  the part i don't understand is why the coaches are being described as "classy" and "christian family men" - which is great and all... but were they any other coaches, the focus would be on their skills as coaches (i.e. defense masters - DA BEARS!!), their relationship as mentor / mentee, etc. all i'm asking is if we could please stick to the topic - FOOTBALL!!! and for the record, HELL NO the NFL has not "overcome racism"...
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  ETS

  November 15, 4399, 12:22 am

  Painting them as if they "defeated" racism seems like there is something supernatural about them instead of addressing a corrupt system. It also gives youth the message that if they work hard they can overcome a system that is against them. The message is just flawed coming ang going. Pootie cracks me up. He's really sad. I predict he'll have his own show next. Did you see that Monique is doing a show where she teaches past FOL loser etiquette?! WTF?! And I DO believe that some men out there are really feeling New York ... they tend to be men who think she's a man dressed as a woman.
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  Farmdog

  November 15, 4400, 12:22 am

  it's nice that the NFL wants to pat itself on the back, hey it's 2007...after all, pro football's only been around for about 100 years...anyway, that's not really my rant, but i do want to address the notion that African American coaches are held to a higher standard than their white counterparts, and how that mirrors society in general...while i understand how it artificially limits opportunities, it is also the standard that should be applied equally to all races...for years, people have argued about how "equal opportunity" hiring practices would reward mediocrity...obviously, in the case of professional football, mediocrity was the standard, and it has been the african american coach who has elevated the quality of coaching...
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  Max

  November 15, 4401, 12:22 am

  What I find interesting is that you're missing what something like this represents to a larger society. This is a light. It is a means through which a wider public community can come to see the inequities inherrent in our society. The racial divide is not obvious to most people. People tend to live in fairly isolated communities. At the very least this will certainly reflect upon the atrocious state of hiring practices of college football.
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  Rex

  November 15, 4402, 12:22 am

  Here's another racial tendency of the NFL: Norm Chow couldn't get an NFL (or college) head coaching job as the most celebrated assistant coach of college football a couple of years ago (at USC), so he goes to the Titans as offensive coordinator. Meanwhile, two white assistant coaches at USC this year get NFL head coaching offers. Looks like the NFL isn't ready for a Chinese head coach either. And just look at the season that Chow and Vince Young had together this season.