Comments on: Doug Williams: Rooney Rule Wouldn’t Work in College Football, Still Need More Black Coaches http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/doug-williams-rooney-rule-black-coaches/5012 Brown Bag it, Baby Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SpinMax http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/doug-williams-rooney-rule-black-coaches/5012/comment-page-1#comment-464883 SpinMax Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:53:13 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/?p=5012#comment-464883 I don't like the Rooney rule for even the NFL, I think the bad publicity and shame has driven teams to hiring black head coaches more than the Rooney rule. To make a difference in the NFL you only need to influence a handful of owners who make all the big decisions and write the checks. I also blame the boosters for the college situation. It's not racism exactly, but those guys tend to be upper class country club whites who want a coach there that looks and sounds and acts and identifies more with them. I don’t like the Rooney rule for even the NFL, I think the bad publicity and shame has driven teams to
hiring black head coaches more than the Rooney rule. To make a difference in the NFL you only need to
influence a handful of owners who make all the big decisions and write the checks.

I also blame the boosters for the college situation. It’s not racism exactly, but those guys tend to be
upper class country club whites who want a coach there that looks and sounds and acts and
identifies more with them.

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