You beat me to it, Steve. To think racism isn't still rampant not only in the South but in most other parts of the country is naïve at best. Do you think Auburn wasn't considering the race of the coach at Buffalo? They could have gotten him but "upgraded" to Chizik a guy who has won 6 games in two years.
This is all I'm going to say as well, this discussion is better served on thfgt. Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Halo Realty, LLC 700 E. Main St. Hendersonville TN 37075 [email protected] office: 615-822-3509 fax: 615-822-7741 mobile: 615-972-4239 ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve McKibben Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Interracial marriage has hurt Strong's chances of getting a head-coaching job It may go beyond that. If it's apparent that they would be ostracized (at best) in the community at large even if he was hired, then it would be tough to put your family through that voluntarily. And if you don't believe that there are still places in the deep south where there would be rampant hostility, even to the football coach's family, then you likely haven't traveled much to rural Alabama (Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and yes...Florida). Sad but true. That's all I'm gonna say about that, as I think this topic is probably better suited for THFGT! --- On Tue, 1/6/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: I say "BS" on not being hired because he is black and/or she is white. I think that schools will recruit the best players and coaches - whether they are black or white. </table --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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