I too feel the firing was unjustified, but and the big but is, all football, baseball, basketball coaches serve at the leisure of those who are paying their salaries/contracts. In this case, Notre Dame University. Even though he will no longer be their coach, his contract requires payment for the next two years. Who could argue with that. Outside of that, the coach being as good as he is, will find employment elsewhere. I never thought of it as a racial case, just another executive administration blunder for which Notre Dame will end up paying for. And that happens in Universities all over the USA. W
In a message dated 11/30/04 8:07:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Today Notre Dame Fires Coach Tyrone Willingham. Notre Dame hired Willingham, the first black head coach in any sport for the Irish. Not trying 2 start any racial controversy theres enough talk going on about black athlete now days. But he had a winning record and I think that had he1d been a white coach with the same record he1d not had been fired. No other coach there had ever been fired even with losing records they were let go after their contract ended. So yes this is a very controversial subject simply because of the # head black coaches in division 1 football. >>
