Washington Redskins assistant coach Jon Embree was reportedly offered the University of Colorado head coaching job. Former head coach Bill McCartney was also named as a candidate and that's where things got interesting. McCartney told members of the press that his name was removed from consideration because the university wanted to hire a "black" coach. Now, the University of Colorado has said they're still interviewing other coaches for the job. It sounds like McCartney is saying that's the reason they didn't re-hire him as head coach. Maybe they didn't want to hire McCartney because he's 73 years old. Maybe they wanted to hire Embree because he is younger and a better fit for the job. Sure, there were other candidates who were more quailified, but Embree played at Colorado and knows the area which helps in recruiting.
Why is it when a black candidate gets a job over a white candidate, that person always cry affirmative action?
Why is it when a white candidate gets a job over a black candidate, that person always cry racism?
Those are legitimate questions in the real world, but in college football it's different. Out of 119 Division one college football programs there are only 3 head football coaches and one of them, Randy Shannon, just got fired so that only leaves 2.
If the University of Colorado wants to hire this coach because he is black, does that mean that the other college football programs hire white coaches because they're white?
Just something to think about!
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