Appreciate the cordial response. I did preface my comment by noting I don't know why he resigned...I tried to make that clear.
I think the issue is two-fold; your opinion on the stand/kneel issue, and the issue of supporting your players who clearly believe they are taking a stand (or knee) against racial injustice. I think you can believe that standing is the right move and still support your players, whose experiences are much different that that of Coach Shay's.
Desmond Oliver, being an Arican-American, himself, is obviously going to identify more closely with the majority of players on that roster, and so ETSU targeting him makes some sense in an effort to mend fences with those players. Oliver considering the job as an AA coach just seems odd, however, regardless of his stance on the kneeling issue, because of the alleged perception that the university does not support a coach who supports his players, and that alleged lack of support is so closely tied to the issue of racial injustice.