"New York Times: Vols' Hiring of Kiffin Exemplifies College Football's Race Barrier"

[BeecherVol]

???????????????? I'm not sure I understand what you said.:dunno:

I don't think you should hire a guy just because he is black.
( bad business )

on the flip side

I do not think you should not hire a guy because he is black.( racist )

Meaning color should not matter when you hire, or decide not to hire someone.k:

 

[gainesvol82]

Johnny "John" Chavis (born October 16, 1956 in Dillon, South Carolina), commonly known as The Chief, is the former defensive coordinator, linebacker Coach and associate head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been since 1989. Chavis is the only Native American that is currently a Coordinator or Head Coach for a major college or NFL team.

Really? I always thought he was Italian.

 

[KYVolFan]

I don't think you should hire a guy just because he is black.
( bad business )

on the flip side

I do not think you should not hire a guy because he is black.( racist )

Meaning color should not matter when you hire, or decide not to hire someone.k:

Thanks, that is what I thought you meant but wasn't quite sure. And I agree wholeheartedly.

I could care less what color our coaches happen to be. I just want them to be winners.

 

[brucewayne]

Really? I always thought he was Italian.

Some people thought the same thing about me but I have some Cherokee in me. Black hair tan skin.

 

[UTvol1fn]

this article seems more like a Turner Gill advertisement to me.

 

[gainesvol82]

Some people thought the same thing about me but I have some Cherokee in me. Black hair tan skin.

Yeah, mostly it was the super curly fro that threw me off.

 

[gainesvol82]

Some people thought the same thing about me but I have some Cherokee in me. Black hair tan skin.

BTW, you always looked like just a regular white guy to me Bruce.