Football The Rooney Rule

chiefzilla1501 · 01-24-2009, 06:29 PM

The rule may have outlived its usefulness, but I don't think it's a coincidence that the NFL has improved markedly with black head coach hires and yet the NCAA has such a low representation of black coaches for major D-1 teams.
If black coaches are becoming so successful in the NFL, then why aren't we seeing more of them on the college level?

I don't think it's a bad rule. It forced teams to at least become aware of the diversity problem, and it was a very big problem previously. The reason the Rooney rule existed was because black assistants in the 70's, 80's, and early 90's were not given jobs they deserved because of racially prejudiced owners and GMs. The problem doesn't exist today and I think that's largely due to the Rooney rule.

The NCAA, on the other hand, is still a huge step behind.

01-24-2009, 06:29 PM	#33
chiefzilla1501 In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2008 Casino cash: $-1775503	The rule may have outlived its usefulness, but I don't think it's a coincidence that the NFL has improved markedly with black head coach hires and yet the NCAA has such a low representation of black coaches for major D-1 teams. If black coaches are becoming so successful in the NFL, then why aren't we seeing more of them on the college level? I don't think it's a bad rule. It forced teams to at least become aware of the diversity problem, and it was a very big problem previously. The reason the Rooney rule existed was because black assistants in the 70's, 80's, and early 90's were not given jobs they deserved because of racially prejudiced owners and GMs. The problem doesn't exist today and I think that's largely due to the Rooney rule. The NCAA, on the other hand, is still a huge step behind.
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