[NU Sports] Here comes the "Black Coach" issue again

[Beamsley, Jeff]

Roy,

The problem is obvious, just as the problem has been obvious at the
professional level.

It isn't because there aren't enough talented African American coaches.

It isn't because African American coaches aren't willing or able to make
the sorts of sacrifices working their way up that other coaches are
making.

Professional sports owners didn't address the problem until it was
brought to the attention of the public.

This is just the same process to get change going at the college level.

The solution is for NCAA colleges to be held accountable for making sure
that all qualified candidates have access to coaching opportunities and
being sensitive to the obvious issues of minorities being over
represented on the field, but under represented on the sidelines.

Hats off to NU for being leaders in this area.

Jeff







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From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
On Behalf Of Roy Lamberton
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 5:20 PM
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] Here comes the "Black Coach" issue again

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3686028

 

If you take the 12% number for the black population in the US, there
should be 14 Div I Black Coaches - there are now 4.

 

With the current change expected in the White House, will this become an
issue? Will it be used to distract everyone from the state of the
economy that is voting with their feet over proposed corporate and
capital gains tax increases? Does it matter?

 

I have to agree with those who question why Black coaches can't seem to
crack the top job, but I also know that coaches serve at the whims of
the alumni - the guys who provide the money to pay the coaches. I
personally think Jerry Brown has the intellect and ability to be the
head guy somewhere, but I don't think the fire in the belly is there
right now since he's a big part of NU behind the scenes.

 

Another big problem is that the top Black players went to the NFL and
made what some might consider obscene salaries - they don't need the day
to day hassle of coaching a college team altho I could make the case
that they need to give something back.

 

We saw what one Black coach did at Grambling - Williams went there from
the NFL and kept the program alive. More NFL guys need to think about
doing that.

 

I think the solution is what RW saw at NU - schools have to raise the
salaries of the assistants, especially at the lower levels. Coaches need
to be able to make enough money to make that offer from the local
business to move into industrial sales unattractive. I once had a former
N**** D*** star RB sell me radio network services for RKO. He was an
outstanding sales rep, but probably could also have become an assistant
or even head guy somewhere, but he could make more money selling the
network, and he didn't have to travel as much.

 

Maybe the solution is for the lower levels to go after some of the NFL
grads
- lots more potential jobs are out there in Div III and Div II. The
coaches can learn the craft of recruiting, and game management, and
learn how to do it. 

 

If that happens, we'll be worrying about the percentage being higher
than the population, not lower.

 

Go Cats

 

rsl

 

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Computer Applications & Support Associates

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Commissioner Delaware American Legion Baseball

Northwestern University - Sp 1974

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