Questionable2020 wrote:
KraftMacAndCheese wrote:
Oh man you sure got him there. Wow so original. All lives do matter, saying any different is racist. Go back to the dank hole you crawled out of troll.
If all lives matter, then why hasn't white america done so since 1619?
Ok, ok....I was just stirring the pot with inflammatory analogy, although Questionable 2020 is absolutely correct. I didn’t mean to create a political or social debate in this forum, although it is obvious that these discussions still have a long way to go, and need to be had.
The point was exactly that which has been made by others here on this board. The criteria for hiring in these positions can’t be looked at in such a narrow minded “success is times or distances” point of view. That’s just not the world we live in these days in the NCAA.
Look...I’ve coached at the Div 1 level for 23 years, and I am a white male. I understand the frustration of people who look like me, and the seemingly diminishing opportunities available to us. The reality is that the landscape has changed, and will continue to change, and the needs that need to be met are changing accordingly. We have to be understanding of those changes, and adapt our approach and expectations to see the reality of the landscape.
We are evolving the enterprise of NCAA athletics to be one of greater inclusion, and to meet the changing needs of the student athletes we serve....and this is a good thing. Our profession has been dominated by white males for too long, and while we all believe that we are meeting the needs of our minorities and females because they are succeeding on the track, we have no understanding (as white males) of the areas of need that we are not meeting. Creating more gender and racial diversity in our staffs only serves to reach and meet the needs of the SA’s we serve to a greater level...and this will result in better performance as well.
This evolution has been happening through my career, and there is no coincidence that performances are elevating exponentially as it occurs. Yes, we may be developing better training models, be putting more money into the sport, etc...but we are foolish to not believe that increasing inclusion and diversity have not played a significant role in the growth of NCAA performance levels. That being said, I get a little fired up when I see people so narrow-mindedly crying reverse discrimination (gender or racial) when women or minorities with “lesser resume’s” get jobs. Your win/loss record is only a small part of what needs to be considered.
With that, I withdraw from the discussion.