(09-18-2021 07:27 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  

(09-18-2021 06:16 AM)eastisbest Wrote:  

(09-18-2021 04:58 AM)pono Wrote:  It's America race is ALWAYS a factor. Either there's an intention to exclude by race, an intention to include by race, or implicit bias. And folks who claim stuff is not racial usually say so with a bunch of racialized tropes and giveaways.

I'm not sure I agree with East here, or even know exactly what he meant,

What exactly I meant is exactly what I said.

You have a group here reflecting the thought of who on staff is to be the next head coach. No thought of an open search. Call it nepotism, call it successionism, it is the root.

The first discussion of replacing a leader of this pay grade should look at the process, not who is next in line.

From responses, I feel a few have their understandings of "racism" twisted with "racial bigotry." It takes no racial bigotry to create and perpetuate racism. It takes a bunch of people saying "we hired the best qualified" who made no attempt to open their minds to what that might be. They check the same boxes they did the hire before and the hire before. They take no risks, they give who they know from their narrow lives, what they want so life is smooth. They hire what they already had, sometimes hoping for status quo and sometimes hoping for something new.

That process excludes.

This is where you are wrong. If it was
nepotism, the coaches that were
replaced would have been next inline for the HC
position had they remained.That clearly was not the case. They were not successful nor had the background that would have them considered. Coaches Kool and Kehres have brought significant changes to the program and unique backgrounds that would highly qualify them as outstanding candidates for HC positions in the Mid American Conference. The inside track is knowledge of the program, University, and their relationship with the players.

No. There is no "inside track in a legal public hire." Scary that you don't get that. There should be NO presumption that someone on staff is heir apparent. That IS the basis of racism, sexism, you name it ism. MOB would tell you that, I'd bet on it.