We appear to have a fractured fan base right now

[GARCH]

Patterson gets an a. I hope the bmd's get lose some access witht this hire. Dont need our coach calling them daily

 

[Davharjac]

I'm not sure making the statement that he feels that it took him a while to become a head coach due to race, He always had ambitions of coaching in the south, in all honestly as hard as it is for some of you to wrap your minds around...this statement is not at all that far fetch..."race card" is a juvenile and ignorant way of describing what he said.

 

[hookem123]

Right, it's only considered the "race card" when someone calls it the "race card."

 

[Randell Weatherall Jr]

Our fan base doesn't care about solid football coaching and resumes. They just want to believe UT has the most money so they should be able to take coaches from schools that are in the championship game to the point that we don't even look at facts or the fact that Big XII type offenses have eaten the lunch of Saban, while Strong/Bedford has continuously shut them down. Can't let facts get in the way. We'd rather discuss the race card or dumb bullshit that has nothing to do with football.

 

[DocHorn]

I think a little time will heal the fan base. After that it's a matter of winning, we start winning big, and all the acrimony will be a distant memory

 

[athenslawyer]

In a January 2009 interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Strong expressed his belief that race played a large part in the reason that he hadn't been offered a head coaching job at that point.Strong, whose wife is white, especially cited prospective employers' discomfort with his interracial relationship.[1] Florida ended up hiring Utah's Urban Meyer, who would lead Florida to two national titles and was the coach at the top of every program's wish list.

That's not playing the race card. That's just an opinion.

 

[RoyalCrowns]

I don't think you count gruden as someone who should have been brought in for an interview, I'd have liked to see him get to sell his pitch
For strong I don't think you are allowed to use conf titles echeese, anyone else can ;-)

Gruden obviously didn't meet the Patterson "criteria".

 

[Pappa Cheeto]

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[RoyalCrowns]

That's not playing the race card. That's just an opinion.

I assume you're a lawyer? Could you tell me exactly what constitutes someone using the race card? I'm not trying to have an argument, I want someone to give me a clear answer.

 

[NLeininger]

If he was looking to get hired in the SEC, then yes I wouldn't be surprised that his race and inter-racial marriage played a part in him not getting a head coaching job in that conference. I would hope that Texas would not be looking to break a glass ceiling here, but looked at Strong impressive resume and after interviewing him choose him because he's the guy Patterson thinks will be a willing change of culture and usher in another successful run of Texas football.

 

[RoyalCrowns]

If he was looking to get hired in the SEC, then yes I wouldn't be surprised that his race and inter-racial marriage played a part in him not getting a head coaching job in that conference. I would hope that Texas would not be looking to break a glass ceiling here, but looked at Strong impressive resume and after interviewing him choose him because he's the guy Patterson thinks will be a willing change of culture and usher in another successful run of Texas football.

I agree that you'd hope Patterson wasn't trying to break the glass ceiling and appease the diversity police. I would point out Patterson's top two choices would certainly please the Black Coaches Association.

 

[Epictetus]

The longer this goes on the, the more my mind is falling in place with accepting Strong, with no real thoughts of my own.

Or, can't tell the difference anymore between an independent thought and the thoughts I now have....

(ps. I cant figure out how to make these images any bigger than a postage stamp)

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[RoyalCrowns]

I assume you're a lawyer? Could you tell me exactly what constitutes someone using the race card? I'm not trying to have an argument, I want someone to give me a clear answer.

Anybody? Just want to get an educated answer to my question. Thanks in advance.

 

[PDX Horn]

There's fractured fanbases after every hire. Par for the course.

Yep and feel this one will be way overblown. There are a massive amount of Longhorn fans who have no clue what is going on today.

 

[trent1612000]

I mean no disrespect, but I think there's an awful lot of assumptions being made about a race card being played, and Wikipedia isn't a very credible source. That's said, you're right about winning, and a transitional period too. A coach wins, and everybody is happy.

Yeap....everybody is happy when your winning.

 

[xeno]

Wait, so THAT's what people are calling his, 'Playing the race card?'
Wow. I live amongst some ignorant fools. I just hope Texas is welcoming and that this idiotic conversation will open the doors for people to get educated about things like systemic and institutional racism, and that we'll be able to celebrate Texas hiring its first black coach without too many jerks trying to tell him he only got the job because he wasn't white.

Try looking in the mirror for an ignorant fool. Yeah, yeah, first black fill-in-the-blank. Veiled liberal progressive racism. David Shaw is a fine coach...who just happens to be black. This kind of thinking is what afflicted us with Obama. Think qualifications first and foremost. Skin color last.

 

[RoyalCrowns]

That's not playing the race card. That's just an opinion.

Let's just assume Strong wasn't using the race card in the above referenced entry. Can the athenslawyer or anyone else please tell me what exactly constitutes using the race card? I would simply like to get a sincere, educated response.

 

[whatthewhat]

"Veiled liberal progressive racism."

Gotta love the "people who talk about race or racism are racists" argument.

I'm going back to my granola, green tea and the Daily Show now, I'd hate to give Rush Limbaugh anything else to complain about.

 

[monarch]

"Veiled liberal progressive racism."
Gotta love the "people who talk about race or racism are racists" argument.

I'm going back to my granola, green tea and the Daily Show now, I'd hate to give Rush Limbaugh anything else to complain about.

... i concur upon the green tea. piping hot, large silver canister with natural raw honey & lemon. perfect...

 

[RoyalCrowns]

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