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01-21-2007, 11:21 PM
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2 Black NFL Head Coaches to Superbowl XLI!!!
But, I haveta gloat about this one... Fox and CBS started it...
But 2 Black NFL Head Coaches will compete in Superbowl XLI in Miami!!!
I am too happy about this little fact... I cain't hep mysef!!!
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01-22-2007, 12:04 AM
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Go COLTS!!!
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01-22-2007, 02:43 PM
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I cain't hep mysef!!!
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lol. it is pretty cool though.
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01-22-2007, 03:00 PM
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No: GO BEARS!!!!!  
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01-22-2007, 03:09 PM
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As an Illinois native, I feel obligated to agree: GO BEARS!
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01-22-2007, 04:30 PM
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WOW, more important than who is going to the Super Bowl.
Granted, it is news, but it will be news forever.
So, there were two Men who are Coaches who are Black. It is something that has been to long in coming. So, now lets concentrate on FooseBall and not people!
Oh, who is playing anyway? 
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01-22-2007, 09:00 PM
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Bears by 7. You heard it here first.
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01-23-2007, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom Earp
WOW, more important than who is going to the Super Bowl.
Granted, it is news, but it will be news forever.
So, there were two Men who are Coaches who are Black. It is something that has been to long in coming. So, now lets concentrate on FooseBall and not people!
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Tom,
I don't assume any negative intent in your comment, and I hope you will take this in the spirit in which it is sent, but I do have to say, that yes, it's a BIG DEAL to millions of Americans of color, (African Americans and others, and I would hope, as well to White Americans) and it is worth it to concentrate on "the people" as well as the event.
Our history in America makes it so. Generations before us have grown up in an America that routinely told them that they were were not good enough, not strong enough, not smart enough to be leaders, to rise to the top and to do anything that would be "valued" in America. Our ancestors knew it wasn't true and persisted in advancing and teaching those who would come behind them the fundamental lesson that "hard work, despite the obstacles you face, leads somewhere...."
And so for not one, but two sons of the African Diaspora, to lead their teams to the the biggest event in sports and one of the largest in American society (the Superbowl is annually the most watched event in the nation), yes, it does mean a great deal.
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01-23-2007, 11:00 AM
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I'm cheering for the bears, on account of, screw the Colts and Peyton's ugly and what the hell kind of name is Peyton anyway?
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01-23-2007, 11:02 AM
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Tom,
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Then you don't know Tom very well.   
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01-23-2007, 11:20 AM
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Speaking of Super Bowl...the Super Bowl XL champions (THAT'S THE STEELERS IN CASE YOU FORGOT) just named Mike Tomlin their new head coach. He is the first Black head coach in Steelers history (and much nicer to look at than Russ Grimm, might I add). 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070123/...eelers_coach_7
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01-23-2007, 01:52 PM
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Not to rain on the parade, but I think it's a stupid discussion. I mean, its fine to be excited about it, but I do think it is dumb when people act like this is some victory in the fight against discrimination. I'm pretty excited that there are two white SEC QB's in the Super Bowl.
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01-23-2007, 02:57 PM
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Considering that it wasn't all that long ago that there were no black NFL head coaches at all, I think that this is a nice milestone and worthy of note.
I think the first was Art Shell in 1989, hired by the Raiders. But I'm not an NFL historian.
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01-23-2007, 03:00 PM
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I agree, not having any would be rather suspicious. However, we don't need an exact percentage for things to be fair. This stuff goes on in college coaching, and its ridiculous. Alabama got crapped all over for not hiring Sylvester Croom, who may not even be the coach at Miss State much longer. If the ability is there, they'll get a shot. I have a tough time believing that organizations are purposefully avoiding black coaches. Then again maybe they are, just like NFL scouts avoid white running backs.
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01-23-2007, 03:16 PM
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Well, the NFL became the official name of an already existing league in the early 1920's -- and the first black head coach wasn't named until almost 1990.
So, were there no qualified black head coaches for the first nearly seventy years of the league?
I can't believe that.
But that's not the point of this thread.
My opinion still is that this is a worthy milestone to note.
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