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today notre dame fired its head football coach, ty willingham. in three seasons he went 21-15 and took the team to two bowlgames. yet he was fired. i wish athletic directors could have a little more patience instead of demanding immediate success. it’s very rare that a coach can come in and make a drastic turn-around. he’s gotta have time to recruit players that fit his system and work to perfect what he’s trying to do. i don’t think three seasons is long enough. and that’s not even what i wanted to write about.

the headline for the willingham story read something like this: “only two black head coaches left in div. I-A.” so? the write went on to talk about black coaches for much of his article, and i just don’t understand why these sorts of things have to be made into a race issue. he was fired because he didn’t win the games demanded by the school. tough luck, but i don’t think race relations has any place in a story like this. i’m not denying that there was ever/still is racial prejudice, because it was a very real problem. but i sincerely think that it is not as much in the forefront of people’s thought as it once was. except for the fact that the media keeps making a huge deal out of it. for the most part, i think blacks have the same opportunities as whites. it shouldn’t matter how many coaches of a certain race there are, just so long as their race isn’t a factor in whether they attain those kind of jobs. put it to rest.