It may go beyond that. If it's apparent that they would be ostracized (at best) in the community at large even if he was hired, then it would be tough to put your family through that voluntarily.
And if you don't believe that there are still places in the deep south where there would be rampant hostility, even to the football coach's family, then you likely haven't traveled much to rural Alabama (Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and yes...Florida). Sad but true. That's all I'm gonna say about that, as I think this topic is probably better suited for THFGT! --- On Tue, 1/6/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: I say "BS" on not being hired because he is black and/or she is white. I think that schools will recruit the best players and coaches - whether they are black or white. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
