At least temporarily, both Texas and Maryland have received some relief from new NCAA bylaws governing assistants publicly designated as head coaches-in-waiting.
The new rule, first reported in early February, would treat the head coaching heirs the same as the current head coach when it comes to recruiting. Head coaches — and the coach-in-waiting designate according to the new bylaws, are only permitted one off-campus visit with each prospective recruit, none of which are allowed to occur during the crucial period from April 15 through May 31; “regular” assistants are permitted two visits each during that time period.
Now comes word from the Washington Post that UT and UM have been granted a one-year grace period by the NCAA before the rule takes effect. The two programs were the only schools to be affected by the measure, with defensive coordinator Will Muschamp of the Longhorns and offensive coordinator James Franklin of the Terrapins being the assistants publicly designated as coaches-in-waiting.
They also happen to be their respective schools’ best recruiters, so Texas and Maryland tag-teamed the NCAA in an effort to be grandfathered into the new regulations. The result of that effort was the temporary relief granted to the schools by the NCAA.
During this grace period, the Post reports that there will be three options for the schools to pursue:
– Request that the NCAA’s Legislative Review and Interpretations Committee assess the application of the legislation’s effective date.– Seek a waiver of the rule from the Subcommittee for Legislative Relief, which is part of the Division I Legislative Council.
– Submit a request to override the legislation. Requests from 30 member institutions prompts an override review from the Legislative Council, while 100 requests suspends legislation until it is reviewed.
This good ‘ol boy way of having coaches-in-waiting is a big reason why there are so few black coaches in NCAA Football.
maybe if guys like Randy Shannon didn’t crap the bed once they got their opportunity, there would be more black coaches? just a thought.
Jagdbaer – Maybe you should look up James Franklin before making dumb ass comments. Racist.
Jagdbaer, if you weren’t so misinformed your commet would be funny instead of pathetic. Always easy to throw the race card out there. Not only is James Franklin black but so is Joker Phillips, the new head coach at Kentucky who was a coach in waiting. You might also have heard of a guy named Jim Caldwell, HC of the Indianapolis Colts who also happens to be black and who also was a HC in waiting. By the way dude, don’t know if you are aware but the President of the United States is black and elected by a white majority population. Find a new excuse.
Let’s see: Joker Phillips, Randy Shannon, Charlie Strong, Turner Gill, and soon-to-be James Franklin. That’s 4.5 black head coaches in NCAA football that I could name. Out of 119 schools in the National Football Bowl Subdivision!
Tony Dungy said it best in 2009:
“Colleges are result driven, but the difference is that when [Steelers owner] Dan Rooney decides to hire Mike Tomlin, he doesn’t have to worry about any ramifications other than people buying tickets,” Dungy said. “The athletic director and the president at the University of Minnesota, they get Mike Tomlin’s name and their response is: How’s this going to affect donations? How’s this going to affect alumni relations? How’s this going to affect a whole lot of other things? That’s the pressure, that’s why it’s difficult, that’s why it is different. I don’t know how you change that unless an institution makes a moral stand and says, ‘We’ve just got to be a strong enough force that we’re going to do what’s right and if it does cost us a $12 million library, we’ll make up for it.’ “
Wow, so James Franklin is a half of a person? Why not say 3/5ths, and fully make your case?
Bottom line, you claimed that the head-coach-in-waiting system was a big reason that there aren’t more black coaches. And yet, 2 of the 3 mentioned in this thread WERE BLACK. So apologize for your ignorance.
Also, by my count, there are 10 black coaches in the FBS. Just because you only know of less than half doesn’t mean that there aren’t more. And 10/119 is 8.4%, which is only a few spots away from being equal to African American’s overall representation in the United States.
Also, Tony Dungy seems to be a bit of a race baiter there, unless he can prove that the racists in Minnesota (really, Minnesota is the example?) are lobbying their AD to hire a white guy. Just absurd points.
10 black coaches out of 119 NFBS schools. I wonder who the other 5 are? ESPN stated in 2008, “Fifty-five percent of all student athletes are minorities” with no numbers as to the percentage playing college football. *As a side note: If you look at the Florida Gators 2010 recruitment class, you’d be hard pressed to find someone NOT of African American and/or mixed descent. I find it odd that while the NFL has a “Rooney Rule” when it comes to hiring head coaches, the NCAA has yet to come up with one on their own.
ESPN also stated this in the same 2008 article:
“David Czesniuk of the Center for the Study of Sports in Society at Northeastern University, a program Lapchick founded, said he was struck by who controlled the money.
“What stood out to me, is that in the biggest component of dollars in college football is the BCS, and every single commissioner of a BCS conference is a white male,” Czesniuk said.”
Well, your first two paragraphs don’t really apologize for your continued lack of facts, but I suppose that’s to be expected.
Also, I’ll point out that 6/6 BCS commissioners being white isn’t exactly odd, considering that even 1/6 being African American would be disproportionate.
Anyways, you clearly have very little concept of what yo’ure talking about, so have fun spouting doctrine without much to go back on