Always Next Year
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I really hate to "go there" but there is no doubt race played a factor.....I really doubt he would have gotten the shot he did if that wasn't a factor (and it should not be a factor in hiring TODAY.....yes, there was a need for it years ago but IMO the Rooney rule should be abolished - it now serves as a sticking point for mediocre candidates to outweigh or be pushed over better candidates)....the good thing is that performance is what counts and if he can't cut it he'll be out.......unfortunately setting a team back a few years in the process.
I don't believe that you "really hate to go there" when you take the first opportunity to "go there" in a thread that isn't even related to Vance Joseph.
The Rooney Rule is to get minority candidates interviewed, it does not mandate that they are hired.
I thought it was pretty crazy for Joseph to get a head coaching gig after the way our defense looked last year, but you thinking that Joseph was only hired because of the color of his skin says far more about you than it does about NFL interviewing practices.
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