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Many believe that it was Jesse Jackson's opinions that caused the lone African American candidate, Sylvester Croom, to be eliminated from the coaching search.
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Who believes this? Bill O'Reilly?
Give me a break. I usually don't question hiring practices since they are so subjective, but in this case Croom was much more qualified than Shula. There was only one negative : his race.
Alabama had a chance to turn over a new leaf after the Price debacle. They could've followed Notre Dame's lead and brought in the first-ever black SEC football coach. Instead, they quickly threw Shula's name as the frontrunner, so they wouldn't have to deal with the pressure of hiring a black man.
Jackson's cause is just, as it usually is, but again I would question what he thinks he can gain out of this. Does he really think Alabama's good ol' boys were capable of making the right decision? Forget it Jesse, its Alabama.