Coach Dungy Cannot Have it Both Ways

A few weeks ago Tony Dungy made a comment regarding the lack of minority football coaches in the college ranks. While I do agree with him to an extent let me play devils advocate for a short while. How about we make a rule that African American coaches have to make up 1/3 of all coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Hispanic coaches have to make up the other 1/3 while white coaches will make up the other 1/3. At the same time we will make sure that all college football teams are divided up the same way. Even if an African American player is 100 times better than a white player we will make sure that the African American player does not make the team despite the fact that they are 100 times better than the white player. I mean that makes a ton of sense (please note the sarcasm). Don't get me wrong, Coach Dungy does have a valid point but lets make the same principles apply to players. Lets try to make sure that all the percentages are equal even if a more talented player does not get to make the team. Trust me, I know this is ridiculous, I just find it interesting to take Coach Dungy's words and apply them to an entirely different situation within the same context. Most coaches would never even consider cutting a really talented player of a certain race so an inferior player from another race could make the team. Most coaches want to win, in addition to keeping their jobs. Do athletic directors at these same schools not think the same way? Are athletic directors more concerned with hiring a coach of a certain race if it means less wins and less job security? Of course not. Coach Dungy cannot have it both ways. If he wants more minority coaches hired he must also encourage that a rule be enacted forcing coaches to take more players from minority groups (e.g. groups that make up low percentages on football rosters) as it pertains to football. Thank goodness that most of us are intelligent enough to understand the stupidity of a rule like this. The best person for the job needs to be hired or played regardless of race.