Comments on: DMV: The Newest Nat Must Be Thrilled http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/12/23/dmv-the-newest-nat-must-be-thrilled/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dmv-the-newest-nat-must-be-thrilled Mr. Irrelevant is a D.C. sports blog covering the Redskins, Nationals, Orioles, Wizards, Capitals, Terrapins and more. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:35:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: StetSportsBlog http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/12/23/dmv-the-newest-nat-must-be-thrilled/comment-page-1/#comment-10942 StetSportsBlog Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:53:07 +0000 http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/12/23/dmv-the-newest-nat-must-be-thrilled/#comment-10942 Not everybody has the coach they want chosen; that's where you are muddling the point of the rule. And if you want a shot at the Alcorn job, and the admin is too ignorant to think you should, at the very least, interview for the job, then yes; you should have that opportunity. No one is asking for the job; it's the shot at demonstrating you are capable enough to hold the job. Civil Rights 101, bro. Not everybody has the coach they want chosen; that’s where you are muddling the point of the rule. And if you want a shot at the Alcorn job, and the admin is too ignorant to think you should, at the very least, interview for the job, then yes; you should have that opportunity.

No one is asking for the job; it’s the shot at demonstrating you are capable enough to hold the job. Civil Rights 101, bro.

]]> By: StuScottsLazyEye http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/12/23/dmv-the-newest-nat-must-be-thrilled/comment-page-1/#comment-10940 StuScottsLazyEye Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:43:17 +0000 http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/12/23/dmv-the-newest-nat-must-be-thrilled/#comment-10940 Does the Rooney Rule work in reverse then? For example, a team has already named a coach in waiting (Indy) and he is a minority, do they HAVE to interview a white guy as well? And if they do and he blows it out of the water, what happens if they hire him? Or is this just in place to get minorities interviews and the outcome of them don't mean squat.....and if so, why as a minority would you want to do something like that? That would be like me, a white guy, going and interviewing at a place like Alcorn St. because they have to interview a white guy, even though they already have the coach they want chosen. To me, that is a waste of everyone's time and is kind of insulting. Does the Rooney Rule work in reverse then? For example, a team has already named a coach in waiting (Indy) and he is a minority, do they HAVE to interview a white guy as well? And if they do and he blows it out of the water, what happens if they hire him? Or is this just in place to get minorities interviews and the outcome of them don’t mean squat…..and if so, why as a minority would you want to do something like that?

That would be like me, a white guy, going and interviewing at a place like Alcorn St. because they have to interview a white guy, even though they already have the coach they want chosen. To me, that is a waste of everyone’s time and is kind of insulting.

]]> By: StetSportsBlog http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/12/23/dmv-the-newest-nat-must-be-thrilled/comment-page-1/#comment-10938 StetSportsBlog Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:54:29 +0000 http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/12/23/dmv-the-newest-nat-must-be-thrilled/#comment-10938 I keep hearing this perspective, and it boggles the mind how off it is. First, nothing is more embarrassing than 32 owners self-policing by acknowledging that they need to be forced into giving minorities a CHANCE to be a head coach. Second, the interview does mean something. If you bring in a minority just on the rule, and he happens to completely blow away the competition, the spirit of the rule has been maintained and executed. Maybe you have to be a minority to appreciate the shot to show your talent and ability, when you know your race is a qualifying characteristic from the jump; intentional or otherwise on the employer's part. I keep hearing this perspective, and it boggles the mind how off it is. First, nothing is more embarrassing than 32 owners self-policing by acknowledging that they need to be forced into giving minorities a CHANCE to be a head coach.

Second, the interview does mean something. If you bring in a minority just on the rule, and he happens to completely blow away the competition, the spirit of the rule has been maintained and executed.

Maybe you have to be a minority to appreciate the shot to show your talent and ability, when you know your race is a qualifying characteristic from the jump; intentional or otherwise on the employer’s part.

]]> By: StuScottsLazyEye http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/12/23/dmv-the-newest-nat-must-be-thrilled/comment-page-1/#comment-10936 StuScottsLazyEye Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:13:46 +0000 http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/12/23/dmv-the-newest-nat-must-be-thrilled/#comment-10936 Is it me or is the "Rooney Rule" actually worse for minority coaches? If a team focuses on a coach (white or black) why should they throw a bone by doing a interview that doesn't mean anything? It is actually insulting. And if the coach or coaches they pass up becomes a good coach and they fire the one they hired, so be it. Is it me or is the “Rooney Rule” actually worse for minority coaches? If a team focuses on a coach (white or black) why should they throw a bone by doing a interview that doesn’t mean anything? It is actually insulting. And if the coach or coaches they pass up becomes a good coach and they fire the one they hired, so be it.

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