It makes no sense. Why is it that the No. 1 position of leadership and decision-making on a football team can be occupied by a person of color but the person on the sideline can't
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We don't give favoritism just because an African-American was hired at the institution. That wouldn't qualify for what we're trying to do (by assessing the hiring process, not the outcome). That search probably could have been done better.Floyd Keith
We're not looking at the outcome one hire. That is what makes this a research design and not a quota mechanism. We theorize that over a period of time if institutions continue to follow the process quite naturally we'll have more coaches of color -- Latinos, Asians, African-Americans.
Floyd Keith
My sense is that the efforts being made by athletic directors (to interview and hire black candidates) have been more timely and complete. There is an improvement. ... But at the end of the day you have to be objective and measure this in wins and losses, and that's a bittersweet perspective. Hiring two coaches and increasing your total 66 just underscores how much distance we have to go.
Floyd Keith
I still always get concerned about one-week hires. I see the situation at Colorado, and the next day the Boise State thing happens. If there's anything we've learned, it's that you have to show diversity and inclusion (in the hiring process).
Floyd Keith
It represents an excellent basketball coach who happens to be a person of color and this also represents something that is unique, that he has replaced another coach of color.
Floyd Keith
You'd have to take an individual search, an individual process, and there would have to be an individual case that would warrant that. An affirmative action policy would have to be involved (and disregarded by the school).
Floyd Keith
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