Study: White men dominate NCAA leadership

In other news, the sun rises in the East and sets in the West...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16192015/

 

If white men are so powerful, why are there so few white CBs & WRs?

 

Richard Lapchick is a headline hunting glory hound.

 

Because they can't run worth a shit?

 

Why, because he chooses to expose the racism of college athletics?

 

Blacks are physically superior and whites are mentally superior?

 

Couple things:

1. Conference commissioners and athletic directors are by and large business/marketing majors. Guys like USC's Mike Garrett? Rare, whether they're white or black. Often they're people who never played college sports at all.

2. I have no idea what role university presidents, who oversee a helluva lot more than just sports, have in this study. The low numbers are cause for concern, but they don't belong in this study.

3. Why are "historically black colleges" - where in fact many black administrators and academics attend and lead - excluded?

4. It is cynical to use the "black player percentage" as a benchmark. The reverse of that logic bascially excludes a black coach from ever leading most Olympic-sport college teams other than track. And a black golf coach? A quarter of college basketball team has black coaches - and that excludes the historical black colleges? Folks, that's a damn good number.

We're not there. But don't tilt too much at this windmill.

 

AP NEWS ALERT

INDIANAPOLIS -- The same old white dudes that have run the NCAA since 1602 still are in charge, a new study reports.

 

I'm still waiting on the optional lede .... </stolen joke>

 

BC-NCAA-OLD WHITE DUDES
Eds.: Will be led.

By DAVID ALDRIDGE
AP Special Correspondent

INDIANAPOLIS -- A study released Thursday says that the NCAA rules college athletics, according to the report.

 

Now you know why we spell Amerikkka the way that we do.

 

What's this WE shit, white man?