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DarthGopher replied to the thread Hallman: Black coaches' shelf life is much shorter & benefit of the doubt much less practiced as opposed to their White counterpart.Ben Johnson was fired for poor performance. To suggest otherwise is either intentionally being done to stir the pot or somebody is... -
DarthGopher reacted to Bad Gopher's post in the thread Hallman: Black coaches' shelf life is much shorter & benefit of the doubt much less practiced as opposed to their White counterpart with
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He knowingly cheated. I believe he got frustrated knowing what other programs were getting away with and feeling like he was fighting... -
DarthGopher reacted to disco's post in the thread Who will make the best hire and revive their program first? Gophers Mark Coyle or former Gopher Beth Goetz with Like.
Claeys wasn't going be a nine win coach again. The guy couldn't sell ice cream to Dilly Bar Dan. And J Robinson had to go. The whole...
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DarthGopher reacted to MNVCGUY's post in the thread All Things Gophers Coaching Search Thread (rumors, tweets, tid-bits and more) with Like.
Has done a pretty good job at Colorado State, 2 trips to the NCAA tournament and they are on the bubble for this year. Has a couple MN...
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DarthGopher reacted to oleboy41's post in the thread Hallman: Black coaches' shelf life is much shorter & benefit of the doubt much less practiced as opposed to their White counterpart with Like.
Ill say there are plenty of clear reasons for the firing that had nothing to do with race and it is fully justifiable. Even if its...
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DarthGopher reacted to IceBoxGopher's post in the thread Hallman: Black coaches' shelf life is much shorter & benefit of the doubt much less practiced as opposed to their White counterpart with Like.
OK, this is the kind of stuff that makes me disregard this guy's argument. Go look at at Tom Izzo's first five years. A Sweet 16, two...
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DarthGopher reacted to MNVCGUY's post in the thread Hallman: Black coaches' shelf life is much shorter & benefit of the doubt much less practiced as opposed to their White counterpart with Like.
You are correct that situations are unique which is why I asked specifically about Ben Johnson. Do you believe Ben Johnson was fired by...
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DarthGopher reacted to MNVCGUY's post in the thread Hallman: Black coaches' shelf life is much shorter & benefit of the doubt much less practiced as opposed to their White counterpart with Like.
= So do you think he is right? Was Johnson fired because he was black? He isn't wrong that there is an issue of not enough minority...
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Was there a "Fran tries hard" media onslaught? What did Seth Davis have to say?
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I thought you were supposed to give someone five losing seasons in a row before you consider firing them!
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DarthGopher replied to the thread Hallman: Black coaches' shelf life is much shorter & benefit of the doubt much less practiced as opposed to their White counterpart.To be fair, Ben was like melatonin. He'd put you to sleep.
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DarthGopher reacted to STPGopher's post in the thread Hallman: Black coaches' shelf life is much shorter & benefit of the doubt much less practiced as opposed to their White counterpart with Haha.
melatonin? How many milligrams? :ROFLMAO:
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DarthGopher reacted to everybody knows my name's post in the thread Hallman: Black coaches' shelf life is much shorter & benefit of the doubt much less practiced as opposed to their White counterpart with Like.
There might be a case to be made for black coaches getting less opportunity and less benefit of patience. But that case needs to be...
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DarthGopher reacted to MNVCGUY's post in the thread Hallman: Black coaches' shelf life is much shorter & benefit of the doubt much less practiced as opposed to their White counterpart with Like.
It is a really tough but really interesting topic as well. There is definitely a problem but the much tougher part is the solution...
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DarthGopher replied to the thread Fran-con Gone at Iowa.And was it respectful?