Garbage. Pure garbage. It is people like him who bring the real racism in because I guarantee you, nobody within the University of Texas was even THINKING that. Yeah, we did this thinking, “Now we don’t have to look at black coaches, he he he.” Goodness gracious. I like Wilbon, but if he keeps this up he’ll just sound like a retard like Scoop Jackson always does.

I am so surprised he said that. Talk about pure stupidity.

To Mike Wilbon:

Wilbon, I honestly like you. I get some entertainment watching you on PTI and you never struck me as a moron like Bayless or Scoop Jackson. However, your comments regarding Texas’ Muschamp hire are entirely off-base and frankly so stupid that I don’t know whether to laugh or to just roll my eyes.

To be blunt, Wilbon, you bringing up the race-card here is wholly pathetic and shows great insecurity on your part. I’m a minority myself, and I find it shameful that you’d pull that our of your rear end just because… what? You’re bitter there aren’t more minority coaches (actually, check that: Not minority coaches, but African-American coaches)? You dislike Muschamp because your favorite school couldn’t get him? You simply dislike the Texas Longhorns? You tell me. Your logic is awful and you sound like the real racist here, akin to those people who react to minority hirings with, “Well, he just got that position because of affirmative action.” As offensive as that may be to you, I’m just being straight: You’re exactly the same as those people.

I can’t get into Mack or Deloss Dodd’s head (but apparently you can, almighty Wilbon), but I can guarantee you that when they made this move, they weren’t thinking, “Tee hee, now we don’t have to look at minority coaches.” Really, are you serious? Do you have any idea what you’re talking about? Let me spell out the reasons why this move was made, and why this is good for the University of Texas:

-Muschamp is a hot commodity right now; this guarantees that he’ll at least be sticking around for a couple years or so.
-Even if he leaves, the time he spends here will help us on the field with his coaching as well as with our recruiting.
-If he does indeed decide to stay for the duration of Mack’s tenure, he’ll have learned from one of the best in the business and be a part of the culture at Texas, giving us a much smoother transition than other schools who changed head coaches (see: Michigan).
-We’re Texas, and we can afford it.

Those are just a few reasons why this is a good thing for Texas. The short-term benefits are great and the long-term risks are very manageable. You may notice that race has absolutely nothing to do with this. Muschamp is a great defensive coordinator. That’s the bottom line. If you can’t see that, you simply aren’t very bright. Really, who cares what color Muschamp is. I sure as heck don’t. I care that he’s been a great addition to my school’s football team and that we’re going to keep him for at least the next couple years.

Do you know what “racist” means? It means believing that one race is intrinsically superior to another. So if you really believe what you said on Turico’s and Van Pelt’s radio show, I’m sure you can enlighten me with a cogent argument as to how Muschamp’s hire logically leads to the conclusion of racism. If not… shut your mouth. I hope what you said was just a lapse in a judgment because you were having a bad day. Otherwise, you embarrass me as a minority.

If anyone is being lazy and suspicious, it’s you. Go do some real research and construct a good argument, journalist.

Sincerely,

Isak Lee

Seriously. Embarrassing. I’m just stunned at how stupid what he said is.

Before I condemn Wilbon, I’d like to know his exact words. Some of these comments are awfully strong responses to the original poster’s interpretation of Wilbon’s statement.

Did Wilbon say outright that the move was racist? Was he indicting the decision makers of racism, or was he just raising the question for discussion?

DeLoss should have interviewed a few African American and minority candidates. He should have spoken with Romeo Crennel (soon to be unemployed), Ty Willingham (out the door as well), Sylvester Croom (how many chances does this guy get?), and Art Shell (rumored to be talking with the Raiders for a third tenure….just kidding). You’ll notice that all those coaches are African American so to cover the rest of the minorities DeLoss should of had a meeting with Wayne Fontes.

You think interviewing those five candidates would have satisfied Wilbon’s “requirements?”

Think before opening your mouth. You are generally good at that. Thanks.

For all that represent the University of Texas a school I love because I graduated from there and bleed orange. The move to hire Muschamp is pure racism. Wilbon is right, now we don’t have to consider a black candidate and that is just what the alumni want. After moviing out of the state of TEXAS you realize just how racist the state of TEXAS is. Ask yourself how many black coaches have there been at the University not associated with track. I ask you why do we not hire Gray to be a defensive coordinator a few years ago when clearly he was the most qualified applicant and most importantly a former longhorn. At some point the shine is going to fall and players are going to realize that UT is nothing but the essense of the “good old boy network”. Look at the football staff and see how many black coaches are there that don’t have to do with with player relations or recruiting. Why you ask because without those black players UT is nothing so we got to get someone to deal with them but those people won’t have any real power. I ask all of you who think Wilbon is wrong to step out of your suburbia box and see what is really going on at the University and that includes you Ike.

A team should be able to hire whoever the hell they want. A team shouldn’t have to interview somebody just because they are black. I would be insulted if I was black and somebody interviewed me just because I was black.

I’m sure if Texas felt that there was a black coach out there that was right for the job, they would hire them…but…there isn’t!

I’ll be honest for a long time I’ve been a big fan of Wilbon, but in the past year or so it seems like he’s lost his mind. He seems to have some sort of bone to pick with any issue and seems incapable in seeing the fun or interesting in most issues. Honestly he begins to sounds like a cantankerous old man sometimes. I mean lately I feel like I agree with Kornheiser lately which just makes me feel like I’m nuts. Wilbon see the hire for what it was, yes it’s unfortunate that maybe no minorities were interviewed before Muschamp hired, but it’s also a case of wrapping up someone that’s not worth letting go of to the competition.

you can’t hire what you don’t interview longhorn84, and if you do you research you will see we don’t even interview, and as Wilbon said that is just lazy and for lack of better words racists by ommission in all honesty

Screw Wilbon if there was an excellent black coach out there I highly doubt Texas would bypass that person. This is UT were looking for the best in our Program. sorry if I’m not PC but I can’t stand affirmitive action and I especially can’t stand people who use the race card, they are the true racist, i.e. Jessie Jackson, Al sharpton, Jeremiah Wright, Farrahkan, etc.

so in all the years that basketball, baseball, and football have been in existense at UT and all coaches we didn’t even finde one good enough to interview, i think not and ask yourself why

So Calilonghorn are you saying the program at UT has a bunch of racist running things? If you really believe that, you should think of rooting for a different program why would you want to root for a program that condones racism?

with that argument I should have hated the united states up unitl 1980 which is not valid because it is the greatest country in America, what you do is fight for change and hope that people slowly beging to open their minds but you don’t turn a blindeye beccuase things will stay status quo

Calilonghorn I think your right I think the University made a bad choice with Muschamp. I think we should look for either a Chinese, Japanese or even a Mexican coach why does it always have to be a black coach. No maybe we should look for a phillipino coach man my wife would love that. Maybe then she would even sit on the couch and root with me!

first i want to say good catch on the typo dtc, nothing wrong at laughing at good joke, you too kcmorse, now olemiss some good coaches out there that are more than qualified would be turner gill out of buffalo, charlie strong out of your neck of the woods at university of florida dewayne walker out of UCLA to name a few,

florida defense is dominant and in the SEC so he has the same credentials as Muschamp and more coaching experience with stops at ND, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and SIU under his belt, walker is known in college circles as a great coach and did wonders with UCLA defense, present year excluded of course, but they are the only bright spot on the team

you are right we are all longhorn fans and that will not change ever, no matter who the coach, but that doesn’t mean we have to agree with everything that goes on just like you don’t agree with everything or everybody at work, but you still go to work and i will still cheer for my horns, HOOK EM

muschamp is a stud I am just saying he is not the only stud. and as wilbon said UT took the easy way out, give everyone a chance and if everyone is qualified and you make a decision that is the perogative of the university, but doing it this way to me just rubs me the wrong way, by the way in all that I have said I didn’t say muschamp isn’t a good coach

You are evidently not joking.

I’ll repeat a few things that I wrote in my email to Wilbon.

Here’s one of your quotes:

The move to hire Muschamp is pure racism.

Definition of racism: The belief that one race is intrinsically superior to another. So tell me: How does the Muschamp hire logically lead to this? Just because it thereby excludes black candidates? It sure does… as well as any white candidates, Asian ones, Hispanic ones, etc. Duh. When you hire someone, you more or less exclude others.

Did UT interview just a bunch of white dudes with no qualifications and intentionally ignore blacks? Nope. Do you have a shred of evidence that Mack and DeLoss were gleefully celebrating how they’re avoiding all the black coaches? Nope. So where is your argument? I don’t see it. I just see a ridiculous assertion.

I ask all of you who think Wilbon is wrong to step out of your suburbia box and see what is really going on at the University and that includes you Ike.

I ask everyone who agrees with Wilbon to let go of the racist-card and start evaluating people by skill and merit, like MLK Jr. wanted. Agreeing with such a baseless comment is absurd and simply betrays great insecurity.

I find it kind of funny how Wilbon didn’t think the Indianapolis Colts decision to designate Jim Caldwell as Tony Dungy’s successor to be “lazy and suspicious”. The only difference between what the Colts did and what Texas did was that Caldwell is African American and Muschamp isn’t. Why didn’t Wilbon call for other minority groups to be considered for the Colts job?

We can go back and forth with if it is racist or not racist but facts are facts and I again I ask when have we had black head coach at UT in any sport that wasn’t track or even get an interview, so intrinsically it appears in the eyes of UT brass we aren’t equal enough to handle the job or most importantly get the alumni dollars to keep the program at the level it is at. True other schools are in the same boat, but Texas prides itself on diversity and being at the forefront of all that is right. And truth be told kicked a kid off a team that I thought was umwarranted just to save face. So why is it so hard to open up and see all candidates out there and then make a decision even if you come to the same conclusion.

I hire the most qualified person period. If it is the person I know that is a great thing and I would be lying if I said that doesn’t give them and edge, but you always explore all your options. And why would I accept that I am wrong when there is no right or wrong, just fair and not fair

who is to say who is right or wrong, looking at it now they are perfect fits, all I am saying is they were afforded the oppurtunity to get the job and others weren’t, finally on the recruiting of black players get real with that statement

it’s been fun I am out

Under-representation tends to rub me the wrong way, regardless of the field. I can’t help but find it a little bizarre that in a sport with a significant black population, there are but a few black coaches. It reminds me of the US Senate.

It shouldn’t be the primary goal of hiring, but I think it’s fair for the leagues/associations and individual teams to include race as a factor in their decision making. There are a lot of fascinating, sometimes controversial topics floating around here. Interesting questions to consider…at least when everyone is speaking reasonably and not gasbaggy.

In 5-8 years when Muschamp takes over, white people will probably be the minority. So, Texas hired a minority coach!