A barrier will be broken for college football. Why did it take so long?

The Washington Post ^ | January 16, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. EST | Craig Meyer

[Rummyfan]

Agreed Sanders is not much of a coach. But he excels at selling himself and his program and in the current NIL atmosphere, he’s ideal.

[Tommy Revolts]

Marcus Freeman will become the first Black half Black, half Korean head coach in a national championship game at the Football Bowl Subdivision level.

Fixed the nonsense.

[Jumper]

His mother is a Korean. Maybe Marcus can be a twofer and rhey roll him out Asian Pacific Islanders month.

If you can get a preference then claim being only black, but if you mention he half Asian then maybe he should be denied opportunit

As a Buckeye fan, we know Marcus and wish him well, but he is slowly moving into Herbstreet territory....

[chajin]

I thought he was half Asian, so why not first Asian head coach?

Wrong slant for the revolution, for which the issue is never the issue.

[poconopundit]

We students treated Ara Parseghian as a God, chanting from stands, “Ara, stop the rain. Ara, stop the rain”.

Here’s my favorite clip from the Rudy movie. The coach’s short speech here is a legend in football film-making.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4tPpqfdt9Y

[DouglasKC]

Why did it take so long? Because being a good coach isn’t about skin color.

[poconopundit]

Well done, Tommy!

[MinorityRepublican]

Freeman was asked about this and ruined the reporterette’s day when he basically said race is irrelevant.

He isn't woke. Stupid question. Stupid network.

[poconopundit]

Thanks for the education on Herbstreet. Notre Dame is my alma mater, but Athens, Georgia was my home for 6 years.

Here’s maybe the finest (31 sec.) advertisement against DEI ever made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMPu99_Xvjw

[FamiliarFace]

Freeman is half black and half Asian.

[Still Thinking]

And the NBA! Definitely racism at work!

[FamiliarFace]

Exactly.

[Still Thinking]

You have to understand that Asians are white-adjacent (lib for ‘non-whiny’), so that the Asian part of him succeeded is somewhere between irrelevant and regrettable. < /lib mode >

[Right_Wing_Madman]

when OSU destroys Notre Dame - as I believe they. will - will that be because ND has a black head coach?!

OSU is favored by -8, so the betting public agrees with you. I think the line is a little high. I'd put the Buckeyes at -6.

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Who cares? Only racists.

[dfwgator]

I thought he was half Asian, so why not first Asian head coach? Wrong slant for the revolution, for which the issue is never the issue.

"Slant?"

[jimfree]

Leave it to WaPo to diminish the achievements of this great young coach.

[CletusVanDamme]

For me, my favorite part of the movie was a glimpse of the Grotto.

[nd76]

I care about Marcus Freeman because he is an excellent football coach and a better human being.

God may not care about the scores of football games, but His mother does.

Go Irish, Beat Ohio State!!!

[poconopundit]

Thanks for reminding me, Cletus. The Grotto is indeed a special place on the Notre Dame campus.

https://www.google.com/search?q=notre+dame+grotto&udm=2