But, but, but ... Ty is black! He wasn't hired because he was a great football coach. He was an affirmative action hire. If ND fires him now, it will be a racially based act that is improper!
I have to disagree on that, to a certain extent. Willingham did a decent job at Stanford which also has very tough admissions standards. The fact that he is black is a positive, considering the percentage of blacks in the game, a black coach is very appropriate.
If ND fires him now, it will be a racially based act that is improper!
I would say that he has one year left to turn it around. If they don't fire him (assuming they have another mediocre season), it will be because he is black and they are bending over backwards to not have accusations thrown at them.