Rather, I thought about the hard work Tony Dungy had put into getting to this point in his career, after being let go by Tampa Bay, etc.
And when I thought about Lovie Smith, I never thought "Gee, that black guy is going to the Super Bowl...how great." No, I thought about how awesome it was that this defensive genius dealt with a so-so quarterback problem (Rex Grossman) and led his team to the biggest game of the year.
But apparently See B.S. and the LameStream Media think the color of the men's skin is the important factor.
How ridiculous.
It was the lead story on Yahoo yesterday.
The owner and head coach both gave all credit to God!
Congratulations Colts!
I think the Colts would have made it last year if it hadn't been for Dungy's son offing himself. I couldn't imagine even being able to show up for the rest of the games after that. And, of course, he built the Tampa Bay team that Chuckie won with.
The team with the most affirmative action deserves to win.
Hadn't noticed
That said, GO COLTS!!!!!!!
Who was the horrid creature that "sang" the National Anthem?
my mother told me that as soon as the game was over my dad said now they'll be talking about two black coaches going to the super bowl...man did he call that right! frankly, who gives a rat's a55....i was rooting my guts out for the saints but both winners played like champions and with class...of course, i'm a huge manning fan (even if Payton did play for TN) so I'll be rooting for the Colts....
These coaches are happy to about going to the Super Bowl. Not about being black and going to the Super Bowl.
Good news for Manning and Dungy who are both class acts and a credit to football. Nice that Peyton has also finally overcome the Patriot playoff curse. Also a relief that we won't have to see Bellichick's miserable mug on our screens in 2 weeks time.
Same here. I was more happy that it's Chicago, my hometown, and Indianapolis, another Upper Midwest town, playing for the NFL championship.
And really, I was more interested in the exciting FOOTBALL games that were played today than in the race angle.
But I suppose it is an historical footnote worth mentioning at least. I just hope it doesn't dominate the coverage. But it probably will--in spite of the coaches themselves wanting to downplay that angle and keep the focus on FOOTBALL and the players.
I thought Dungy did a great job of taking the focus off race and putting it back on track. Same with Lovey Smith.
The fact that Lovey was Dungy's assistant coach should make the Super Bowl really interesting because they each know how the other thinks/plays.
GO BEARS! And both coaches are great coaches and men, and I don't care about their color. Get over it, MSM.
I'll repeat what I said on the playoff thread:
Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith should issue a joint press release telling the press to shut up already about their ethnicity.
Great post. I am sick and tired of the race baiting.
Two black coaches in SB XLI will not satisfy the raceniks. They are wedded to the idolatry of worshiping the black man, or more precisely, the liberal man.
I'm happy for Tony Dungy.
Very well done.