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I love sports, it's no secret. But with that love comes a burning rage towards many people associated with sports, since it seems to attract some of the more, shall we say, douchebagish personalities the world has to offer. With that said, here is a little ol' story off of ESPN.com today
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry, expressing frustration Tuesday with the Falcons' slumping performance, attributed the latest loss in part to No. 20 TCU's having more black players who "can run very, very well."
When questioned about the remarks during his weekly luncheon Tuesday, the coach didn't hesitate to elaborate.
"It just seems to be that way, that Afro-American kids can run very, very well. That doesn't mean that Caucasian kids and other descents can't run, but it's very obvious to me they run extremely well," DeBerry said in remarks first broadcast Tuesday night by KWGN-TV in Denver.
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Well then. Sure, it isn't the most vicious racism I've ever heard but he is the coach for the AIR FORCE ACADEMY. Do people like this not even think before they speak? Does he really think black people are faster than white people? Even more to the point, does he really think having more black kids will turn around his program?
It's interesting, because if Air Force finishes with a losing record this year it will be the first time in his tenure that they have back to back losing seasons. He is the winningest coach in service academy history, and has won 12 Bowl games.
I guess what we are supposed to take from those comments is that he is a tremendous coach but these damn white kids are too slow for his system to work?
It's the douchebaggery of blaming your faults as a team on the fact you don't have enough black athletes that bothers me in this situation, and if I'm in charge of that school he would be shoved out on his ass immediately. Maybe it isn't the modern day equivalent of burning a cross, but he is coaching for the US Air Force and can you really have someone in that position making statements like this?
What a moron.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry, expressing frustration Tuesday with the Falcons' slumping performance, attributed the latest loss in part to No. 20 TCU's having more black players who "can run very, very well."
When questioned about the remarks during his weekly luncheon Tuesday, the coach didn't hesitate to elaborate.
"It just seems to be that way, that Afro-American kids can run very, very well. That doesn't mean that Caucasian kids and other descents can't run, but it's very obvious to me they run extremely well," DeBerry said in remarks first broadcast Tuesday night by KWGN-TV in Denver.
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Well then. Sure, it isn't the most vicious racism I've ever heard but he is the coach for the AIR FORCE ACADEMY. Do people like this not even think before they speak? Does he really think black people are faster than white people? Even more to the point, does he really think having more black kids will turn around his program?
It's interesting, because if Air Force finishes with a losing record this year it will be the first time in his tenure that they have back to back losing seasons. He is the winningest coach in service academy history, and has won 12 Bowl games.
I guess what we are supposed to take from those comments is that he is a tremendous coach but these damn white kids are too slow for his system to work?
It's the douchebaggery of blaming your faults as a team on the fact you don't have enough black athletes that bothers me in this situation, and if I'm in charge of that school he would be shoved out on his ass immediately. Maybe it isn't the modern day equivalent of burning a cross, but he is coaching for the US Air Force and can you really have someone in that position making statements like this?
What a moron.