I don't have a problem with the rule. I don't think that many guys get hired because of it on their first attempt to get a HC job, but it could possibly open up opportunities in the future. Many teams already have a HC in mind, like the Seahawks, but coaches who get interviews because of the Rooney Rule get to network and make some connections. I think that if you are a candidate and interview for enough jobs, certainly you can eventually end up with one. I have no problem with the rule.

I think every situation is different and that some coaches interviewed because of the Rooney Rule benefitted because they likely wouldn't have been interviewed if the rule wasn't in place.

 

 

I think I understand what you are saying but playing devils advocate, how is it a benefit when it was mandated.

Not a fan of the rule...

 

I also can't fathom what goes through the mind of the minority coaches when they interview for a position. You know they've got to be wondering if they are just getting interviewed by a team because they have to go through the motions, or if they actually have genuine interest in them. In any other situation, you're walking into that interview confident that they actually want you... But just the feeling that somebody may be using me because they have to would probably kill any confidence I had, and therefore take away my chance of getting the job.

It is a rule that has good intentions.

It is a great rule. Opportunity is all anyone can ask for. For too long, opportunity was denied to qualified candidates because of their race and we had a recycling of coaches. Many coaches have benefited because of this rule and I think that the NCAA needs to adopt a similar policy.

 

:thumb: I like it. It does no harm and it makes teams look at someone they might not look at before this rule...

 

I don't think Mike Tomlin would have been considered without this rule. He was little known and it seemed like a given that Whiz was going to be the new coach. Tomlin wowed Pitt in his interveiws and now he has a super bowl ring as a head coach... :clap:

Is it okay for an organization to interview 2 African American candidates and no one else?

Is it okay for an organization to interview 2 African American candidates and no one else?

 

I don't think most people would frown on that. I understand what you are saying, but given the history of the U.S. I think that with the exception of few, most people would look at that as a sign of things changing and that if things kept going in that direction the Rooney Rule would no longer have to be mandated.

I think I understand what you are saying but playing devils advocate, how is it a benefit when it was mandated.

 

It is a benefit to the minority coaches in that they get an opportunity to see how the interview process is done and like Cats3X said, they also get a chance to get some networking done as well. These opportunities would not be available to most minority coaches if not for the Rooney Rule.

Not a fan of the rule...

 

I also can't fathom what goes through the mind of the minority coaches when they interview for a position. You know they've got to be wondering if they are just getting interviewed by a team because they have to go through the motions, or if they actually have genuine interest in them. In any other situation, you're walking into that interview confident that they actually want you... But just the feeling that somebody may be using me because they have to would probably kill any confidence I had, and therefore take away my chance of getting the job.

 

As a minority, I wouldn't care their intentions or not, I would be going in to better prepare myself for the future. If I take the interview seriously regardless of their intentions I could make an impression on them and every time I go back for an interview with another team, I will be that much more prepared. At some point, someone will put in a good word for me. That is the attitude I would have to have if I want someone to hire me at some point. I believe going in with that attitude would increase my chances of getting hired in the future as opposed to going in thinking they are using me. If I truly thought they were using me, I can't say anything as I would then be viewed as a troublemaker and would never get a serious interview or chance to coach again.

It is a rule that has good intentions.

 

...but can be misused like the Seahawks did.

...but can be misused like the Seahawks did.

Almost all rules are subject to potential misuse. Doesn't mean that it isn't a good rule.

There are more minority coaches in the NFL now than prior to the Rooney Rule.

I think it's a horrible rule. It makes no sense and disrespects all minorities involved.

How would you feel if you were an African American coach and you interviewed for a number of head coach positions just because of the color of your skin so teams can fulfill this rule? Would you stop taking interviews if you know its just a formality?

I think it's a horrible rule. It makes no sense and disrespects all minorities involved.

Organizations have just found a way to circumvent the rules by going this route or naming a coach in waiting. The Colts with Jim Caldwell (minority) did the same thing.