The rooney rule is it fair< did the redskins follow the rules

Well, then I think it's a strawman. I mean, if the assertion is that they've concluded that the white student is more qualified, then no amount of affirmative action is going to change who gets accepted. It sounds like it's already been decided.

Even one step further, though, the Rooney Rule doesn't even go this far. It stops at the interview process. So if I have a problem with the Rooney Rule, it's that it doesn't actually accomplish what it's intended to. Too easy to get around it.

But, I mean, there's only so much the NFL can do if Snyder is going to hire Shanahan. They can't make it illegal for him to do that. At the end of the day, there's no actual meaningful interview process going on here, so the application of the Rooney Rule is not helpful.

Not in this case, but that's the beauty of the rule. It doesn't force any team's hand when it comes to actually making a decision, but rather it encourages a more extensive search for qualified coaches. Critics of the rule have to come to grips with the fact that the rule in no way, shape, or form inhibits a team from making a head coaching decision. In other words, at best the rule accomplishes great things, while at worst it causes no damage.

So I'm guessing they all got interviewed by white people? Wonder what would have happened if they went to black owned businesses and did the same thing? I'm sure those results would then be flipped.

Thank you for illustrating why we need the Rooney rule. People are not to be trusted Black or White. I'm glad you agree.

Professors just people who fail at doing what they teach and say they know so much about.

Wow, so people who earn P.H.D's are considered failures in your opinion?

well according to PFT they would have followed the rooney rule..

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if this is true..

Not in this case, but that's the beauty of the rule. It doesn't force any team's hand when it comes to actually making a decision, but rather it encourages a more extensive search for qualified coaches. Critics of the rule have to come to grips with the fact that the rule in no way, shape, or form inhibits a team from making a head coaching decision. In other words, at best the rule accomplishes great things, while at worst it causes no damage.

the simple fact is the nfl should let each team hire and fire who it wishes, without forcing (not encouraging) a team to interview someone just becuase of their skin color.
what if the lions decide they want tony dungy to be their next head coach, thats their guy, no ifs ands or buts about it. should the nfl force them to interview a white candidate? why always black and white. why doesn't the nfl go ahead and force each team to interview a hispanic or a female, i mean the whole thing is just a pile of crap. stay outta my buisness.

Professors just people who fail at doing what they teach and say they know so much about.

Sometimes professors, including myself, fail to practice what they teach. I don't think that they do this more than anyone else, though, leaving me to resent your anti-intellectual depiction.