After UK coach Tubby Smith left Kentucky for Minnesota, Sports Illustrated ran a column containing this paragraph:
"Of course, some racism also was involved. In the rural areas of the state, where poverty and ignorance have been chronic problems, Smith was never accepted because of his African-American heritage. This is a state, remember, where right-wing religious zealots dominate the debate over flag-burning, prayer in the classroom and same-sex marriage. Thankfully, however, such narrow-mindedness and intolerance no longer represents the majority. Even fans who didn't like Smith's coaching or recruiting had to concede that he was a superior human being."
Full story at: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/03/22/tubby.smith/index.html
How does he still have a job?
2007-03-23
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