Rooney rule cited for its effectiveness

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This is an article explainung how and why the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) can or can't have a rule similar to the NFL's Rooney Rule. The Rooney Rule is a rule implied by the NFL stating that when head coaching jobs become vacant, the organziaton must interview at least one miniority for the job. The Rooney Rule is named after Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney who 2 years ago hired the Steelers first black head coach Mike Tomlin. Before the Rooney Rule only 6% of coaches in the NFL were black and now that number has risen to 22%.
People wonder why the NCAA can't imply its own rule. One reason is that the NCCA is an association of Not-for-profit orangzation while the NFL is for profit. One black head coach Mel Millis of Becker College in D-III football stated in an interview that ``If they have to make a school bring somebody in for an interview, is that coach truly getting a fair shake?" Only one can wonder.

Ranks of black coaches dwindle with Sylvester Croom's resignation

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This article reports that another black head coach has resigned. Sylvester Croom of Mississippi State University resigned after a 4-8 record this season one year after he won the 2007 South Eastern Conference (SEC) coach of the year. Croom was the first black head coach in SEC history. Croom was 21-38 in five season at Mississippi State before his resign.