Doing the "white" thing

We're not the only ones talking about the hiring process this season, particularly the hires of minority candidates.

Today's Raleigh News Observer has this article by Barry Saunders: Duke's Decision Spineless.

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What a crock. Duke University had a chance to do the right thing last week, but instead it did the white thing.

Don't look at me like that. In picking David Cutcliffe as the next head football coach at Duke, athletic director Joe Alleva played it safe and predictable.

In other words, he punked out, just as I knew he would.

I guess it's progress that (Athletic Director) Alleva actually interviewed a couple of brothers. For him, that's bold -- especially when you look at the Duke athletic department and the absence of color therein.