Dorrell makes his clarification

by antipimp on Nov 21, 2007 11:47 AM PST

I just navigated to the UCLA Athletics page (some friends are going to buy general admission tickets to the Oregon game - the Rose Bowl on any given Saturday is still a fun time regardless of whether or not we have much confidence that we can win) and noticed the top story is called "Statement From UCLA Head Football Coach Karl Dorrell" on the front page.

Here is the statement, in its entirety:

"This statement is to clarify issues arising from an article written about me this past Sunday. During the interview, the reporter asked a question regarding the issue of race in today's college coaching environment. I told the reporter that there still exist issues in this profession, with qualified minority candidates not receiving college head coaching opportunities. In college football, six out of 119 Division IA head coaches are African American. This was the context in which the subject was addressed during the interview.

"My comments regarding race issues were expressed in a general sense, and clearly not as an indictment about my experience at UCLA. I have seen a lot of issues in this profession over the last 20 years, but I have not had to deal with any such concerns during my time at UCLA."

I'm in the middle of a workday and can't offer much commentary right now, but thought I'd give credit where it's due.

(If someone makes a comment that this is already in a comment thread, I will gladly remove the diary entry; again, I didn't have time to search right now.)

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of BruinsNation's (BN) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of BN's editors.

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I wish

He'd clarify why he hasn't resigned yet.

by Ajax on Nov 21, 2007 12:58 PM PST reply actions

I'll clarify for him:

$$$$$

by bluegold on Nov 21, 2007 1:32 PM PST up reply actions

Disingenuous?

Any public figure experienced with the media knows the context of an interview and the likely tone of the article going in, particularly prior to sitting down for an hour's worth of chitchat. CTS had to know that Streeter's article would amount to an apologia for CTS' first five years on the job, and that any question about race, no matter the context asked, would get worked into that theme. He should have emphatically demanded the Streeter save the race issue for another article.

by TfXc79 on Nov 21, 2007 1:36 PM PST reply actions