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<blockquote data-quote="IPBprez" data-source="post: 34439" data-attributes="member: 51"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><a href="http://proxy.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=1676115" target="_blank">Croom the right choice for MSU</a></span></p><p></p><p>Updated: Dec. 2, 2003</p><p></p><p>By Ivan Maisel</p><p>ESPN.com</p><p></p><p>Forty years ago, the Mississippi State basketball team snuck out of Starkville in order to violate state law and compete against a team with ***** players in the NCAA Tournament.</p><p></p><p>Today, Green Bay Packers running backs coach Sylvester Croom, 49, an African-American, will be introduced as head football coach at that same Mississippi State. SEC commissioner Mike Slive released a statement Tuesday congratulating the university for hiring Croom. </p><p></p><p>Only at the end did Slive mention "the fact that Coach Croom becomes the first minority football coach in the SEC makes this an historic day for the Southeastern Conference."</p><p></p><p>In social parlance, Slive said the appropriate thing. </p><p></p><p>Croom is a coach first and a minority second. </p><p></p><p>In journalistic parlance, Slive buried the lead. When a state university in Mississippi hires a black football coach, that is News. You can argue about the pace of progress, which has been as slow as a Mississippi Delta drawl. But an inch here and an inch there, and after 40 years, you've come a long way.</p><p></p><p>====================================</p><p></p><p>This Sports Beat Writer "could" have left that last paragraph completely off this article.... That's exactly what is wrong with the Media today -- they 'think' they're in charge..... WHEN THEY ARE NOT!</p><p></p><p>Sylvester Croom did an amazing job as the running backs coach in 2003.</p><p>That ended up being Sherman's best year with the Packers... due in large part to some great assistant coaching, ........like Sylvester Croom.</p><p></p><p>(My memory is coming back....)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IPBprez, post: 34439, member: 51"] [size=6][url=http://proxy.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=1676115]Croom the right choice for MSU[/url][/size] Updated: Dec. 2, 2003 By Ivan Maisel ESPN.com Forty years ago, the Mississippi State basketball team snuck out of Starkville in order to violate state law and compete against a team with ***** players in the NCAA Tournament. Today, Green Bay Packers running backs coach Sylvester Croom, 49, an African-American, will be introduced as head football coach at that same Mississippi State. SEC commissioner Mike Slive released a statement Tuesday congratulating the university for hiring Croom. Only at the end did Slive mention "the fact that Coach Croom becomes the first minority football coach in the SEC makes this an historic day for the Southeastern Conference." In social parlance, Slive said the appropriate thing. Croom is a coach first and a minority second. In journalistic parlance, Slive buried the lead. When a state university in Mississippi hires a black football coach, that is News. You can argue about the pace of progress, which has been as slow as a Mississippi Delta drawl. But an inch here and an inch there, and after 40 years, you've come a long way. ==================================== This Sports Beat Writer "could" have left that last paragraph completely off this article.... That's exactly what is wrong with the Media today -- they 'think' they're in charge..... WHEN THEY ARE NOT! Sylvester Croom did an amazing job as the running backs coach in 2003. That ended up being Sherman's best year with the Packers... due in large part to some great assistant coaching, ........like Sylvester Croom. (My memory is coming back....) [/QUOTE]
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