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1. It's the bolded part (which you were obviously implying) which I believe is utterly stupid.

2. LSU would hire a black coach in a second if they thought he was the right hire.

3. I don't think Porter is qualified as a coordinator much less a head coach, but it isn't because he's black.

I added the #s in an effort to make it easier for you to understand ALL that I wrote.

No. 1: Please tell me you do see the irony in that YOU chose to add the bold-face to THAT portion of the post. Please? Also, you can't know, or much less even prove, what I was "obviously implying."

No. 2: OK, that's your opinion. But, just as you don't know what I was "obviously implying," I can't--and won't--say whether you're right or wrong (or stupid). I am, however, curious about just who are all these black coaches LSU or "he" (not certain whom you're referring to) might be the "right hire." Can you provide some names?

Take another look at my post, below. I'll selectively change the text to bold this time: "Tell me how it's stupid to say that as Miles' top assistant coach (at LSU and Okla. State) that LSU would hire him as its head coach. Not now, but in the next 4-5 years.

No. 3: I also don't think he has enough experience now to be an OC or head coach at LSU. This is why I believe, as I said, that Porter has "3 strikes against him right now: He's too close to Miles for our fan-base, he needs to be an OC for a few years (though even as a head coach at a school like Memphis would make up for that), and he's black.

How many black head football coaches are there in the SEC? How many at the BCS-Conference schools? How many at the other top-tier D-1 colleges? Just 2 seasons ago, Sly Croom at Miss. State was SEC Coach of the Year, and was fired the next. I don't think that race will be as much of an issue in the future is it is today, except in certain parts of the country. Which is why I said, "Not now, but in the next 4-5 years."

You never answered these questions:
"Also, you are aware that Porter has served as Assistant Head Coach for the past 4 years at LSU, right? And Chief Recruiter, as well?"
"Assistant Head Coach," at a great school like LSU, isn't just a figure-head title, nor is "Chief Recruiter," esp. since Porter's earned well-deserved national recognition as the No. 1 recruiter nationally 2 of the last 3 years.