Harbaugh & Norvell Interviewed in Dallas

**Rapplegt** · 11-17-2006, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by thunderdave

Maybe Norvell is the token "minority" candidate?

That comment is below the standards of Iowa State. Coach Norvell would not be interviewed by Jamie Pollard if he was not very well qualified and capable. Is he the best candidate - leave that to the AD to decide. But don't diminish Norvell's accomplishments as a coach just because he is a black American.

Now, his Iowa and Nebraska links are certainly fair game.....

**BryceC** · 11-17-2006, 05:11 PM

I agree Rapple, but if he isn't hired, and from everything we have heard he won't be, it does kind of seem like tokenism. I'm not sure that minority candidate rule did much besides give African-American coaches something to really complain about.

**garn91** · 11-17-2006, 05:13 PM

Norvell is offensive corrdinator by title only as Callahan calls the plays during the game. Norvell is in the booth as Callahan's eyes in the sky.

With the fact that Norvell doesn't call the plays at Nebraska, as a Husker fan, I honestly don't care one way or the other if Norvell would to leave.

**CloneFan65** · 11-17-2006, 05:24 PM

From the article it sounded like the sources were from the candidates' sides, not from the ISU side. This makes me wonder if these were the only two interviews or if there may have been others interviewed we haven't yet heard about.

**Nedrick** · 11-17-2006, 05:25 PM

Here's another article pertaining to this from Lincoln...
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/...5437052389.txt

Thing that surprised me is that his interview was last night...

**ISUCycloneFever** · 11-17-2006, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by Rapplegt

That comment is below the standards of Iowa State. Coach Norvell would not be interviewed by Jamie Pollard if he was not very well qualified and capable. Is he the best candidate - leave that to the AD to decide. But don't diminish Norvell's accomplishments as a coach just because he is a black American.

Now, his Iowa and Nebraska links are certainly fair game.....

I hardly think his point was to diminish his accomplishments as a coach. If I recall correctly, schools are required to talk to a minority candidate every time they are hiring a HC. This could be just the NFL, but something tells me this is also a rule in the NCAA. If this is a case, this could very well be the definition of a "token" interview.