Fired Colorado Football Coach Alleges Racism

From the Denver Post: Jon Embree is out at as Colorado football coach after just two seasons. The Buffs were 4-21 in Embree's two seasons and this past season went 1-11, the worst year in Colorado football history.
Embree, who thought his job was safe, was informed late Sunday afternoon by Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn that he was fired.
"I'm disappointed. I'd like to get more of an opportunity but life ain't fair," Embree said in a phone interview.
Asked what Bohn told him, Embree said, "He said he didn't feel the trajectory was going in the right direction. I said what direction was it going when I got hired?"
Embree inherited a program that had five consecutive losing seasons under former coach Dan Hawkins. He didn't believe two years was enough time to prove he could do the job.
Embree said he also told Bohn that as an African-American coach, few head coaching opportunities are offered, and all too often are quickly taken away.
"I mentioned that to Mike. I said, 'You know we don't get opportunities. At the end of the day, you're fired and that's it. Right, wrong or indifferent. Tyrone Willingham was the only one who got fired and got hired again. We get bad jobs and no time to fix them."  http://www.denverpost.com/cu/ci_22064455/jon-embree-out-colorado-buffaloes-football-coach
Going 1-11 is not going in the right direction and it should be grounds for firing, and many, if not most coaches who only have a 1 win season are fired, and most of them are white.
I've supported John Hauck, UNLV coach and who only won 2 games this season because I do see some improvement and there is no successful history of football at UNLV for many years.  Colorado, on the other hand, has had a rich tradition of many successful football seasons.
Further, Coach Embree still gets paid $1,500,000 still owed on his contract and he doesn't even have to anything. 
So, coach, cry me a river.  You didn't get fired from coaching because you are black, you got fired for a 1-11 season.  And complaining about racism probably just black balled you from other head and assistant coaching jobs in the near and long term future.

Jon Embree is out at as Colorado football coach after just two seasons. The Buffs were 4-21 in Embree's two seasons and this past season went 1-11, the worst year in Colorado football history.
Embree, who thought his job was safe, was informed late Sunday afternoon by Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn that he was fired.
"I'm disappointed. I'd like to get more of an opportunity but life ain't fair," Embree said in a phone interview.
Asked what Bohn told him, Embree said, "He said he didn't feel the trajectory was going in the right direction. I said what direction was it going when I got hired?"
Embree inherited a program that had five consecutive losing seasons under former coach Dan Hawkins. He didn't believe two years was enough time to prove he could do the job.
Embree said he also told Bohn that as an African-American coach, few head coaching opportunities are offered, and all too often are quickly taken away.
"I mentioned that to Mike. I said, 'You know we don't get opportunities. At the end of the day, you're fired and that's it. Right, wrong or indifferent. Tyrone Willingham was the only one who got fired and got hired again. We get bad jobs and no time to fix them."


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