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We've heard the black card played forever in recruiting if that's the case why did Sly croom struggle so much recruiting? Charlie Strong at UT?

If you are a good coach and know how to recruit it doesn't matter what color you are. Should we have a diverse staff, sure. But being a certain color isn't a qualifying characteristic. If you take a lesser coach because they are black what does that mean in this world??

Well first of all, no one has ever suggested hiring unqualified staff based on "color". Second, Auburn University's black student enrollment has been decreasing for the past 10 years. Auburn has the second lowest black enrollment in the SEC. You don't think that impacts recruitment? Black alum have become pretty frustrated with this and there have been several articles written recently focusing on it. You might have missed them but our rivals probably didn't. Neither did the parents of future recruits. So yea having two talented black coordinators would be an advantage on the trail.

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Posted by Jyrdis

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Posted on 1/4/21 at 4:02 pm to BigBlueAU

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Second, Auburn University's black student enrollment has been decreasing for the past 10 years. Auburn has the second lowest black enrollment in the SEC. You don't think that impacts recruitment? Black alum have become pretty frustrated with this and there have been several articles written recently focusing on it. You might have missed them but our rivals probably didn't. Neither did the parents of future recruits.