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Hope They're Ready

By Alan Grant

Friday, November 14, 2008

Tyrone Willingham likes to say it's a shame when many are judged by one. Willingham, before this, his worst season as a head coach, always cautioned against getting too invested in one black man's success or failure. He knew that to this point, when a non-white man reaches a high point, the excitement around him is palpable and the expectations massive. (I'm reminded of the black Notre Dame fan who told me, "If Willingham fails, we all look bad.") Willingham knows that no man can possibly righ ...

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