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Post by coloradokidd on Apr 22, 2014 7:17:03 GMT -5
Why is it so hard for some people to be color blind?
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Post by dorothymantooth on Apr 22, 2014 7:22:53 GMT -5
has there ever been a black player thats played for the huskers? besides wong orantes its been almost 10 years since they had saleaumua, and before her, cepero and nepo but i don't ever recall seeing a black female athlete play at nebraska. And this is relevant because? Nebraska reveuits who they want and is highly doubt they care what race the person is. And I'm not trying to sound rude at all, but there have been quite a few people on this board that have said nebraska fans and the program are racist. There has been no indication of this and these type of questions always end up bad. Just clearing that up. It is absolutely relevant. They do recruit the players they want and many of them are minorities, specifically African-American. They aren't getting those players to this point.
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Post by nothingbutcorn on Apr 22, 2014 8:37:34 GMT -5
Nebraska just needs one or two African-Americans to go there and be successful and then this will be a non-issue.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 9:26:17 GMT -5
Why is it so hard for some people to be color blind? Because colorblindness doesn't exist. A 15 or 16 year old girl who is narrowing down college choices wants to go somewhere where she thinks she'll be accepted into the team culture and be comfortable. No one wants to be the odd man out, or the "token black girl." If you're a young black woman, would you rather go to Nebraska, where there are 14 white girls staring back at you, an all-white staff, and where the fact that they're the only black player would be obvious and mentioned, or to Texas, where you would have black teammates and a black FEMALE coach? Everyone wants to just fit in.
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Post by toomuchvb on Apr 22, 2014 10:22:13 GMT -5
That's probably the crux of it, @pelcj11. Coach Cook is a talented recruiter. He'll continue to seek the talent he believes will help the Huskers reach their goals--volleyball-wise and more. Someone might ask why this is a goal. Seems it would encourage more and, perhaps then, all players to seriously consider Nebraska, if girls from any and all racial backgrounds played there. Good for the sport to attract more girls. Can't find a negative here.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Apr 22, 2014 13:08:23 GMT -5
And this is relevant because? Nebraska reveuits who they want and is highly doubt they care what race the person is. And I'm not trying to sound rude at all, but there have been quite a few people on this board that have said nebraska fans and the program are racist. There has been no indication of this and these type of questions always end up bad. Just clearing that up. It is absolutely relevant. They do recruit the players they want and many of them are minorities, specifically African-American. They aren't getting those players to this point. I just hate seeing threads like this because they always go bad. It isn't the first time someone brought this up and last time it turned to "nebraska is racist"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 13:23:33 GMT -5
So far, you seem to be the only poster who has said the word "racist" in this thread. Your "effort" to guide the conversation away from that word has failed.
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Post by memorybankrupt on Apr 22, 2014 13:24:53 GMT -5
I completely believe the Huskers have been recruiting the top black girls. I'm sure the fans would embrace them if they came. But like many mentioned, I would think it could comes down to the recruit not feeling comfortable being one of the few minorities on the team.
I suspect that Sherisa Livingston's addition to their staff could help them seem more attractive to minority recruits.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 13:30:01 GMT -5
I completely believe the Huskers have been recruiting the top black girls. I'm sure the fans would embrace them if they came. But like many mentioned, I would think it could comes down to the recruit not feeling comfortable being one of the few minorities on the team. I suspect that Sherisa Livingston's addition to their staff could help them seem more attractive to minority recruits. Except she left Nebraska to coach at Portland St. Seattle with Nate Ngo (EDIT: confused Seattle with Portland St.). If you know Sherisa, she doesn't like to be stuck in any one place for too long.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 13:33:01 GMT -5
Why is it so hard for some people to be color blind? Because colorblindness doesn't exist. A 15 or 16 year old girl who is narrowing down college choices wants to go somewhere where she thinks she'll be accepted into the team culture and be comfortable. No one wants to be the odd man out, or the "token black girl." If you're a young black woman, would you rather go to Nebraska, where there are 14 white girls staring back at you, an all-white staff, and where the fact that they're the only black player would be obvious and mentioned, or to Texas, where you would have black teammates and a black FEMALE coach? Everyone wants to just fit in. Last I checked, Texas volleyball coach Jerritt Elliot is neither black nor female.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Apr 22, 2014 13:33:52 GMT -5
So far, you seem to be the only poster who has said the word "racist" in this thread. Your "effort" to guide the conversation away from that word has failed. Are you still obsessed with me. I said these things usually turn the wrong way. In fact, it was a wahine fan who turned it the wrong way last time. You and I both know there are people who dont like john cook or nebraska on this thread and will jump on the chance they get to claim something. Like I said, Seek professional help. You need it. Maybe medication or admittance to a psychiatric ward.
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Post by Longhorn20 on Apr 22, 2014 13:40:39 GMT -5
Because colorblindness doesn't exist. A 15 or 16 year old girl who is narrowing down college choices wants to go somewhere where she thinks she'll be accepted into the team culture and be comfortable. No one wants to be the odd man out, or the "token black girl." If you're a young black woman, would you rather go to Nebraska, where there are 14 white girls staring back at you, an all-white staff, and where the fact that they're the only black player would be obvious and mentioned, or to Texas, where you would have black teammates and a black FEMALE coach? Everyone wants to just fit in. Last I checked, Texas volleyball coach Jerritt Elliot is neither black nor female. But Tonya Johnson is, and Salima Rockwell was too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 13:41:37 GMT -5
Because colorblindness doesn't exist. A 15 or 16 year old girl who is narrowing down college choices wants to go somewhere where she thinks she'll be accepted into the team culture and be comfortable. No one wants to be the odd man out, or the "token black girl." If you're a young black woman, would you rather go to Nebraska, where there are 14 white girls staring back at you, an all-white staff, and where the fact that they're the only black player would be obvious and mentioned, or to Texas, where you would have black teammates and a black FEMALE coach? Everyone wants to just fit in. Last I checked, Texas volleyball coach Jerritt Elliot is neither black nor female. Salima and Tonya are. There's a reason Salima did 95% of the recruiting for Texas.
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Post by elevationvb on Apr 22, 2014 13:47:55 GMT -5
I completely believe the Huskers have been recruiting the top black girls. I'm sure the fans would embrace them if they came. But like many mentioned, I would think it could comes down to the recruit not feeling comfortable being one of the few minorities on the team. I suspect that Sherisa Livingston's addition to their staff could help them seem more attractive to minority recruits. How many black volleyball players in the Nebraska area club pipeline?
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Post by milkmandan on Apr 22, 2014 14:05:25 GMT -5
As others have mentioned, Nebraska has recruited (heavily) some very talented African-American players going back to the Terry Pettit days (Angela Gray). But, they're not going to offer a player who they don't feel is up to Big Ten-caliber just because they are black. Otherwise, they probably would've put a big press on Marysa Wilkinson, a Lincoln girl who's going to Creighton.
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