I brought this up because I have read a number of recent articles and read comments by readers leading me to believe there is a body of white people who really believe that there are thousands of excellent white athletes whose careers are derailed because they're discriminated against.
There aren't. The athletic gap between whites and blacks necessary for success in sports that value running speed is substantial.
“If there were great numbers of whites not getting their due in the form of athletic scholarships because of their color, it would be a huge, widely discussed issue.”
Who would discuss it? There are issues of much greater importance that aren’t discussed at all. The media that has spent six years telling us that Barack Obama is a brilliant intellectual, and two years telling us that RGIII is a great quarterback is not going to spend any time explaining why Jordy Nelson had to walk on at Kansas State.
I don’t expect to convince you, and I don’t entirely disagree with you. Blacks clearly do have an overall speed advantage, but Barry Switzer just confirmed in very stark terms that inherent advantages across a population don’t tell the entire story. I mean, he did just come right out and say it about the one non-kicking position apart from center that is utterly dominated by white players. Imagine how he feels about linebacker or defensive end. Luke Kuechly and J.J. Watt need not apply? Maybe Barry is an aberration. Maybe football is a meritocracy after all.