I have been talking with a lot of friends since the end of the LSU game stalking incident etc. And also reading national media and other peoples thoughts like on this forum. First off I dont look at teams like LSU as being filled with a bunch of black ladies that can be called by crude names. I dont know any of them so I wouldnt call them names.
But, the hawk football and both bball teams have I think a tough time recruiting a large number of black players, especially highly rated ones, because Iowa does not play for a lot of titles/championships. The NFL and the NBA are leagues that have 2/3s or so of their players being african-american. Iowa doesnt have that large of a black population, Iowa City and Ames do not. Top black players around the country are going to go to the programs they think have chances to win a title so they can be noticed.
Southern teams and west coach teams have a demographic and a Title success rate, and even a chance to play for a title, way more than Iowa.
I used to watch CVStringers teams but I cant remember exact ratios of ethnicities but I think she had more black players because she was black. The players probably felt more comfortable with her. Someone correct me but isnt UConn's womens' team mostly white throughout the years? Not sure.
But, the hawk football and both bball teams have I think a tough time recruiting a large number of black players, especially highly rated ones, because Iowa does not play for a lot of titles/championships. The NFL and the NBA are leagues that have 2/3s or so of their players being african-american. Iowa doesnt have that large of a black population, Iowa City and Ames do not. Top black players around the country are going to go to the programs they think have chances to win a title so they can be noticed.
Southern teams and west coach teams have a demographic and a Title success rate, and even a chance to play for a title, way more than Iowa.
I used to watch CVStringers teams but I cant remember exact ratios of ethnicities but I think she had more black players because she was black. The players probably felt more comfortable with her. Someone correct me but isnt UConn's womens' team mostly white throughout the years? Not sure.