I agree with David Pollack. It is ridiculous to have Condoleezza Rice on the new college football selection committee.
But it has nothing to do with her being a woman. I’d say the same thing if it was Colin Powell. The committee should be made up of college administrators, the same as the NCAA basketball tournament.
If there are women who are qualified, great.
Where Pollack went wrong yesterday on GameDay is that he said no women should be on the panel. That’s a stupid statement considering all the women who cover college football, including many at ESPN.
David, I’d like to introduce you to Sam Ponder.
Pollack obviously realized his mistake after the show. He sent out this tweet.
Look for Pollack to “clarify” his statement on next week’s show.
It’s all about creating attention for yourself, right?
I’m okay with Condoleezza being on the committee. She’s known as a big college football fan (unlike Colin Powell). And for a group that will have 12-18 members, having one or two non-admins is healthy. Admins have their own faults (ex. the ‘Legends and Leaders’ names), so having a few people from the outside may prevent groupthink type mistakes.
I know some women who are better sports fans (and athletes) then some men. But I do wonder how much of her selection was based on ‘political correctness’ (i.e. being a female more than anything else).