[JRutledge]

I have been told I have the "look" that is wanted at many levels. That does not mean I will walk into a D1 camp and just get hired. You also have to have the right people pulling for you. You also have to have to be in the right place at the right time. Sometimes that means you have to live in an area that does not have a lot of officials on staff. Many things have to go your way, not just one attribute. This is not about affirmative action or race-based hiring. You still have to be able to do the job and officials are fired every year for making mistakes. It is one thing to get there. It is another to stay there. I am sure the needs and wants of the SWAC and MEAC leagues are different than the ACC and SEC. There are a lot of factors that go into getting hired, race and gender is just one of them.

Peace