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Privilege and the CFB Playoffs

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  CFB Playoff  Club is "White (Institutional) Privilege" cloaked in the Athletic Discourse of Patriarchal Nationalism by BRYAN FULFORD A friend called me minutes after the announcement by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee of the four teams that will be playing for a national championship. No (8-1) Texas A&M with their one-loss in the SEC (to Alabama). No (8-2) Oklahoma who won the Big XII championship for the 6th consecutive year. No unbeaten Cincinnati (9-0) with their AAC championship. No Coastal Carolina, who joined No.1 Alabama as the only other team in the country to win 11 games and lose to nobody. Just the usual power teams representing the power conferences. Alabama, Clemson ranked first and second, while Ohio State and Notre Dame were selected third and fourth, respectively. To the dismay and disappointment of millions of fans, sportswriters, coaches and administrators around the country folks have trouble trying to understand how a team that only

COMMENTARY: Forgive my lack of enthusiasm for Hoop Dreams

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  December 18, 2020 -- Forgive me if I no longer get excited about things done "for HBCUs" like I used to. Wednesday, Hollywood movie star Michael B. Jordan, star of mega-hits "Creed," "Creed II," "Fruitvale Station," and "Black Panther" recently announced plans to bring a HBCU basketball showcase to his hometown of Newark, NJ.  The event titled, the "Hoop Dreams Classic" will feature Division I HBCU men's and women's basketball teams at Newark's Prudential Center on December 18, 2021.  “This past year has been the tipping point for so many, including myself, in revving up support for Black people,” Jordan said in a statement. “As a Newark native, I am committed to bringing change to the community and am honored to be able to present The Hoop Dreams Classic as a way to celebrate the value of community, education, and Black college experiences. Through our shared love of basketball, I look forward to bringing the co