Wyo2dal said:
CheyenneGunslinger said:
One has to wonder how great UW football could have continued to have been if the incident had not taken place.
To go one further, how would things have shaped up if the coach had backed the players and allowed it.
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Absolutely! Before I read this post I was just wondering what would happen if the same incident occurred today? Things were so different back then I finished college in 1969 at East Tennessee State University and protest were breaking out in UCB and many other places across the country. We even had a protest at my university not nearly the magnitude of the ones occurring at UCB, University of Chicago and other places but things were so different in those days. I don't believe the Black 14 incident would have gotten past the coaches office today, just my opinion. Example, I think the coach would allow the players to wear the black arm bans today, again just my opinion.
One thing I would add is that in 1969 one did not question authority period in the South, be it academics, sports or a job. So the way things played out for the Black 14, given the times is not too surprising, sad but not surprising. I also read in an article Eaton said during the last interview he did about the situation which took place in the 80's I believe, he said he would do the same thing again today given the circumstances.
It was just a sad situation for everyone because Eaton ended up being divorced and died in 2007 or 2009 I can't remember which. To quote someone above, "was it all worth it"?