Actually, the fact that he is black has saved us untold hours of posting here on the R-G.   No one has to listen to all the affirmative action posturing.  

He was hired based on his previous successes in turning around two other programs and his other abilities such as enthusiasm and recruiting abilities. 

Oregon's "Rooney" law didn't even have to get mentioned.

A coach, unlike some others at Duck U, is hired-and fired based on expected and actual measureable results.  If he doesn't succeed, he, just like Helfrich, will be looking for a new job.

That works just fine for me.