Floyd Keith Quotations

We don't give favoritism just because an African-American was hired at the institution. That wouldn't qualify for what we're trying to do (by assessing the hiring process, not the outcome). That search probably could have been done better.

Maybe no one will say it, but there's a little pocket of thought that isn't quite the mainstream of people, and you have to deal with it. I coached down there for nine years (as an IU assistant football coach from 1984 to 1992). I dealt with it, but I wasn't the head coach.

I just felt all the air had been let out of me on everything that we stood for as a football program.

I know Kelvin Sampson and I consider him an ethnic minority and I couldn't be any happier for Kelvin. I think he's an outstanding basketball coach.

This action sends an alarming message to African-Americans who are pursuing coaching at the Division I-A level. It's still going to be tough.

The environment in the Midwest bodes decent opportunities.

It represents an excellent basketball coach who happens to be a person of color and this also represents something that is unique, that he has replaced another coach of color.

These guys are all capable candidates in some way, shape or form for some Division I institution.

They happened to fine people for grade deficiencies and fine people in Title IX cases. So if there is a true inequity in a racial aspect, I guess you could (levy fines). You have to have some legal teeth.

We need to be together and we need to work together to correct the things that aren't right.