John Shoop ( @coachjohnshoop)was the offensive coordinator at @UNC from 2007-2011. His wife Marcia Shoop ( @mmountshoop) was named pastor at Asheville’s Grace Covenant in 2016.

Yesterday, the Shoops wrote a scathing editorial in the N&O about institutional racism at UNC.

The editorial made false allegations and @robyntomlin allowed it. It alleged only 1 of 8 UNC Athletic Exec staff is African American. That is demonstrably wrong. In 90 seconds on UNC’s website, I found 3 African Americans (25%) on UNC’s Executive staff and may have missed others.

I don’t blame the Shoops for sloppy math. John Shoop’s offensive coaching career proved he wasn’t very good at putting up numbers. However, between @dankanenando’s catfish debacle & N&O’s failed jihad against UNC, I hoped @robyntomlin would care more about accuracy. Alas, not.

Facts:
•US population~13% black
•Bubba/UNC Athletics’ executive team=25% black
•UNC athletes=16.2% black
•UNC coaches=17% black
•UNC Athletics employees=12.7% black
Sources: US Census, NCAA SS&D Form, EADA Report

Pastor and Mr Shoop, if you are going to come, come correct.

The Shoops editorial was factually wrong and unethically misleading. Like most organizations, UNC has more work to do creating equality and opportunity for African Americans. However, those who point fingers commonly do so to divert attention away from their own behavior.

According to Wikipedia & team media guides, in John Shoop’s long coaching career, he started only 1 black QB (2003 Chicago Bears-Kordell Stewart). In 16 yrs leading offenses, I have yet to find more than 1 African American QB that Coach Shoop found deserving of a starting role.

Reverend Marcia Shoop @mmountshoop is Head Pastor & Head of Staff at Grace Covenant Church. Among her leadership and administrative team of 9, she employs ZERO African Americans. Not one. https://www.gcpcusa.org/who-we-are/gcpc-staff/.

Reverend Shoop, John 8:7 seems relevant doesn’t it?

This moment of national reckoning demands listening, understanding & introspection. False attacks will not move our country forward. Progress requires accountability. I hope the Shoops assess their own deficiencies more fairly, more honestly, than they did UNC Athletics’.