O'Neil claims that Hollywood has improved in its recognition of black actors, but the Academy's failure to nominate 2006's "Dreamgirls" for best picture, for example, is a sign that Oscar voters simply don't understand such films culturally.
But Jeffrey (Horace O'Pera) Stamp, 33, an Air Force captain who teaches history at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, had never shot single-action guns, either.
In view of the great work Conor O'Shea has done in 12 months, the growing strength of the young players coming through the academy and Saturday's result at Munster, do you think you might be too dismissive of the future potential of this group?