Race? Or being the Pac 12? Both? If he had a similar run in the SEC I think he would get a lot more publicity. I can't think of a comparable white coach though.
Dantoni is similar
And he think he gets a lot more pub because of his skin tone and not his being in the Big 10?
Maybe I don't pay enough attention or watch or read enough about coachs, but I can't think of a single Pac 12 coach getting more or equal praise to that of SEC or Big 10 coaches. Seems to be guys winning natties that get the most love and the Pac 12 sn't doing a lot of that.
When I think of Stanford all I think of is white running backs and Andrew luck. I'm sure his race would play a role in his overall ranking. But I don't think it is nearly close to being a major factor.