I can understand how people compare him to Steve Urkel. For that matter, I've made Willy/Urkel jokes myself. However, I don't understand why people refer to his as a Uncle Tom. He is definitely different, but the title of "Uncle Tom" carries a much deeper history, in which I don't see how it is applicable to Willy.
Lastly, speaking as a black man, regarding his tenure at FSU, the only thing that I hope Willy succeeds in, is failure!