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Message: [QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 3901613, member: 4819"] I am curious what the new coaching hires’ impact will be on the expectations for Syracuse this season. Are they higher, lower, the same? We talk about the effect transfers have a the time, but what about coaching? Gait brings such a unique background it’s kind of hard to tell. For some reason I see Gait as an extension of Desko, but I think that comes from the fact that he is an alum. The more I read and hear from him he really sounds like a different sort of coach, one more freewheeling and willing to let the players play (but also be a really good teacher at HOW to play that way). I think Petro should really be able to help the defense. Obviously people are doubting him now because of Hopkins but now that he’s able to focus on one thing (defense) and not the other CEO responsibilities, I think he could and will really thrive. So in short I do think I would put the Orange above Cornell and Yale, in the eight spot. [/QUOTE]