Rocco
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He's 5 days away from his 1st game as the SU Football HC. That is exciting as hell.
What more can be said about the guy since he's been hired?
He's remained extremely tight-lipped about most things, which annoys many of you, but that I find to be perfect for the job. Keep 'em guessing. He came here to win games, no sense in showing his cards.
He has been active in the community and on the fan support trail making many appearances all over. I love the idea of the "No Huddle Tour". I hope we see that continue to be expanded down the line. Gaining more interest in Buffalo, Rochester and Southern Tier is huge for the SUAD. Winning ball games is probably the biggest catalyst to gaining new fans, but these types of outreach events can't hurt.
He is bringing arguably the most exciting offensive style in all of college football to the DOME. It's basically a match-made in heaven. Once he gets his system fully installed and his players buy in, the weather will never be an issue. "Orange is the New Fast" could be legitimate. IMO, this also helps to attract the fans back into the Dome. I loved Shafer's attacking, blitzing D, but that didn't put people in the stands. Watching a team put up 35-40+ points every week will.
I don't get caught up in the whole "this is my last job" rhetoric because everyone's situation changes over time. Let's just be happy we have him now, today. If this works out and the school compensates him correctly, it will hopefully never be an issue. He seems to already take quite a bit of pride in the football program's strong tradition and history, and is damn near obsessed to get us back to prominence. I've heard him speak a few times in closed settings, and you can feel his passion and excitement when talking about it. Hard not to get jacked up when listening to that.
He now has AD John Wildhack by his side. John knows what it will take to get us to the next level, and Dino is very aware of that. That is a powerful weapon that should not be discounted. They're both here to WIN and do their part to make Syracuse successful again.
As for his character, I can't speak to that as I don't know him personally. I've had the chance to meet him a few times, but nothing more than small talk. From everything we hear, he seems to be a strong family man with a proud wife and solid kids. Raising a family is and always will be a man's hardest job. It all starts from there and hopefully he will be able to instill those values and beliefs into his team. I thought Shaf did an excellent job at this, too.
The man has a proven track record. There is no reason to think that it can't be replicated at Cuse, on a much larger scale no less. The system takes time, and when it "clicks", things will be awesome around here. I think we surprise some people as early as this year. I really do. I also know we have to have some patience as well. Once we're firing on all cylinders though, we'll be a Top 25 team again. You watch...
See you all on Friday! LGO.
What more can be said about the guy since he's been hired?
He's remained extremely tight-lipped about most things, which annoys many of you, but that I find to be perfect for the job. Keep 'em guessing. He came here to win games, no sense in showing his cards.
He has been active in the community and on the fan support trail making many appearances all over. I love the idea of the "No Huddle Tour". I hope we see that continue to be expanded down the line. Gaining more interest in Buffalo, Rochester and Southern Tier is huge for the SUAD. Winning ball games is probably the biggest catalyst to gaining new fans, but these types of outreach events can't hurt.
He is bringing arguably the most exciting offensive style in all of college football to the DOME. It's basically a match-made in heaven. Once he gets his system fully installed and his players buy in, the weather will never be an issue. "Orange is the New Fast" could be legitimate. IMO, this also helps to attract the fans back into the Dome. I loved Shafer's attacking, blitzing D, but that didn't put people in the stands. Watching a team put up 35-40+ points every week will.
I don't get caught up in the whole "this is my last job" rhetoric because everyone's situation changes over time. Let's just be happy we have him now, today. If this works out and the school compensates him correctly, it will hopefully never be an issue. He seems to already take quite a bit of pride in the football program's strong tradition and history, and is damn near obsessed to get us back to prominence. I've heard him speak a few times in closed settings, and you can feel his passion and excitement when talking about it. Hard not to get jacked up when listening to that.
He now has AD John Wildhack by his side. John knows what it will take to get us to the next level, and Dino is very aware of that. That is a powerful weapon that should not be discounted. They're both here to WIN and do their part to make Syracuse successful again.
As for his character, I can't speak to that as I don't know him personally. I've had the chance to meet him a few times, but nothing more than small talk. From everything we hear, he seems to be a strong family man with a proud wife and solid kids. Raising a family is and always will be a man's hardest job. It all starts from there and hopefully he will be able to instill those values and beliefs into his team. I thought Shaf did an excellent job at this, too.
The man has a proven track record. There is no reason to think that it can't be replicated at Cuse, on a much larger scale no less. The system takes time, and when it "clicks", things will be awesome around here. I think we surprise some people as early as this year. I really do. I also know we have to have some patience as well. Once we're firing on all cylinders though, we'll be a Top 25 team again. You watch...
See you all on Friday! LGO.