Alex Kline Article

[tptcuse]

sorry if this has already been said but in an interview, kline said he had gotten real close to red and the other assts and if they got let go he would have resigned if asked to stay.

Yes. He wrote that in his article.

 

[tptcuse]

ALSO, just so we clear this up… 20 win seasons are not good seasons at Syracuse. 25+ is acceptable and 30+ in what every Syracuse team should strive for. 30 is a real contender.

We won 20 (19 if you don’t count Chaminade) but we were out of the tournament before December during Red’s first year. And our losses were humiliating. “20 wins” is rewriting what really happened.

 

[Orangefan1]

Agreed.

Kline's heart was in the right place, but this was an odd article to publish.

Sounds like a disgruntled ex employee

 

[bigmike]

Trigger Alert Warning for social media concerns and bad words:

Stay off Social Media, and;
Sticks and Stones..

 

[rrlbees]

Yes. He wrote that in his article.

thx. i hadn't read his article on syracuse.com yet. i saw it in a loud house article. looking back they referenced the syracuse.com article.

 

[Dinkyspond]

Totally agree. But as you say, that can be very focused interaction. Kline seems to be suggesting that he, Red and the players were personally hurt by reading comments and messages directed their way. That it was 100% a choice to read those. It’s very easy to post on Insta or Tik Tok and never engage with comments or DMs from unknown people.

I mean, who is taking comments from “burner accounts” to heart? Immature and poorly guided people, that’s who.

if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen, this is big boy basketball, this program underperformed and underachieved and fans are going to take it out on social media, what did Kline expect, rainbows and unicorns? For a former NBA guy, he sounds naive to say the least and dare I say, meek and soft. Disclaimer: I thought he did a great job on this year's roster, I blame the coaching staff for not utilizing it right or developing it. I actually thought they would keep him on.

 

[sufan59]

sorry if this has already been said but in an interview, kline said he had gotten real close to red and the other assts and if they got let go he would have resigned if asked to stay.

Yeah...he clearly thinks SU made a bad decision. We will see how this ages I guess.

 

[Newhouser]

This guy worked for the Knicks?

 

[rrlbees]

This guy worked for the Knicks?

for 4 years and 4 years for the pelicans.

 

[GHLF]

Trigger Alert Warning for social media concerns and bad words:

Stay off Social Media, and;
Sticks and Stones..

That is honestly good advice, However it used to be different. This place is honestly Like syracuse.com used to be. That is why people left. By the way you can an alum, former student athlete, team manager, whatever the affiliation to this university and still be a massive fan. And see the big picture beyond wins and losses especially if you were personally affected. So many people are honestly just low class human beings and they would never understand. Just a reflection of society. However for some, purity will always reign true. A lot of people left Syracuse com by the way

 

[OmahaCuse]

Curious from the board if they know how hard Red worked at fundraising? In today’s world coaches need to be trying to help themselves with funding and not complaining about the school trying to figure it out.

 

[Dinkyspond]

This guy worked for the Knicks?

That's exactly what I was thinking...

 

[Bulldog04]

ALSO, just so we clear this up… 20 win seasons are not good seasons at Syracuse. 25+ is acceptable and 30+ in what every Syracuse team should strive for. 30 is a real contender.

30? That’s only happened 5 times in history

 

[Bulldog04]

Curious from the board if they know how hard Red worked at fundraising? In today’s world coaches need to be trying to help themselves with funding and not complaining about the school trying to figure it out.

It was every day… whether he was playing golf with onondaga members or going to dinners, it was constant. I usually golf a ton with griff and I rarely saw him unless it was for dinner

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Curious from the board if they know how hard Red worked at fundraising? In today’s world coaches need to be trying to help themselves with funding and not complaining about the school trying to figure it out.

This is a general comment. 15 year+ season ticket holder. I very rarely get contacted for any type of fundraising from Syracuse University. Maybe one phone call and maybe one mailing and a few emails per year. Definitely no follow up.

Some of the non-profits I contribute to send mailings or emails on a very regular basis, maybe a couple times a month and a lot of times as part of a newsletter telling about the fundraising initiatives and how they are doing. And they are actually interesting enough that I will read them before they go in the trash.

Car dealers. I get communications from three separate car dealers that I have done business with over the years. Phone calls, emails, mailings. On an extremely regular basis. Up to five emails a week. One of the car dealers calls, emails, texts and mail stuff up to ten times a week. Very annoying, but they are easy to ignore. But if I need them, they are easily accessible.

Syracuse can definitely get more aggressive in partnering with their boosters for additional donations. I'm sure they are concentrating on the big whales, which is understandable, but what are they doing for the average guy who might be willing to give more if thrown a bone or two.