Alumni support David Walker as next Head Coach

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This may sound bad but you can't hook up every former player every time. My guess some former players are trying to find an "in" to coaching or something and I would guess there are a number of times coaches have to say no.

I can tell you that is not the case with many of the alums I have spoken with. It is true you can’t hook everyone up but you’re also making an assumption that the alums want something or are looking for a handout. The ones I’ve talked to are just really passionate about the university and program, they are into HS coaching or are active in the their community.

A good example is bringing out an SU coach to a community camp for freshmen/sophomores in places like Baltimore, Philly, Chicago, NJ or offering to help out with the few camps that SU does run in a volunteer capacity. Making connections with donors and other coaches in our historic recruiting strongholds. A big one that has been rebuffed has been fitness and offseason training with both current and former pros.