OburgOrange
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Wildhack and Herm were in Chicago to cut a sweet deal to play Air Force at Wrigley. Obviously!
Chesney met with me to discuss houses in Solvay. He’s gonna love it!
Chesney met with me to discuss houses in Solvay. He’s gonna love it!
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What kind of Offense does he run?
What kind of Defense does he run?
Most of the time we are looking at a defensive coach or an offensive coach but in reality, he is neither, his specialty is special teams. So what are his offensive and defensive philosophies?
Usually, coaches bring their coordinators with them or hire new ones not keep the ones currently here. Be interesting to see if he is bringing other coaches from Holy Cross with him. Without knowing his offensive or defensive philosophies it is hard to say who the coordinators would be.
Also, a concern when making a gamble like this is if we do have to hire new staff who does he know? Who knows him and will come to work for him who has P5 experience? Will hiring a staff before 12/4 be a challenge?
Lots of questions.
What kind of Defense does he run?
Most of the time we are looking at a defensive coach or an offensive coach but in reality, he is neither, his specialty is special teams. So what are his offensive and defensive philosophies?
Usually, coaches bring their coordinators with them or hire new ones not keep the ones currently here. Be interesting to see if he is bringing other coaches from Holy Cross with him. Without knowing his offensive or defensive philosophies it is hard to say who the coordinators would be.
Also, a concern when making a gamble like this is if we do have to hire new staff who does he know? Who knows him and will come to work for him who has P5 experience? Will hiring a staff before 12/4 be a challenge?
Lots of questions.
FreakTalksAboutSU
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Arizona is a mid-tier state school who is $200 million in debt. Yet they are negotiating with Jedd Fisch on a contract extension that will make him the highest paid coach in school history. And we are hiring the guy from Holy Cross. I get the dynamics, i really do, but man that is so stark and depressing.
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If you don't like Chesney because of what you know (FCS HC) and that's it, I don't think you understand how this works. He doesn't get any calls if the stuff you didn't know about sucked too. The fact that his name is getting elevated for our level of job is based on the stuff we don't know. That feels too risky (and to be fair is risky).
BUT, there are people who do know the stuff we don't and JW is privy to that and can get as much info as he wants to pursue, where we can't.
This is why it's a hard no for a lot of people. Risk averse based on limited knowledge is not a bad way to live. But JW is not in that boat.
BUT, there are people who do know the stuff we don't and JW is privy to that and can get as much info as he wants to pursue, where we can't.
This is why it's a hard no for a lot of people. Risk averse based on limited knowledge is not a bad way to live. But JW is not in that boat.
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He'll be in Buffalo next fall
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That is crazy.
Lots of fun reading on here. And looking at this makes me really appreciate the layout of our board.
Chesney & Syracuse Forum | Crossports
https://syracusefan.com/threads/on-the-subject-of-chesney.179055/ There is an entire thread on the Syracuse forum about Chesney. They also take a lot of pot-shots at Holy Cross.
crossports.freeforums.net
JeremyCuse
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McDermott is in big trouble, don't be surprised if Buffalo moves on.
Crusty
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I meant Carolina is crazy.
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He's been selective about the next step. My guess is they re-upped him last year when UConn/UMass were sniffing around. This next step won't be glossed over with a renewed contract because the numbers begin to get out of whack.
Again, we don't know what we don't know. He may have been offered P5 coordinator jobs already and turned them down.
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Oh ya Tepper is Jerry Jones but on steroids. That franchise is in major trouble.
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This is only true to a certain point. You think you’re going to outcoach 5 stars consistently with 2/3 star talent?
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It was a big misunderstanding. Wildhack thought Chesney was going to Chicago and has been waiting for him since Saturday.
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Happened at Texas A&M
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Had a few minutes to kill, looking at the Holy Cross roster
Notable High Schools
Many high level football playing Catholic schools. That's a good thing.
| New Jersey | 26 | |
| Massachusetts | 18 | |
| Florida | 14 | |
| Texas | 7 | |
| New York | 7 | |
| Illinois | 5 | |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | |
| Virginia | 4 | |
| New Hampshire | 4 | |
| Michigan | 4 | |
| Indiana | 2 | |
| California | 2 | |
| Ohio | 2 | |
| Maryland | 1 | |
| Missouri | 1 | |
| Georgia | 1 | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | |
| Tennessee | 1 | |
| Connecticut | 1 | |
| Canada | 1 | St. Francis (N.Y.) |
Notable High Schools
| Saint Ignatius | Ohio |
| Curtis | NY |
| Don Bosco | NJ |
| St Peters Prep | NJ |
| St. Joseph Regional | NJ |
| Gulliver Prep | FL |
| Brother Rice | MI |
| DePaul Catholic | NJ |
| Bergen Catholic | NJ |
| Delbarton | NJ |
| Christopher Columbus | FL |
| Plant | FL |
| Dwyer | FL |
| Sparta | NJ |
| West Orange | NJ |
| Jesuit | FL - Tampa |
Many high level football playing Catholic schools. That's a good thing.
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Nah, they're gonna hire the Lions OC
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You can win lots of games in P5 football with those players.
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Good lord that is some serious connection into every major football factory in NJ it seems like
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Doesn't mean he can pull the P5 kids out of these schools but it's promising. Would also have to pick it up in the Southern portion of the ACC footprint (1 kid from GA, NC, SC) but it can be done with some key staff hires.
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Looking at just the heights and weights of the freshman class, there is some decent size there.
Seems like an awfully large freshman class as well.
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Do people really think Holy Cross recruits at schools that are minor leagues? D1AA guys are sensational high school players usually and the diff btw them and the guys at D1 is a slight size increase. The QB is inexact so they find their way into D1AA.
I have minimal worry about Chesney recruiting at Syracuse. My big issue with him is the beurocracy of moving into the machine that is SU football. It's not mom and pop at this level.
