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Welcome to Syracuse. Bring that linebacker with you.
When you said PJ Fleck I immediately flinched, then you said minus the douchy and cliched attitude and I started to LOL, because that was the first thing I thought of when I thought of PJBob Chesney coached at my college (Salve Regina) in the late 2000's early 2010s. I had the opportunity to meet him at some alumni events. He is incredibly dynamic and articulate, while giving off some PJ Fleck vibes minus the douchey and cliched attitude. He has been successful everywhere he has been. My concern is lack of FBS experience, ONLY a Northeast experience at that. Can't we do better? Can't we do more experienced? Can't we get someone who has done this before?
Coming from a small school and eventually moving up yes.
I’m talking about going straight from a Patriot League or similar school to a power conference and succeeding.
If that’s not rare, name me some examples please.
You could say so, yes. That tiny school over in Worcester was anything but a power house. They’d been to the playoffs twice since 1980, Bob Chesney comes in and get them there in his 2nd year and takes them there 4 straight years. They had 6 conference titles since 1980, since Chesney got there in 18, he’s gotten them 5 more himself. You’re dismissing a very good coach that checks a lot of boxes for us for no reason other than no P5 experience.Holy Cross is harder to win at than Syracuse?!
I feel like I’m in some kind of fever dream.
The Bob Chesney fan club is in full force folks.
True, I think we need to look at the UMass head coach.He has never beat a good FBS team or any of the top FCS teams. His team took a step back this year which is a red flag. Hard pass.
I would put Sluka in the Greg Paulus basket if he comes with Chesney. He will keep us afloat for sure in year 1. Sluka would have the advantage of having played QB for 4 years and would know what Chesney needs from the position.
Your right, I would take Don Brown over this guy any day.True, I think we need to look at the UMass head coach.
He lost to Lafayette to go to the playoffs this year. Lafayette.You could say so, yes. That tiny school over in Worcester was anything but a power house. They’d been to the playoffs twice since 1980, Bob Chesney comes in and get them there in his 2nd year and takes them there 4 straight years. They had 6 conference titles since 1980, since Chesney got there in 18, he’s gotten them 5 more himself. You’re dismissing a very good coach that checks a lot of boxes for us for no reason other than no P5 experience.
This makes me think we should hire himHe has never beat a good FBS team or any of the top FCS teams. His team took a step back this year which is a red flag. Hard pass.
We don't need to overthink this. This is the guy.
He ought to accomplish something more than winning the Patriot league if your going to mention him with these guys.Jim tressel, Lance leopold
SU being SU we’ll more likely take the Scott Schafer redux route and these two will shine somewhere else.We don't need to overthink this. This is the guy.
Where did all these coaches in P5 and the NFL come from then? Nobody said anything about going from patriot league to NFL. He's a head coach at one level and will eventually be hired as a HC at P5. That’s not rare.
Army is a good FCS team.Holy Cross gave Army a run for their money, on the road too.
You could say so, yes. That tiny school over in Worcester was anything but a power house. They’d been to the playoffs twice since 1980, Bob Chesney comes in and get them there in his 2nd year and takes them there 4 straight years. They had 6 conference titles since 1980, since Chesney got there in 18, he’s gotten them 5 more himself. You’re dismissing a very good coach that checks a lot of boxes for us for no reason other than no P5 experience.
Bob is actually the perfect coach and checks a lot boxes, we aren’t getting a well established P5 coach, we would be getting a retread that is probably in their late 50’s, 60’s looking to score a paycheck. To me the right call is on a younger, energetic coach that can relate.I’m not dismissing Bob Chesney. I think one day he may make a fine big time coach. I just don’t want to be a part of the experiment. Just like JW said we are on the cusp of potentially being a good ACC team. I don’t want to waste these years on a guy who may or may not be able to recruit D1 athletes.
If he fails we are set back into the Stone Age.
He isn’t leaving a big 10 job at UmassTrue, I think we need to look at the UMass head coach.