Bryan Blair officially hired as New Syracuse AD

[TommyA13]

Bryan B. Blair Named Syracuse University Director of Athletics

A new era of Orange Athletics begins as Syracuse welcomes one of college athletics' rising leaders—a proven champion with a record of transformative program-building and visionary thinking.

news.syr.edu

 

[sufan59]

Talk about out of no where

 

[Orangezoo]

Whoa

 

[sufan59]

Time to do some research lol

 

[DilemaCuse]

whoa

 

[cusefan88]

There were rumors he interviewed over the weekend. Must have wowed

 

[phil77]

What? Did I miss something?

 

[sufan59]

Vince Kehres gave Syracuse the scoop?

 

[5OutFred]

Syracuse make a the expected hire challenge: impossible

 

[PauliePeppas]

Yes

“Blair brings a reputation as a fundraiser, a strong football background and comes from an athletic department that won 13 MAC championships in his tenure. Toledo was the first MAC school with a collective and has a full-time executive for NIL strategy.”

 

[23Zone]

No way

 

[23Zone]

 

[TommyA13]

I wonder if Kehres put in a good word here

 

[SimonSays]

wow

 

[Orangezoo]

We are all in on Toledo guys

 

[PAcuse]

 

[Cuse1055]

Out of nowhere! Thankfully not Lyke!

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[PauliePeppas]

Dont think anyone had predicted this here

 

[LpoolNative]

Im waiting for Bulldog04 richmondcuse03 to comment before I form my own opinion

 

[Irishsecra1]

Never heard of him.

Thank god it is not Lyke though.

 

[OburgOrange]

 

[TommyA13]

Seems like Cuse prioritized football backgrounds for the AD hire (Blair and Carparelli)

 

[sufan59]

 

[SanDiegoCuse]