Bryan Blair officially hired as New Syracuse AD

[Sherman20]

I had similar concerns and then realized that it must have been in the forefront of their minds when they hired him. There must already be a plan in place. No way they are starting over.

That’s what I’m hoping.

 

[orangepassion]

But the options for second part of your scenario will probably be directly related to the first part.

You could raise a ton of money and still have poor judgement on Coaches

 

[CA Monk]

Went for a walk and the dome is glistening right now. It’s a sign of happiness

You sir are an SU romantic.
Welcome to the club.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Maybe it's just me, but I'm not comfortable with any big donor having a say in any hire. AD or coach. That goes for the Lally's or Melo or Dasher.

You can't trust Dasher. He's like Fishy, and we all know Fishy lies. LOL

 

[RedtheGOB]

That’s what I’m hoping.

I’ll say this. There is something to be said for a university with a new Chancellor and a new AD.

No offense to Kent and JW but if I’m a top tier coach interviewing and they’re feeding me promises of a new day for Cuse hoops and a big time uptick in resources, I’m going to be skeptical and say yea heard that before.

But now it’s 2 weeks later and the new chancellor and the new AD know they are going to be judged immediately on their decision on the basketball coach. If they screw up the hoops Coach pick they are going to have a rough start and may never be forgiven honestly by students.

We may actually see sports take a legit step forward now with new leadership which I think is appealing to top tier candidates. Or maybe the better way to say it is that if it were Kent and JW still or god forbid Lyke then HC candidates would be more likely to say not interested because the last coach was not supported by them.