Bryan Blair officially hired as New Syracuse AD

[sufan59]

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

Which is really what should be happening….

 

[Widget24]

Wow. So, is this better or worse than Carparelli? Please tell me the HC hire won't be out of left field too.

 

[TommyA13]

Which is really what should be happening….

Yup, love the fact that Blair is apparently good with NIL too

 

[Orangezoo]

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

Toledo Hoops has not been to the tourney in forever but hasn’t had a losing season in 16 years.. so there is that…

 

[llandz]

Out of nowhere! Thankfully not Lyke!

Someone had posted about him i the past few days.

 

[LpoolNative]

Love what I’m hearing so far.

• Has A Fundraiser Reputation
• Toledo Won 13 MAC Championships During Tenure
• Hired An Executive For Full-Time NIL Strategy

 

[PhatOrange]

As long as he's not a yes man and he doesn't hire Mike Hopkins its all good

 

[TommyA13]

Toledo Hoops has not been to the tourney in forever but hasn’t had a losing season in 16 years.. so there is that…

As well as Toledo sports winning 13 championships in his time there and knows about NIL

 

[OburgOrange]

 

[TommyA13]

Hopefully this means Lyke can pack her bags and head to Michigan with Georgetown double-agent Kent

 

[sufan59]

I lyke this better than Heather Lyke I think

 

[Cusefan0307]

Wow, what a mess.

Disagree. Looks like a great hire.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I can definitely get behind these results. Looks like a home run on paper.

 

[Bulldog04]

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

It was shared within our circle that Carp bombed his interview

 

[TommyA13]

Wow, what a mess.

Disagree

 

[tptcuse]

Well, so much for insider's information on this search. Seems like a good choice. No drama.

 

[sufan59]

Wow, what a mess.

How is it a mess just because we didn’t know about it?

 

[TommyA13]

It was shared within our circle that Carp bombed his interview

That’s really interesting, hopefully if/when you learn more you can share!

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

Looks like a solid hire and I am guessing a big fan of Vince Kehres.

 

[Franz69]

Bryan B. Blair - Vice President and Director of Athletics - Staff Directory - University of Toledo Athletics

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[TommyA13]

Well, so much for insider's information on this search. Seems like a good choice. No drama.

I think an insider or two on here reported that he interviewed the other day

 

[LpoolNative]

It was shared within our circle that Carp bombed his interview

Holy Shnikes

 

[Sherman20]

Talk about out of no where

Is this what is going to happen with the basketball coaching hire? Something out of left field. Please god, no.

 

[tptcuse]

It was shared within our circle that Carp bombed his interview

That happens. I've done it plenty myself. This hire totally makes sense considering that Blair has more direct experience in this type of setting.

 

[HyattsCuse]

Seems qualified. 2 down, 1 basketball head coach to go!