Bryan Blair officially hired as New Syracuse AD

[JarHeadJim]

 

[Ttk.gman2]

 

[phil77]

More I read the better he gets

 

[wiseman3]

Even in the short amount of this that I watched, you can tell why he's a great fundraiser. Seems very genuine, great communicator and seems very at ease. Good hire!

 

[Franz69]

 

[LpoolNative]

More I read the better he gets

Reminds me of when we hired Fran. Out of nowhere hire, the more you read about him the more it moved

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Is it weird that this is publicized when we are in the ‘targeting’ phase? Expected to hire? If they’re negotiating, what’s the purpose of announcing that? Doesn’t it give him leverage? If we don’t get him now….

 

[Franz69]

Really good interview here on gameday experience, fan research, being a modern day AD, etc.:

 

[kingtidge]

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

Change is hard.

 

[Fly Rodder]

This is an impressive read. I'm all in on this hire.

From the Toledo Blade article for his hiring there: "[At 37] Blair, who has experience at the NCAA and in the Pac-12, SEC, and Conference USA, was the brains behind Wazzu’s NIL efforts. He negotiated with HBO on the football’s appearance on 24/7 College Football, a college version of Hard Knocks, and orchestrated a home-and-home series with Mississippi State, which will be the first SEC school to play at Washington State."

This guy doesn't mess around.

 

[23Zone]

I will go on record and state that 40 is very young to be an athletic director, especially at the P4 level

 

[LpoolNative]

Change is hard.

Not in this case it isn’t.

 

[sufan59]

 

[PoppyHart]

Will he and Bryan Hodgson form the new “Killer Bees”?

 

[LpoolNative]

Fran & Blair are basically the same age. He’s already all in on Haynie so I’d have a hard time believing they wouldn’t get a long as well. and I bet Blair shares the exact same dream and plan Fran does for our program.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[mustacheovich]

Fran, Blair, and Hodgson definitely seems like a trio that could unlock some new money

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[JJReddawg]

Not discounting Blair at all, as he looks to be a good hire; however, those coaches were already in place when he became AD.

 

[Fly Rodder]

Not discounting Blair at all, as he looks to be a good hire; however, those coaches were already in place when he became AD.

the big thing though is him getting them the resources they need to be competitive. Especially at a small school like Toledo.

 

[LpoolNative]

exciting notes from this press conference. The chancellor stated Blair developed expertise in

• Fundraising
• Fan Appreciation
• Budgeting
• Strategic Planning

this was before the success achieved during his time at Toledo during his Washington St & Rice tenure.

 

[007]

I will go on record and state that 40 is very young to be an athletic director, especially at the P4 level

Duly noted. I hope your concern doesn't spoil it for Blair getting the job.

 

[LpoolNative]

Fran, Blair, and Hodgson definitely seems like a trio that could unlock some new money

And Haynie!

 

[LpoolNative]

It’s about to get spooky for every other team in the ACC very, very soon.

The Blair With Project is coming to Syracuse

 

[Orangello]

This is great. He is very good. Well spoken, thoughtful and is very good at raising $$$