Bryan Blair officially hired as New Syracuse AD

[Brian Orange]

I just want to let everyone know my name is Brian and my wife's name is Blair.

 

[crales44]

I just want to let everyone know my name is Brian and my wife's name is Blair.

I hope for your sake you didn't make a similar biographical statement after the release of the Blair Witch Project.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I’m anxious about the way Syracuse.com is positioning it as Blair making the basketball coaching hire and that’s his first order of business. He’s a brand new AD here, doesn’t know the culture and the school yet, and yet they’re positioning it like he’s going to be making this seismic decision about the future of the school on his first week on the job. hopefully Wildhack, Haynie, key BOT members like Tirico, Lally and others will be closely involved in the discussion. Am I overreacting?

We want you to be the new AD, with no authority. What do you say?

 

[kingtidge]

Aint that the truth.

The first worry I would have about this new AD is that he has 0 experience with the ACC. That is not required but it surely would help him navigate. And as SoCar is a total nobody in every way in the SEC, all his SC and SoCar ties will avail little that will be positive in being Syracuse AD.

So you're saying he doesn't have the right "bubba connections" ?

We've pretty much been a carpetbagging red-headed stepchild since joining the ACC, so not sure we're losing a ton of clout with the Greensboro/Charlotte mafia, since we've never had much to begin with.

 

[Franz69]

I’m anxious about the way Syracuse.com is positioning it as Blair making the basketball coaching hire and that’s his first order of business. He’s a brand new AD here, doesn’t know the culture and the school yet, and yet they’re positioning it like he’s going to be making this seismic decision about the future of the school on his first week on the job. hopefully Wildhack, Haynie, key BOT members like Tirico, Lally and others will be closely involved in the discussion. Am I overreacting?

From the Chris Carlson article: "When asked if that meant the basketball coach would be his hire, Blair said the hiring process would be a collaborative effort."

 

[Orangello]

From the Chris Carlson article: "When asked if that meant the basketball coach would be his hire, Blair said the hiring process would be a collaborative effort."

He gets it.

 

[MadNY3]

From the Chris Carlson article: "When asked if that meant the basketball coach would be his hire, Blair said the hiring process would be a collaborative effort."

That could be a politically correct way of saying it.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

ZOMG FIRE BLAIR!!!!11111!!

 

[LAorange44]

trust the process my boys, girls, and NBs

 

[Briancuse]

trust the process my boys, girls, and NBs

The titanic passengers trusted the process.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

The titanic passengers trusted the process.

A third of them survived that trip. Thats a darn good average… in baseball.

 

[su4life25]

Please Please Please Bryan do everything you can to get T. J. Otzelberger

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Please Please Please Bryan do everything you can to get T. J. Otzelberger

We will see if he can pull a rabbit out of a hat.

 

[su4life25]

We will see if he can pull a rabbit out of a hat.

Everyone acting like BH is the savior... There are a ton of great coaches who I think with a 10 mil budget look at Syracuse as an attractive Job. The mob mentality is real on this Forum.

 

[Briancuse]

Everyone acting like BH is the savior... There are a ton of great coaches who I think with a 10 mil budget look at Syracuse as an attractive Job. The mob mentality is real on this Forum.

If we can get 10 mil. That's doubtful

 

[su4life25]

If we can get 10 mil. That's doubtful

i hope your WRONG.. the 8 mil may have been a fluke I hope not.

 

[su4life25]

i hope your WRONG.. the 8 mil may have been a fluke I hope not.

Another thing... I am on the team of NIL is not the end all be all.. There is plenty of great players state side and international.. You can win a championship with 8 million IMO

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Please Please Please Bryan do everything you can to get T. J. Otzelberger

Nothing in his bio or resume indicates that he would leave ISU to come to Syracuse.

 

[MSOrange]

Nothing in his bio or resume indicates that he would leave ISU to come to Syracuse.

 

[VikesCuse84]

Please Please Please Bryan do everything you can to get T. J. Otzelberger

Would be the biggest homerun hire possible, but if we don’t have the NIL needed to get Hodgson there’s absolutely no way TJ would come here.

 

[LAorange44]

The sun is still shining and it’s a great day to be orange! Good luck to all making a very big and important decision in athletics!!!!!

 

[Briancuse]

The sun is still shining and it’s a great day to be orange! Good luck to all making a very big and important decision in athletics!!!!!

Su is lucky to have you.

 

[cuseguy]

If we can get 10 mil. That's doubtful

$10 million is ordinary these days. No wonder Hodgson walked away.