MY New Avatar contains another iconic 60's character: the head of the IMF. But this isn't Jim Phelps (Peter Graves). This Dan Briggs, (Stephen Hill, years later the DA on Law & Order). He was the first head of the IMF and, in my opinion, the best. He was quiet but intense, aware of the difficulties and risk but still confident he could overcome them. That would seem to be what we need now- a leader who can solve difficult problems and still find a way to exceed, as the SU football, basketball and lacrosse teams face difficult problems in trying to succeed in this new, powerhouse ACC.
Here is the opening of the premiere episode of Mission Impossible: