Can't compare the situations at all. Nebraska is a "football school" that invests in football and their expectations are to win the conference, get to the playoff, and win a National Championship..EVERY YEAR!. Syracuse is just another school that happens to have a football program, that doesn't invest in football, that is happy with just making a bowl game and getting a couple national TV games a year. It's night and day and you can't compare the two situations.
Nebraska is looking for a head coach who will stay there till he retires or dies (whichever happens first) and if he does well and they will pay him handsomely. Syracuse is looking for a guy who will come cheap and they know will use this as a stepping stone job to an NFL job or a bigger/better college job.
This post is true in some respects but misses the overall in many respects.
Yes, the two situations cannot be compared.
But the basis for the post's conclusion is a bit off base.
Nebraska is a large public institution that represents an entire state. Its core structure and economic situation simply cannot be compared to that of Syracuse University.
Moreover, the notion that Syracuse University is not investing in the football program is obviously inaccurate.
The school joined the ACC in an effort to raise the football bar - that is reflective of a major commitment to the sport. And, the IPF is a major investment - clearly.
Is the IPF enough at this point? Probably not. But it's a major step forward.
And finally the suggestion that Syracuse University is "just another school that plays football" ignores the unique history of the program - a major football program in the history of the game - the success the program has had over the past 25 years and the commitment the school has made to competing at the highest level.
Will Syracuse University fire coaches in the same way that a Nebraska might? Clearly not. Economics prohibit it and the school culture and history prohibit it. We don't fire coaches at SU.
So, the post reflects in many ways the misperceptions that many outsiders have about the football program at Syracuse University.
Having said that, it seems that Nebraska made a mistake in firing a guy - or refusing to do what he needed done - who won nine games seven years in a row. The last time Nebraska did that - Frank Solich - the new coach - Callahan - was a disaster.
