Coach Search Options after Autry

[Brian Orange]

Did Cooper Andrews save Syracuse sports?

Might as well call him Bob Woodward!

 

[Widget24]

Sounds like the next logical step is for Hodgson to win the ACC next year!

 

[orangepassion]

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Syracuse expected to make an AD hire before March 10th. The start of the ACC tournament. Norlander implores Syracuse to make an outside hire.

If this article is accurate, we could very well be the top opening. I would be shocked if Schertz doesn't listen if we want him.

 

[BKCuse]

Yup. The next few seasons, across both football and men’s hoops, will likely determine if SU can compete in the new world of professional college athletics.

I just hope we have the sense to acknowledge if we can’t, instead of stringing everyone along for years and having them throw good money after bad.

They will never acknowledge their unwillingness to push to compete. They’ll PR spin it as they are going all in.

But if Heather Lyke gets hired we’ll know they are not serious about giving us the resources to compete.

 

[phil77]

They will never acknowledge their unwillingness to push to compete. They’ll PR spin it as they are going all in.

But if Heather Lyke gets hired we’ll know they are not serious about giving us the resources to compete.

Lyke isn't getting hired now. That story is going viral now. Over 300k views.

 

[BKCuse]

Lyke isn't getting hired now. That story is going viral now. Over 300k views.

Great to know !!!!
I’m still about 80 pages back on this thread

 

[phil77]

Great to know !!!!
I’m still about 80 pages back on this thread

The story is in the AD thread I believe

 

[Owens guy]

Thank god some of the AD department employees came forward to complain about how they are treated by Lyke. She sounds horrible to work with.

There should be no way she is hired now.

 

[qdawgg]

The story is in the AD thread I believe

Should’ve waited till he read the next 80 pages to tell him. Missed opportunity.

 

[Blanko97]

If this article is accurate, we could very well be the top opening. I would be shocked if Schertz doesn't listen if we want him.

Top opening prestige, wise, maybe not pay wise

 

[Fat tire 13]

Pitt-Syracuse unite

If Cuse wants someone unqualified who spends like a drunken sailor, please consider hiring my wife

 

[SaveSUHoops]

Curry Hicks Sage discussed Syracuse on his latest Spaces tonight. Not the biggest fan of the guy, but he does have good sources. Mike Waters was listening in the session but didn't say anything. A rundown of the most important takes:

- Source told him that SU will make an AD hire in "72 hours". Norlander wrote the hire will come before March 10th.
- Lyke was never likely to get the AD job, even before tonight's news. Wondered how she was even hired at Syracuse in the first place (That makes all of us).
- The money is there to fire Autry, but conversations with new HC candidates are not underway like they are for other imminently open jobs, like Providence.
- It could be worth it for SU to overpay for Schertz given the "lack of sure fire candidates" in this search.
- Hodgson is "really good", "a young, upstate NY guy who would love to be at Syracuse", "viable candidate" for the job. Could bring a lot of excitement, especially if he gets hot in the tournament.
- Brought up Matt Langel (YAWN).
- Hopkins is "awesome" but can't overlook his bad record at UW. "Had a little bit of success but didn't really get it done".
- Seemed that he didn't know much about the Melo/Hopkins rumors, but did say that the new AD can't let Melo have too much input in the HC search just because he is Melo.
- Said that Lally is "involved" in basketball, which contradicts what some have said on here. Wondered if the new coach can end the "drama" that exists between him and Weitsman. Getting the two potential biggest donors for the program aligned in one direction would help any program, but Syracuse isn't the only place dealing with that type of infighting.

 

[atlanticuse]

silver lining is that the world could end before next season.

this aged well

 

[Sherman20]

If this article is accurate, we could very well be the top opening. I would be shocked if Schertz doesn't listen if we want him.

Norlander, who wrote this article, also tweeted this on BlueSky recently. He thought we would be the #1 opening based on a variety of factors. I posted it earlier but you may have missed it in the 14,000 posts over the past few weeks. Lol.

 

[Fly Rodder]

As posted on Reddit by a Univ. of South Florida fan:

 

[Ozone!]

As posted on Reddit by a Univ. of South Florida fan:

USF is a wanna-be program!

 

[sufan59]

As posted on Reddit by a Univ. of South Florida fan:

The social media dialogue with them is funny lol. I'm rooting for USF in March, everything short of a contract extension that is lol.

 

[phil77]

The social media dialogue with them is funny lol. I'm rooting for USF in March, everything short of a contract extension that is lol.

If Cuse2023 is correct, Hodgson isn't signing a contract extension with them, and if we haven't locked him up before March Madness starts then that is a terrible move and miscalculation on our part, because if they do win their conference tournament, they will be one of the media favorites for the 12/11 seed upset, because they score so much and play pressure defense. That media attention will draw in other universities, so if he is our guy, we need to lock it up before then. We have just over 2 weeks to make that happen behind the scenes.

 

[nyucuse]

If Cuse2023 is correct, Hodgson isn't signing a contract extension with them, and if we haven't locked him up before March Madness starts then that is a terrible move and miscalculation on our part, because if they do win their conference tournament, they will be one of the media favorites for the 12/11 seed upset, because they score so much and play pressure defense. That media attention will draw in other universities, so if he is our guy, we need to lock it up before then. We have just over 2 weeks to make that happen behind the scenes.

Surely the administration is making calls. I would be absolutely shocked if there aren’t discussions taking place now. That said, unlikely that he or anyone else has been confirmed as the new HC. The question is, is there a scenario where we have a coach committed silently before the tournament kicks off…

 

[phil77]

Surely the administration is making calls. I would be absolutely shocked if there aren’t discussions taking place now. That said, unlikely that he or anyone else has been confirmed as the new HC. The question is, is there a scenario where we have a coach committed silently before the tournament kicks off…

Most coaches last year were locked up before March Madness started, at least 3 from the rumor mill were signed, but not made public. That is the new norm if you know who your coach is. If you don't know and unsure, that is a different story. Most of the time some lucky game in March won't dictate a coaching hire.

 

[Chip]

Yeah could you imagine if they did a search in 2017 after the final four run what kind of candidates they would have had then too? I know hop was supposed to get the job then but goodness that’s where all this went wrong in my opinion

It went wrong about 20 years before that when the legend decided to make babies in his early to mid 50s.

 

[rrlbees]

If Cuse2023 is correct, Hodgson isn't signing a contract extension with them, and if we haven't locked him up before March Madness starts then that is a terrible move and miscalculation on our part, because if they do win their conference tournament, they will be one of the media favorites for the 12/11 seed upset, because they score so much and play pressure defense. That media attention will draw in other universities, so if he is our guy, we need to lock it up before then. We have just over 2 weeks to make that happen behind the scenes.

The only definite lock him up is by signing a contract. Which he can’t do prior to the end of their season unless he plans on resigning before the NCAA tournament.

 

[phil77]

The only definite lock him up is by signing a contract. Which he can’t do prior to the end of their season unless he plans on resigning before the NCAA tournament.

Verbal agreements can absolutely happen before a season ends. It happened multiple times last year. Obviously, nothing can be made “official” or signed until the timing is right, so it really depends on how you define “lock him up.” If a verbal agreement is in place, I’d consider that locked up.

For example, Darian DeVries’ deal was reportedly agreed to before the season ended and then announced after the final game. The same thing happened with Ben McCollum to Iowa; the agreement was done, and it was announced right after Drake’s season ended.

Call it whatever you want, but these things are often decided well before the official announcement is made and the pen is officially put to paper.

 

[orangecuse]

Verbal agreements can absolutely happen before a season ends. It happened multiple times last year. Obviously, nothing can be made “official” or signed until the timing is right, so it really depends on how you define “lock him up.” If a verbal agreement is in place, I’d consider that locked up.

For example, Darian DeVries’ deal was reportedly agreed to before the season ended and then announced after the final game. The same thing happened with Ben McCollum to Iowa; the agreement was done, and it was announced right after Drake’s season ended.

Call it whatever you want, but these things are often decided well before the official announcement is made and the pen is officially put to paper.

 

[atlanticuse]

USF is a wanna-be program!

more like USFT (mix up the letters)