Coach Search Options after Autry

[elimunelson]

I’m shocked that BC could get a list this good of coaches to interview with them.

Maybe the coaches are using BC as a practice interview.

In the real world (not this ready player one world of knowing what’s good for coaches) it’s an attractive opportunity for certain coaches. Coaches think they can fix anything.

BC has a new head of board, new president etc. vision may be diff now too.

They also built a new hoops facility and unlike us BC has become more popular than ever. Their admissions rate is gtown like now. If they could nail a coach they have a student body that could be activated

Of course around here nothing can improve if a program has been dormant.

 

[Dinkyspond]

Unless the person would rather take the easier path of the Big East instead of the ACC. And no football.

it's why Williard went to Villanova from Maryland

 

[Trueblue25]

Confident we’ll land BH now.

The powers on the hill are getting tiresome. We’ve not had any semblance of success or enough consistency for me to just “trust it’ll get figured out” or accept that “there are things you fans don’t know or understand”.

Stop letting your spats and issues spill over to social media and the internet. Its embarrassing and doesn’t inspire confidence.

 

[721Comstock]

Dick “hoops” Weiss is so old im pretty sure he broke the news that syracuse was hiring Roy Danforth.

FIFY.

 

[JimBoston]

I will say this about Syracuse/Hodgson...A lot of people that would know have said that Hodgson is #1 on our board and first option to be our coach...

I will take that to be true because it should be and make sense. BUT ...

If we fail to land our #1 coaching target to Providence, that will scream big-time problems within the athletic department. No disrespect to Providence well, it sort of is, we should never lose our #1 coaching option to Providence ever.

10 years ago, I would have agreed with you, but college athletics have changed dramatically in the last decade. It is not about tradition anymore (notice Indiana football this year?), but money, support, and alignment. Honestly, I don't know if Syracuse has more money, better support, and alignment than Providence, but Providence has an entrenched athletic department, basketball is their #1 sport, and they don't have to support a football team that takes most of a school's financial support. The biggest advantage that Syracuse has over Providence is the potential to finish your career at Syracuse if you are successful as Providence is more of a stepping stone job.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

10 years ago, I would have agreed with you, but college athletics have changed dramatically in the last decade. It is not about tradition anymore (notice Indiana football this year?), but money, support, and alignment. Honestly, I don't know if Syracuse has more money, better support, and alignment than Providence, but Providence has an entrenched athletic department, basketball is their #1 sport, and they don't have to support a football team that takes most of a school's financial support. The biggest advantage that Syracuse has over Providence is the potential to finish your career at Syracuse if you are successful as Providence is more of a stepping stone

Agreed, you just never know how much financial backing programs like a providence have. It very well could be more than Syracuse, one would think that it wouldn’t be but today it just takes a couple uber wealthy wacko fans/ boosters

 

[elimunelson]

10 years ago, I would have agreed with you, but college athletics have changed dramatically in the last decade. It is not about tradition anymore (notice Indiana football this year?), but money, support, and alignment. Honestly, I don't know if Syracuse has more money, better support, and alignment than Providence, but Providence has an entrenched athletic department, basketball is their #1 sport, and they don't have to support a football team that takes most of a school's financial support. The biggest advantage that Syracuse has over Providence is the potential to finish your career at Syracuse if you are successful as Providence is more of a stepping stone job.

SU is the better job. Clearly.

But for Hodgson it may not be the better stepping stone job if he ultimately sees himself coaching in the SEC or at a top 5 blue blood.

 

[Fly Rodder]

SU is the better job. Clearly.

But for Hodgson it may not be the better stepping stone job if he ultimately sees himself coaching in the SEC or at a top 5 blue blood.

Considering that this job is basically the same to Hodgson as managing Yankees is for me, I don’t think he wants to go elsewhere.

 

[Orangello]

I love the smell of the Board in the morning, that smell, that adrenaline smell...

Smells like anxiety..

This head coaching search is going to end one day....

 

[Cuse1055]

Does Hodgson realize Providence fans are also Patriots fans?

 

[swish7]

Any hints on who it is?

Better than Hodgson, GMac, or Schertz. From a different conference. Was told that he's 'likely unobtainable'.

Y'all probably end up w one of those 3 anyway.

So, it seems they are doing a real search this time, which we should feel good about.

 

[elimunelson]

Does Hodgson realize Providence fans are also Patriots fans?

Also real ones know…a lot of Yankee fans in Providence. Weird but true

 

[Cuse1055]

Syracuse is a legacy job where you can become an icon. Providence is not.

 

[Cuse1055]

I didn't get a name, but it was a B10 team.
Also was told that he's likely unobtainable, but

Better than Hodgson, GMac, or Schertz. From a different conference. Will add that he's 'likely unobtainable'. Y'all probably end up w one of those 3 anyway. So, it seems they are doing a real search this time, which we should feel good about.

B10 team hmmm Mick Cronin.

 

[Dinkyspond]

10 years ago, I would have agreed with you, but college athletics have changed dramatically in the last decade. It is not about tradition anymore (notice Indiana football this year?), but money, support, and alignment. Honestly, I don't know if Syracuse has more money, better support, and alignment than Providence, but Providence has an entrenched athletic department, basketball is their #1 sport, and they don't have to support a football team that takes most of a school's financial support. The biggest advantage that Syracuse has over Providence is the potential to finish your career at Syracuse if you are successful as Providence is more of a stepping stone job.

Providence pays their hockey players well but you are right, no football is a big advantage, what they pay for hockey pales compared to what they would have to shell out for football.

 

[RedtheGOB]

10 years ago, I would have agreed with you, but college athletics have changed dramatically in the last decade. It is not about tradition anymore (notice Indiana football this year?), but money, support, and alignment. Honestly, I don't know if Syracuse has more money, better support, and alignment than Providence, but Providence has an entrenched athletic department, basketball is their #1 sport, and they don't have to support a football team that takes most of a school's financial support. The biggest advantage that Syracuse has over Providence is the potential to finish your career at Syracuse if you are successful as Providence is more of a stepping stone job.

Providence does not have any contingency plan imo. Who's next after BH for them really? That gives them some juice being first with a big offer. But that's really it.

We are 100% going to have a legit national search over the next week or 2 and real interviews. If BH doesn't want to play that game he can click the easy button and take the first bidder with Providence. At which point maybe he wasn't everything we thought he was.

I will not allow any backroom deals! All candidates must fight to the death in the thunderdome.

 

[CuseIn282xx]

Scherz just signed LT extension with St Louis:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2026/03/13/saint-louis-coach-josh-schertz-agrees-to-long-term-extension/

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I just found out Frank Martin is at UMass. Why? Is there a reason SU should not interview him?

 

[UpstateSM]

I just found out Frank Martin is at UMass. Why? Is there a reason SU should not interview him?

He's not a good coach anymore - a guy who watches 30 UMass game every season

 

[JimBoston]

SU is the better job. Clearly.

Based on what? History? Will Syracuse pay a higher salary? Will Syracuse pay a top 25 salary as they haven't in recent times? What about NIL? Does the new AD have the ability to commit to a high NIL budget when he is brand new at the job?

 

[RyanCuse44]

I just found out Frank Martin is at UMass. Why? Is there a reason SU should not interview him?

 

[elimunelson]

Based on what? History? Will Syracuse pay a higher salary? Will Syracuse pay a top 25 salary as they haven't in recent times? What about NIL? Does the new AD have the ability to commit to a high NIL budget when he is brand new at the job?

It’s a higher national profile. For now.

All this NIL nonsense will be legislated. It’s not going to last because the red necks in the senate will realize their sec teams long term can’t compete w some of the bigger money elsewhere (or rather can’t dominate anymore)

We are a national university w massive appeal. We have problems but people in LA know Syracuse. They don’t know Providence

 

[OptimusOtto]

it's why Williard went to Villanova from Maryland

Not exactly - Willard went to Nova because he was fed up with the NIL / athletic department treating football as the #1 show in town (as they should).

 

[FrancoPizza]

Would’ve loved Ryan Odom here

Did we just lose our portal QB because Lally pissed off his NIL donor?

 

[nyucuse]

Better than Hodgson, GMac, or Schertz. From a different conference. Was told that he's 'likely unobtainable'.

Y'all probably end up w one of those 3 anyway.

So, it seems they are doing a real search this time, which we should feel good about.

Grand slam would be TJ Olzelberger...