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If Gerry gets hired and isn't in the tournament and at least an 8 seed the 1st year things will get ugly quick. So the best thing for everyone is get off the hire Gmac now train, a bad idea.
So true. If people feel how things for Red went bad it will be even worse for Gerry if he takes the team and does not go to the tournament his first year. Not his fault but with JB and Red there will be no grace period for a majority of the fan base or media. Maybe in several years if the next coach moves on and Gerry continues to have success it will be the right move.
 
Lets not get after the child of a Syracuse legend. The family is probably very hurt by what happened. It played out in public, and there are people who are in thier glory about a man losing his job. His daughter is doing what she can to defend her dad. Let her have her say. It hurts no one to leave her alone
Go after her? You're being a bit dramatic. I didn't call her names or disparage her in any way. I commented on a this board where I highly doubt she will ever see what I said.
 
$12 million will allow us to bring in starters from Power Four schools. Last year we only got George. The rest were role players. If you surround some of this year’s role players with a couple of studs, we will be much improved.
Huh? Kingz wasn't a role player. He started at Oregon State before starting with us. George, as you mentioned, wasn't a role player either. He didn't perform as we hoped, but he was a starter.
 
And Gerry hasn't proven he can recruit at the level we need to win in the ACC. Give him a few years at a better place then Siena to see if he can.
Gerry got a highly thought of 4* to commit to Siena over Providence. Not so sure he has proven that he can’t recruit.
 
I’m not a fan of Lally because of his ego. But if he gets us Hodgson. He can be our savior and I don’t think anyone will blink.

I just want basketball to be fun and good again. Hodgson is our ticket. I have so much faith in his coaching ability and his personality. He’s what we need to revive this program.
 
Gerry got a highly thought of 4* to commit to Siena over Providence. Not so sure he has proven that he can’t recruit.
The level of recruiting when Gerry was an assistant here was bad, that's a lot of the reason for the last 12 years. And he was part of that so he needs to show he can consistently recruit real talent to compete at the level we need.
Syracuse needs to get back to being top 10 every year, and that takes good, and great players.
 
Bingo. Nailed it. The Lally’s have a publicist. This all makes him look like a savior.
Oddly enough I have not heard or seen any of the online talking heads talk much about Lally's connection to BH. It's mostly just random comments on social media and obvi a ton here.

Wouldn't it just take 2 seconds to figure out that the guy with the name on all our athletics building is posting on BH's social media and supporting him already at USF.

I know these guys don't like to name names of donors because they may get looped out next time but this isn't rocket science stuff at least when it comes to the connections. Also the Lally's prob want to continue to support USF as well anyway since they're snowbirds down there, makes sense that they. Not like they want to burn a bridge with USF admins and the fanbase by rubbing it in their faces that they're a big part of scooping the coach.

That in itself is a miracle and lines up with the plausible deniability.
 
At this point I’d take any other option other that CBH even thought I support Gerry..

CBH has high energy but doesn’t sound polished and I think his deal will get old.. And for a guy that this was his dream job to be dragging this out and making Cuse look desperate doesn’t sit well

I still am not real sure all this isn’t smoke and mirrors to playcate BH supporters and help him with other jobs or even USF raise .. I just think there would be a leak and alum players speaking out more if this was a his to lose and Gerry would remove himself
How is he dragging it out? How long has the job been open? A week or so? And he is coaching his team in the NCAA. Meanwhile, we just hired the A.D.. He hasn't dragged this out one bit. You are for Gerry. Has he dragged it out? Or has he done the same thing that Hodgson has done? Coached his team. And waited for the smoke to clear.
 
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Gerry got a highly thought of 4* to commit to Siena over Providence. Not so sure he has proven that he can’t recruit.
Seems like a solid get, but probably helped that everyone know the PC coach was being let go
 
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I agree to a point with not officially releasing it but if it’s locked up and accepted then other coaches who interviewed would have been told already and had to move on .. Some would say they are no longer interested .. it’s just how it works .. People would know and it would leak some clues that someone has been hired
Once again, is Gerry dragging this out?
 
If Gerry gets hired and isn't in the tournament and at least an 8 seed the 1st year things will get ugly quick. So the best thing for everyone is get off the hire Gmac now train, a bad idea.
No offense but if Gerry is hired and he gets us in the tourney with an 11 seed , I’m good . ( At least the first year ) . I would expect the seeds to get lower as he moved forward .
 
I dont know how su could sell this one to the alumni and fans.
It would be very popular among Syracuse fans that don't post on the internet, We tend to think we are the center of the Syracuse world. We really aren't. The guy walking down the street that doesn't post or live and die like we do, will be totally cool with a Gerry hiring. We won't be. But we aren't the majority.
 
It would be very popular among Syracuse fans that don't post on the internet, We tend to think we are the center of the Syracuse world. We really aren't. The guy walking down the street that doesn't post or live and die like we do, will be totally cool with a Gerry hiring. We won't be. But we aren't the majority.
Yep. The casual fan will see Siena in the dance and assume Gerry’s ready. I actually think Gerry is better for ticket sales, at least season ticket sales and early games, but you need a guy who’s got everybody showing up in March.
 
What do you think the split would be? I lean 65% in favor of Gerry and 35% opposing him.
I said this privately but where does the agent want Hodgson to go? If he goes to P.C., he can flip Gerry to Syracuse. If Hodgson goes to Syracuse Gerry is at Siena again next year. I still think Hodgson goes to Syracuse but that does scare me a bit.
 
No offense but if Gerry is hired and he gets us in the tourney with an 11 seed , I’m good . ( At least the first year ) . I would expect the seeds to get lower as he moved forward .
This is not anything everyone doesn’t know, but it’s simply show me the money! A good coach will do very well at Syracuse, a great coach will hasten the process. If$$$$$, Simple.
 
What do you think the split would be? I lean 65% in favor of Gerry and 35% opposing him.
In the event GMAC is named HC in this cycle it's going to be about how he approaches the press conference. I would want angry GMAC, maybe some cursing in the introductory press conference expressing his sense of urgency to turn this thing around. I want to see the GMAC that has everyone running through walls for him. Atleast I know if we end up with GMAC right now it's because we couldn't do better when conventional wisdom would be that Syracuse should get the best outside candidate it can on the market. For the record, I want Hodgson because I think he is the real deal and ready right now. But I also think GMAC can be an elite high level coach, just that I have more reservations whether he is ready right now.
 
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I said this privately but where does the agent want Hodgson to go? If he goes to P.C., he can flip Gerry to Syracuse. If Hodgson goes to Syracuse Gerry is at Siena again next year. I still think Hodgson goes to Syracuse but that does scare me a bit.
I do not think the agent will be deciding the destination of Hodgson. BH does not strike me as the type to take orders WRT his coaching destination and supposed dream job. Same applies to Gerry.

And I am still in the camp of believing there will be candidates slotted in ahead of Gerry in the pecking order. I don't think he has the proven recruiting chops, amongst a few other deficiencies at present, to lead the charge. And his hiring would be inconsistent with some of the key elements of JW's specific and pointed firing / search announcement.
 

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