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Message: [QUOTE="sufan59, post: 5714864, member: 8789"] Gut feeling . The events of the last 24 hours is complete malarkey. Jeff Goodman and others in the media are not reporting news, they are reporting an agent maneuvering the market, that does not just include and affect Bryan Hodgson, but also Gerry McNamara, you can argue it's affecting Gerry McNamara even more than Bryan Hodgson. The timing on Tuesday Night around the start of the tournament. Before the new AD was even introduced to the public (happening tomorrow right before the start of the 1st round games). That doesn't mean that I think Hodgson will be the coach in the end it's that I wouldn't be surprised if there is a change in direction and it does become him after all. I'll say 5% chance of it ending up being him and this was misleading reporting from Goodman. Point is, I think this is about to get interesting. Jim Boeheim quoted in an interview today, "They need a good coach. A winner. Doesn't matter where he's from or who he is". Jim Boeheim has indirectly given Syracuse the blessing and mostly the message that Syracuse needs to do whatever it takes to win again. Major progress from JB in that department. I'll say this, it makes no sense to me that Syracuse is lacking resources for a power conference school and it also makes no sense to me that no one has figured out that with all the season tickets they sell, the ceiling for this program that they don't have resources, and don't have an urgency to invest more into it. People love to call out Syracuse as irrelevant and past it's prime, can't be saved, talk down on its prestige, etc. Then why does everyone keep talking about it? Because Syracuse is relevant and news related to it is reaching people. Syracuse is investing. I did not expect that Syracuse would be able to poach a sitting AD at another institution. Quite frankly shocked they were able to do it based on how everyone was talking and thinking. Are we in for another surprise, poaching another P4 coach, even crazier a former NBA head coach, like when Larry Brown went to SMU. This program despite all its struggles is still getting featured on the big stages (embarrassing themselves), but still getting the platform. Despite the coaching, the supposedly lack of resources, Syracuse was still winning double digit games over the last few years (not an accomplishment, but if your rooting for this program to completely break, you have to try a lot freaking harder). If you believe we have hit rock bottom, I felt that around January of 2025, then leave the negativity at the door. Syracuse should be operating moving forward in basketball with no pressure and expectation. Simply unapologetically about winning. And if they don't, who cares, we've already been defeated. Approach this thing with a house money mentality now. [/QUOTE]

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