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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 5723937, member: 1969"]
I asked ChatGPT about a list of coaches who had left the MAAC for other programs since 2010.

Since 2010, they noted the 4 following, in their own words as "True Step-up Exits"
- Fran McCaffery from Siena to Iowa
- Kevin Willard from Iona to Seton Hall
- Joe Mihalich from Niagara to Hofstra
- Rick Pitino from Iona to St. John's

Fran had 27-7 and 27-8 seasons before he left -- 3 straight titles, and a recent #9 seed and a win in the NCAA Tournament

Kevin Willard inherited an Iona team that went 2-28.   By year 3, he had them up to 21-10... so a very similar path to GMAC,  and he propelled that to a job at Seton Hall in 2011.

I am struggling to come up with other alternatives other than JS for this 2026 Syracuse team, because the topic of alternative coaches is not something I really digged into this year.

But being objective its a big jump that doesn't happen much., and it doesn't mean that GMac will fail... but its a big jump.
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