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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1153282, member: 289"]
For the record I think they should have canned G-Rob after 2007, which was the worst Syracuse I've ever seen take the field. it was his third year and there was no sign of improvement. if we flat=line this season and next, i'll think the same thing then. But comparing the 9-9 Shafer to the 10-37 G-Rob is silly.

They say you shouldn't judge a team based on their best games or their worst games. I think it's a bad idea to judge a coaching staff during a slump, especially when you are playing ranked teams almost every week. We need to see how the last month of the season plays out when the schedule will get a bit more workable, (but still not easy) and hopefully we get some people back. Even if we do poorly then, Shafer still needs another year before we press the eject button. I disagree that waiting too long is worse than acting too early. Giving things a chance to work is more important than avoiding another bad season. As I said, you aren't going to get a savior coach who is guaranteed to do better and constant churning of the staff is counter-productive.

As to eras, the challenges seem greater now than ever before which should make us more, not less patient. We are in a "big boy" conference and need to build up our muscles before cutting off our arm in hopes of growing a new and better one.

For those who can't wait to get rid of the coach, i ask, how many times in the past would we have changed coaching staffs if we did it every time you called for it?
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