Emanuel Ross in the portal

[Cuseman78]

 

[djorange1989]

Totally expected this after hearing the remarks about how White treated him. White may be gone but doesn’t change what apparently happened

 

[hoopsupstate]

This is a major loss. Fran has now lost two of his first major recruits after he got hired.

 

[IHeartSUFball]

Think cook is back so he’d be 2nd string at best

 

[Archimedes]

What's with all the defections at WR?

 

[SUFaninNJ]

What's with all the defections at WR?

We just added about 6 WRs to an already deep room.

 

[IHeartSUFball]

This is a major loss. Fran has now lost two of his first major recruits after he got hired.

He’s back the troll, go back to hoops forum

 

[IHeartSUFball]

We just added about 6 WRs to an already deep room.

The new juco kid I have high hopes for

 

[P Vasiloff]

Wish the young man nothing but the best of luck at his next destination. Availability is the best marker of ability and unfortunately Ross was not available most of his career at Syracuse. 15 catches for 188 yards and one TD in two seasons. Hopefully others will step up. Go Orange!!!

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

Was one of my favorite recruits the last few years, wish we could have had a healthy version of him and feel awful for the circumstances of his departure but it seems like he has a great attitude. Could see him at Stanford since he originally committed there. Best of luck to him.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[GoSU96]

This is a major loss. Fran has now lost two of his first major recruits after he got hired.

Yep absolutely crushing to lose two guys out of a 16 player group. Where will the catches come from?

 

[cali315phan]

Yep absolutely crushing to lose two guys out of a 16 player group. Where will the catches come from?

I mean I get it, but we don't grow 4 stars on trees here yet.

 

[hoopsupstate]

He’s back the troll, go back to hoops forum

Learn how to put a sentence together.

 

[dan7800]

What's with all the defections at WR?

What happens when you go a season averaging like 50 yards a game passing.

 

[CNYGuy]

If you were building a WR 2-deep where would you put Ross for next year?

Cook and Gill are likely locks to start. Boobie Johnson, T. Russell, Daniels, Williams all played this year and Russell looked good pre-injury. We know Fran likes to play talented guys, so C. Russell and Gough will get snaps. I bet we see more Samuel next year too.

Only so many snaps, and Ross is a guy you probably paid good money to. In this era, you have to evaluate if it’s worth it for a depth guy and who could probably get starter money elsewhere.

 

[sdhall01]

If you were building a WR 2-deep where would you put Ross for next year?

Cook and Gill are likely locks to start. Boobie Johnson, T. Russell, Daniels, Williams all played this year and Russell looked good pre-injury. We know Fran likes to play talented guys, so C. Russell and Gough will get snaps. I bet we see more Samuel next year too.

Only so many snaps, and Ross is a guy you probably paid good money to. In this era, you have to evaluate if it’s worth it for a depth guy and who could probably get starter money elsewhere.

I’ve gotta agree. The money to pay Russell had to come from somewhere. This kid has all the talent in the world, but I can’t imagine that he’s going to be the starter with Cook, Gill, and Co.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

I don’t blame the kid after what that insane psychopath Coach White put him through. I hope he finds peace and plays right away wherever he goes. Wish nothing but the best for the kid.

 

[tep624]

Was really high on him coming in - hope he latches on somewhere and realizes his potential.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

If you were building a WR 2-deep where would you put Ross for next year?

Cook and Gill are likely locks to start. Boobie Johnson, T. Russell, Daniels, Williams all played this year and Russell looked good pre-injury. We know Fran likes to play talented guys, so C. Russell and Gough will get snaps. I bet we see more Samuel next year too.

Only so many snaps, and Ross is a guy you probably paid good money to. In this era, you have to evaluate if it’s worth it for a depth guy and who could probably get starter money elsewhere.

I think Ross would have started and Hornsby getting PT.

Most of the guys you mention are slots.

 

[llandz]

I mean I get it, but we don't grow 4 stars on trees here yet.

Stop worrying about stars. Yesterday, a 2 star won the Heisman Trophpy.

 

[qdawgg]

Stop worrying about stars. Yesterday, a 2 star won the Heisman Trophpy.

That’s nice but it’s also an outlier. You won’t be too successful of a program, consistently, relying on outliers.

 

[PAcuse]

I mean I get it, but we don't grow 4 stars on trees here yet.

Sadly this is one we where not going to keep with what with the old WR coach

I hope Ross crushes it at his next spot, this was one of the younger kids I really wanted to have a huge career here.

 

[CNYGuy]

That’s nice but it’s also an outlier. You won’t be too successful of a program, consistently, relying on outliers.

Both takes are Correct. You need to recruit at a high level and more often than not, those guys work out. but I don’t like when after 2 seasons, we still refer to guys by stars.

That’s not to say I didn’t want him here or think he showed potential, but if you take the stars out of the headline, I’m not sure the reaction is the same. We lost 15 catches over 2 seasons (injuries factored in as well).

 

[23Zone]

This one hurts but honestly when you look at it from the perspective of a wide receiver, this year was so egregious that it almost would be crazy to risk that repeating again for the upcoming season. So many things to fix. So it boils down to a risk reward calculation. And the risk of staying is probably too high to overlook.