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[QUOTE="Orijinal, post: 788713, member: 2359"]
Yes.  What are the factors to football success?  A while ago I started a thread on another site about this topic.  Here's much of what I wrote:

How much success is really attributable to the coaches, and how much to other factors?  I wanted to formulate a top 10 list that, IMO, rank the X-Factors in recruiting.  And here it is:

10. Girls
9. Undergraduate Population
8. Name Brand
7. Facilities
6. Conference Affiliation
5. Fan Base
4. Coaches
3. Weather
2. Wins
1. Location in Recruiting Hotbed

Of course you can't have wins without good coaches, but coaches don't get a lot of wins without good recruits, especially in a major conference.

Television Exposure was probably an X-Factor a long time ago, but everyone gets that now.

Now let's see how Syracuse stacks up to each one of these variables.  Next to each one, I'll rate how well Syracuse is doing, from 10 (being the worst) down to 1 (being the best) and I won't repeat numbers.

10. Girls (4)
9. Undergraduate Population (3)
8. Name Brand (2)
7. Facilities (6)
6. Conference Affiliation (1)
5. Fan Base (8)
4. Coaches (5)
3. Weather (9)
2. Wins (7)
1. Location in Recruiting Hotbed (10)

So Syracuse does rate well in the bottom 3 factors, but rates low in the top 3 factors.  I think a .500 season this year could push Syracuse's wins to a 6, and the indoor practice facility could push facilities to a 5.  That would change the game somewhat, but that's how I see it stand right now.
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