Fire Autry

[sufan59]

What does the response on Tuesday look like? Because it felt down hill each half that has passed.

 

[CardiacCuse]

Pass his son already plays too much

i hear you...but im talking only interim for the rest of this year

i would prefer to see melo coaching over red...i wish red could be fired right now...and any rando could replace him for this season...I would literally take a good high school or AAU coach

 

[DaCuse]

Would it be possible to get Hopkins?

 

[IthacaMatt]

It’s not like Gerry is lighting it up at Siena though….

What are you talking about?
They went from 4 wins to 14 in his first year.
They're 4-2 right now.

 

[Surfan06001]

Would it be possible to get Hopkins?

Possible? Yes.

Prudent? Ehhhhhh

 

[IthacaMatt]

I agree we need a new coach, but who are you gonna get right now, in-season? Someone who doesn’t have a job right now?

I’m sure someone else has posted this in the 7(!) pages of reactions, but I don’t think this thread needs to be read.

They're not going to fire Autry mid-season. We don't do that to SU guys.
We're going to give him the whole season, and if he can't find a way to get it done, he'll be let go. But it's not going to happen after 7 games.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Before you hang Autry from the nearest tree don’t you want to see how good the team can be with Freeman? Let’s be honest here. We definitely win Monday with Freeman and probably beat Kansas with him. So I’m willing to give Autry a little grace here. Freeman is a huge loss to the team.

Yes, but having missed that opportunity, and then hanging tough against Kansas for 33 minutes before our inability to score finally caught up to us, has damaged the belief of these guys.

They were even again at halftime against Iowa State, and then somehow got outscored by 30 points in a half. I mean, what the heck?

 

[Cuse1055]

What are you talking about?
They went from 4 wins to 14 in his first year.
They're 4-2 right now.

Hence, not exactly what I call lighting it up.

 

[RF2044]

Would it be possible to get Hopkins?

Lolol

 

[Newhouser]

Hence, not exactly what I call lighting it up.

I don't want Gerry anywhere near the SU job but if you don't think he has improved Siena a ton since he's been there, not much anyone can tell you.

 

[Hawknate144]

“Woe is Syracuse”

Don’t tell Duke, Gonzaga, St. John’s, Vandy, and BYU that private schools can’t make good hires

Duke, No Football, No Football, SEC Money, Donors with Bottomless Pockets

Tell me how we can recreate any of those and id believe you

 

[Cuse1055]

I don't want Gerry anywhere near the SU job but if you don't think he has improved Siena a ton since he's been there, not much anyone can tell you.

Improvement sure. But lighting it up there that would warrant being looked at as a candidate here? No way. I will always appreciate Gerry and what he’s done for SU but we absolutely need to go outside the Boeheim tree with the next hire.

 

[sufan59]

They're not going to fire Autry mid-season. We don't do that to SU guys.
We're going to give him the whole season, and if he can't find a way to get it done, he'll be let go. But it's not going to happen after 7 games.

Well there is a first and maybe this is one of those first.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Hence, not exactly what I call lighting it up.

He's taken over a 4 win last place team in his league, and he will probably win 20 games in his 2nd season.

How many years did SU fail to win 20 games?

 

[Cuse1055]

He's taken over a 4 win last place team in his league, and he will probably win 20 games in his 2nd season.

How many years did SU fail to win 20 games?

Winning 20 games this year is yet to be seen. Again, I appreciate Gerry and always will but there’s no way he should be considered for this job. Any and all assistants who were a part of this program the past 10 years should not be considered.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Well there is a first and maybe this is one of those first.

OK, so the chances of getting a good coach mid-season are almost zero.

That means you're making Griffin or Straughn the interim coach for the rest of the season.

Yeah, that would be just great.

 

[SkyTopBus44]

Didn’t they hire a woman to work with Wildhack? Haven’t heard another thing about her since she was hired.

Good point. Typical administrative bloat. I wonder what she has done since starting at SU. Haven’t heard a thing about her!

 

[IthacaMatt]

Winning 20 games this year is yet to be seen. Again, I appreciate Gerry and always will but there’s no way he should be considered for this job. Any and all assistants who were a part of this program the past 10 years should not be considered.

I didn't say they should consider hiring him. We need an experienced guy who knows what he's doing, not learning on the job.

But the original poster doesn't really have a leg to stand on to suggest that Gerry hasn't done a good job so far at Sienna.

 

[Cuse1055]

I didn't say they should consider hiring him. We need an experienced guy who knows what he's doing, not learning on the job.

But the original poster doesn't really have a leg to stand on to suggest that Gerry hasn't done a good job so far at Sienna.

Agreed on experienced coach.

 

[sufan59]

OK, so the chances of getting a good coach mid-season are almost zero.

That means you're making Griffin or Straughn the interim coach for the rest of the season.

Yeah, that would be just great.

I’m not guaranteeing things would be better this season, but the quitting I saw in the 2nd half should never happen at Syracuse. Not with this talented roster. And by the way I would have Engelstad take over who has experience as a head coach.

 

[Irt4su]

Dan Mullen

 

[Blanko97]

Duke, No Football, No Football, SEC Money, Donors with Bottomless Pockets

Tell me how we can recreate any of those and id believe you

Excuses, excuses, excuses. Smaller school, smaller school, smaller school, smaller school, BYU perfect example

 

[orangemass]

But autry is amassing a great 2026 recruiting class. How can we walk away from that?

 

[Giants1973]

But autry is amassing a great 2026 recruiting class. How can we walk away from that?

I hear class of 26 is a top 5 class

 

[dasher]

What belief? That no one is in charge of SU basketball and Athletics?

My belief is that SU basketball has been trending down to a mid-major for a decade plus. There are people responsible for that. Others here apparently disagree and think it’s the fanbase’s fault for not understanding the REAL situation that only afflicts SU.

Do you know any BOT members. I do. They love Syracuse football and basketball as much or more than you do.