Fran Brown named Bear Bryant Award Newcomer Coach of the Year

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[The Ack]

Well deserved!

 

[storange]

Congrats to HCFB ! Couldn’t hurt recruiting as well .

 

[AcAndAc]

Congrats to HCFB ! Couldn’t hurt recruiting as well .

Too bad the award does not come with some NIL funds...

 

[sutomcat]

Congrats to Coach Fran!

 

[qdawgg]

Awesome job and well deserved. I love this. A few years ago I didn’t know if it made since to follow the FB program anymore. Fran has changed all that.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Very cool.

 

[All4SU]

I’m sure he doesn’t read this board, but Congratulations, Coach. Well done!

 

[Walshjfii]

Very well deserved. This also helps with recruiting, like he needs it. Other coaches can no longer use the "he has never coached or succeeded as a coach blah blah.."

 

[GoSU96]

Cool

 

[David321]

Well deserved! Nice to see him get the official national recognition that we all already know he is!

I firmly believe that we are witnessing history, I think he will go down as one of the best SUFB coaches one day.

 

[CdnGuy]

Congrats Coach Brown, staff and players!!

 

[CapitalO]

Congratulations Coach Fran, Brown an incredible job you did and your first year as head coach of Syracuse University. Also congratulations to athletic Director John Wildhack, the Board of trustees and all of Orange nation‘s fans especially the ones on syracusefanforum.com.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Well deserved! Maybe one day we see the Fran Brown Newcomer Coach of the Year award

 

[BillSU]

Congrats to HCFB, his staff and players. He will be one of the coaching legends at SU in the future.

 

[kcsu]

Ben Mac P Fran!!!

 

[RMH44]

There could be a statue in this man's future ;-)

 

[Pyle]

Very well deserved. This also helps with recruiting, like he needs it. Other coaches can no longer use the "he has never coached or succeeded as a coach blah blah.."

Other coaches? How about this board? "We need a coach with previous HC experience!"

PS. I said those words as much as anyone.

 

[Pyle]

There could be a statue in this man's future ;-)

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[djorange1989]

ESPN regraded the first year hires. They originally graded Fran a C. Now? An A

 

[SuFTW]

ESPN regraded the first year hires. They originally graded Fran a C. Now? An A

I was highly skeptical of Syracuse, as hires motivated primarily by a candidate's recruiting prowess almost never work out at Power 4 programs. But he proved me and many others wrong, not only upgrading Syracuse's talent level but also establishing a new identity for the program with a very exciting style of play.………

Meh or magnificent?: Regrading first-year coaches at Alabama, Michigan, Indiana and others

How did the new coaches at Alabama, Michigan and other schools do? We look at the hires and the performances in 2024.

www.espn.com

 

[IthacaMatt]

ESPN just posted an insider article talking about 1st year head coaches in college football.

The idea was, here's how we rated their hires in preseason. And now let's re-grade them after the year was over. There were like 25 or 30 coaches profiled, but let me share what they said about Fran the Man:

Fran Brown, Syracuse Orange​

Hiring grade: C

What was written then: Brown's hire came as a surprise, as Syracuse had spoken to candidates with head coaching and coordinator experience, including some currently overseeing college programs. Selecting a candidate best known for recruiting can carry risks, and Brown will face a learning curve as he oversees a Power 5 program after being a career defensive backs coach.

Year 1 record: 10-3

Year 1 grade: A


Evaluation: I was highly skeptical of Syracuse, as hires motivated primarily by a candidate's recruiting prowess almost never work out at Power 4 programs. But he proved me and many others wrong, not only upgrading Syracuse's talent level but also establishing a new identity for the program with a very exciting style of play. Led by quarterback transfer Kyle McCord, Syracuse led the nation in passing (370 ypg) by nearly 20 yards per game. The Orange recorded quality nonleague wins against eventual MAC champ Ohio and Mountain West runner-up UNLV. Syracuse also went 7-2 in games decided by eight points or fewer.

The Orange never lost back-to-back games and spoiled Miami's CFP hopes with the largest comeback in team history, rallying from a 21-0 deficit to win 42-38 at the JMA Wireless Dome. Brown brought an edge to the program -- "Winners get washed," he said -- and guided Syracuse to just its second 10-win season since 2001.

 

[Marroniac]

I love how that article references “winners get washed” with zero context.