Fran Brown

[orangenauburn]

We all can thank Agent Cinco for the nugget

 

[JuiceMeUp]

From what I’ve heard, and take it for what you will, Brown is Wildhack’s choice right now. It’s Fran’s job IF he wants it. Emphasis on IF.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Look man, ADJW had a press confernce to discuss THE NEXT HC AT SU. He was crystal clear about what he wanted.

I agree.

 

[boog7]

Those kids aren’t coming here. We will get the ones that go to the SEC and find out they can’t play at that level.

Presently, historically - yes, I agree. But you don't know that it can't change?

Brown could be the kind of innovative, narrative-shifting coach that alters that current reality? At SU, with the right staff, Brown could find success and become "the wave" as the kids say?

I've always wondered, "If Syracuse basketball can regularly recruit 4 and 5 star kids, why can't the football team do it too? Same school, same campus, same weather?" Back to football, when Boise State was a big deal, with few D1 recruiting prospects in Montana, how did they get so many future NFL players to go to their remote, cold weather school?

I don't know the answers but I assume it's the same with SU b-ball and Boise State FB - both programs succeed at getting kids into the pros.

Well, if Brown were to able to develop that same rep on the football side, he may be able to pull in a level of talent not previously seen at SU - especially with all the upgrades made/being made with the facilities. Perceptions change, brands grow and sometimes re-surge or blow up.

I don't know if Brown is the choice. Or if he's gonna succeed or flop if he is? But taking a chance on a coach viewed as the best recruiter in the country who already has relationships with some of the best talent in the country, is not the worst idea, imho. I see the possible thinking and at the very least, it makes sense - you need great players to be a great program and a great recruiter could - theoretically - accomplish that.

 

[TheHaze315]

First order of business for Mr Brown. Go get TVD.

 

[Wrinkle]

Yo this is a crazy hire

 

[Ozzie0075]

We all can thank Agent Cinco for the nugget

Hopefully he can help sell some of his teammates on playing for Fran.

 

[swish7]

some might even say pounding the portal nonstop

The Tinder Portal, according to that old hippie swinger, Bill Walton

 

[CanadianSU]

To me in my minimal research, I mean let’s be real none of us knew this guy or at least the majority of us didn’t until like yesterday lol, he seems like high character like Chesney… however, far more connections.

A literal Hail Mary and I think we will find out soon if the hype recruiting is real. Like real soon.

 

[qdawgg]

Technically he was an associate HC at Baylor

Most of these high level recruiters get an extra title to bump their pay b/c of how important their recruiting is. It’s meaningless. He’s had that title at 2-3 stops which tells me it’s just a title to hold onto him.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Going to have to do this every time somebody calls him Frank brown which is already 3-4 times I believe

 

[bnoro]

At the end of the day, if he's the hire I'll get behind him, and I hope I'm wrong.

The coordinator hires are going to be huge here. Can't just stick with Jason Beck and Rocky Long and expect to win.

 

[tep624]

Hope I'm very wrong but I have a feeling this guy is gonna be like greg robinson only no children stories lmao!

No one wants GRob 2. The biggest difference here is that GRob had Zero connection to the NE and had an initial staff that had little if any connection to it as well, besides trying to implement a WC offense with a roster that couldn’t support it. I don’t see Fran Brown doing any of that.

 

[JrodCuse]

We should decide this the old fashioned way…who would have the best nickname?

 

[Chip]

If he’s a great recruiter than you have to assume he’ll win the press conference. He’ll need to.

I also assume the budget is heavy for an OC.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I'm so excited, let's all go bang Sam Elliott!

 

[qdawgg]

At the end of the day, if he's the hire I'll get behind him, and I hope I'm wrong.

The coordinator hires are going to be huge here. Can't just stick with Jason Beck and Rocky Long and expect to win.

Arnett is free now. Maybe he’d come here for a couple days just to help out……..

 

[CuseMan4]

I can kinda see what Wildhack is thinking here. Fran Brown is a stud recruiting and his secondaries are always good. Brown is going to retain Nunzio and Thomas (Lequint’s HS coach on staff). Between Brown, Nunzio and Thomas you are going to have extremely strong in roads in NJ and you are going to get some very good players. You also win over Alijah Clark and Lequint Allen who are two key leaders on this team and if they buy in you’ll get a lot of buy in from other players. Recruiting is not going to be an issue in my opinion with this hire, high school wise or portal wise. I still think there will be some big turnover with players but you’ll have some of the studs stay. I think you keep a couple of the studs in the current recruiting class with this hire too. Gut feeling is Barron stays and Van Dyke transfers here with this move too. Also would be shocked if we end up getting a few UGA transfers into Cuse. Not UGA stud players but young depth guys at UGA that can be studs here. Also EXTREMELY important we get some very good coordinators. These guys don’t have to be stud recruiters but very good X’s and O’s guys. Leave the recruiting to the position coaches, Thomas, the recruiting staff and let Fran Brown close out on them. I have no question we’ll get some talented players but like I said in a previous post we need to make sure they develop and our coordinators are putting them in the best schemes and positions to succeed. Wildhack is Syracuse through and through. He’s not going to make this hire unless he feels strongly and extremely confident about it. I can promise you there aren’t many bigger Cuse guys in this world than Wildhack. He wants to see the football program back to the glory days when he was on campus just as bad as everyone else.

 

[tep624]

To me in my minimal research, I mean let’s be real none of us knew this guy or at least the majority of us didn’t until like yesterday lol, he seems like high character like Chesney… however, far more connections.

A literal Hail Mary and I think we will find out soon if the hype recruiting is real. Like real soon.

The recruiting guys have known who he was for a while - he’s a guy as an assistant I would have loved on Dino’s staff here. Thankfully for Fran he decided to work for better HC’s than Dino.

 

[BKCuse]

If Fran comes Cinco will co-sign him and we won’t lose ANY players of consequence to the portal

There I said it

 

[Cuse4455]

Me to ADJW

 

[swish7]

That's the spirit!

Or, the 'spirits' talking.

Craziest search ever.

 

[qdawgg]

He’ll keep Nunz on the staff for sure. So that’s a plus I guess.

 

[Tango32]

This dude has to be the biggest mystery of all. What's his in game coaching like? What offense or defense does he run? No clue never done it...

 

[TheHaze315]

He’ll keep Nunz on the staff for sure. So that’s a plus I guess.

Dazzler could be coming to town too. Could we finally have a decent O line?