Fran Brown

[IthacaMatt]

If this is the choice, fire Wildhack now. My expectations are crushed. Replace Boeheim with someone inexperienced but cheap. Do the same with Babers? Forget it. It's over.

 

[Toga]

Any chance we could get Sam Elliot to introduce him at halftime?

 

[TheCusian]

Go look at what Stan Drayton (former cuse coach) is doing to Temple. He is 6-18 and also was an “elite recruiter.” How is this going to be any different?

Well, I’d start with they are different human beings with different experiences and that lots of guys get HC jobs and some do well and some do less well and probably extrapolating anything based on 1 case study is silly

 

[OttoinGrotto]

We need a coach who knows how to RUN A P5 PROGRAM.

Stop it. Just stop it.

The dude has been with Kirby at Georgia.

We don't have anybody that has had that kind of proximity to what the pinnacle of success is in college football today.

He knows what running a P5 program looks like.

If he'd already shown he can do it, he wouldn't be a candidate for us.

 

[richmondcuse03]

I'm sorry but I see a lot of people talking themselves into this hire. This time last week we were bosting about playing "big boy football" with Mullen, Golden, etc. Now we hire a DB coach and everyone is pumped about it. I get the recruiting angle here but to me this is exactly the type of coach we didn't want this time last week.

Wildhack betting his career on two unknowns in Autry and now Fran Brown is some type of gamble for him. Hope he's right on one of them.

I’d rather Brown than a retread in Golden. This is a high risk, high reward move. I kind of put Chesney in the same bucket. And I’m OK with either.

 

[Wrinkle]

Well we don’t know if he can or can’t coach as a HC. But if he can plus all the other variables, then you have some extreme upside here over any other candidate.

Agreed but if the only thing we do know he can do does not guarantee success in any regard, this feels extremely risky

 

[orangeinjersey]

Glenn Thomas as possible OC? Spent time with Fran at Baylor and Temple

Glenn Thomas (American football) - Wikipedia

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[SanDiegoCuse]

Any chance we could get Sam Elliot to introduce him at halftime?

I mean, with the money they are saving…

 

[MikeSU02]

How many Sam Elliott gifs are we up to in this thread? Not enough?

 

[anomander]

I hope I'm wrong, but this feels like a disaster in waiting. Three years ago this guy was carrying on a recruiting beef publicly on Twitter. I'm going to assume it didn't come up in the interview.

I’m with you. I’ll be absolutely shocked if this isn’t a disaster. I can see him trying to assemble a roster of misfit toys. I also don’t think he will magically improve recruiting to Syracuse.

 

[Reyes39]

I'm sorry but I see a lot of people talking themselves into this hire. This time last week we were bosting about playing "big boy football" with Mullen, Golden, etc. Now we hire a DB coach and everyone is pumped about it. I get the recruiting angle here but to me this is exactly the type of coach we didn't want this time last week.

Wildhack betting his career on two unknowns in Autry and now Fran Brown is some type of gamble for him. Hope he's right on one of them.

Uh yeah, Brian...most of us don't really know ball...we just like to eat glizzys, get drunk and root for 'Cuse. Of course we're going to blindly support whoever we hire.

 

[tep624]

Agreed but if the only thing we do know he can do does not guarantee success in any regard, this feels extremely risky

It’s definitely risky. I agree.

But the alternatives are milk toast. Like most years as Cuse fans we’re once again placed inside a conundrum.

Mr personally? I’m ready to roll the dice.

 

[007]

The interview, the vision/plan, and the staff the candidate thinks they can hire - that's how they will be (or have been?) differentiated.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Hiring a head coach because he can recruit and not coach is a big mistake. In this thread, nobody mentioned anything about his coaching and how well he coaches. What his strengths are on defense etc... The only thing is he is a recruiter. LOL As if that will translate to Syracuse.

Chip Kelly, if he gets fired by UCLA, would be a way better choice. Even if people think he's a jerk. So was Bobby Knight. At least he's been a successful head coach before.

 

[XC Cuse]

Stop it. Just stop it.

The dude has been with Kirby at Georgia.

We don't have anybody that has had that kind of proximity to what the pinnacle of success is in college football today.

He knows what running a P5 program looks like.

If he'd already shown he can do it, he wouldn't be a candidate for us.

Being close to a successful coach doesn't make people successful. Football is far more about schemes, and coaching, players matter of course, but a bad coach won't win with great players.

 

[CanadianSU]

I'm sorry but I see a lot of people talking themselves into this hire. This time last week we were bosting about playing "big boy football" with Mullen, Golden, etc. Now we hire a DB coach and everyone is pumped about it. I get the recruiting angle here but to me this is exactly the type of coach we didn't want this time last week.

Wildhack betting his career on two unknowns in Autry and now Fran Brown is some type of gamble for him. Hope he's right on one of them.

Hard to disagree with this. Are we really going to pound the portal ever at Syracuse with our NIL not being as competitive as other schools?

I do like the gamble. Only because the alternatives all sucked. At least this one is unique.

Man we needed Mullen… :/

 

[djorange1989]

This will either work or we are hiring Nick Monroe or McFu**it to run our program

 

[crales44]

Well, at least it isn't gd Knowles.

 

[Toga]

I laugh in the face of risk.

 

[PAcuse]

I know someone who might be able to get his attention *cough* pacusewife

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Being close to a successful coach doesn't make people successful. Football is far more about schemes, and coaching, players matter of course, but a bad coach won't win with great players.

You glossed over the most important part of what I posted.

 

[Cusefan78]

We went from Mullins with 100 something sec wins to Chesney who wins everywhere to a guy with zero wins zero experience running a team zero experience calling plays, zero experience…

 

[MikeSU02]

Stop it. Just stop it.

The dude has been with Kirby at Georgia.

We don't have anybody that has had that kind of proximity to what the pinnacle of success is in college football today.

He knows what running a P5 program looks like.

If he'd already shown he can do it, he wouldn't be a candidate for us.

I’m with you. I’m fine with Chesney or Brown and if it’s Brown, it means basically every recruit in our main recruiting area and extended is taking notice.

I have no idea if this will work, but I am hoping to god to see some legit talent in the Dome for us.

I’m not not knocking our guys as a handful are currently in the nfl, but we need dudes.

Ya, we need the Xs and Os taken care of, but recruiting is the lifeblood of a program.

Who cares. Buy the ticket, take the ride. If it’s Fran Brown, Wildhack is swinging for the fences.

 

[bnoro]

If that's your opinion why the hate for Rocky? You won't find a more experienced and proven DC

What hate for Rocky? I think he's done well for us this year but does he want to stick around for this? Does Brown want to keep him?

 

[BVille44]

Maybe he will bring Addazio in as an Assistant Head Coach / OL coach.

“Fran Brown began working at Temple in 2011 as an ops director under Steve Addazio.”