Fran Brown

[Fly Rodder]

could Chesney have turned us down?

John Wildhack's "thorough" and well-orchestrated head coach search:

 

[Reyes39]

Kirby smart loves the guy, is it my first choice or even my top 5 no, but Kirby smart singing a guys praises is worth a lot IMO

Is that better or the same as high praises from Dick Vermeil?

 

[orangepassion]

This is worse than Ash

He wouldn't be my choice, but let's not get carried away.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Seems a little off base. I think most know exactly who he is from his time at Rutgers. Especially with the Clark and chestnut situation

Judging by the posts in this thread alone, no, no they don't.

 

[Fly Rodder]

He's beloved by the board and non sports side of SU

yeah, because he does what they say. It's a great way to keep making a mill a year and not be responsible for anything.

 

[JeremyCuse]

If any of this is remotely true, it smacks of some abject scrambling by JW.
He said this would all be done by 12/4- and maybe that's starting to add to the outcome. Let's hope he doesn't start grasping at straws.
JMHO

Browns been a candidate since the beginning, his name just didn't suddenly pop up.

 

[Reyes39]

Yeah, but come on if he “uses” SU that means the team is successful and should be in a much stronger position to hire the next guy. Or he loves the low cost of living, relatively low expectations, and great public schools, JD and FM for his kids. Can’t be afraid someone will be too good.

The only thing being sold to me on Brown is his recruiting prowess, which is only good for as long as he's here. That is why I'm concerned.

At the end of the day I'm going to buy into whoever we hire like I always have.

 

[JeremyCuse]

yeah, because he does what they say. It's a great way to keep making a mill a year and not be responsible for anything.

Should he resign in protest when SU says they don't have 12 mill + for a buyout of Babers or when he can't fire the Schools greatest coach of all time on his timeline with zero ramifications? Dude this isn't OCC it's a P5 D1 school with tens of millions of dollars at stake that he's responsible for. You might want to take a breather from the board for a few hours.

 

[AZOrange]

Browns been a candidate since the beginning, his name just didn't suddenly pop up.

Plus we know this is a tough job to fill. People are not “lined up” for it. And JW has to have someone on the other side that (I) wants to be the coach here, and (2) can agree to contractual terms. Those 2 items are not easy

 

[bnoro]

There's two things a school like Syracuse needs to succeed. An X's and O's guy that can scheme us a way to beat the Clemson's and FSU's of the world, and a guy that can develop lesser talent into impact starters and backups.

Fran Brown is a RECRUITER. We have no idea how his clock management skills are, what type of offense/defense he runs, how disciplined his teams can be.

We don't even know if he can recruit better than who we currently have.

 

[Lukeyloo]

Best recruiter in the country is worth something.

easy to recruit for a powerhouse program. Not so much for SU.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

Brown would be a Hail Mary. Do we really need a Hail Mary right now? Colorado felt it did because they had 2 Bowls since 2007. But we are coming off of back to back Bowls.

 

[SWC75]

At least he can recruit

To Georgia...

 

[dollarbill44]

If we got him, we would be in the top 25 in recruiting almost immediately. We would (assuming we can raise the money for the NIL budget to the required level) become a major force in the portal overnight.

 

[Fly Rodder]

Browns been a candidate since the beginning, his name just didn't suddenly pop up.

ADJW must not have told Thamel his super secret coach list or is Thamel not trusted? I just want to know who you consider a reliable source? Axe? ... you have a lot of 20/20 hindsight coming in after facts and that you say you knew days ago.

 

[Newhouser]

We aren't going to get a big name or a candidate with no question marks. I'd prefer Chesney but Brown has his assets (though I think his recruiting prowess will be tested here), as will any other name that circulates during the search. This is not a plumb job. Any hire is a risk we have to trust the AD knows what he's doing which for me is the hardest part of this process.

 

[dollarbill44]

Can he kick a 59 yard FG?

I'm pretty sure Denaburg can, if we give him a few more attempts.

 

[Fly Rodder]

Should he resign in protest when SU says they don't have 12 mill + for a buyout of Babers or when he can't fire the Schools greatest coach of all time on his timeline with zero ramifications? Dude this isn't OCC it's a P5 D1 school with tens of millions of dollars at stake that he's responsible for. You might want to take a breather from the board for a few hours.

Wildhack is a big boy, he doesn't need you defending him while he presides over the the continued decline of SU athletics.

I'll gladly take half of his salary to do whatever the BOT says.

 

[mscanlo]

At least he can recruit

I think UGA has had an assistant (position coach) on the top 10 recruiting list for the past 10 years and Brown has only been at Georgia for 2 years

 

[Deleted member 7047]

Just pay Tony White whatever it takes to get him back here.

 

[NineOneSeven]

If Doug Marrone is hired I will jump off my roof. Not that he wasn't a decent coach here, but why?

 

[TheHaze315]

There's two things a school like Syracuse needs to succeed. An X's and O's guy that can scheme us a way to beat the Clemson's and FSU's of the world, and a guy that can develop lesser talent into impact starters and backups.

Fran Brown is a RECRUITER. We have no idea how his clock management skills are, what type of offense/defense he runs, how disciplined his teams can be.

We don't even know if he can recruit better than who we currently have.

This x1000. Brown isn’t the guy.

 

[Lukeyloo]

If a position coach ends up being our next HC then firing Dino was extremely dumb.

 

[Nick44]

This would be a WORSE hire than Greg Robinson was. Let that sink in for a minute.

Without sounding disrespectful to either of these men, at least Greg had a resume that you could connect to an HC job at that time.

This would be the final nail in the coffin for this program. Full stop.

 

[VikesCuse84]

If Doug Marrone is hired I will jump off my roof. Not that he wasn't a decent coach here, but why?

Does Marrone actually have interest in coming back?