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[QUOTE="Cusefan95, post: 5703460, member: 173"]
“He’s  a winner”.  Metrics free statement, and lots of coaches who are “winners” at lower levels crash and burn at a P4 school.  Why is he going to win here?  It needs more meat than “he’s always been a winner!”  Because the guys who failed were often “always winners”…until they weren’t.  Don’t care even a tiny bit about his playing career, stars who become coaches often don’t succeed.  Playing success provides no indication coaching success will follow.

“He’s a Syracuse guy”. - Are we supposed to hire the best guy, regardless of his background?  Or are we supposed to hire a “Syracuse guy”?  I’m confused, the narrative on this keeps shifting.  I’m fine with “Syracuse guy” being a cherry on top of a stellar resume.  I’m not fine with it being a primary selling feature coupled with a thin resume.  Give Gerry five years, the resume could be enough that “Syracuse guy” helps.  That is not today though.  (Be honest with yourself here - you immediately went to “Syracuse guy” so you think it’s a gigantic selling point, not a cherry on top).

“A lot of Orange fans want him” - smart GMs and AD follow the adage “If you listen to the fans, you’ll soon be sitting with them”.  They say that for a reason.

“it would be a disservice to fans to not kick the tires (on Gerry as head coach)”.  -  Eh.  I’ve interviewed people as a courtesy to them when I had no intention of hiring them.  I’d be fine with a courtesy interview if that would placate the pro-Gerry crowd.  I’m skeptical that’s really going to placate you though.

The case for Gerry right now is all emotional appealing, no data.
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