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Message: [QUOTE="SUDadx2, post: 4714864, member: 8174"] [B]IF[/B] [I]Dino has been able to hire everyone he wanted for his entire tenure[/I] as some would have you believe, then why would coaches like Sean Lewis, Zach Arnett, Tony White and Nick Monroe leave the program? Are you saying Dino didn't want them any longer? IMO the statement "Dino has been able to hire everyone he wanted for his entire tenure" simply is not believable. Yes, the football program has been given tools and resources have improved, but to think SU is now on par with the programs in the top half of the conference is not realistic. The program has more resources today than it did in 2016, but so do most programs in the ACC. I can't think of one program that has move backwards, but I can name a few who have continued to separate themselves from SU. Has SU passed anyone in the facilities arms race? That said, I like the direction the program is headed; last season we were better than 2021, and I think this team is better than the 2022 team. One area I think we need to improve is the academic support services. We have lost a key academic advisor or two and the players have expressed concerns. "If you're not at risk of failing, they don't pay much attention to you." We have several players who are on the verge of earning their degrees and still have eligibility on the table. Some want to earn their degree and take a shot at the NFL. Is this always the best plan? To leave school, not get drafted and leave eligibility on the table? (How would you advise your son?) Others want to get their degree and transfer elsewhere where they believe they can play and continue their education. And others are on the fence and need guidance. Example, players who can graduate and still have one or more years of eligibility and don't know if they should graduate and leave or take another minor, or turn their current minor into a second major, or go to grad school. IMO it is rarely a bad idea to get another degree. I'd love to see more guys stay and exhaust their eligibility while earning more paper (especially guys in the two-deep). Last season we had a player stay to use his last year of eligibility who was taking random classes in the fall to stay eligible. but those classes didn't help with progress towards any degree because he was ready to graduate and [I]did not have a plan[/I] for the extra semester. Our roster seems to always be on the young side (currently only 7 seniors or redshirt seniors on the roster). Of those 7 players, only one signed with SU out of high school (crazy). If we could keep players in the program longer, we might be a little older, a little stronger, a little more developed and a little deeper. All of which might make us more competitive on the field. [/QUOTE]

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