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Message: [QUOTE="SU94, post: 5321629, member: 202"] I made that post in April and it was about our fanbase assuming the worst (aka lack of optimism). I've now seen Lampkin play and frankly, I don't like his game, nor his demeanor. I had a post in the game thread recently where I called him [U]my[/U] least likable SU player (I've been watching since Pearl's freshman year). Lampkin has some skills and he makes some plays. I don't root against him by any means. Above all, I am glad he is a one-year player in this program. It was a distinct miss for Red. No doubt. But a head coach at any good program should not be fired or held in contempt for one decision or one portal class that was ill conceived. That is what losing franchises do in the NFL or MLB. That is what SU could have done to JAB in the mid 1990s, but did not. The same/similar sentiment could have grounded the football program before it got off the ground under Coach Mac. Red has a lot of work to do. He now has a right-hand man to lean on. But it takes time. And we are going to lose some games along the way. I've seen Louisville cited here. They have an entirely new squad and they're on a heater now. But in three short months, they're right back at it. Twelve of the 17 players on their website (honestly, I don't know who their walkons are and don't have the time to investigate) are 5th or 6th year players. One freshman. I'd rather be in Syracuse's shoes. I'd rather be Red than to rebuild a fantasy football type roster every year with scraps from Georgia, BYU/Niagara, USF, Long Beach State. It is wholly unsustainable. And as you stated, we have to convince the top players to remain. That's where the NIL money should primarily be focused. Retention and perhaps a player of two to bring in to fill a gap. I believe that Red is the type to be able to convince a player to return, to play 2-4 seasons in Syracuse and rebuild the program that unfortunately began to erode in the last 5-7 years or the JAB administration. And I am/was a JAB loyalist. [/QUOTE]

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