It's Official: It’s GMac

[rrlbees]

I hope so Dick. Always a big fan of Gerry. I hope the promised money comes through for him. The goalposts seemed to have moved the past few days from the money is there for Gerry, to now help Gerry be successful by pledging your donation based on the numerous notifications I got today.

giving day is a yearly endeavor for all of su. its been planned for months. you can even give to academic depts. its not some conspiracy.

 

[llandz]

giving day is a yearly endeavor for all of su. its been planned for months. you can even give to academic depts. its not some conspiracy.

Yes. Very smart marketing strategy to introduce him today and push out donations for men's basketball. But also Fran was on Facebook pushing for football donations. I also got emails or saw asks from Falk, IVMF, athletics in general from the new AD. Funny nothing from Newhouse or other places I have donated to in the past. I did donate to Falk this year for a program they did in AZ, and I am friends with April who is now their engagement person, and probably many of you know April from her athletic days. I also gave to IVMF for a program I attended in Syracuse in September while visiting. I always donate when I attend an event with speakers.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Franz69]

 

[SaveSUHoops]

Fire me up G-Mac!!

 

[Oakland]

Arnold Palmer would have approved of the clean shaven look.

 

[Scooch]

Since we're always talking about the strength or decline of the Syracuse brand, here's a passage from an article in Front Office Sports today about coaching hires during March Madness...

How March Madness Turns Into a Mid-Major Coaching Raid

Perhaps the most high-profile move: Syracuse’s hiring of Gerry McNamara, a former star player at Syracuse (and member of the 2003 national championship team) and assistant coach under Orange coaching legend Jim Boeheim.

McNamara has spent the last two years as the men’s basketball head coach at Siena. Amid the rumors that he was a contender for the Syracuse role last week, McNamara led the No. 16 Saints, who also won the MAAC tournament title, to a stunning performance against No. 1 overall seed Duke—though the Saints ultimately lost 71–65, the Blue Devils trailed for the first 35 minutes of the game.

This is why I always push back so strongly when people suggest the Syracuse brand is irrelevant. It's not. Needless to say, our on court performance has been awful for a while now. But the brand still matters.

 

[cusefan88]

The energy and posture is a 180 from Red.

Poor Autry I don't know if he ever seemed comfortable in the big chair.

GMac is ready guns blazing I guess.