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[QUOTE="ManleyRocks, post: 1578558, member: 1482"]
I will admit that I was a huge Scott Shafer fan.  He was building a solid foundation, the kids were going to school, the kids were not getting in trouble and his defenses taken as a whole over 7 years (until this past year when the entire defense needed to be rebuilt with youngsters) were fun and exciting and effective.  Offensively, the pieces were coming together.

Truthfully, to have fired Shafer and to replace him with some imported younger coordinator who may or may not be any good makes me ill.  I do not know if I (or a large portion of the fanbase) will have the energy to slog through the next several seasons as new recruiting pipelines are built, players are turned over, new systems are implemented etc.

Given the resource constraints, the perceived negative of playing Fla St, Clemson, Louisville and Pitt every year, etc., I really think ADMC has to wrap his head around hiring a FCS head coach like Joe Moorhead.

First, SU can afford Joe Moorhead.

Joe Moorhead is a known commodity in LI, NJ, PA, etc. and hence will immediately be able to recruit.

There is a chance that he will stay even if successful (no requests for a 2 year contract here).

And, he has shown that he is a highly successful coach having quickly turned around Fordham and made them a huge success.

So, no more guys from the NFL, no more imports from exotic locals.  Bring in someone in his core reflects the NE and what makes it special.  Last time SU took this approach they hired Dick MacPherson from UMass (which was division II at the time) and that worked out really well.
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