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[QUOTE="SUFan44, post: 1241641, member: 39"]
Marrone was not great by any measure at Syracuse. He had the potential to be very good to great, but please stop trying to tell us how "great" he was.

He was two miracle last-minute drives from going 5-7 in his final year. With a senior QB and a senior WR who started a lot of games, not to mention a 1st round draft pick at LT.

In addition, he lost the last 5 games of the 2011 season. Injuries, shminjuries. Everyone and every team has them - look at the box score participation, all 11 offensive starters were the same for the next three games following the WVU blowout.

He then left before you could really get a glimpse at how he had turned the program around. I don't blame him for leaving, but the fact that he did precludes him from ever being considered a great coach at Syracuse University.

Marrone was a good head coach during his time at Syracuse, took us to two mid-level bowls and won them. He never recruited an impact QB, never recruited an impact skill position player offensively (Lemon is 50%... Broyld? Maybe.) but did build a pretty good defense (with a great defensive coordinator). You are seeing the "fruits" of his recruiting labor this year (and last). Our offensive talent is so far behind arguably our best two skill guys (Philips and Ishmael) were true freshmen.

There is more to being a college football coach than being a great administrator.
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