Why is it ridiculous for BC to ask that question again. Once you're in the room with the AD, boosters, etc the answer may differ once you realize you have their undivided attn and you are buying what they are selling.
I heard it from a few guys up there that his interview wasn't good. Why wouldn't they want to hire Mike Hopkins and build a Syracuse template? It made too much sense for BC. And BC had every right to ask that question 100x to figure out what the delta was in terms of hiring and then having to find his replacement if Boeheim peaced out 1 year later.
I told a multitude of guys at BC they should have hired Gerry this turn who spoke about Hopkins the first go. It made too much sense once again. but the definition of insanity is...