New DC: Rocky Long (now official)

[SUDadx2]

The new DC should be announced soon.

Some consider him to be the King of the 3.3.5 jungle.

Or The Godfather if the 3.3.5.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

They finally got Rocky Long?

 

[GoSU96]

That would be nuts

 

[cusefan88]

 

[money3189]

This would actually be a home run situation. Monroe could learn all the intricacies of the scheme and take over for Rocky sooner than later

 

[BomberOrange]

I wonder if Swag would be named Assoc. DC, learn from Rocky for a year or two and then take the reigns??

 

[BomberOrange]

This would actually be a home run situation. Monroe could learn all the intricacies of the scheme and take over for Rocky sooner than later

lol, beat me to it!

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Just to temper - a report like this doesn't mean it's a done deal. That said, no complaints if it does end up being a done deal.

 

[money3189]

Just to temper - a report like this doesn't mean it's a done deal. That said, no complaints if it does end up being a done deal.

Yup. Good point. Dino’s last search he consulted with Long before making his hire. Could be the same thing again.

 

[Frozen]

This former three-star New Mexico DE (former TE) is in the portal. Just fyi.

Jaden Phillips, New Mexico Lobos, Defensive Line

Jaden Phillips is a Tight End/Defensive End from Clovis, NM.

247sports.com

 

[FrancoPizza]

I approve.

 

[UpstateSM]

If this happens I am going to be thinking about Syracuse football playing for the ACC title the entire offseason

 

[djorange1989]

holy crap, this would be amazing

 

[RF2044]

This would be awesome.

 

[DPCuse]

I likey.

 

[David332]

What a difference five days makes. This has been one crazy week.

 

[DPCuse]

 

[Orangezoo]

Any concerns that NM has been all around awful the last 3 seasons since he got there ( and honestly before too).

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Cusefan69]

SUDad made the early call on Wilson and ended up being right. So some reason for cautious optimism on this happening. I would think we would have to offer Assistant HC to bring him out this time. Would certainly be a tremendous hire AND would allow for Syracuse to become a true center of excellence for learning the 3-3-5. This is bigtime stuff. A bigtime move by the AD here and Dino if true.

 

[CuseGrad94]

Any concerns that NM has been all around awful the last 3 seasons since he got there ( and honestly before too).

Hopefully it’s talent since he is known as the godfather of the scheme. I agree with everyone above that on the surface this would be a HR.

 

[PhatOrange]

What's the love affair with Monroe being a DCoordinator here ?

 

[Frozen]

Any concerns that NM has been all around awful the last 3 seasons since he got there ( and honestly before too).

Not from me. Gene Chizik went 3-9 and 2-10 at Iowa State but Auburn still hired him. And then he won the national title. The point is that just as Auburn’s resources > Iowa State’s resources, SU’s resources > New Mexico’s resources.

 

[Chip]

Any concerns that NM has been all around awful the last 3 seasons since he got there ( and honestly before too).

He's their DC, not HC. They finished 46th in total D, 360 yards per game. Not terrible for a team that had the worst offense in all of FBS (by far).

 

[Frozen]

What's the love affair with Monroe being a DCoordinator here ?

He’s been our best recruiter for a long time. At some point that has to be rewarded with a raise or a promotion or a bigger job elsewhere.