Nick Carparelli

[Frozen]

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He’s from South Carolina. I’m just being realistic.

 

[Cusefan78]

He’s from South Carolina. I’m just being realistic.

Nobody in their right mind would turn down that job and stay in Syracuse

 

[AngryOtto]

I liked that Carparelli had the business experience. Seems a valuable asset in the current landscape. Blair seems more of a traditional AD. Hope it works out because a miss here may not be recoverable with nil and realignment.

 

[Bulldog04]

I think this is probably the answer. My only worry about BBB is will he pull a Coyle and leave SU if the South Carolina job becomes available. But that’s down the road.

I’m fine with it if we get Lanoris Sellers back lol

 

[Bulldog04]

Nobody in their right mind would turn down that job and stay in Syracuse

Sure the school has sec money but have you been to Columbia ? It makes Salina street look like Taj Mahal. Only good thing there is Halls

 

[DocFlanders]

Agreed. Likely any AD we would have chosen would leave for South Carolina (SEC) AD job. Least we forget we had a AD leave us for Minnesota.

Love how Cuse fans make a hire then immediately worry he’ll be poached

 

[Frozen]

Love how Cuse fans make a hire then immediately worry he’ll be poached

 

[bnoro]

I liked that Carparelli had the business experience. Seems a valuable asset in the current landscape. Blair seems more of a traditional AD. Hope it works out because a miss here may not be recoverable with nil and realignment.

Not sure how Bowl experience would help us when it comes to conference realignment. It might help a little with NIL but Blair's background is far more fundraising/NIL focused than Carparelli's was.

 

[OttosShoes]

Honestly I don't care if he leaves for SC or whatever in a year or five. We need an AD *now*. Get us back on the rails and I'm happy.

 

[Kaden]

I wonder if Carparelli turned us down, if the money wasn't right.
Or maybe his work with the bowls wasn't hands-on enough to run an athletic department. Or maybe he bombed that question on the interview.

That was my first thought based on all of the rumors he was the guy. I guess the hoops hire will show if the money is there.

 

[llandz]

I think this is probably the answer. My only worry about BBB is will he pull a Coyle and leave SU if the South Carolina job becomes available. But that’s down the road.

The world of longevity is gone for the most part. No more gold watches for 50 years on the job. I feel this board lives in a Donna Reed world.

 

[CU44SE]

You hire the best person for the job. I don’t care if they are only here for 3-5 years. If they do something to move on to a better job that means they were successful here and put us in a better position to be successful.

 

[SuFTW]

Then why would he agree to an interview?

You can agree to an interview as part of the process of finding out more about the job and you also get to meet people you would be working with. That said, I believe he wasn’t our top choice or possibly it wasn’t a fit for both sides.

 

[bigmike]

The world of longevity is gone for the most part. No more gold watches for 50 years on the job. I feel this board lives in a Donna Reed world.

Like for the Donna Reed reference. Also my grandfather got a gold watch when he retired.

 

[PhatOrange]

Meh. Syracuse needs to think outside the box.

This is a very in-the-box choice.

We’ll see. Toledo has not had a losing football season since 2010. It’s positioned well to win in the MAC no matter who the AD.

Men’s basketball has been on a downward trend since his hire. All the other stuff I couldn’t are less about.

Wasn't Wildhack an outside the box hire?

 

[Cusefan69]

Here’s the challenge Mr Blair.

 

[Cusefan69]

Not sure how Bowl experience would help us when it comes to conference realignment. It might help a little with NIL but Blair's background is far more fundraising/NIL focused than Carparelli's was.

So his job I would imagine would require building numerous and strong relationships with league Commissioners and ADs. Having those relationships I think would be very important come realignment.