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are getting richer and the playing field continues to level across the P5 landscape. All of the P5 schools are improving their facilities and each school has an advantage in recruiting over all non-P5 schools. Some non-P5 schools do very well due to solid coaching, rich local recruiting pools, and/or simply once every few years they end up with a senior-heavy team that gels. SU came to the ACC trying to climb out of a decline that goes back to the end of the 1900s. In its first season in the ACC the Cuse managed to go bowling and win even though the program was behind just about every other school in the conference in recruiting. SU's recruiting has noticeably improved with ACC membership and new facilities which makes sense.
Unfortunately, the past two seasons SU has started something like 8 different QBs. I believe each of those 8 QBs, other than T-Hunt, started from scratch which is to say no previous experience playing QB in college (Mahoney was a JV QB at a community college I think). That's like starting from zero on offense 7 times at the most important position in less than two seasons. On the other side of the ball at the end of last season most of the defense either graduated or left early, something like 8 starters. All told it is a recipe for a slog. You can see the same kind of struggles at some other P5 schools under similar circumstances. Next season SU will be better with HCSS or with anyone else. I have no doubt. This season was always about battling to make a bowl with T-Hunt back in the saddle. That ended during the first quarter of week one. It's frustrating but it happens. SU has been down so long now that I have learned to exercise patience. SU is primed to improve and will continue to move in the right direction. Right now I have no idea who will coach SU, but I will be excited whoever it is including if it remains HCSS. Go Cuse!!
Unfortunately, the past two seasons SU has started something like 8 different QBs. I believe each of those 8 QBs, other than T-Hunt, started from scratch which is to say no previous experience playing QB in college (Mahoney was a JV QB at a community college I think). That's like starting from zero on offense 7 times at the most important position in less than two seasons. On the other side of the ball at the end of last season most of the defense either graduated or left early, something like 8 starters. All told it is a recipe for a slog. You can see the same kind of struggles at some other P5 schools under similar circumstances. Next season SU will be better with HCSS or with anyone else. I have no doubt. This season was always about battling to make a bowl with T-Hunt back in the saddle. That ended during the first quarter of week one. It's frustrating but it happens. SU has been down so long now that I have learned to exercise patience. SU is primed to improve and will continue to move in the right direction. Right now I have no idea who will coach SU, but I will be excited whoever it is including if it remains HCSS. Go Cuse!!
