i agree with most of what u say. however duke,northwestern, vanderbilt miami,baylor are similiar maybe even smaller in some cases and they have remained somewhat respectable.As a diehard Syracuse fan, I'd like to look at those examples and draw a relatively similar parallel to SU. However, it's a way bigger hill to climb for SU than for those schools. Those school's are their respective state's Flagship institutions, so money, funding, and everything that goes with that is a different ballgame...as is the all important recruiting/base. I hope we can get the program back to respectability, but I just don't see us playing for a league championship any time soon, if ever, let alone a national championship.
It's a daunting realization, but it's reality. Even though we are so incredibly fortunate SU miraculously landed in a Power 5 conference, the fact that we are a small private institution with relatively limited funds, etc., it's like a fish out of water, other than ND, and a very select few other privates.
they said, their academics dwarf us. they also have prestigious medical and law schools. i am not sure what the correlation is or even if there is one. it does beg the question why do they have more relative success??
i know the chancellor is trying to enhance the law school which was in desperate need of an overhaul. i wish su would partner with suny in some area such as medical school. we partner with esf in some respect. i may be way off base in this but there does seem to be a remote connection as obscure as it seems.