1. Rutgers and BC won’t finish there.
I have been a big supporter of Dino. Was thrilled when he was given the extension. However at this point I'm concerned that he is a turnaround expert but not capable of building a program. Each of his stops including SU have had successful turnarounds. Syracuse is his only long term head coaching job and at this point his foundation has yet to be built. The " new fast" theme seems to be gone or outdated. His D is completely different. Recruiting strong holds don't seem to have been established. In short there doesn't seem to be a solid plan in place to build the program. Hopefully behind the scenes there is one but as a business person I see a leader who can fix but can't build.
Rutgers is extremely likely to finish there this year. Schiano has them rolling on the recruiting trail. If we had the class that they have right now we would be trying to give Dino a lifetime contract.
Real good points. The offense was instantly better and fun and then slowly has headed downhill to where it is now awful. We were all hopeful that once he brought in his own recruits that things would really be cooking, instead he has brought in all his own guys and things have gone in the toilet. It's debatable that if SS didn't bring in Dungey that Dino would have already been fired too.
His O is based on the premise that you take what's given. That's great on paper but Ds have figured out two things.
Fair enough, but he's recruiting to Syracuse now. You can only use Garoppolo for so long before you need someone new and can show continual development.
I HATE them as much or more than any other school. It's just depressing to see what they have going on.
They’ve already dropped out of theTop 10. Michigan, Clemson and Alabama (among other factories) are currently behind them. They may have a good year recruiting but Top 10 won’t happen.
Ah, in that case I give him a Crystal Orange for Syracuse!
Crystal balls of orange much better than blue
Look over yonder...
0 people have said top 10 so don't know who you are telling. Thats obviously not gonna happen. Top 20 was mentioned and I think thats possible.
That Syracuse logo is great, though
I guess every once in awhile, but your blue chippers usually want the best football education.
They were ranked 7th when a poster commented about them finishing in the top 15-20. You agreed that they were extremely likely to finish in that range. I’m just pointing out that as more recruits commit, Rutty will continue to drop. My guess is outside of the 15-20 range. Will they have a better class than Cuse? Most likely. Schiano is selling his return to mediocrity while Dino is coming off of one of the worst years in SU football history.
Three incredible options, good for him. Hope he ends up orange; he strikes me as a kid with a good support system and mindset.
