javadoc
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Well. I've said a lot on here over the years (20+), and want to come clean on something. I've long been of the opinion, and have said so several times, that recruiting at Syracuse is just plain existentially hard, and no one could succeed at it from day 1. I recall saying that even if Urban Meyer walked through the door, he would not be able to land top classes right away. That the common tropes about recruiting to Syracuse were insurmountable, because they were true.
Disclaimer: I do not like the transfer portal, and NIL the way it is being used. I haven't changed my mind on those. But as real components of "recruiting" now, they can't be discounted. And I have to say, taking the process for what it is worth, Fran Brown is probably an upgrade from Urban Meyer. Fran (and the wonderful staff he has assembled) has directly disproven my claim. This guy is like The Mule from the Foundation Series, a rara avis, lightning-in-a-bottle personality. But it's more than him - it's the intersection of him, his career, his background, and our program. It beggars the imagination. Based on what we know, we got The Guy. THE guy. THE GUY.
We're not competing, on paper, with Georgia and Ohio State and some factorie$ yet, and maybe we won't. But those ratings are based on prospects who haven't played a down of college football, and the transfer portal at least gives us a chance to get the kids who needed time to figure out what was really important.
Fran is a machine. Get out of the way and watch him work.
Tip-off: the number of coaches and prospects who say they are blessed and privileged to be offered access to Fran's program. Dumbledore would be looking into the Pensieve right about now and saying, hmmmmm.
Disclaimer: I do not like the transfer portal, and NIL the way it is being used. I haven't changed my mind on those. But as real components of "recruiting" now, they can't be discounted. And I have to say, taking the process for what it is worth, Fran Brown is probably an upgrade from Urban Meyer. Fran (and the wonderful staff he has assembled) has directly disproven my claim. This guy is like The Mule from the Foundation Series, a rara avis, lightning-in-a-bottle personality. But it's more than him - it's the intersection of him, his career, his background, and our program. It beggars the imagination. Based on what we know, we got The Guy. THE guy. THE GUY.
We're not competing, on paper, with Georgia and Ohio State and some factorie$ yet, and maybe we won't. But those ratings are based on prospects who haven't played a down of college football, and the transfer portal at least gives us a chance to get the kids who needed time to figure out what was really important.
Fran is a machine. Get out of the way and watch him work.
Tip-off: the number of coaches and prospects who say they are blessed and privileged to be offered access to Fran's program. Dumbledore would be looking into the Pensieve right about now and saying, hmmmmm.