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Message: [QUOTE="SUDadx2, post: 4797749, member: 8174"] That is a key element and Syracuse most certainly has increased the number of support staff to the program in recent years. However, the Syracuse Football program still lags behind many other programs in the conference. Wildhack is on record Syracuse athletics is committed to competing on the field and in NIL, but the reality of such a commitment gets you nowhere if you don't also commit the money to the program. Over the years I have read how Syracuse is spending more money here and more money there, but how does our spending compare to the teams we compete with on the field? Perhaps a local [I]journalist [/I]could do some research and let us know where Syracuse Football stands in comparison to the other programs in the ACC when it comes to areas like the following. The most recent article related to this were from 2021. A lot has changed in college football since 2021. [LIST] [*]Staffing resources and budgets [LIST] [*]Salary pool for assistant coaches. [*]Budgets for support staff. [LIST] [*]Athletic training staff [*]Sports performance staff (strength and conditioning). [*]Nutrition specialist(s). [*]Psychological support staff. [*]Academic support staff. [*]Administrative support staff. [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]Recruiting budget$ [LIST] [*]How many staff are assigned to assist with recruiting. [LIST] [*]What is the experience level of these staff? [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]NIL resources. [I] "If you’re gonna compete at the highest level, which is what we want to do, you need to have a good NIL program.” [/I]John Wildhack, September 2023 [LIST] [*]How do the NIL resources at Syracuse stack up against the same type of resources at the other ACC schools? [LIST] [*]Are there enough NIL resources available to Syracuse football to retain players we already have and to attract better players? [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] Syracuse may have 40 or so support staff, but Clemson looks like they have an army (close to 70?). The discrepancy may not be a great as it appears, but there is a discrepancy in both spending and on-field performance. [URL unfurl="true"]https://daboswinney.com/staff/[/URL] IF the following is even close to accurate.. [LIST] [*]Our recruiting rankings are in the bottom third of the conference every year. [LIST] [*]2022, ranked 12/14. [*]2023, ranked 14/14. [*]2024, ranked 12/17. [/LIST] [*]Are our NIL resources in the bottom half of the conference? [*]The salary pool for assistants is in the bottom half of the conference (?) [LIST] [*]Our HC salary ranks 11/14 in the ACC. [/LIST] [*]How does the overall budget for the program compare to the other programs in the conference? [/LIST] Things may have improved, but have they improved enough to be competitive? [/QUOTE]

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