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[QUOTE="SUDadx2, post: 5268632, member: 8174"]
I care.  I thought the press conference was excellent.  I enjoyed seeing the people who are grinding away behind the scenes.   Coach Fran is an excellent recruiter, but he can’t do it by himself. These guys are an extension of Coach Fran.

Aaron Mannicci is one of Coach Fran’s right hand men.  Aaron came from Georgia with Fran, literally.  I remember seeing him get off the plane with Fran and his family when Fran got here a year ago. And you can see Aaron standing close to Coach Fran on the sidelines during games.

Nate McNeal and Coach Fran were both at Temple in 2019.  Nate was successful improving the recruiting at Illinois before Fran brought him to Syracuse.

Coach Fran is a relationship guy.  He is wise to surround himself with people he trusts.  Aaron and Nate are two of those people.  The other guys are all grinders and are learning from some of the best.  We are fortunate to have this team working behind the scenes.  Syracuse has never had this many quality recruiting, scouting analysts behind the scenes.  Kudos to JW for improving the budget so we could build this recruiting team.

I enjoyed hearing the recruiting stories. Kerr certainly was a good find.  I hope his brother does as well.

There are places across the country where the ranking services will raise a player’s ranking when certain schools offer a player (Alabama and USC come to mind).  I wouldn’t be surprised if in the next few years if a player’s ranking gets a bump when Syracuse offers a kid. These guys do their own evaluations and ranking services may start to follow them.

Enjoy the ride.

Go Orange!
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