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Message: [QUOTE="jkm54, post: 59480, member: 1385"] IB, could you do me a favor and put into one concise post and specify the following information: - If you had the reigns right now, what do you do with Marrone? And what does he need to do to prove himself as the right coach for this program? How long a leash does he have? If this year, we have 6-7 wins and go to a bowl, and next year we have 6-8 wins and go to a bowl, do you get rid of him? - Realistically, apart from the coach, how solid is the ground Syracuse football is standing on right now? In other words, how many recruits do you think we're pulling in just because we're "Syracuse?" In my mind, and I love SU to death, but it's not exactly a school that is a "sexy" pick for top-notch recruits so we're going to need to win consistently (and pump some of that new found ACC money once we start pulling that in into new facilities) in order to year-in and year-out pull in top notch talent. The best thing that SU has going for it is its tradition and its ability to put guys in the NFL, even if they aren't on the national radar at the collegiate level. The talent gap that existed at SU at the time of Marrone's hiring is not something that can be solved overnight, which I believe is part of the improvement that Go could be referencing here. I don't disagree that Marrone's offense seems complicated for the college game. I'd like to see him dumb it down a little bit. But so far, he's been winning and has gotten Cuse to 1 bowl game and seems on track for another this year. In my mind, the recipe to building a strong football program is consistent winning seasons and year-in and year-out presence in bowl games. If Marrone continues to do so, for now, I say he keeps his job and does so securely. I said it yesterday and I'll say it again: if in 3 or 4 more years, we're still squeaking into lower-level bowls, then maybe I'll get on board with maybe Marrone's not the guy to take us to the next level. However, let's secure our position as a mediocre football program before trying to jump to elite status. And even if we were trying to jump to elite status, Syracuse football, at this stage, will not attract the "sexy" coach or the large number of top level recruits we need to secure our position at the top of the food chain. And yes, I'll stop using sexy in quotation marks now. [/QUOTE]

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