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[QUOTE="jkm54, post: 59563, member: 1385"]
Thanks for the response, IB.  I agree that I wouldn't mind seeing a more established OC.  By no means am I saying that we're fielding the perfect product this year, but as of yet, I can't really complain about year 3.  My goal for Marrone, [U]at this stage[/U], is to continue to put together winning seasons, get bowl invites, and establish ourselves as a competitive football program who is consistently focused on closing the talent gap.  Perhaps after this year or next, we will be more attractive to a higher-level tier OC, and hopefully we'll spend to bring that person in.  After Year 5/6, my goals will shift for Marrone as I'll expect Syracuse to really start pulling in talent and competing for higher-tier bowl bids.  If, at that point, Marrone is proving that he's not the guy that can take us to that next level, then we'll have at least a marketable football program that can attract a guy that maybe can.  However, until that happens, in looking at the big picture here, and not reacting after each game, I'm pretty damn happy with the course Marrone has us going on.  I think your criticisms of the offense are fair and if we were to jump to the ACC next year, I don't think its unreasonable to be concerned that we could take a step backwards in the win column if this is product that we put on the field next year.
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