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Message: [QUOTE="MadNY3, post: 2361160, member: 441"] Couple reactions: [LIST] [*]We're 0-1 in the state of Florida this year and if we lose to FSU, no way Babers is on that list next week. [*]I would love a list of P5 schools outside the ACC who are 1) in warm weather, 2) play on turf and 3) ideally private. [*]Not many of the 65 teams meet all three. The teams I am completely guessing would be of the most interest to Babers would be a power school in Texas or UCLA, Cal, USC. [/LIST] As far as the impatience of the big time factory schools: it comes with the territory, just like it does in the NFL (sans the Bungles.) If you grew up playing and coaching football in Hawaii, Syracuse would never ever be a dream school. And while there are some rational strengths: the Dome, there are many issues: limited recruiting base in the immediate area, lukewarm/bandwagon football support and resources. Some of the latter can be dealt with, namely resources. But let's not fool ourselves to think the impatience of other administrations is the reason he won't jet. But if it's me, here's what I would sell to him on a contract extension: [LIST] [*]Money. Fitz at Northwestern makes $3.3m. That's the base and not much more. Performance incentives for # of wins each year, beating P5 teams on the road, top 4 finish in ACC, ACC Championships, Final 4 and National Championship wins. [*]Money for assistants. Ward has to be getting looks after this year. [*]Sign a [URL='http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2017/10/04/michigan-football-amazon-prime-video/733267001/']deal with Amazon to feature Syracuse a la Michigan[/URL]. Little known: this year could have been Syracuse, but the administration "wasn't ready." Can't blame them. [*]Support for a Babers football camp for HS coaches nationally to learn his philosophy. Think of it similarly to [URL='http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/sports/basketball/20shaq.html']SU's broadcast Summer camp[/URL]. Make him a national brand. [*]Have a high buyout clause for any move before 2020. Because anywhere he would be a place that would irrationally pay it. And by then, hopefully Syracuse looks like a destination program or one of the assistants could totally take over. [*]Play up - appropriately, and I only mean this respectfully - "Syracuse is home to the first African-American Heisman winner; let's be the place where it's also home to the first national championship with an African-American head coach." [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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