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The last three weeks have been rough, especially the Clemson loss. ND and Pitt were predictable, and the Pitt game was frustrating as all heck. I have to wonder what would have been the outcome if we had scored at the goal line vs only getting three.
Starting off 6 zip and taking Clemson to the ropes is an indication that SU football is close to being back. We have a great staff; I'd say the best in a very long time and have a very special DC in coach White.
JW is killing it as far as upgrading our facilities and getting the community and former athletes involved in our new project. The ACC is in good shape as a result of the GOR and stands in a solid third place as far as conferences go. The ACC is also changing its scheduling format which will benefit Syracuse and ND is staying independent which is also a positive. The playoff is expanding to 12 teams which provides SU with a punchers chance to make the dance.
Simply put, SU football is in as good a shape as it has been in a very long time.
Going forward I would like to see a few things accomplished.
First, Keep this staff together. Keep everyone of them and do anything to keep coach White, Beck, and Swag. As to Dino give him a 5-year extension but have the base cut back and provide him with an increase in pay that is based on performance. I would tie it to total wins with 6 being the baseline for any increase.
Second, continue to recruit our traditional territories. Love to see the renewed commitment to NJ. I never got the focus we had in earlier Dino years on Hawaii and Texas. As far as I'm concerned, those states are a complete waste of time and resources.
Pound the portal harder. Always be looking and always keep spots open for transfers. I think that 20% of our players can and should come from the portal. Out of 20 Scholies a year I'd like to see 4 transfer kids a year. Why, it builds stability and allows us to target positions of need.
This brings me to our limited NIL resources. Use them for two purposes. First is retention. Keep our best players. Second portal players. As far as HS kids i would be very careful. Look at Texas AM with all of their resources they have whiffed on HS kids.
Bottom line is we are in trending in the right direction so don't change things at this point. Keep on this path and we should be making a bowl every year and once every 5 years have something special happen.
3 to go. I think that all of them are winnable, but we need to get Shrader back.
Let's Go Orange!
Starting off 6 zip and taking Clemson to the ropes is an indication that SU football is close to being back. We have a great staff; I'd say the best in a very long time and have a very special DC in coach White.
JW is killing it as far as upgrading our facilities and getting the community and former athletes involved in our new project. The ACC is in good shape as a result of the GOR and stands in a solid third place as far as conferences go. The ACC is also changing its scheduling format which will benefit Syracuse and ND is staying independent which is also a positive. The playoff is expanding to 12 teams which provides SU with a punchers chance to make the dance.
Simply put, SU football is in as good a shape as it has been in a very long time.
Going forward I would like to see a few things accomplished.
First, Keep this staff together. Keep everyone of them and do anything to keep coach White, Beck, and Swag. As to Dino give him a 5-year extension but have the base cut back and provide him with an increase in pay that is based on performance. I would tie it to total wins with 6 being the baseline for any increase.
Second, continue to recruit our traditional territories. Love to see the renewed commitment to NJ. I never got the focus we had in earlier Dino years on Hawaii and Texas. As far as I'm concerned, those states are a complete waste of time and resources.
Pound the portal harder. Always be looking and always keep spots open for transfers. I think that 20% of our players can and should come from the portal. Out of 20 Scholies a year I'd like to see 4 transfer kids a year. Why, it builds stability and allows us to target positions of need.
This brings me to our limited NIL resources. Use them for two purposes. First is retention. Keep our best players. Second portal players. As far as HS kids i would be very careful. Look at Texas AM with all of their resources they have whiffed on HS kids.
Bottom line is we are in trending in the right direction so don't change things at this point. Keep on this path and we should be making a bowl every year and once every 5 years have something special happen.
3 to go. I think that all of them are winnable, but we need to get Shrader back.
Let's Go Orange!