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[QUOTE="Lou_C, post: 1370386, member: 3201"]
The next coaching hire will tell the tale.  I get that Shafer was hired under less than ideal circumstances, but there isn't another school in the ACC that would have hired him as a head coach, then or now.  There was always the chance that you luck out and the guy is a genius, and there's still that chance, but on the face of it, the guy is not really an ACC caliber resume, much less a top half guy.

I have to agree with those that think an up-tempo spread offense is the future for Syracuse.  That's the way you do it, and you get great athletes that don't have the size and measurable to break in at Alabama, FSU, Florida, etc.  Those schools don't want receivers under 6'2" or corners under 6'0".  They don't want 6"1" QBs or 170lb running backs.

But there are still a hell of a lot of great,great players in that mold, and schools like Oregon, Baylor, etc get those guys, put them out in space, and out-scheme and wear down other teams.  I know Stanford is probably the model, or BC of 10 years ago, but it's by far the slower more difficult path.

That's what I just don't get about what you guys are trying to do on offense and the whole hard nosed thing.  You're facing a serious talent issue, both on the roster and your current recruiting profile, and you seem to be trying to run an offense that is really dependent on imposing superiority.  Honestly, I'd go spread, or I'd even hire the guy from Navy, before going with another power offense approach.  Something that can take advantage of the players that are available to you now.
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