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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1052644, member: 622"]
From the Athletics side, I am not too concerned.  Historically, Syracuse  AD has sent money to the university.  The last few years have been tight because of increased spending and then the Big East withdrawal.  SU AD was NOT getting the Big East money once they gave notice.  I know, it wasn't much, but it was millions of dollars.  Add to that the $7.5MM exit fee, and costs associated with joining the ACC (new logos everywhere/signage, etc.) a loss is not that big of a deal.  The new ACC money, which Syracuse will receive this summer, should help to right the ship.  It isn't like the AD was hitting up the university for $48MM or asking for $20MM+ annually.

On the academics side, I think Sevyrud is laying the foundation for dismantling some of Cantor's "progress".    I believe academics will be climb to where they should be and possibly higher.

I also agree with previous posters that the donors are not carrying the same weight at SU as they do elsewhere, but SU is a private school that does not churn out the numbers that the big state schools do so this may not be a fair comparison.

Disclaimer:  I grew up a local kid that learned to love Syracuse, I am not an alumn.
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