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[QUOTE="Dick_in_MI, post: 5644802, member: 225"]
Following a legend is never easy, and although it sometimes works out, much of the time it does not. Right now, Red is the keeper of the mausoleum.

You only need to look at SU football. Ben was a legend and after his career ground to a halt, it took 14 years for Mac to reach the stage of the program being turned around. Even prior to '87, he was struggling and the Sack Mac Pack was a real thing.

Then the Coach P years came along and today, they look like Vince Lombardi compared to what followed. Coach P was pushed out in 2004, and over 20 years later, including 5 coaches...3 of whom were fired and one left on his own...the program has yet to be "turned around".

We hope that Fran is that guy, but that has certainly not yet been written.

A lot will be riding on our next basketball coach selection. There will be a number of shiny objects who have had some success at lower levels. Maybe they will work, more often they do not.

There will likely be a fair amount of turnover on the current roster as well. 4 seniors will be gone, Freeman may well head to the draft, some of the frosh simply will not be retained by the new staff, and some of the guys we would like to keep may look elsewhere.

We are probably headed for a few more bumpy years.
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