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They are stacking talent on the offensive side of the ball in a very impressive way in the portal. New head coach is the Oregon defensive coordinator, Josh Lupoi. I think they are likely coming to the Dome in Week 2 with the way the schedule is looking.
 
sufan59 said:
They are stacking talent on the offensive side of the ball in a very impressive way in the portal. New head coach is the Oregon defensive coordinator, Josh Lupoi. I think they are likely coming to the Dome in Week 2 with the way the schedule is looking.
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Interesting that high academics: Cal, Stanford, and especially Vanderbilt are doing very well in the portal era.
 
dasher said:
we have plenty of money. What are you talking about. Just not what the cream have. Some of you guys think the freshman that played last year are free
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Probably shouldn’t spend money on freshmen
 
dasher said:
we have plenty of money. What are you talking about. Just not what the cream have. Some of you guys think the freshman that played last year are free
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dasher said:
we have plenty of money. What are you talking about. Just not what the cream have. Some of you guys think the freshman that played last year are free
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Just curious how many teams fall under "the cream" category?
 
jgeorge322 said:
The alternative is you pay older players that money and then they’d be here.
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Who? We have those guys now. We should let them go and take a chance we can get better with older guys?
 
dasher said:
Who? We have those guys now. We should let them go and take a chance we can get better with older guys?
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The argument would be that you might win more with good players who are also experienced. Also, guys out of HS are more of a crapshoot than someone who has already proven it on the college level. It's hard to know how much the Freshman cost vs a quality transfer. It also makes a difference if you can retain the Freshman.
 
jgeorge322 said:
Probably shouldn’t spend money on freshmen
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I’m not sure that the “spend money almost exclusively on portal guys” is a great strategy - see: Florida State. Core of the team needs to be high school recruits, and you fill gaps and strategically improve through the portal. And since you have to spend money to bring in those high school recruits - you absolutely have to spend money on freshmen.
 
Cusefan95 said:
I’m not sure that the “spend money almost exclusively on portal guys” is a great strategy - see: Florida State. Core of the team needs to be high school recruits, and you fill gaps and strategically improve through the portal. And since you have to spend money to bring in those high school recruits - you absolutely have to spend money on freshmen.
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I trust fran and think we have a lot more money than people think. I dont know its beneficial to syracuse to brag about having huge coffers. Just invites people to expect more.

To my point, it seems like weve lost a few of the big recruiting wins that Fran had before they got to produce.
 
jgeorge322 said:
I trust fran and think we have a lot more money than people think. I dont know its beneficial to syracuse to brag about having huge coffers. Just invites people to expect more.

To my point, it seems like weve lost a few of the big recruiting wins that Fran had before they got to produce.
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The fact you are going to lose big recruits before they produce - which will happen at all schools - being a reason to not recruit high school players is flawed logic.

Your point isn’t nearly as well thought out as you seem to think.
 
Cusefan95 said:
The fact you are going to lose big recruits before they produce - which will happen at all schools - being a reason to not recruit high school players is flawed logic.

Your point isn’t nearly as well thought out as you seem to think.
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It’s a fair debate to have with points on both sides. Have a nice day.
 
dasher said:
If we didn't, they wouldn't be here. And they are some of our best players.
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I didn’t mean this post to have anything to really do with what Syracuse is doing. More so impressed that our easy schedule for 2026 is not going to be so easy. Though I do think if we are relatively healthy, no one is going to be outmatching on physical and skill talent. What is happening is actually what Fran predicted is the playing field being leveled from a talent perspective. Systems and culture matters more than ever. We have more talent on this campus than ever, now it’s the systems and culture that can get us to accomplishing greatness.
 
jgeorge322 said:
I trust fran and think we have a lot more money than people think. I dont know its beneficial to syracuse to brag about having huge coffers. Just invites people to expect more.
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I don't think anyone is asking Syracuse to brag. As for expectations... you want them low?? That doesn't seem like the recipe for building a successful and relevant program.
 
Nicknack said:
I don't think anyone is asking Syracuse to brag. As for expectations... you want them low?? That doesn't seem like the recipe for building a successful and relevant program.
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The numbers will be the numbers. I rather keep it closer to the vest.
 

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