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[QUOTE="timkay99, post: 477061, member: 635"]
IMO, timing is the big thing.
 
At this stage of the coaching carousel, are there any true upgrades out there?  If this happened as part of the carousel, then there were a number of coaches available.  By now, most have gained a position that is a step up for them or used the carousel to leverage their employer into increasing their compensation.
 
Syracuse isn't a destination job.  It is a stepping stone job - which I think some are struggling to realize.
 
I don't think Cuse will land Diaco and I don't think you want them to.  He built a great defense with players Syracuse would never be able to recruit.  At Virginia, he was there for two 5-7 teams.  The 09 Cincy team he coordinated gave up 30+ points in 4 of the last 5 games to end the season, including 51 to a Florida team that had it out personelled.
 
Cristobal was fired from FIU after going 3-9 with a team of his own players in a better recruiting area then nearly everyone in their respective conference.  Is a fired coach from a mid major the coach you really want to lead the team "over the hump"?
 
Wilder is the only name that intrigues me, but people have a point.  Does an ACC team really hire a FCS coach?  While it worked for Central Michigan, it failed miserably for Washington State (Paul Wulf). 
 
I would like to see Syracuse make a play for Tressel or Bobby Petrino, but people seem scared.  These coaches have been caught.  If they get caught again, they are done in college.  That is motivation to stay clean.  What price do you want to win games?  People that think college athletics are clean (by NCAA standards) scare me.  Yet, these same people want to run a clean program that wins games. A lot of people that agreed Marrone ran a clean program wanted him fired after the 2-4 start. 
 
This is more of the reason I want an in house candidate b/c every coach has significant flaws that is now available and are not clear upgrades over what Syracuse already has on staff.
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