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[QUOTE="HoustonCuse, post: 2770019, member: 87"]
Here's my take. There are few places to go that are higher on the mountain than Syracuse. Is SU the top of the heap, no certainly, but they are a great combination of upper echelon and low pressure. A coach like Dino can make a forever mark on a program like Syracuse, is still in a Top 3 conference, and still has a very clear path to a national championship. On top of that, he has very low pressure to win big. At the top tier schools, 8 or 9 wins gets fired. Syracuse is about ready to build a statue of Dino after two 4-8's and one 8+.

This year has been incredibly enlightening as to our good position though. Look at what has transpired: We have 8 wins and have only beaten 1 ranked team and yet we are within striking distance of the playoff Top 10. That is incredible. There are very few places you can have that and also have such a forgiving fanbase and administration. A couple more plays against Clemson and we are possibly in the playoff picture right now. And we still get a shot a programs like ND. It is a perfect situation for a coach like Dino.

On the downside is the relatively low pay and the relatively pedestrian facilities as compared to the top places. But baring some sort of non-football motivation, it is hard to see Dino going anyplace but a handful of very elite schools - and at those places, the perks come with very high risk and very high personal cost.
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