First of all you use examples of schools in Texas which is apples and oranges. Syracuse when it comes to football is now a sleepy private school in the Northeast whose fans are few and far between due to almost 20 years of solid losing. How did we lose out on a massive amount of profitability? We have stunk for 20 years? First you have to put a decent product on the field. You are saying that one should spend and then the wins and $$ will follow, not that easy. Syracuse has neither access to big state funds nor big donors, where do you want to the $$ to come from? The 10 years we were stuck in the Big East playing football?
Wildhack is doing fine and is doing his job. Babers staying or leaving will have everything to do with the jobs that he is actually offered and the money he can make there over here in the long term. There is no loyalty either way with universities or big coaches anymore, I don't think either side trusts the other much anymore regardless of what is said in public and nor should they. If Dino has true success I would fully expect him to leave for a much higher paying job. Those that stay are very few and far between.
I was sure I was going to read a "This guy gets it" somewhere in here.
I am done worrying about Babers leaving until he puts together a full season. Even 7-5. I would hate to see this forum if we actually starting really winning. We beat UCONN and I read " PAY THIS MAN HIS MONEY" Then we lose and it's Dino is fine but his assistants aren't very good. Funny actually
The flip side and I am not advocating one side versus the other, I have been one that says Dino needs 5-6 years as I don't think Syracuse can hire much better than Dino. The flip side is what if Dino goes 5-7?? People will be then calling for his head much like many were with Marrone after year 3. Then next year Dino goes 8-4 and he's gone.