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I think he might have been.What if brown was the 1st choice?
I think he might have been.What if brown was the 1st choice?
He's from Camden I don't think we need to worry about toughness.This is a legit high risk high reward situation. The questions are many but the potential to find a diamond in the rough is there.
The biggest question is is he smart enough. Smart enough to make proper on the field in game decisions. Smart enough to put together an effective, And most importantly experienced In the ways he is not, staff and managing them yes, but still letting them do their thing.
Is he smart enough to install discipline, this by NOT being every kids friend, tough love and not being a “players coach”. And is he smart enough to know then implement the out of the box thinking with X’s and O’s And players alike that’ll be necessary to succeed at a school like syracuse.
This position requires lots of smarts, and I’d imagine in the interview process this is what they were trying to glean and decipher.
So if this really is a done deal he must have absolutely killed it in his interviews assuaging any concerns about his “smarts” or at least his potential in that regard.
So with all the known-positives he has in his cache and with this one big issue being addressed that’s all we can go from and support the guy going forward, at least until and after the first game in sept. ‘24, hoping for a Mac like ascent and not a gerg like decent and cratering. As always, time will tell
Who else did you want to see?I have wondered whether there really was any search process. If so it certainly did not result in a stellar list of candidates/finalists (other than Mullen who I’m not convinced was for real).
That doesn't mean they weren't in talks, tons of people said so. I still think it fell apart Saturday night.I think Dan just made it pretty clear that he doesn't want to coach this year
Mullen for sure it was said, others?JW said he was surprised by who reached out. I’d really like to know who they we
You are assuming the right questions were asked to go along with assuming the answers were good.This is a legit high risk high reward situation. The questions are many but the potential to find a diamond in the rough is there.
The biggest question is is he smart enough. Smart enough to make proper on the field in game decisions. Smart enough to put together an effective, And most importantly experienced In the ways he is not, staff and managing them yes, but still letting them do their thing.
Is he smart enough to install discipline, this by NOT being every kids friend, tough love and not being a “players coach”. And is he smart enough to know then implement the out of the box thinking with X’s and O’s And players alike that’ll be necessary to succeed at a school like syracuse.
This position requires lots of smarts, and I’d imagine in the interview process this is what they were trying to glean and decipher.
So if this really is a done deal he must have absolutely killed it in his interviews assuaging any concerns about his “smarts” or at least his potential in that regard.
So with all the known-positives he has in his cache and with this one big issue being addressed that’s all we can go from and support the guy going forward, at least until and after the first game in sept. ‘24, hoping for a Mac like ascent and not a gerg like decent and cratering. As always, time will tell
I think if he is here long enough to finish the initial contract, best case Locksley and worst case Hafley. If he is better he will be gone in 3. If he is worse he will also be gone in 3.man I hope you're wrong, but you might not be. Wanted Chesney as well. Lets hope wildhack knows things we don't and hope to be pleasantly suprised
I disagree but that's fineThat doesn't mean they weren't in talks, tons of people said so. I still think it fell apart Saturday night.
Paul Chryst for example.Who else did you want to see?
He wasn'tWhat if brown was the 1st choice?
The comment about Herman Frazier is baseless.You are assuming the right questions were asked to go along with assuming the answers were good.
Not hard to ID skill guys. ID OL and developing them is a different story. Just look at Colorado this year.
Also I don’t trust anything involving Herm.
The one about the "right questions being asked" is even worse.The comment about Herman Frazier is baseless.
He is a pro, who has experience in all aspects of college athletics and athletic administration.
I didn’t see a lot of great names thrown out there by pundits at the start. Seems like the pool of likely possible options was not great, but maybe like you point, out some were missed.Paul Chryst for example.
Yep I’m assuming basic business competence and interviewing skills. If as you’re suggesting they don’t have even that modicum of competency, yikes. Believe I’ve heard bayside say they’re good in that regard so I’ll go with that and hope that is accurate.You are assuming the right questions were asked to go along with assuming the answers were good.
Not hard to ID skill guys. ID OL and developing them is a different story. Just look at Colorado this year.
Also I don’t trust anything involving Herm.
JW said he was surprised by who reached out. I’d really like to know who they were
I think this is a mistake - but really hoping it works out.
To me this is the Miami Hurricanes approach. Just get the recruits to campus and everything else will work itself out. Except it usually doesn’t, and with NIL and the portal it’ll be tough to keep any big name recruits at SU even if he can get them in the first place.
Chesney was the way to go. Will be interesting to watch both of their careers going forward.
What if brown was the 1st choice?
He wasn't
You mean like all the 5* at TAM that Fisher brought in and never coached properly. The most important aspect of Football besides god given talent is coaching!Getting talented players is the most important factor in building programs.
The bigger, the stronger, the faster the players, the better the coaches will coach.