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Message: [QUOTE="O-pulse, post: 2131029, member: 4890"] A couple is issues that affected what happened. First, this university has been used to doing things on the cheap. If JB was getting paid, at the level of comparable coaches, he would be annually making much more than he does. Second, JB is used to getting his own way, at the university He wants to do things, his way and most likely pushed to not be tied down to the original plan. Mike Hopkins, who is long overdue for a HC position decided that it was time to move on. When UW came calling, he was ready and saw it as the right fit for him. The university had to frame it, in such a way, as to save face. Thus the report that JB volunteered to stay on longer, with the departure of Hop. JB has done so very much for Syracuse University and this community! He is a Hall of Fame Coach. Unfortunately, lately recruiting has suffered and it seems that he has become more program manager than Head Coach. Many coaches have figured out the zone, especially when it's not being played, as designed. IMO, Coach needs to change things up some. By that I mean, get more involved in recruiting and in offering change-ups on defense, to keep other teams guessing. It also would be helpful to develop more players, by playing more of his players, in games and not yanking them out when they make one mistake. Players need to play through mistakes and to know that the coach has their backs. If Syracuse is going to enjoy the ACC and play at the level of the top teams, in the league, then changes must be made. One of the other, very important, moves that need to happen, is to hire a good recruiter for the open assistant coach position and, in the best of all worlds, that would be a big-man coach, [/QUOTE]

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