Your starting to see Fran and his assistants get exposed for a lack

[storange]

Maybe it will get better for Fran when Penn St hires him.

I’m sure he is a lock , 4-8 or 3-9 will go over huge in Pedoville.

 

[Millhouse]

I feel better actually

 

[Cusefan0307]

Pitt put up 500 yards of total offense against FSU last week. The defense was great. Special teams was not. We gifted them 17 points because our offense is so inept. I’m giving Fran a pass this year and that is going to drive the OP nuts. We are at worst 5-2 with Angeli.

 

[kirbivore]

Of experience on a weekly basis, need more adults in the room. One week it’s the offense next week it will be the defense etc. the lack of situational awareness at the end of the 1st half was worse than anything I’ve ever seen from any head coach at Syracuse.

Like I said, this staff is a bunch of sales guys trying to run the engineering department. Just not enough coaching acumen on the staff.

I truly believe Fran is over his head and will continue to be exposed.

They have people skills!

 

[orange79]

He won ten games last year. You’ve been waiting to make this post since he was hired.

He's been making the same post ad nauseam since Angeli went down.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I don’t care what the mental gymnastics are at qb.

Worst coaching job I’ve seen for Fran. This is a game Marrone would win. Need to figure out a way to game plan against a team we could beat.

Bc and UNC are must wins. Those teams are beyond bad

When you can’t score the ball, there’s no such thing as playing a bad team.

 

[Briancuse]

Fran will be fine. Why? Because he is tireless worker and has the drive to get better and keep learning. He's a fighter and new on the job and of course will make mistakes but learning from them is the key and I have no doubt he will.

I agree, I guess its better to screw up now in a lost season against a brutal schedule when your qb goes down. He will learn

 

[OrangeCrush22]

This is going to be a problem with NIL and transfer portal. No one is going to have a great backup QB unless you are one of about 5 teams.

Agreed. Maybe looking at QBs from lower levels who can at least run an offense. Rickie has the athleticism and nothing else

 

[kcsu]

He won ten games last year. You’ve been waiting to make this post since he was hired.

Thanks Dude. I concur and i really like Ithaca great poster but let's be real. Fran would have 2 more possibly three more wins with Steve. You simply can't win without a good QB. Rome wasn't built in a year, and I fully expect SU to be in the hunt for a conference championship next season.

 

[PhatOrange]

Of experience on a weekly basis, need more adults in the room. One week it’s the offense next week it will be the defense etc. the lack of situational awareness at the end of the 1st half was worse than anything I’ve ever seen from any head coach at Syracuse.

Like I said, this staff is a bunch of sales guys trying to run the engineering department. Just not enough coaching acumen on the staff.

I truly believe Fran is over his head and will continue to be exposed.

I think Fran is the best top to bottom program manager we've ever had. At least since Coach P He certainly seems to me like the best CEO we've had bar none.

We are green on D for sure with first time DC and young position coaches. Somewhat green on O as this is Nixons first time as THE offensive coordinator besides his 1 year stint as interim OC with the panthers. The rest of the O staff has been around though. Nixon can't run the O like he's playing Madden and he obviously has a lot of autonomy.

 

[kcsu]

4-8 or whatever is going to happen seems clinical to predict in the summer, but hurts awful to experience. And we're getting blown out. Last year is over.

Frans 10 wins are from McCord, Pena, & LeQuint.

Frans 4 wins are from Frans 4 opponents.

Going back to Ricky was the single handed most deflating decision I've seen a coach make.

Not running out the clock to end the half.

Constantly being a doink to reporters.

He needs to get 9 next year to regain the mojo.

agreed on all points. Multiple poor decisions. He is learning.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Thanks Dude. I concur and i really like Ithaca great poster but let's be real. Fran would have 2 more possibly three more wins with Steve. You simply can't win without a good QB. Rome wasn't built in a year, and I fully expect SU to be in the hunt for a conference championship next season.

Next year is a big one for sure. I’ve made it clear where I stand, just don’t see enough good coaches on this team. Look at the resumes. I don’t have much confidence. Hire a position coach with no experience you’re going to struggle. 3-4 wins is a really bad year for Fran regardless of qb situation. Very few cut Dino much slack when Dungey or Shredder got hurt

 

[IthacaBarrel]

I think Fran is the best top to bottom program manager we've ever had. At least since Coach P He certainly seems like the best CEO bar none.

We are a little green on D for sure with first time DC and somewhat on O. This is Nixons first time as THE offensive coordinator besides his 1 year stint as interim OC with the panthers. The rest of the O staff has been around. Nixon can't run the O like he's playing Madden though and he's obviously a lot of autonomy.

Marrone was by far best coach / program manager whatever you want to call it we have had in last 25 years, IMO. Fran best recruiter obviously

 

[blust2i3d4]

This year's team is build to beat good teams like 45-35, beat bad teams like 45-25. The defense is bad or average. We need to score a lot of points to compensate that. Without healthy QB, it is hard to get any wins, even against bad teams.

 

[Dinkyspond]

I hope so too. I’m confident he wants to be here and isn’t a lazy sad sack like Dino was.

Just saying when we finish 5-7 this was the one that got away.

5-7 would be an accomplishment. I do not think UNC and BC are automatic wins with this team. We are losing key players to injuries just like the past twenty years. We could be looking at 3-9 with 8 straight losses, very Shafer-like.

 

[dasher]

Well said. I can see where the NIL money must go in the offseason -- QB room, DL, OL.

I'd take a good back-up QB, a pass rusher and a stud interior OL more than another WR right now.

In a perfect world. But unlike some schools, we don't have the surplus of NIL. So there isn't much money for a back up QB. As opposed to DL or Line backer. Or an OL. I think we have to face the fact that if we lose our starting QB, it's going to be a tough, long season. Wish that wasn't the case.

 

[RedtheGOB]

OP needs to get real. Not even a month ago these same coaches exposed a Clemson team that every analyst and media head had picked to win the ACC and many had said would win a chip. A team that anyone would say before this season was a top coach in the league and paid as one.

In CNY Most of these coaches have less than 20 games under their belt but have done more In Those 20 games than the last 4 coaching staffs combined. They’re gonna crap the bed every once in awhile and have the last few games for sure. I guess no one else here really is watching what’s happening around the league tho cuz we’re seeing coaches paid 10X with the 10X the payroll do worse.

Their strength is recruiting and you see a 5 star committing which I don’t even know how to explain to dum dums here what that means. To put the #’s behind it 96% of 5 star guys only go to the same 15 schools. Clemson is the only ACC team that even brought in a 5 star guy in 2025. Previous coaches here would get a token visit here to say hi every once in awhile from a 4 star guy at best but usually just be getting 3 stars. I saw a line of Clemsons best players waiting to talk to Fran after the game in Death Valley and Penn St 4 star guys all the sudden putting SU on their list, that has never happened before in CNY.

I know the big picture goes out the window after a few losses but let’s not lose our heads here.

 

[baggerbob]

I think Fran is the best top to bottom program manager we've ever had. At least since Coach P He certainly seems like the best CEO bar none.

We are a little green on D for sure with first time DC and somewhat on O. This is Nixons first time as THE offensive coordinator besides his 1 year stint as interim OC with the panthers. The rest of the O staff has been around. Nixon can't run the O like he's playing Madden though and he's obviously a lot of autonomy.

Let's be honest with someone Like Saban, or Dabo 6 points in 7 Quarters would have found Rickie a seat at the end of the bench, and a QB change.
Fr a n is new at this and more patient then others would be.

 

[Eric15]

If I’m being honest, I’m somewhere in between the OP and the responses saying the OP is insane.

Last season was wonderful. Fran did an incredible job cultivating that roster and leading us to a Top 20 finish which doesn’t happen here often.

But I’m not in any way comfortable with his gameday coaching skills at this moment in time.

 

[Scooch]

Next year is a big one for sure. I’ve made it clear where I stand, just don’t see enough good coaches on this team. Look at the resumes. I don’t have much confidence. Hire a position coach with no experience you’re going to struggle. 3-4 wins is a really bad year for Fran regardless of qb situation. Very few cut Dino much slack when Dungey or Shredder got hurt

You never have confidence in this program, why is it any different now?

 

[Scooch]

Marrone was by far best coach / program manager whatever you want to call it we have had in last 25 years, IMO. Fran best recruiter obviously

And yet Marrone never won more than 7 games in a regular season. And that was against a Big East schedule. The guy lost 10 of 14 games before they won their last 4 of 2012 and the Bills threw him a lifeline.

 

[SUbear]

If I’m being honest, I’m somewhere in between the OP and the responses saying the OP is insane.

Last season was wonderful. Fran did an incredible job cultivating that roster and leading us to a Top 20 finish which doesn’t happen here often.

But I’m not in any way comfortable with his gameday coaching skills at this moment in time.

His on field decisions have been pretty bad in the last three games. His decision and the execution of the on side kick at Clemson was outstanding.
It was really bad for him and us that Angeli tore his achilles. With Collins our offense is not functional. Now we have a situation where every small or large coaching decision is magnified in importance. His play calls and decisions at the end of the half were coaching malpractice. He needs to rethink playing Collins, he has been a disaster.
With a rookie head coach, which is what Fran still is we can not expect perfect coaching decisions.
We will take a beating this year, given the situation, but I in no way want a different coach. If we still have the same problems in two years that might and probably would change.

 

[Archimedes]

This year's team is build to beat good teams like 45-35, beat bad teams like 45-25. The defense is bad or average. We need to score a lot of points to compensate that. Without healthy QB, it is hard to get any wins, even against bad teams.

I'm surprised by how much of a finesse team we are. That's kinda been true both seasons. Other than Antoine, Jamie Tremble and 1 or 2 others, we're not that physical. We're more built to win those 45-35 games you described.

 

[Orangefizz]

This is going to be a problem with NIL and transfer portal. No one is going to have a great backup QB unless you are one of about 5 teams.

Pitt had a good backup quarterback and I don’t think he’s one of the five teams you’re referring to

 

[RedtheGOB]

Pitt had a good backup quarterback and I don’t think he’s one of the five teams you’re referring to

Let’s see how he does the rest of the season. He’s not winning yesterday if our offense was not a bust. Dude had 13 completions a pick and 143 yards. Sacked 7 times. Against our last place ranked ACC defense.