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"Between grief and nothing, I will take grief." That's from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, or maybe its actual source, Faulkner's story "The Wild Palms," but let's all be honest: You thought it was a Principal Ed Rooney original, and you should admit this before we get any further.
Okay, now that you've admitted that, let's get to the advice. If you're a Syracuse fan, you should probably choose nothing. Your program has had the worst three-year stretch in school history. This will surprise no one with college football ADD, as Syracuse now right next to "subprime mortgage rate" and "Russian submarine safety" as synonyms for poor management and worse execution. Remember, though, for a minute that this was once a proud program, and that in the ashes of what used to be their football offices you can find the dusty, half-scorched jerseys of Jim Brown, Donovan McNabb, Larry Csonka, Dwight Freeney, and Marvin Harrison. You know, underneath the rubble.
We'd like to say there's hope, but there's two especially discouraging things making this very difficult to do. Sarcastic "YAY!" No. 1: Your AD has been offered a lucrative contract extension despite a near-complete lack of results. Sarcastic "YAY!" No. 2: You just lost your top recruit to Central Michigan. Rephrased: He'd rather be toiling away in the MAC with the Chippewas than at Syracuse. Rephrased again: "He's just not that into you" does not begin to describe it.
Between grief and nothing, you should take nothing, Syracuse fans. The good news? That represents zero change from what you have, football-wise.
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The Athletic Director has one obvious & quite public bad hire. His boss, Chancellor Cantor could care less about athletics. She was known as "the destroyer" at Illinois. Many alums and certainly fans do not care for either one. That expressed, here’s an opportunity to re-float the program.Unfortunately, there are other universities seeking new coaches as well. The money, BCS access, facilities, and recruitment pipeline will all be considered by candidates.It would be nice if alums Bob Costas, Sean McDonough, Marv Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Len Berman would also lend a hand in this endeavor. The AD has been "boastful and quite large" in his public demeanor. That may go against him receiving help from media personalities even if they are Syracuse alumni. If that’s the case, Syracuse football will need some luck here.
by crosswave on Nov 24, 2008 9:20 PM EST reply actions
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