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Comment on Was Chip Kelly Gross’ Choice? by fantomtoo2

fantomtoo2 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:11:47 +0000

Don’t be stupid…hire Mark Whipple.

His is a winner. Took a 2-9 team to a national championship at UMass in his first year as head coach (beating Paul Johnsson’s defending national champs, GA Southern).
He is an offensive genius.
He has a proven track record as a college head coach and turnaround specialist.
He has a Super Bowl ring.
He is an excellent recruiter with established contacts along the east coast and in AZ.
He would take this as his last job; not as a stepping stone to some place else.
He didn’t get the BC job in 2007 because he did not want to keep O’Brien’s DC and wanted to hire his own. Who can blame him for wanting to hire his own staff?

Although neither an SU alum or “big name” coach, his hiring would be a no brainer by a good AD.

Comment on About Boeheim’s scheduling by A Time to Reflect as the Orange Face the Jayhawks « Newshouse Sports

A Time to Reflect as the Orange Face the Jayhawks « Newshouse Sports — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:41:27 +0000

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Comment on Local Basketball Talent Commits to Syracuse by Catie

Catie — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:15:31 +0000

When I took a sports reporting class at Newhouse two years ago, I had to cover a Jamesville-DeWitt High School basketball game. Brandon Triche was on the sidelines, with an injury at the time. I can’t wait to see him play some ball! I always heard he was a really, really good player. I also heard that college recruits started paying attention to him in the eighth grade!!! From the video you posted, it looks like he’s going to do really well at SU. Thanks for this post!

Comment on Local Basketball Talent Commits to Syracuse by Jon

Jon — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:39:04 +0000

Based on the first minute of their video, we should feel confident that SU will win several slam dunk competitions for the next few years.