ACC making a run for top coaches this cycle

[dayooper]

Is the ACC trying to make a run in football? They are going after and getting some of the biggest names in this coaching cycle. Richt to Miami, Fuentes to VT, Mendenhall to UVA and, if the rumors are correct, Dino Babers to Syracuse. They are spending some serious coin to get these coaches. With the SEC East so weak right now, could the ACC be trying fill the void?

The big question is can the ACC afford to bring in and keep the assistants? That's what drove Wisconsin coaches Beliema to Arkansas and Anderson to Oregon State. If they can do that, they can do some damage on the East coast. If not? Who knows.

 

[Dooley]

Make no mistake, Syracuse is a stepping stone job in every sense of the term. IF Babers wins at Syracuse, he will be gone in a couple of years. It's a good hire, but absolutely a temporary one.

 

[NYUConn]

Must be nice to have that ESPN money.

 

[djct1999]

Dino Babers was Syracuse's third choice. They lost out to the likes of Ucf and Rutgers. Hardly glamorous.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Only 3rd choice?

 

[NickyNewark]

Only 3rd choice?

Cuse went after Scott Frost and Chris Ash....both passed then onto Babers....Ash told them he wasn't interested. They said Frost would only take a 2 yr contract as he's looking to get the Nebraska job from what i gleaned.

 

[billybud]

Cuse went after Scott Frost and Chris Ash....both passed then onto Babers....Ash told them he wasn't interested. They said Frost would only take a 2 yr contract as he's looking to get the Nebraska job from what i gleaned.

Where did you "glean" this from?

 

[FDNY99]

Cuse went after Scott Frost and Chris Ash....both passed then onto Babers....Ash told them he wasn't interested. They said Frost would only take a 2 yr contract as he's looking to get the Nebraska job from what i gleaned.

Nicky that's kind of interesting about Frost and Cuse..considering he tok a 5 yr deal from UCF and took a bit less than originally offered to add more to his Asst coach salary pool.

 

[RonnyFrancis]

Only 3rd choice?

As someone who follows BGSU football, the guy is good. I don't know who else you'd think Cuse would be able to grab though from the context of your post.

 

[djct1999]

As someone who follows BGSU football, the guy is good. I don't know who else you'd think Cuse would be able to grab though from the context of your post.

He is good but it is still a no win for Syracuse. At age 54, Babers will either do well and leave for a better opportunity in 3 years or, like the past two coaches, fail and be gone. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. The cuse will be looking for another coach in 3 years.

 

[pj]

He is good but it is still a no win for Syracuse. At age 54, Babers will either do well and leave for a better opportunity in 3 years or, like the past two coaches, fail and be gone. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. The cuse will be looking for another coach in 3 years.

What does age have to do with it? Are you saying Syracuse should look for an old guy who wants to retire to upstate New York because he likes cross-country skiing to work, and will coach Syracuse indefinitely for the privilege of living there? If so, Paul Pasqualoni is available.