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They had a offensive lineman thrown out of their football game with Boston College for punching a player multiple times in back of the head. A lot of angry athletes in Cuse these days. Maybe they have a sucker punch course.

 
But this is much worse…
 

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RayRay said:
How on Gods green earth does Jimmy still have his job…our campus would have been burning in flames by now if we were in that same situation.
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Because the man is a national treasure. He should be allowed to coach as long as he wants. He easily has another 10 years of this level of coaching left in him, and he should spend every one of them at Syracuse.
 
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SoFla Steve said:
More ACC/B1G Challenge games tonight. The highlight for me is Syracuse at #16 Illinois in the battle of orange unis. The Illini are currently 12.5 pt favorites, but I'm betting Illinois blows right past that line.
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LOL!!! Syracuse truly has entered mid major territory, losing by 30 to a ranked team in the early season
 
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SoFla Steve said:
Yes, they've sucked all the fun out of it. There are still a few Boeheim apologists and a few more who think that the program is a recruit or two away from success, but for the most part they know they're bad. Very bad.
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They know how bad it is. It almost makes you feel sorry for that fan base...................almost.

It is an incredible situation. Almost unprecedented in my mind in that Boeheim is literally holding the program hostage at this point. They are caught in a purgatory that gets closer to eternal hell every minute that happens. No one will play for them right now. Boeheim is so arrogant he won't even allow an announcement of a succession plan, so it throws a wrench into every recruiting cycle as you never know who you will play for. And on the flipside it is no better in that you could give Boeheim a 10 year contract extension for recruiting stability but no one will go and play for him because he's lost his mind. He puts zero effort into coaching these days. Im not exaggerating. Zero. Kids see it, their parents see it. He constantly throws his kids under the bus in the media, and still insists on playing a 2-3 zone in an age where everyone can shoot threes. Boeheim certainly helped in establishing the Syracuse brand, and now he seems determined to blow it all up before leaving. It is a fascinating, (and almost sad, but its Boeheim so screw him) end to a legendary career. He really is erasing everything. The Hubris is unmatched.

Fran Fraschilla just really decimated the Syracuse program during the last 10 minutes of that broadcast last night. It's the first Ive heard of media really speaking truth on this issue. I wanted Fran to shut up and be like the rest of the media and kiss Boeheims ring because that will make him stay longer. ;)
 
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August_West said:
What's even better is that they think he will leave Alabama for them when Boeheim finally retires. That will never happen.
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They're so delusional. Are they even an attractive job anymore? They're in for a worse rebuild than we had to go through. At least we had the Big East to help jumpstart our recruiting again. They're a dead man walking in the bottom half of a terrible ACC
 
I think I'm finally to the point of not caring what Syracuse does; my wife would always ask why I was so obsessed with them losing and the answer was easy. In my lifetime, they were probably our biggest rival back in the Big East and where I grew up there was a ton of Cuse fans. But this year I find myself just plain old not caring. JB has completely decimated that program and they're no longer rivals or even equals. It's akin to BC for me; I don't hate them anymore, I just don't even think of them. They are completely and utterly irrelevant.
 
aburks41 said:
They're so delusional. Are they even an attractive job anymore? They're in for a worse rebuild than we had to go through. At least we had the Big East to help jumpstart our recruiting again. They're a dead man walking in the bottom half of a terrible ACC
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I just imagine them going the Duke route, where K groomed Scheyer to replace him...McNamara at the helm of all those helms trophies would just be chef's kiss
 
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Forgive my ignorance but does Boeheim have some insurmountably high buyout that keeps him at Syracuse? Or is it the optics of firing a once-high-flying and successful coach? It's just so obvious to the outside world (and even their own fanbase) that he needs to go, that I'm wondering why they can't just nuke the program and start a true rebuild.
 
PlayItLeo said:
Forgive my ignorance but does Boeheim have some insurmountably high buyout that keeps him at Syracuse? Or is it the optics of firing a once-high-flying and successful coach? It's just so obvious to the outside world (and even their own fanbase) that he needs to go, that I'm wondering why they can't just nuke the program and start a true rebuild.
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This is how I see it . . .

He's been tied to the university since 1962 as a player, assistant and has been their head coach for 46 years. Along the way, he built the Syracuse basketball program into a national contender and in doing so developed friendships with powerful alumni, big donors, city officials and members of the board of trustees. In many ways, he's the face of the city as well as the school.

Up to now, these people have deferred to his wishes to continue as head coach. Many feel he has earned the right to both continue for as long as he wants to and to name his successor. Apparently, his "boss", Syracuse AD Wildhack, has his hands tied as he doesn't want to offend or alienate any of these factions. If you read the postings on SyracuseFan.com, you will see that the patience of most fans has worn thin. It is rumored that he wants to coach through the 2023-24 season. Also, there is supposed to be an "iron clad" succession plan that hasn't been shared with anyone. Many feel an actual plan doesn't really exist. In the meantime, recruiting has suffered as he doesn't hit the road much anymore and recruits and parents don't know how long he will be coaching. Lots of unknowns. The program has no recruits for next season and few prospects for the following season.

Those are the pertinent facts/rumors. There is so much more detail, though -- Mike Hopkins, bashing players in pressers, playing favorites over more talented players, playing zone doesn't prepare you for a pro career -- the list goes on.
 
August_West said:
.... He constantly throws his kids under the bus in the media, and still insists on playing a 2-3 zone in an age where everyone can shoot threes. Boeheim certainly helped in establishing the Syracuse brand....
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That 2-3 zone IS the Syracuse brand.
 
JB seems to be clinging to the hope that he'll catch lightning in a bottle. He sorta did a couple years ago and in 2016. In both cases Cuse was pretty lousy in the regular season followed by a good or really good tournament run. Seems like a lousy plan, but Boeheim must believe his system is a tough matchup in the post season.... and if he can somehow squeak into the tournament then maybe something amazing can happen. Again, lousy plan. Seems like he's waiting on a miracle.
 
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