SU Coach Doug Marrone
The Orange made strides in Doug Marrone’s first year at the helm, but respectability is still far from the horizon. One look at the Cuse’s schedule tells you everything you need to know about just how far the program has fallen. A schedule that once included matchups with national powerhouses like Penn State and Miami is now filled with games against FCS (Division I-AA) opponents Colgate and Maine. Even more embarrassing for the Syracuse football team is that they open the season this Saturday against lowly Akron…in Ohio.
It remains to be seen whether the damage done by Greg Robinson’s 4-year, 10-win stint is irreparable. 17 and 18-year old recruits have no recollection of Donovan McNabb or Dwight Freeney in orange and blue. In fact, they have never seen a sold-out Carrier Dome crowd of rabid orange-clad fans. Heck, they’ve never seen a Cuse team finish .500. The only Syracuse football program they know of is synonymous with embarrassment.
The future success of the program is dependent on Marrone’s ability to annually duplicate the across-the-board improvements he made last season. As a kid from Syracuse – and SU alum – here’s to hoping he can regain respectability for a once proud football program.
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