Carr at Syracuse?
MSC found a post on a Syrcause blog stating that Lloyd Carr was meeting with the Syracuse AD. Are they just reading way too much into his presence, or would Carr actually sign up to coach for them?
FWIW, the Syracuse blog says that it has confirmed the sighting through multiple sources.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:22 PM ^
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September 26th, 2008 at 6:56 PM ^
Of when Bo was the AD and indicated that he'd be calling Bobby Knight in his search for a basketball coach, and there was all sorts of internet-type buzz (before the internet era) effectively saying "OMFG Bobby Knight is going to leave Indiana and become the Michigan coach!!1!" Bo was simply calling Knight because they were friends and he wanted some advice about possible names in his coaching search - which, of course, never materialized because Steve Fisher miraculously led the '89 team to the National Championship (Praise Be Unto Glen Rice, Rumeal Robinson, et al.).
Dollars to doughnuts, Carr is in Syracuse to provide some advice to the AD in his planning for the future of their football team. I'd bet if we did some research we'd find out that they went to high school together or some such thing.
September 26th, 2008 at 7:08 PM ^
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September 26th, 2008 at 8:09 PM ^
As your resident SU alumnus, I can't express how excited I am about the possibility of Coach Carr being a part of my other alma mater. That said, I'm not sure he's the answer for a program that needs someone who can recruit the northeast and implement an offense that is tailored to playing our home games indoors. Personally, I'm hoping for SU alumnus and current UConn head coach Randy Edsall or ECU coach Skip Holtz.
September 26th, 2008 at 9:21 PM ^
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September 27th, 2008 at 10:13 AM ^
Carr was worn out and tired of the coaching grind. In contrast to most other coaches, some of whom don't know when to hang it up (ahem, JoePa), Carr realizes there is more to life than being a coach. He loves to read, travel, do charitable works and spend time with his family. Why would he take a massive rebuilding job in a strange conference, hundreds of miles from Ann Arbor?
In addition, why would SU want to hire a 60+ year old coach, even if it is Carr? Yes, I know FAU has an much older coach in Howard Schnellenberger, but that's a gimmick, not a long-term plan. No doubt that Syrcuse wants a head coach who will bring the program back to respectibility and stick around to maintain it there. Look for SU to hire somebody young but with proven head coaching experience, e.g., Buffalo's coach.
September 27th, 2008 at 12:53 PM ^
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