Inside the Loud House
Fansided

Syracuse Football: AD Wildhack- “It’s Going to take some time”

By Josh Peelman

Sep 2, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers leads the team on the field prior to the game against the Colgate Raiders at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse defeated Colgate 33-7. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 2, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers leads the team on the field prior to the game against the Colgate Raiders at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse defeated Colgate 33-7. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit

More from Inside the Loud House

This morning I dug into the numbers of how bad the Syracuse Football loss was in Carrier Dome history. In some ways we wish the media would stop talking about it and let us forget and move on.

Still some fans may argue the large margin was because the Orange were 10 of 23 on third down. Whatever the reason was that we lost , which I’m sure there are several, we have to improve and soon. On Tuesday, Syracuse Athletic Director John Wildhack said we have a ways to go, but there is hope if we’re just a little more patient.

"“Fans of any team want to win, and they want to win immediately, but we have to balance that with the fact that we need to build this thing and that it’s going to take some time. Dino said when he was named head coach (back in December) that this system, being an entirely new system, means it’s going to take a year and a half for the players to get into the condition that he’s going to want them to be in.” -Syracuse Athletic Director John Wildhack"

Tired of Waiting…. Hear Me Out

Now I get that Syracuse Football fans are sick of waiting, but Wildhack is spot on. A win-now philosophy by fans doesn’t help matters. Instead, it creates higher expectations for a team trying to rise from the ashes. When the team falls short of those expectations I’m sure to the team it feels like they’re back at rock bottom. Most teams would use it as building block and learning tool for the future. In Syracuse’s case though its hard to see the green grass on the other side of the fence when we’ve been down for awhile.

Syracuse Football Wide Receiver Amba Etta-Tawo (7) is trying to make Orange the New Fast. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
As Wildhack says, this is a process and it will take at least a year or two to be the team we potentially can be. A Team we can be proud of and a team that can score in bunches. A team that will be the “new fast” and a team that will (hopefully) win against hard opponents. Syracuse Football fans just need to see the light at the end of the tunnel one more time. /

Belief without evidence=Records?

Syracuse Football now has a great head coach and I think fans know that. Dino Babers is a coach with a winning track record and one who stresses “belief without evidence”.

I think Syracuse Football fans still believe, but is hard waiting for evidence on the field. Hopefully these historic losses will be a thing of the past, and historic wins will replace them. If our offense keeps it up then maybe, just maybe, we’ll set some records this year. If not this year, there’s always next year. Here’s hoping that’s the case.

Next: Syracuse Football: Dino Babers plays to win the game

Home/Syracuse Football