daryl gross must go! daryl gross must go!

I honestly didn't believe Daryl Gross could top the Greg Robinson hire in terms of its utter stupidity.

I honestly thought that was rock bottom for the 'Cuse. Surely -- surely! -- Mr. Gross had to learn from his, uuh, gross mistake, and actually pursue someone with actual coaching experience. Someone with strong, solid ties to the Northeast, someone with a solid recruiting background.

Someone immersed in the college game, that understands and grasps the differences between running a team, and running a program.

Good God, was I wrong.

New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Doug Marrone (who?) is the inspired, brilliant, genius, all around awe-inspiring selection of AD Gross to lead the 'Cuse going forward.

Excuse me while I barf.

Really, at this point, what credible AD would hire a NFL coach to run his or her program? Other than Pete Carroll, can you name a single NFL coach who has successfully transitioned to the college game in the last decade? "Sur" William Callahan destroyed what Nebraska football stood for. Ron Turner made a Sugar Bowl at Illinois, before promptly failing to post another winning season before being shown the door. Karl Dorrell had one decent season at UCLA, and not much else. Mike Shula was an abject disaster at Alabama. Al Groh has accomplished squat of lasting value at Virginia. Paul Hackett bombed as USC's head coach. Dave Wannstedt hasn't exactly set the world on fire at Pitt.

And did I mention the man Mr. Marrone (who?) is going to be replacing, Greg Robinson?

The track record is undeniable. Pro coaches simply cannot transition to the college game. It just doesn't work. The differences are too immense. For starters, you have the practice and film session restrictions. You have the pressures of recruiting, of selling the school, two things you don't have to do in the pros. You have to coach up 85 kids, versus 53 professionals.

This hire is utterly indefensible. I know, I know, this Marrone guy (again, who?) hasn't even stepped foot on campus yet. (Yet another sign this isn't going to work: they hired the guy in a hotel room in Chicago. Really. Sight unseen, he agrees to a job with a school. That's genius. That's just genius). And I get that this Marrone guy (who?) is a Syracuse alum, and clearly, coming back to the alma mater has done wonders for Al Groh, Ron Turner, and Dave Wannstedt.

After this latest abortion of a decision, its obvious. AD Gross has to go. As in now. Syracuse athletics, save for men's basketball, is a f*cking joke. And even that's a misleading statement, seeing as how everyone is turning a blind eye to Eric Devendorf's latest legal issues, and allowing him to play while he appeals a year-long ban from school for beating a girl senseless.

Too bad Mr. Devendorf didn't do to the athletic director what he did to that chick. Although after this hiring, he'd have to stand in line behind thousands of irate 'Cuse fans ready for their shot at the man in charge ...