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Talking football here. This bowl should be interesting. Two head coaches under some level of similar pressure to elevate the success level of their respective programs. Two teams that struggle passing the ball.
Looks like the Syracuse head coach will get one more year to make a difference............ Here's another mention:
SYRACUSE: Syracuse chancellor Nancy Cantor gave head football coach Paul Pasqualoni a vote of confidence Monday night.
Cantor made the decision to retain Pasqualoni for a 15th year after meeting with outgoing athletic director Jake Crouthamel to assess the 2004 season. Syracuse finished 6-5 and will play Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 21 in Orlando.
“I’ve accepted Jake’s recommendation,” Cantor said. “Paul knows there’s no guarantee, that he must have a plan for Syracuse to restore its football signature. It’s not easy for a coach to say he knows there are no guarantees. I hope the community appreciates that.”
Pasqualoni is 107-58-1 in 14 seasons at Syracuse and 6-2 in bowl games. But the Orange have struggled to break even the last three years after going 10-3 and finishing 14th in the nation in 2001.
Of course, let's not forget that during thost REALLY good Syracuse years they had a little QB by the name of Donnovan McNabb. I think he turned out to be pretty decent, wouldn't you say?