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The Daily OrangeCoaches around Big East defend SU's Robinson
By Meredith Galante
Posted: 11/17/08, 10:33 PM EST Section: Sports
"Greg's a friend of mine. It's a tough business and Greg has done everything he can do to try."
Wannstedt coached his team back from an eight-point, fourth-quarter deficit Sept. 27 in the Carrier Dome against Syracuse. In a game that seemed destined to end in the Orange's favor, the Panthers (7-2, 3-1 Big East) out-scored Syracuse 18-0 in the fourth quarter to cement SU's first Big East loss of the 2008 season.
West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart knows the pressure a restless fan base can apply. The first-year head coach dropped two of his first three games this season, causing many Mountaineers fans to question his ability to control the traditionally prominent program.
"Greg Robinson is a friend of mine. Greg Robinson is a class act. Greg Robinson is a heck of a football coach," Stewart said Monday in a teleconference.
The Mountaineers (6-3, 3-1 Big East) snuck past the Orange, 17-6, on Oct. 11. Syracuse never held the lead in the loss.
"I absolutely hate it with all my heart to see such a class act leave the Big East," Stewart said.
Gross said the search to replace Robinson has started but will remain confidential until a decision has been made. The New York Times reported in October that Syracuse hired Chuck Neinas, a renowned coaching consultant, to help find a replacement for Robinson. The New York Times also reported Neinas had contacted Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall to gauge his interest in the position. Neinas and the Syracuse athletic department denied these reports to The Daily Orange.
Edsall, a Syracuse alum and former backup quarterback for the Orangemen, told The Day (Conn.) early Monday that he was not interested in the SU job. He sang a similar tune on the Big East coaches' teleconference.
"I'm just concerned with the University of Connecticut and this weekend and what we can do to make our program better each and every day," Edsall said on the teleconference.
Two games remain on Syracuse's schedule, only one of which, Cincinnati, is a Big East opponent. After traveling to South Bend, Ind., to face Notre Dame Saturday, the Orange will journey to first-place Cincinnati (8-2, 4-1 Big East) on Nov. 29 for its season finale and Greg Robinson's final game as Syracuse head coach.
"Greg is a doggone good football coach," Stewart said. "My heart goes out to him and his family in his remaining time at Syracuse and in the future."
mkgalant@syr.edu
Wannstedt coached his team back from an eight-point, fourth-quarter deficit Sept. 27 in the Carrier Dome against Syracuse. In a game that seemed destined to end in the Orange's favor, the Panthers (7-2, 3-1 Big East) out-scored Syracuse 18-0 in the fourth quarter to cement SU's first Big East loss of the 2008 season.
West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart knows the pressure a restless fan base can apply. The first-year head coach dropped two of his first three games this season, causing many Mountaineers fans to question his ability to control the traditionally prominent program.
"Greg Robinson is a friend of mine. Greg Robinson is a class act. Greg Robinson is a heck of a football coach," Stewart said Monday in a teleconference.
The Mountaineers (6-3, 3-1 Big East) snuck past the Orange, 17-6, on Oct. 11. Syracuse never held the lead in the loss.
"I absolutely hate it with all my heart to see such a class act leave the Big East," Stewart said.
Gross said the search to replace Robinson has started but will remain confidential until a decision has been made. The New York Times reported in October that Syracuse hired Chuck Neinas, a renowned coaching consultant, to help find a replacement for Robinson. The New York Times also reported Neinas had contacted Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall to gauge his interest in the position. Neinas and the Syracuse athletic department denied these reports to The Daily Orange.
Edsall, a Syracuse alum and former backup quarterback for the Orangemen, told The Day (Conn.) early Monday that he was not interested in the SU job. He sang a similar tune on the Big East coaches' teleconference.
"I'm just concerned with the University of Connecticut and this weekend and what we can do to make our program better each and every day," Edsall said on the teleconference.
Two games remain on Syracuse's schedule, only one of which, Cincinnati, is a Big East opponent. After traveling to South Bend, Ind., to face Notre Dame Saturday, the Orange will journey to first-place Cincinnati (8-2, 4-1 Big East) on Nov. 29 for its season finale and Greg Robinson's final game as Syracuse head coach.
"Greg is a doggone good football coach," Stewart said. "My heart goes out to him and his family in his remaining time at Syracuse and in the future."
mkgalant@syr.edu
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mrdodger1966
posted 11/18/08 @ 8:18 AM EST
Sure the other Big East coaches defend GRob... they were counting on that guaranteed win for many years to come!
Marc LeVine
posted 11/18/08 @ 10:38 AM EST
We need the Fighting Irish on the 2008 Football schedule like a dog needs fleas. Just how bad a beating will this one result in? Maybe that is why Coach R is being kept on for the last two games - ABJECT HUMILIATION!!! Anyone know where I put those coffin finishing nails?
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