09-09-2008, 10:16 AM
Up until now, he has been ok as a person. I just did not like the fact that he always seemed to place the blame on everyone for SU's woes except himself. He was constantly either firing assistants or they would step down for whatever reason. Now he apparently is blaming our former coach Paul Pasqualoni for his miserable results. Its interesting that Pasqualoni managed to win 6 games and get to a bowl game with virtually the very same team that G-Rob only won 1 game with the next year.
During the Big East's weekly football coaches' conference call on Monday, one reporter asked Syracuse head football coach Greg Robinson where he thought he would be progress-wise at this point, when he took the job back in 2005.
"I think it's pretty obvious I would have liked to have won more football games up to this point. I really didn't have that much knowledge about where the program stood at the time when I took the job," Coach Robinson said.
When pressed about what specifically he didn't understand Robinson said, "That's for me to know, I'll leave it at that, I just think there was a lot of work to be done."
Despite sitting clearly on the hot seat after losing to Akron, 42-28, in the home opener, Coach Robinson is putting it behind him to focus on Saturday's game against No. 17 Penn State. In fact, one reporter on the call appointed G-Rob a "case study in optimism." Between the return of the SU-Penn State rivalry and the world premiere of "The Express," Coach Robinson said he's looking forward to a great weekend.
"It might be the most talented team we've played since I've been at Syracuse and so I think it's exciting, I think our players are up for the challenge and I think it's important to show well," he said.
Coach Robinson on the loss to Akron:
"It's one I'd like to forget, even though there were some very positive things that came out of it. Our offense really came alive, our running backs, Curtis Brinkley and Delone Carter, really put on a pretty good show for everybody. We started Cameron Dantley for the first time this year at quarterback, I thought he did a good job managing the game, for the most part."
Coach Robinson on starting Dantley at quarterback:
"I just thought he, a number of times, even under duress, he was able to deliver a number of balls...All in all I thought he really played a solid game." (When asked whether Dantley would start against Penn State, Robinson said that is the plan.)
Coach Robinson on his defensive squad:
"We're young. I've said to people, this defense is eventually gonna be a good defense, I just don't know when." (He also said a lot of their problems are 'fixable,' although he didn't really offer any specifics).
During the Big East's weekly football coaches' conference call on Monday, one reporter asked Syracuse head football coach Greg Robinson where he thought he would be progress-wise at this point, when he took the job back in 2005.
"I think it's pretty obvious I would have liked to have won more football games up to this point. I really didn't have that much knowledge about where the program stood at the time when I took the job," Coach Robinson said.
When pressed about what specifically he didn't understand Robinson said, "That's for me to know, I'll leave it at that, I just think there was a lot of work to be done."
Despite sitting clearly on the hot seat after losing to Akron, 42-28, in the home opener, Coach Robinson is putting it behind him to focus on Saturday's game against No. 17 Penn State. In fact, one reporter on the call appointed G-Rob a "case study in optimism." Between the return of the SU-Penn State rivalry and the world premiere of "The Express," Coach Robinson said he's looking forward to a great weekend.
"It might be the most talented team we've played since I've been at Syracuse and so I think it's exciting, I think our players are up for the challenge and I think it's important to show well," he said.
Coach Robinson on the loss to Akron:
"It's one I'd like to forget, even though there were some very positive things that came out of it. Our offense really came alive, our running backs, Curtis Brinkley and Delone Carter, really put on a pretty good show for everybody. We started Cameron Dantley for the first time this year at quarterback, I thought he did a good job managing the game, for the most part."
Coach Robinson on starting Dantley at quarterback:
"I just thought he, a number of times, even under duress, he was able to deliver a number of balls...All in all I thought he really played a solid game." (When asked whether Dantley would start against Penn State, Robinson said that is the plan.)
Coach Robinson on his defensive squad:
"We're young. I've said to people, this defense is eventually gonna be a good defense, I just don't know when." (He also said a lot of their problems are 'fixable,' although he didn't really offer any specifics).
