But that's the thing techbert. You think it's an improving situation, others don't see it. You really can't prove your point, neither can they. It's all opinion. What you're saying is that you can pontificate on your opinion but they can't.
And as far as Syracuse goes, that program was headed down in a tight spiral and was going to crash. They may still suck, but they sucked before they made the change too.
A few data points:
-We went to the league championship game last year.
-We have not had a losing season under the current coach, despite some draconian misfortune early (6th string running back, etc.) and probationary effects not of his doing.
-So recruiting, is that up or down or sideways?
-Is special teams up or down or sideways? (Chicken littles wanted to can coach Kelly last year, as they saw no improvement on special teams play his first season.)
-Offensive coordinator - up, down, or sideways? (Remember the last bullet point before you answer.)
It seems to me that people who do not see improvement simply do not want to see improvement.
Yeah, you can pontificate on your opinion, but you better be ready to defend it if it is both stupid and potentially harmful.
We know recruits read message boards. They read them most when they are trying to decide where to go to school. We know parents read message boards. They want their children to go to a positive situation.
You can admit you don't care if what you post might hurt the thing you claim to root for, but have the decency not to claim it absolutely has zero effect on the program. We know of at least one recruit that went elsewhere due to bad fans loud on message boards, and can point to some others where it might have been a contributing factor.
Syracuse sucked? They canned a coach that won 9 or more games in a season for them six times, who had ONE losing season in 14 years, and who had just gone to a bowl. They did not accept mediocrity. Syracuse could be so much more.
They have gone 7-24 since.
That's what listening to fans like SyracuseKyle leads to.