While Al has not earned being given a break, on this one, give him a break. Fran Brown was hired BECAUSE Syracuse saw its best years were when they basically split New Jersey talent with Penn State and Notre Dame way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth... before national recruiting was a thing for EVERYONE. Syracuse wanted to return to what once worked for them so they hired Fran Brown.
They had lost influence in New Jersey when they fired Paul Pasqualoni.. again, back when T-Rex walked the earth. They want it back.
Too bad.. they cannot have it.