Goodrich to Syracuse?

[ZipsBBjunkie]

This thread got your attention? 😂 Per @zippy5 suggestion, this is a new thread for a topic that came up in response to a comment from @ZipsFan31 asking about the Zips Fan Council announced on Dec 10: https://gozips.com/news/2025/12/10/general-akron-athletics-launches-zips-fan-council 

 

Now, if you choose to engage in this topic, just remember the wise words of @NWAkron 'Everything one reads on the internet and the speculation and assumptions that follow are always true' and the follow up noting there's a troll tied to this topic that is being fed...maybe referring to me?! Not sure, I simply responded to the question about the Fan Council with an admittedly snarky reply that maybe he'll get to it when he's done interviewing for the open AD job at Syracuse. I also shared that the relationship to John Groce in the midst of a likely Syracuse MBB search could be a feather in Goodrich's cap, as source mentioned to me that he was specifically playing this up.

 

Worth noting, in the other thread there were a handful of reactions including @Hilltopper stating today he isn't getting the job and wasn't a finalist. That could very well be. I've heard and read an assortment of speculation, including that he has interviewed for and is squarely in the mix for the open AD job at Syracuse. To me, until the announcement is made on the new AD, anything can happen.

 

Today Syracuse announced its new Chancellor, the first domino to fall...an internal guy that likely worked with and knows Goodrich. My perspective, whether finalist or not, hired or not, is his candidacy makes sense if you read his Akron bio -- he was a Deputy at Syracuse and his bio shares many specific highlights about what he did there that seems to matter to all programs these days...NIL, marketing, butts in seats and on the former Chancellors leadership team.

 

Alas, here we are, cheers @zippy5, a dedicated thread as it plays out in the weeks ahead for those whose interest in this topic may be tangential. No matter, if he stays, which according to Hilltopper sounds likely, maybe we'll hear if the 'unsubstantiated' chatter garnered him a raise/extension in the near future (hat tip to those that follow the BOT notes), maybe we'll hear who made the Fan Council, and for sure we'll continue to #maketheclimb (cue the logos and fancy fonts)!

 

 

[zippy5]

#MakeTheClimb

[MDZip]

1 hour ago, zippy5 said:

#MakeTheClimb

So that you can see whether or not there is a mother more lucrative Mountain over that one.