Rapid Reaction: Fran Brown right coach at right time for Syracuse Football

Syracuse introduced Fran Brown as its 31st head coach on Monday.

He comes over from Georgia where he was the defensive backs coach, and comes in with impressive recruiting credentials. He's widely known as one of the top recruiters in college football with deep ties to the Northeast and New Jersey.

It had already been a whirlwind day and a half stretch for Fran Brown, when he was formally introduced Monday morning as the 31st head coach in Syracuse's 134 seasons of playing college football.

There had been the private jet flight up from Athens roughly 12 hours after Georgia had its 29 game winning streak snapped by Alabama in the SEC title game in Atlanta, a concise, yet enthusiastic, Orange-flavored greeting at the airport, hours of meetings and introductions on campus, and the oh-so-important first night dinner at Vito's, the popular East Syracuse hangout of many SU fans.

Already planning his first recruiting excursion as SU head coach for later Monday, here are three takeaways from the one hour introductory press conference:

From attending his first college football game on August 25, 1997, when Syracuse routed Wisconsin 34-0 in the Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium in the N.J. Meadowlands, busing up from his native Camden, N.J. to watch boyhood neighbor Donovin Darius star for the Orange, to his close relationship with the late George DeLeone on both the Temple and Baylor staffs, and seeking the blessing of Paul Pasqualoni to accept the 'Cuse job, Brown already bleeds Orange.

Brown also mentioned his instant bonding with senior deputy athletics director (and Philly native) Herm Frazier, and Kevin Coyle who served as defensive coordinator under Coach P from 2001-03, then later was Brown's defensive backs coach during his two-year playing tenure (2007-08) with the Cincinnati Bengals. Coyle, currently the DC at Fresno State, may be back to join the staff (consultant?) according to a hint or two during Brown's remarks.

Brown made clear that he will hold his players and staff to the four elements that make up the acronym. They are:

*Detail

*Accountability

*Relentlessness

*Toughness

Building the foundation of each player following the same mantra, Brown said, is the key to the vision he sold SU administrators and the search committee in his late pitch to become a candidate for the job.

That was athletic director John Wildhack's summation of the recruiting process of the nation's top recruiter, and it was on display.

It was clear to see the passion and dedication Brown has for developing his players, citing a preference for recruiting talent out of high school to develop skills on and off the field, over the portal, although he said he will utilize the portal for one year difference makers on occasion, preferring for minimum two-year transfer commitments.

Overall, it's evident Brown is looking to upgrade talent to create true ACC-caliber roster depth amongst the 85 scholarships, and finding the right mix for his staff from his long list of contacts over his 15 year coaching career (interim head coach Nunzio Campanile is being retained).

Brown also is looking to bend the ear of football alumni and others that want to help.

"I want you to come to practice," was Brown's open invitation to all former SU players. "If you come (to practice), you can then come to my office and complain. If you don't, he said smiling and half jokingly, I don't want to hear from you."

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