Pitarresi: Robinson might not be done

Everyone has assumed since about the third week of the season that Greg Robinson is going to be fired as Syracuse University’s football coach. Or already has been.

 

I’m not so sure.

 

The fans hated Paul Pasqualoni so much – I’m still not entirely sure why, because he certainly did well for most of his career – that they didn’t get horribly upset when Robinson went 1-10 his first season. They were pretty quiet when he went 4-8 in 2006. But then they went nuts when the Orange were 2-10 last year, and they and the columnists and talk show hosts have been on the warpath ever since.

 

Right now, the team is 2-6 and on a bit of a high after Saturday’s 28-21 victory over Louisville. If SU manages to beat Rutgers Saturday – and Rutgers is one of the most schizophrenic teams in the very schizophrenic Big East – then somehow manages to win two out of three against Connecticut, Notre Dame and Cincinnati, I think there is a very good chance that Greg keeps his job.

 

That would be 5-7. That would be, on the face of it, progress. Also, Robinson has a contract for next year at an absolute minimum of $1.1 million. And, the team will have some weapons next season, possibly even the return of standout receiver Mike Williams, even with Curtis Brinkley graduating.

 

So, while so many people already have Robinson out the door, it isn’t yet a done deal. If SU loses to Rutgers, it will be.