I'm a former player at SU. A bench warmer on my best days to be honest but I was still on the team for 3 years and have close relationships with many friends on the team still. Coach Barnes is a great guy, For the most part he truly cares about all his players. I felt at times though that he cared more about the startes but then again what coach doesent I guess. But being an up class person and having great bed side manners does not make you a great coach. Coach Barnes has indeed lost the players in the locker room. They dont feel that he is the person that can take them over the hump and on to brighter days. Every week we always heard the same ol speach from him but as players we for the most part tune him out. Let me be clear again. I liked the guy and do agree that he is a person that many players parents like. But as a head coach he just does not have it. If winning and losing dont matter then why take score? I dont know if Coach Jacoby is the answer or anyone else on the current coaching staff but if SU wants to win then they need to look at a different direction because the players that I know just dont feel like they can win with Coach Barnes. I dont want to come accross as being mean but it is what it is.  As players all we want to do is win. You wont win every game but the team is just so down on itself and feels it has no leadership. I guess thats where I'm trying to go with this. As players or former player also we feel the team is being lead with no captain. Again Im sorry if this come accross as mean but its not. Its just how alot of us feel.