Another arena annexed by the Orange Empire...

[OrangeXtreme]

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Another amazing, "Let's Go Orange". chant. It was louder than Wake Forest entire crowd. Our fans are unbelievable

 

[cuseguy]

Not the hostile environment I expected for a team with a lot of home court success. If that's one of the tougher ACC gyms ( notice I used the word gym), we have nothing to worry about.

We won playing our C game.

 

[Orange46R]

Boeheim just acknowledged it in his postgame press conference. Said something along the lines of "we expected it in Miami as everyone from Syracuse lives down here. These people tonight I have no idea where they came from."

 

[Shermthegeneral]

I don't know if I'm just bias but I can't recall any other college team having the travel support as we do! I hear LGO in almost every arena. Tonight it was awesome how the camera crew kept panning over to our fans. I've wanted the announcers to make a comment but never do.

 

[realorange]

They sure heard us at the end.
Have to give the Wake fans credit. Very high energy crowd with an endless menu of things going on. And the motorcycle at the intros. Whoa!

 

[O'Cafe]

Otto-man Empire spreading like... The Steelers towel waving crowd. Every major city in the US has a Steelers bar. Fans travel or relocated - same for Cuse!!!

 

[creatorsgam]

Came from Raleigh. I have no more voice. So much Orange.

 

[Toga]

You'll see Duke and Carolina fans show up at away and neutral sites, but nothing like Cuse fans ... at least up and down the East Coast.

 

[SUfaninAZ]

Looked good on tv!

 

[Guinness]

Almost everyone sitting in the upper section was Orange. Along with at least 1/3 of the lower section.

Was awesome watching the WF fans file out with 2 and a half left in the game.

 

[OrangeNC]

First, why doesn't Boeheim know about the Cuse transplants in NC?
Second the presence would have been even greater on a Saturday. 9pm on a school night after a southern snow storm too much to get my Raleigh crew of 10 + to Winston Salem. Down here it's not about how northern transplants drive, it's about everyone else. Needless to say, we'll easily make it to Wake Forest for football in the fall, and we did pack PNC Arena for State a few years ago, and we will again hopefully next year.

 

[tptcuse]

Watched on TV at a local bar with no sound. Hard to imagine there was too much to cheer about, but I am glad the crowd stepped up to help the team, regardless of the aesthetics. LGO!!!

 

[Smithers-Jones]

I was wondering where they all came from - Charlotte too I suppose. 5 hours from DC?

 

[JackBauer44]

I was 5 rows up behind the basket opposite of the student section. Our group started two LGO chants. It was a good night to wear orange.

 

[Geode]

I was wondering where they all came from - Charlotte too I suppose. 5 hours from DC?

This was mostly a Charlotte and Raleigh crowd for SU. I was at Foothills brewery before the game and the place was literally all orange from 6-8:30 pm. The question became are you from Raleigh or Charlotte?

 

[MiniCuse]

This was mostly a Charlotte and Raleigh crowd for SU. I was at Foothills brewery before the game and the place was literally all orange from 6-8:30 pm. The question became are you from Raleigh or Charlotte?

Foothills Brewery is a great place. Too bad I couldn't make the game.

 

[RaleighSUfan]

I was across from the students about halfway up. I was in the middle of a very rowdy cuse group! We were loud and it was awesome!

 

[CuseTroop]

I was 5 rows up behind the basket opposite of the student section. Our group started two LGO chants. It was a good night to wear orange.

Were you in the group with the JB mask?

 

[BludOrange]

thanks alot everyone, now this will count as a home game. :rolling:

 

[OrangeChris]

I was 5 rows up behind the basket opposite of the student section. Our group started two LGO chants. It was a good night to wear orange.

99% sure I sat by you. If so, you guys were definitely repping S.U. well. We joined in all your chants. S.U. had that section on lockdown (which is great because it was the Wake Forest tunnel).

We even had a Wake Forest fan come up to us pre-game to ask, "where did all you guys come from?!?!" He couldn't believe all the 'Cuse fans there. He thought we all traveled from Syracuse, but we explained, "no, we're EVERYWHERE."

Red, Hot & Blue was amazing pre-game too. ENTIRE place was 'Cuse fans. We were there for offical Alumni event, which had great attendance (there was a waiting list). We had LGO chants going hours before tip. Really special night. Cuse/Wake football is 10/18. Get ready.

 

[OburgOrange]

Came from Raleigh. I have no more voice. So much Orange.

Looked like there were a lot of empty sections up high? What does that place seat?

 

[texascpa]

Otto-man Empire spreading like... The Steelers towel waving crowd. Every major city in the US has a Steelers bar. Fans travel or relocated - same for Cuse!!!

This is a great analogy. I'm a huge Broncos fan and I have only seen one team well represented in the stands of Mile High and that's been Steeler fans. I hated seeing it, but I have to give them props for their support.

 

[texascpa]

Looked like there were a lot of empty sections up high? What does that place seat?

You sure that wasn't the pre-game shot? During the game, the upper sections looked like they have filled in.

 

[Eric15]

Looked like there were a lot of empty sections up high? What does that place seat?

It seats 14,665. And you're right, I noticed the same thing. The upper deck behind each basket looked pretty empty.

 

[brian williams]

Were you in the group with the JB mask?

My daughter was next to the JB mask group. I was on the other side of press row., surrounded by Orange! I came from Burlington, NC, just an hour trip. See everyone at UVA!