Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="richard levy, post: 427885, member: 1324"] i'm a vandy grad, my daughter just graduated from vandy last year. I've always been a fan of the bball and suffered through the fball. Vandy is all lit up about football now. They are renegotiating James Franklin's contract for the second year in a row with an ever increasing buy-out. Have also made a major commitment to improving the football facilities, breaking ground for an indoor practice facility, upgrading the football stadium, athletic facilities and weight room, mostly with private donations. The alums have been waiting a lifetime for this. First time the administration has outwardly supported it as well. They get so much money from SEC football and have a long history with the SEC, it would be highly unlikely for them to leave. If there are going to be 4-5 superconferences, the SEC is going to be there and I think Vandy stays. I love to read how the people on this board go on an on about Syracuse football. I root for and follow the Orange, but I don't think people realize how close to being irrevelant we are in football, especially compared to the SEC. If you haven't been to a football game at most of the SEC schools, you wouldn't believe it. Twice as many fans ( not at Vandy, yet) in the parking lot than the 70-90K fans in the stadiums. Recruiting- even if you only believe in the ranking system a little bit, of the top 25 ranked recruiting classes, over half the schools are SEC and already have most of their class filled with 3-4 stars. Vandy is working on their second top 25 class, currently about 15-17 ranked. LSU, BAMA, GA, FL, A&M, SC. Imagine a schedule with 3 or more those teams every year. Vandy got smoked by GA this year, but narrowly lost to FL and SC, and like us lost to Northwestern, of course, that was 4 of Vandy's first six games, and like SYR, bounced back to win out the rest of the way. Anchor Down [/QUOTE]

Verification: What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?