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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 359576, member: 1423"]
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I'm having a hard time understanding your level of pessimism. Personally, I don't like what TV does to a FB game. The commercial delays are frequent, the games are long, and the little guy in the red shirt needs to get dragged off the field by his headset.
 
However, the reality of major college sports today is that ... TV coverage is a huge factor that a lot of schools would kill for (financial survival, exposure, etc..). There is, as you describe, a negative local effect. Friday night games are not as popular; there are also quirky saturday start times and a few off-site venues. But all considered, this is a pretty small price to pay for national television exposure that reaches millions of people.
 
Community support will always be a vital component of Syracuse's success. We need fans to come to the Dome. But at some point, local fans also have to accept that having SU play once in a while at the Metlife stadium for a big check and a national audience, is worth the inconvenience. We have more dates there, the money's good, the NYC alums will catch on, hopefully local fans will adjust and NYC recruits will eat it up (this is already paying dividends). Local fans can pout and stay home, or they can get in the Dome and support a program that is doing its best to survive financially, build its national image and enhance its recruiting power.
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