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[QUOTE="Orangepace, post: 764118, member: 322"]
Guys, lots of arguing going on in this thread about Metlife, high ticket prices, yadda yadda...

Let's take a quick look at the real cause.. The GRob hire and subsequent 10 wins in 4 seasons essentially alienated the SU fanbase.  Runs like that 4 year run have a severe lasting impact on a fanbase.  That was followed by 4-8, 8-5, 5-7, 8-5.  The first 8-5 season excited the diehards, but still 2-4 at home.  2-4 at home and 30K crowds doesn't excite a local fanbase.  The 5-7 season eroded a bit of the excitement that winning the previous season bowl game generated.  Last season, SU went 4-1 at home and to a bowl game, but the 30K+ crowds don't really make the gameday atmosphere all that inviting.  This season, Wagner and Tulane and an 0-2 start doesn't exactly scream come to the Dome.  The game experience for the casual fan at those games isn't the best because there are so many empty seats.  The fact that they won big in those games is the only reason there will be north of 42K+ for this game at all.

This weekend there will be 45K+ in the Dome.  If the team is competitive, win or lose, the fans will be loud.  That atmosphere breeds excitement for a fanbase.  This experience is one that people would take home with them and be excited about.  That encourages people to buy tickets to games later in the year.  If SU wins, you can bet we'll see another 43K+ crowd this season.

SU can market the hell out of any game and it really may not be to the benefit.  SU needs a win here to really excite the fanbase again.

Lose big and you can forget another 38K+ crowd until next season.
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