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[QUOTE="sufan, post: 338464, member: 262"]
I like SU playing a high profile, televised game at the Meadowlands every 2 years:
 
1) guaranteed financial payout
2) NYC regional media coverage
3) partnership with MetLife
4) proximity to NYC area alumni, students, parents, recruits, donors, potential students
5) motivating the team, recruits, staff with challenge of playing nationally ranked team in high profile game
6) publicity that may attract additional student applications
7) SU branding as a national University and the only major football program in the state that plays other great Universities beyond the conference
8) leveraging the support that SU has built up over the years in the NYC metro region by the play of the BB team
9) with respect to ACC, I doubt the ACC invited SU simply to gain the Syracuse market
10) with respect to leaving the Big East, without periodic games against RU and to a lesser extent UConn, SU needs a game every 2 years in the NY metro region: where better to play than the Meadowlands?
11) central NY fans can watch a great game on TV, or they can consider the game as an attractive opening season bowl game, at a very attractive location.
 
Downside possibilities:
1) poor turnout
2) embarrassing loss
 
As SU gains increased ACC financial payout and gains benefit of a stable coaching staff, my guess is the team continues to attract better recruits and is more competitive.
 
Still trying to understand how this is not a great decision by the University.
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