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Message: [QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 1884504, member: 204"] I know that your intelligence rivals that of Mr. Spock, but I think you "Vulcan Mind Meld" is off. I have never suggested that Syracuse University aspire to become a "megaschool." Where did you come up with that? I am simply encouraging the school to invest in the football program. I [B]would[/B] like to see Syracuse University aspire to be another Stanford or Notre Dame or Baylor academically, economically and athletically. That's a fair goal I think. Our school is not a public institution but a large, high profile, prominent private school that should strive to grow and develop. Reducing the capacity of the Carrier Dome in anticipation of an improved product on the field - in an environment where the popularity of the sport continues to grow exponentially - is bad economic strategy. And the Economics 101 "supply and demand" analysis of reducing capacity to spurn interest is just plain wrong in this instance. Reducing the number of seats will not increase interest, but will reduce the potential for growth of the program in my judgment. Back in 1977 when the Carrier Dome was being planned - and 12,000 to 15, 000 folks were attending games - those opposed to the project cited the attendance figures as proof that the Dome would fail - that the program would never attract crowds of 50,000. And that of course turned out to be wrong. It has been the case in CNY for as long as I have been around. You increase interest in the community by winning - consistently against the best competition. You can add interest by improving the Dome amenities, etc. But the bottom line is winning. If this program were to go 11-0 and were to have a final game against Clemson at the Dome, you would need 60,000 seats. So, that's what I would like to see - continued investment in the product along with investment in making the Dome more of a world class arena that can accommodate large crowds. [/QUOTE]

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