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Message: [QUOTE="CA Monk, post: 2363559, member: 5268"] Yes I do like cheese with my whine. Heartened by what's happening at SU these days. We are likely to be a player once again. We've risen to a level where there we register fewer upsets because we're now expected to win or play close. I'd be thrilled to knock-off a depleted FSU team. They still have plenty of 4 and 5 star players and we've lost 9 straight to them. Only a Floyd Little-led team beat them in 1966 (9 years after Burt Reynolds left FSU). My lament is thus: A long time ago in a college football galaxy far, far away events should've conspired so Syracuse would now be in a P5 Conference called the [U][B][SIZE=6]Eastern Football Conference[/SIZE][/B][/U] [SIZE=4]Were it not primarily for the short-sightedness of Joe Pa (and other factors) in bolting for the Big 10 about the time the Big East was forming, it may have come into existence. And they would've been the major player in this hypothetical conference instead of just a player in the Big 10. I'm not here to argue a host of issues (whys, wherefores and recriminations except the Joe Pa part). I just want to fantasize w/those of my Orange kind about what the league might look like:[/SIZE] [SIZE=6] 1. The Syracuse Orangemen 2. Penn State ('nuff said) 3. Pitt (William Pitt would be honored) 4. BC (small private school like us) 5. West Virginia (WVU vs. Texas Tech - ooh there's a rivalry) 6. Maryland (wish they were still in the ACC instead of Louisville) 7. Rutgers (an easy drive and natural recruiting rivalry) 8. Connecticut (an easy drive, mediocre program and good geographic fit) 9. Temple (we promise not to kick them out this time if they start to suck) 10. Navy (a consistently decent service academy - welcome aboard) That would be the core group. For a 12 team or more conference w/a championship game I'd propose: 11. Army (easy on the secondary, hard on the D-line) 12. Va Tech (their fans have told me they hate to play us) 13. Virginia (not exactly an over the top SEC program w/a rabid fan base) 14. Not sure: Buffalo, ODU, UMass maybe Villanova (they'd need upgrades for P5) [/SIZE] As I continue to stamp my feet and sip my favorite beverage, a few more items: [LIST] [*]Revert to an 11 game schedule with only 6-5 or better teams bowl eligible. [*]Old school uniforms (or at least uniforms that don't look like the wardrobe from Superhero or Transformer movies) [*]Head Coaches must wear a suit & tie [*]Cheerleaders must wear...I'll skip that one [*]Any lip service about the "Fan Experience" short of cutting commercial time in half is bull [*]Early signing period for recruits [*]Dome is a magnificent facility for fans that cut their teeth in ancient, freezing Archbold. Really tough for opponents when the Loud House is cranking. However, it needs seatbacks, AC, better food choices and sound system. [/LIST] I could go on and on. I already have. Suffice to say that in the candy store of life SU bball and football are double fudge-coated almond roca. I travelled from Reno to catch the Pitt and Clemson games - WOW. We have an adult coach who is not overreactive. He knows what he has in Syracuse (a fast, indoor, uncrowned surface perfectly suited to his brand of ball) and the hope is he brings us all the way back and settles in as coach emeritus like Coach Mac did. [/QUOTE]

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