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Message: [QUOTE="cmr27, post: 819204, member: 215"] Consider the '87 and 91 seasons, the best seasons of the Dome Era. In 1991, SU opened with Vandy and Maryland. Both had losing records. Scheduling Vandy was a nice touch because it is a good comparable even though they are SEC. Having generated some buzz with fans and confidence as a team, Florida came into the Dome in week three of 91. Perfect. The feature game in 87 was Penn State. It was mid-season but basically the biggest test the team would face and all the momentum built early was leading to it. In both seasons, the storyline before the feature game was "Is Syracuse for real?" It's much easier to sell that storyline to casual fans than it is an 0-2 start and "Napoleon-through-Russia" slog to six wins. And I dare say playing UF 91 or PSU 87 in week one and/or in Giants Stadium would have led to different outcomes. SU kills momentum when it overschedules early. It has to stop. [/QUOTE]