Friday Articles

[Orangeyes]

Five Syracuse football players to watch at the Spring Game that you haven't seen

George McDonald's toughest recruiting task yet: 20,000 fans at the Syracuse football spring game

Former Players & Staff

Former Boston Patriot, Burlington football coach Bob Yates dies at 74

2013 NFL Draft: Ryan Nassib views Buffalo Bills coaches "like family"

2013 NFL Draft: Experts chime in on Ryan Nassib's weaknesses

In uncertain quarterback class, Syracuse’s Nassib receives some top marks

2013 NFL Draft: Experts chime in on Ryan Nassib's weaknesses

Nassib on Bills' radar pre-Marrone

Buffalo Bills WR Johnson upbeat with rookie coach Marrone's uptempo approach

Bills to host Patriots in coach Marrone's debut

Marrone At the Center of Bills Mini-Camp

Marrone's assessment of QBs

Transferring

Seminoles QB Trickett to transfer

Nation

Reports: Ducks see major violations

Bill Snyder airs discontent with state of CFB

NBC extends ND football deal through 2025

NFL Police Blotter

Falcons' William Moore Arrested in Fulton County

Blogs

Syracuse Football: The Sham Of The Spring Game

Syracuse's $7.5M Big East Exit Fee: Who's Chipping In?

Athlon Discussion: Pitt vs. Syracuse

Ryan Nassib Could Be Viable Option for Buffalo Bills

The Syracuse Orange Fan's Guide To Scheduling Your Fall Wedding

 

[RMH44]

So it's not just SU fans taking shots at Rutgirls and the B1G. Funny quote from the Bill Snyder story:

"Fair points all around, and you need to look no further than recent realignment for evidence of that. TV is the reason why Rutgers somehow got an invitation to the Big Ten."

 

[OrangeMojo]

I think the Nunes blog about the sham of the spring game is on to something. No wonder the spring game has never built any momentum with drawing fans when for so many years it has been such a disaster - P using the weird modified scoring system and not doing a real game. GRob being such a disaster in every way and having thud drills, turning the game into a bizarre event with bands and crummy contests to try to somehow create interest, Marrone keeping everything so vanilla and not having enough bodies to do a real game.

good lord - no wonder the thing has always drawn so poorly. It's actually impressive that a few thousand people actually do show up given the last two decades. Start doing a real game format every year while showing tangible improvement on the field in the fall and it will grow.

 

[upperdeck]

its not like many other schools have the same spring game issues, we dont draw because people dont care , not because it has a funky format.

 

[IthacaMatt]

its not like many other schools have the same spring game issues, we dont draw because people dont care , not because it has a funky format.

Well, no, the two are related. If you take the time to go, and then it's a What event that makes no sense, then why go back?

 

[EDSPARTEN]

The spring game will never have great crowds until SU wins reguardly.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

The spring game will never have great crowds until SU wins reguardly.

Outside if locales which place FAR TOO much emphasis on college football, nobody goes to the spring scrimmage. Its importance is rivaled onlyvby the Junior prom or the homecoming queen.

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