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Message: [QUOTE="NineOneSeven, post: 345080, member: 871"] Terrible post. Let me break this down for you: Last season was my fourth and final season in the student section. Went to every game. The turnouts varied dramatically-- with the most populated being later timed games, free games, or the first game of the year. What you seem to not understand via your post is that not every person going to the game was a Syracuse fan before going to college. I wasn't the norm. I've been going to games since I was 6 years old. Let me tell you-- the "true fans" are there. They aren't the problem. You need to create an atmosphere for the "casual" fan to come and enjoy him/herself. Unfortunately the easiest way to do that is to win. Right now there is a perception out there that SU football sucks (especially when our basketball team is so good). Period. Regardless of the validity of it, college students, many of which are not "true" (aka diehard fans), are easily swayed by public opinion and simple numbers. Not too long ago we lost to Akron. We were 5-7 last season. College kids are swayed by simplicity and what happens at a certain moment in time. Most of these kids aren't on Syracusefan.com keeping track of football recruiting, etc. They will remember how hot and muggy the Dome was on saturday, how their head was pounding as SU was getting smothered well into the third quarter, before a fantastic (albeit disappointing) eventually sealed the game. Whether you like it or not, SU losing games, especially in the fashion like Saturday, will stop many of these kids from waking up hungover to go to the Dome. Why go to the dome in the freezing cold when they can watch it on TV while eating stale egg sandwhiches, undercooked bacon, and drinking much needed water? Especially the case when that 25 dollar ticket can be used to by the drinks in the evening. DISCLAIMER: This is by no means MY perspective. I just understand how many of these students' minds seem to work regarding SU football. [/QUOTE]

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