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I don't think anyone can rationally question his logic with the MetLife games. But his logic on the Thursday/Friday games could use some work. I can handle an odd weekday game now and again, but deciding to turn our other marquee games to Thur/Fri matchups means we are now left with a handful of bunk football games scheduled for Saturday. (You know...the day college football is traditionally played)
Hey Sparky...if Saturday nooners suck that bad, how about you quit scheduling every game for Saturday at noon.
Syracuse was a perennial top 20 program just 10 years ago, they WILL be again soon. there is no 'preseason' tourny, so this is how you get to play in NYC.
its football, on a saturday, early fall in NYC. this is not only for the NYC alums, it will pull in the philly, and likely a few dc alums as well.
football is an event. winning is certainly important, but in this case, its the event that is most beneficial.
smart move.
Smart move if we can get 50k actual fannies in seats...under that the stadium is going to look bad on TV. I'm thinking we have between 45-55k for the game...hoping for the latter.
so youre saying it will look like a jet game. :rolling:Smart move if we can get 50k actual fannies in seats...under that the stadium is going to look bad on TV. I'm thinking we have between 45-55k for the game...hoping for the latter.
I think you will see the reaction of those people by how many butts are in the seats for those games that are still at the Dome.
Let's just hope we beat NW, because if we are 0-2 going into Stony Brook, that could be an absolutely brutal crowd.
I agree...might only have 22k actual there under that scenario.I think you will see the reaction of those people by how many butts are in the seats for those games that are still at the Dome.
Let's just hope we beat NW, because if we are 0-2 going into Stony Brook, that could be an absolutely brutal crowd.
In the ACC, our best conference games may not be on Friday night. And Gross will be fine with that.
I'm hoping we are good enough that the FSU/SU game will be on Saturdays at 3:30. And let's face it, to get the 3:30 slot it will be based upon how well we are playing since FSU is the marquee ACC team in terms of TV (despite their average showings the past 5 years or so). Heck, I seem to recall an FSU/BC games being played on Saturday night when the Beagles were playing well.
Just thinking about the possibility of a great Saturday night match-up now and then is why we are all psyched for the ACC.
Cheers,
Neil
Still sucks for the out-of-towners. And let's face it, we need all the fannies in the seats that we can get..
I agree...might only have 22k actual there under that scenario.
I have been a season holder for 30 years, but his strategy is losing me. Why should I pay for seasons, and the preferred seat if all I get is Stonybrook and mid majors? I am better off just getting single game tickets and pocketing the difference if I am never getting premium games.
yep.Because after this year you will get Clemson, and FSU, and Miami, and Vtech, and Ga Tech and BC...
I don't know the answer to this myself but how many out of towners drive in for a noon game? As opposed to how many college students sleep in and skip the noon games? I'd rather take the night game and get the drunk rowdy college kids. The Wake game last year was a fantastic turnout until they all left at the half and missed the comeback. I had heard they gave out free tickets to the freshmen class for that game.
yep.
for over 100years, Syracuse has had every single goddamn game at home (not counting Dome construction years), we get a couple of games here in NYC, an incredible thing, and the freakin locals cry like we took their blankee away.
are people seriously even whining to the espn blogger about a couple of games in MetLife stadium over several years time? good lord what a bunch of friggin babies up there. Two seasons max away from an ACC schedule every year and the bitching and refusal to acknowledge the program's reality and needs is absolutely unbelievable.
And a Mass alum or twoSyracuse was a perennial top 20 program just 10 years ago, they WILL be again soon. there is no 'preseason' tourny, so this is how you get to play in NYC.
its football, on a saturday, early fall in NYC. this is not only for the NYC alums, it will pull in the philly, and likely a few dc alums as well.
football is an event. winning is certainly important, but in this case, its the event that is most beneficial.
smart move.