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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 304203, member: 837"]
I'd be surprised if they didn't sell 50, though I certainly haven't done any sort of study to really have any idea what they will actually sell. But if they sell 40K, let's say, and the deal with the Meadowlands falls apart -- I'm still not sure I see the gamble? Should they never try anything different and try to be progressive? I view this in the same way I view putting seats on the Green Monster or playing ice hockey outdoors -- it's an event that draws some eyes to a program.
 
Here are five of my favorite SU football memories since the mid-90s (post-Graves):
 
-- Watching us beat the hell out of Wisc and ron dayne
-- Watching GRob do the unthinkable in South Bend from the 50-yard-line
-- Watching us beat the hell out of Miami in McNabb's senior season (I think)
-- Watching us beat the hell out of BC with Diamond Ferri
-- Watching the bowl game in NYC
 
Four of those five have zero to do with the dome. And three of the five are at least partially due to the venue/opponent combination. Not on the list is the Michigan game, which I'm sure was incredible.
 
Point is this: I really feel there is nothing wrong with the AD trying something different and playing in some cool places. NYC is literally down the road from CNY and anyone who disagrees with that is incredibly provincial. If people are going to hold a grudge b/c they only get to see solid teams at home but have to drive a bit to watch us play the big dogs, then I don't think there's much you can do.
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