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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 2919637, member: 289"]
Another thought: On 1/2/76 there was a famous chain-reaction crash on Route 81 after a Syracuse Blazers game went into overtime and the road had just iced over, (a friend attended that game and said that if there hadn't been a long brawl and OT everyone would have gotten home safely). As it was over 60 cars piled up and 65 people wound up in the hospital. No one died but one person lost a leg. I've always been concerned about having big events during the winter around here, especially when i go down Colvin on that hill. One mistake and there could be a very big problem.

[URL='https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-herald-journal-jan-03-1976-p-1/']Syracuse Herald Journal Newspaper Archives, Jan 3, 1976[/URL]

The current incident could certainly happen anyway but I've always thought it would make sense to have every sport be self-contained in the fall or spring semesters so that the big events like this Duke game would take place in the spring rather than the winter and road conditions would be less likely to be a problem. (It might also help the players academically, giving them a semester to concentrate on their studies.) Play Arkansas State when there might be a blizzard or ice storm. Play Duke when the birds are singing.
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