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[QUOTE="PhatOrange, post: 1477580, member: 229"]
I think it’s really simple.  People aren’t invested in the program anymore.  As SWC stated, people need to be investors and not consumers.  I will say that Pro sports you’re a consumer.  College sports is about being an investor.  It’s tough in Syracuse because it’s not the flagship state U.  If it was we’d be having discussions on how big to make the stadium – not where to put it.  So my point is why would I invest in a school/program I didn't attend.  How do you get those people back ?

For a smallish D1 private school we should be shooting for 40K.  Start marketing from Saratoga to Buffalo.

However….east of Utica – the Capital region up to Glens Falls and points in between.  I could talk to 500 people today and I’d bet less than 5 have ever been to the Carrier Dome much less give two shitEs about Syracuse football.  It’s hard to pull from that radius unless you’re playing exciting football and winning.

The biggest issue IMHO locally is that parking SUCKS and it’s a real issue.  I know a ton of people in Syracuse who don’t want to hassle with parking or having to get on a bus so they stay home and watch it on TV.  Cone-ing off both sides of the street up in that Wescott area is BULLSHITE.

(I used to love the the train to armory though)
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