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[QUOTE="orangecuse, post: 4687534, member: 668"]
Yeah, Wake and BC as relatively small privates, as you mention, don't/won't ever tilt the needle.  Wake is like 5th fiddle in NC.  UNC & NCST carry the flagships.  Then, you have East Carolina and APP St. with much larger followings, etc.  For the most part, fans of Duke seemingly either went to Duke or have some related connection.

BC is in a state, with schools of higher academic standing in Harvard and MIT, and, most importantly, in a region where college sports is consequential in nature to its pro teams, etc.

Syracuse, although a relatively small private as the aforementioned and its similar traits etc., it does have the unique standing of baring the city's name in which it sits/resides.  So, Syracuse’s following/reach extends quite a bit further than its alumni, etc.  Not to mention, it's the only game in town.

I have lived in the Charlotte area for nearly 3 decades, so it has been a while since my daily life in and around Syracuse.  However, I lived in the Syracuse area for nearly 25 years before trekking south.  Then, and likely still nowadays, Syracuse and vicinity, etc. extending west to Rochester, east to Utica, the North Country, southern tier/Binghamton area, etc. all have strong Syracuse followings.  Along with pockets of NYC and the Mid-Atlantic, etc. where a lot of alumni reside, as well as various transplants.

I guess my point is, if Syracuse could ever get its chit together relative to football (especially in the next decade and as the GOR approaches, etc.) its attractiveness would be much greater IMO.
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