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[QUOTE="cliftonparksufan, post: 5144765, member: 9"]
Yup, all of the above. But, besides a winning program as probably the number one reason for the average fan to attend, I've always thought a lot had to do with number of actual alumni.  Syracuse is not Penn State or Michigan with the amount of alumni living within four hours and generations of alumni who attended State U.  Syracuse is a relatively small private school compared to the big public universities and a lot of alumni may support the school financially but many haven't been back to the city of Syracuse since graduation.

So that leaves all the "townies" in and around CNY.  They don't necessarily have the same ties that will cause them to support a program that has struggled for the last 20 years.  Hoops is different.   The team was winners, plus it's during winter when the options aren't as great.  Give "townies" a reason not to go to football and they won't.

But once they start winning it will be the hottest ticket in town. Everyone knows it.
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