I am in the process of moving my family from Mississippi (where I am a Mississippi State fan) to just outside of Rochester. I will still cheer for State, but I'm too much of a college sports fan to not cheer for a team, especially football and basketball. Syracuse seems like the obvious choice to cheer for. So what can you share about Syracuse, including tips for attending games?
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Perfect timing to be getting your Orange on!
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Google “Lake effect snow”
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Dress in layers
Resist the urge to slam on the breaks when your car starts sliding in the snow
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Exciting - that’s the opposite of most migration these days!
Football will feel very different, but hopefully you’re catching us on the upswing. The dome is as fun as anywhere when we’re good.
Basketball is big time and like nothing you’ve experienced. Enjoy the area!
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I gotta have more cowbell!
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garbage plates, chicken wings and dome foams my man
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Hey man, about to be 4-0 with a cupcake over Rutgers. New york footballs looking good
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Welcome, my friend! Grew up Cuse, live in near Niagara Falls. Rochester is a small, beautiful city. If you can train yourself to bundle up whenever you walk out the door December-February you can stay warm enough till you get to your car. Winter cap it all the time.
Rochester is super close to Syracuse ...maybe an hour and 15 minutes. Syracuse has been making steady improvements in the game day experience for football fans. Head to the quad an hour or 2 before kickoff, enjoy the fall leaves and the cool air. The Dome itself will be getting a cosmetic facelift through the next 4 years. Have fun!
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I lived in Rochester twice. There are SU fans in Monroe County. But there are also some who are jealous of their sister cities, Syracuse and Buffalo. (They accuse one another of having more snow as if the difference between 140" and 150" in a season was significant) So don't expect 100% positive press coverage or 100% support from your neighbors and co-workers. You'll come across far more negatoids than you might expect.
I liked the Upstate New Yorkers, if for nothing that their stoicism in the face of one of the worst winter climates in the US. (Summers are great.) But as a group they are negative. Where others see a silver lining in a cloud, they'll spot a cloud in an almost completely blue sky and complain.
Expect more SU basketball fans than SU football fans. That's primarily due to the relative success of the basketball team over the past 20+ years. It's also true that Western and Central NYers try to enjoy those last few days of warm, sunny Saturdays in the Fall outside. So sitting inside in the Dome or even at home in front of the TV is less attractive than it is during February at night.
For football, an important part of being an SU fan is the history of the program. Ernie Davis, Jimmy Brown, Floyd Little, Joe Morris and on and on are reasons why a large number of SU football fans have remained interested in the program despite this protracted down period it has been suffering .
We suspect an upswing. But, as with your team MSU, we are still the conference underdog. We expect SU to be better, but few are anticipating us beating the ACC powers regularly in the short or intermediate term. (Sort of like MSU in the SEC)
Coach Babers is, I think, a very easy guy to like and he appears to have an approach and plan for elevating the SU football program. If you like him, it'll be very easy to root for him and the Orange. He also has introduced a rather entertaining brand of football running 80-85 plays a game with a lot of passing and QB running. He doesn't have the kind of spectacular athletes you are used to seeing in the SEC and he attempts to overcome that with strategy and tactics.
I liked the Upstate New Yorkers, if for nothing that their stoicism in the face of one of the worst winter climates in the US. (Summers are great.) But as a group they are negative. Where others see a silver lining in a cloud, they'll spot a cloud in an almost completely blue sky and complain.
Expect more SU basketball fans than SU football fans. That's primarily due to the relative success of the basketball team over the past 20+ years. It's also true that Western and Central NYers try to enjoy those last few days of warm, sunny Saturdays in the Fall outside. So sitting inside in the Dome or even at home in front of the TV is less attractive than it is during February at night.
For football, an important part of being an SU fan is the history of the program. Ernie Davis, Jimmy Brown, Floyd Little, Joe Morris and on and on are reasons why a large number of SU football fans have remained interested in the program despite this protracted down period it has been suffering .
We suspect an upswing. But, as with your team MSU, we are still the conference underdog. We expect SU to be better, but few are anticipating us beating the ACC powers regularly in the short or intermediate term. (Sort of like MSU in the SEC)
Coach Babers is, I think, a very easy guy to like and he appears to have an approach and plan for elevating the SU football program. If you like him, it'll be very easy to root for him and the Orange. He also has introduced a rather entertaining brand of football running 80-85 plays a game with a lot of passing and QB running. He doesn't have the kind of spectacular athletes you are used to seeing in the SEC and he attempts to overcome that with strategy and tactics.
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You guys better curbstomp Buttgers.
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Great deal on football season tickets for $125 in the first, second, and third level end zone seats!! Best deal in The Power 5. You should get them for the 2019 football season.
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Jarveon’s cousin was stationed at Fort Drum the past few years and that was a key factor in why he seriously looked at SU. Great family, great player. Should definitely be an interesting player for a Mississippi native to follow.
Welcome aboard!
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As expected Buffalo is up 34-6 on Buttgers at the half.
We will be on the other side of Rochester, so sadly it will be about 2 hours drive. We also have 3 year old twins, so my wife doesn't let us out of the house much, but I hope to maybe take my oldest (6 years old to at least 1 game). I'm a preacher, so it can't be a night game. Thanks for the advice. I take it I need to learn to hate Rutgers?
