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Message: [QUOTE="NJCuse97, post: 5488325, member: 5058"] We have been taking neutral site season openers for years. It certainly isn’t because we lose money on them. We stopped after our opener with GT in 2001 at Giants Stadium. We played USC in 1990, and Wisconsin in 1997 in the same game (the 1997 game is where Fran Brown became aware of Syracuse because of Camden native Donovin Darius). We played several at Yankee Stadium and MetLife against strong opponents like USC, Penn State, and ND. All were done for money, publicity, … then alumni networking. The proof is in the repeating of the behavior. Family of staff? Whenever I go on a business trip, my family stays home and if I decide to bring them, it’s definitely on me. I don’t think the private university’s concern is the economic impact it has on the greater Syracuse region, especially conglomerate hotel groups, especially in the face of the State Fair which ended 2 days after the game was played. [/QUOTE]