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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1095976, member: 622"] Alsacs, I love your passion for all things Orange. In this instance, Gross made a deal while we were a Big East team and needed the cash and exposure. We were getting very little of either in the Big East and the GRob era did not help. There was no ACC or B1G making serious overtures, while Rutgers, Louisville, WVU, Cincy, Pitt, USF and UConn were all looking elsewhere. Gross made a deal that benefited Syracuse. The deal is between THREE partners, not two! The games for 2014 and 2016 were scheduled before we received the ACC invite. In scheduling terms with ND and Giants Stadium (Yes, I am sticking it to the Jets), this is very short term and difficult to rearrange. Even if ND wanted to reschedule the 2016 game, the Meadowlands would have a say in the matter. They cannot simply replace a big name draw like ND. It was simply better for all parties to accept that ND would get two games v. Syracuse in the Meadowlands than to create other issues that may delay or bar ND from partnering with the ACC, cost more money to get out of than it is worth the trouble of doing so. Benefits: Play a Major team Play in NYC (O.K., technically in NJ, but it is the Meadowlands) Get a nice payout from said stadium National exposure Sticking it to Rutgers Sticking it to B1G Play in front of Alumni base in the NYC area Great for area recruits (hoops, football and lacrosse) Losses: Lose big name game in Dome Loss of Dome revenue/concessions/parking Local fans cannot attend (as if the yard work would disappear) I want these games in the Dome, too. However, there simply isn't enough reason to cause the problems and hassles necessary to cancel the ND games. As for the longer term deal with the Meadowlands, who says Gross is not working to revamp the deal? Even then, the Meadowlands is responsible to place a name team in there for one off games which Syracuse may work into 1-1-1s. I this is so, what is the harm? Michigan Alabama, USC, ND, etc., etc. are playing in these neutral site games and making money. Gross did the same for Syracuse. No one is claiming this is perfect, but certainly better than what we had in the Big East. [/QUOTE]

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