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Message: [QUOTE="SUOrange44, post: 4727690, member: 8"] OK…..trying not to get aggravated any more about it but moving this particular PITT game out of The Dome is one of the top ten dumbest moves in SU Athletic Department history. This SU squad has the potential to be really good. Injuries are, of course, the X factor but they not only have a lot of solid and talented position groups but will also benefit from experienced leadership. Sprinkle in the fact that they are geared up to play and exciting brand of football that can learn from the struggles they faced after last year’s fast start. I get the money aspect of it to some extent but winning for this program is SO important right now, I want any competitive advantage I can have for THIS team. To recap: You take a team that will play all Home games on artificial surface and move the. To a grass surface that has been iffy at best You take a team from one of the great home field advantages and move it out of that environment to one that will be close to a “push” or something far less than it would be in the ‘Cuse You move the game against a recruiting rival and make it more difficult for your team to pitch the truly special nature of The Dome environment while allowing Pitt to make the same pitch we are (ie look….we get to play in Yankee Stadium) You are on the verge of asking a number of season ticket holders to swallow hard re: the impending move of seat locations and take a home game from them and move a home game (BTW I am firmly in the camp that if this tea, consistently wins, The Dome will be close to full regardless of seating and cup holders). The way the schedule sets up in October, SU could use as many true home games as possible. Seems like a pretty big gamble for what seems to have a low margin for return even if everything goes right. SUOrange44 [/QUOTE]

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