Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 2813, member: 716"]
I think #2 sums it up. A loud minority of Central New Yorkers are some of the most negative people I've ever come across.

Not coincidentally, I think the complaints about parking directly stem from #2. When people are looking for an excuse not to come to the game and they have limited life experience (not, for instance, having been stuck in a car in Morgantown, Landover, or State College after a football game before), of course the parking situation on the Hill seems a terrible hardship. It's more difficult than sitting on the couch or wheeling into a free spot in front of the East Syracuse Wal-Mart, sure. But for the rest of us, there's nothing difficult or confusing about access to the Dome.

Additionally, as TexanMark noted, demographic changes in Central New York have caused some permanent changes to the ticket-buying fan base.  Over 20 years - despite the fact that employment has remained stable, as far as numbers go - ~15,000 manufacturing jobs have vanished. Along with students, those middle-class blue collar workers are the bread and butter of football ticket sales. And those people aren't coming back.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?