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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 1147531, member: 2585"]
Yep. I don't get it. "Something everyone will like" doesn't exist. Your opinion and my opinion don't matter as much as the players/recruits. I get that it hurts to not be taken into consideration given how much time we spend in the minutia of Syracuse sports - but I'll say it again: uni's are not for fans, they are for the players.

I'm not even defending these uni's. I don't love them, wish there was more orange, and hate the numbers. I am defending the right of the university to do what it thinks it needs to do to compete. You're defending your right to your memories of tradition and your ability to "turn on the tv and recognize who is playing".

I think more orange won't satisfy the people who want to attach their own history and memories of the team with the 2014 players and recruits. It's selfish.

The negative reaction and outcry does prove that Nike did a poor job reaching all the demographics in a fan base. But if the primary demographic it was designed for, likes it - then it's met it's chief obligation - whether you and I like it or not.

Lastly, to be great - to reach for a new place in CFB - requires risk. I applaud the athletic department for risking the ire of fans in both uni's and the MetLife deal. Takes balls. I like the risk taking. Could play it safe and roll out the same old stuff with the same old results.
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