Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4787840, member: 405"]
And I'll say this one more time, and hopefully you'll get it this time.

Buzz Shaw's comment was not a "one off".  It did not occur in a vaccuum.

It was the pinnacle of disdain for the fans (most of whom are NOT alumni).  And if you recall, he kept it going in the Post-Standard with a rebuttal interview.  'Get a Life' was the original comment, and then when people raised hell, that's when he made the "One Horse Town" comment.

People didn't stop coming completely because of one or two comments.  It was the pinnacle of a look-down-your-nose attitude from the old guard, and that killed a generation of fan support, along with a truly inept, terrible product on the field.  Remember when we spent several seasons in Sports Illustrated's "Bottom 10" rankings?

If you want to keep comparing us to other teams, then stick to private schools with generally losing records for the last 20 years, and let us know what terrible fans we are again.  One off games that have good attendance do not sufficiently fund an athletic department when you only have 6 football games per season to raise revenue, and 20,000 tickets go unsold for four of them.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?