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[QUOTE="orangecuse, post: 4788858, member: 668"]
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I wonder if some folks here connect the dots as to why SU basketball fans are everywhere?  Perhaps, the folks that attend the basketball campus of the university vs. the football one is far greater? ;)  Or, perhaps, the local Syracuse and vicinity area (whose populous is plentiful and abundant & who are generally the main players) that connect to it more so than football because of its success over the past decades?

Maybe there's also causation because the university actually carries the name of the city, area, etc. and that has played a huge role in why so many locals (who live there now or at one time, etc.) whom never attended the university identify with it, it's after all, their home town team.  Undoubtedly, proudful, to a degree, no matter what garb is spewed about the city's/area's shortcomings, etc.  However, folks don't want/like to identify with a loser (football) and won't as easily overlook (as in hoops) an authority/administration whose condescension, etc. over the years has been more than notable.

SU football, if it had been any good over these past two plus decades could easily pack a 50K dome IMO. The outreach of folks east to Utica, south to Binghamton, west to Rochester is plentiful.  And, the North country folks love Syracuse from my experiences.  Combined, that is clearly a large enough population in which the university can draw from (as it does for hoops) admirably supporting the university, etc.
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