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[QUOTE="dlegend44, post: 3910713, member: 765"]
I see it more like chess vs checkers, rather than apples and ORANGE.  I was giving observations on a blue print that took Clemson from a very average program to world beaters.  Only Alabama and Ohio State rival Clemson right now.

I am pretty sure there are fertile recruiting grounds for U Florida, U Texas, Florida St, UNC, U South Carolina, Georgia Tech, Miami, U Michigan, Michigan St, UCLA, USC, Oregon.  Those schools also have rabid fan bases and lots of tradition.  The list goes on and on with schools that can't match the secret sauce that Clemson has created and it goes deeper than just hiring Dabo or being in the south.

People don't usually accuse South Carolina of massively funding their public education system.  Being a private university in NY is actually more beneficial from an athletics standpoint than being publicly funded by NY State.  The public universities in California are struggling with athletic budget restrictions while private schools USC and Stanford have enjoyed more success.

I am not bagging on the Syracuse economy or location.  The potential is there for success.  People still flock to the NY State fair each year to eat festival food, take their life in their hands with carnie rides and stare at a freaking butter sculpture.  Why not set-up that kind of atmosphere outside the dome for each home game?  People that don't want to pay for tickets could enjoy craft beer tents and salt potatoes with public viewings of the game outside.  I have to think that even a bad Syracuse football team is a more appealing draw than the butter sculpture.  The fall weather in Syracuse is gorgeous, so why not show case it.  My point is to make Syracuse Football Games an EVENT for the entire city and campus!
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