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[QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1009199, member: 41"]
Update from the Post-Standard:
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Joe Giansante, the chief of communications for SU's athletic department, cited several reasons for the date change.

1. He said moving the game to Friday will give fans more flexibility in planning their Labor Day weekend.

2. The season opener for many schools is viewed as an event, something that lends itself to more build-up.

In addition to Labor Day weekend, the date of the game also conflicts with the New York State Fair. Giansante said the country music star Jason Aldean's concert at the Fairgrounds was a minor influencing factor to moving the game, too. [/I][URL='http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/02/jason_aldean_tickets_nys_fair.html'][U][I]Aldean is scheduled to perform[/I][/U][/URL][I] that Saturday night.

"We knew about Jason Aldean," Giansante said. "We all love him. That's a great event. Anytime there's an opportunity not to have to compete with something of that magnitude, it makes sense,[/I] along with all the other things."
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