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Message: [QUOTE="llandz, post: 146429, member: 1679"] Born in 1954 in Gloversville, NY. My mother graduated from Syracuse, and starting in 1959 we went to one football game every season. So I saw a lot of great players. When it came time to chose a college, Syracuse was my last choice, because I was rebellious and did not want to go to the same college that my mother did. But I ended up in Syracuse anyways. My freshman year I broke my leg over Winter break, the day before classes started. I ended up with a walking cast, but still plaster. I walked to every game at Manley field house with that cast. The first game I attended after breaking my leg, I brought my crutches with me. I hobbled into the field house using my crutches and some poor unsuspecting guy (I am female) in the first row gave up his seat for me. I threw my crutches under the bench and spent the rest of the game jumping up and down. That year we beat St. John's at home, who were #9 at the time. We broke into the top 20, and have been there pretty much ever since. Those were the days of the Lee brothers, Bobby Dooms, and of course Dennis DuVal. Dennis did a warm up of trick shots to the song of It's Allright by JJ Jackson. That is still MY SU basketball anthem! In 1975 I danced in the dance marathon to raise money for Muscular dystrophy. That is when we beat N. Carolina and Kansas St. in the regionals to go to the Final Four. They bought in a little TV for us to watch while we were dancing. I don't remember watching the Kentucky game, but the consolation game, was not on TV. So I sat in my car and listened to the whole game on the radio. After graduating, I wanted to stay in Syracuse, so I did for 3 years, and had season tickets at Manley. That is when I saw Magic Johnson in his freshman season at the first ever Carrier Classic. Syracuse won the game, but Magic was the MVP. I also remember seeing David Robinson. I am sure I saw many great players over the years besides the obvious Syracuse ones. Because there were not many job prospects in Syracuse for an advertising major in Newhouse, I moved to NYC. Once in the NYC area I got to see us play in the NIT semi finals and finals in 1981. Then of course I got to see many other games at the garden over the years. We briefly lived in Toronto, and in 1988 travelled down to Syracuse for my first game in the dome v. Michigan. Believe it or not, I have only seen one other basketball game in the dome, and that is this year's first game against Fordhan I got to see so many games in the NY and NJ and Philly area, that I never ventured up to Syracuse. (Did go to the 2003 W. Va. football game). Since my freshman year in 1972 I have pretty much watched every game possible. I would mark the games on my calendar, and if someone wanted to go out to dinner with my husband and I , I would have to make sure there was not a game on tv before committing to plans. My poor kids, were what I called "abused Syracuse basketball kids". Dinner or anything else came second to games, LOL. Needless to say, they did not go to Syracuse. But my youngest (26) will go to the final four this year with me if we make it. I wanted to go in 2003, but had already made plans to travel to Ca. on the day between the semis and the final game to visit my parents. I felt that if I changed those plans, we would lose. So everyone can thank me, that I chose to sacrifice going to New Orleans for the team's and the fans' greater interest. (and you thought Hakim Warrick saved the game!). My oldest is at USC because someone had to go to a winning football school! A year and a half ago I moved from NJ to AZ. I even had to leave my Syracuse Soda machine behind. Another true fan inherited it from me. No more games in NY, NJ or Pa for me That is why I guess I finally got back to the dome this season. That is also probably why we are moving to the ACC, because the team knew I could no longer attend those games anyways! I call sports bars here, and they do not even know what ESPN Full Court is!!!! But I have found a couple good spots to game watch, and haven't missed a game since moving here either. SO to sum up BORN ORANGE and ALWAYS ORANGE! [/QUOTE]

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