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Message: [QUOTE="runningorange, post: 251155, member: 2145"] [FONT=Calibri][COLOR=#000000]First post… I have been a lurker for several years now. First off I want to thank all of the posters here who contribute to this board and make it such a great source of information. I always look forward to posts from orangeeyes, bees, jake, swc, cto and many others. I’m sure there are other non-posters out there who also appreciate the great deal of enjoyment and insight that these posters (as well as many others I neglected to mention) provide.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][COLOR=#000000]I’m 25 now and have been a Syracuse fan my whole life. My dad was always a big fan and as a result I became a big fan. I remember watching all the games on TV, and crying after losses to Missouri and Arkansas in the NCAA tournament. [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]When I was around 7-8 my dad took me to my first game at the Dome. It featured John Wallace taking on Notre Dame. I remember standing and clapping for what seemed like an eternity at the time as we couldn’t make a shot and fell behind early. I don’t remember all of the details, but I remember this being a really thrilling game. Syracuse came back to win a close one at the end. I had been watching games since I was 5 or 6 but this really got me hooked. Ever since this year (1995 or 1996) I have gone to at least one game a year, despite moving away from Western NY. [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Calibri][COLOR=#000000]Here are a few of my favorite Syracuse memories over the years…[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]1.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]The sweet sixteen game against Georgia. We had friends visiting our family from out of state that day, one of whom was a Georgia grad. He was a huge fan of the Bulldogs, and watched the game with me and my dad in the basement. We had a great time, and he was a really good sport at the end. That whole run was magical to me as a kid, and I still remember a lot of games from that year.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]2.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Getting (almost) courtside seats to the Georgetown game in 2000. My dad’s friend was able to hook us up. This is the closest I have ever been to a game (we usually sit in the upper reaches of the Dome). I really liked the team that year, and it is always fun to beat the Hoyas.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]3.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]2003 title game (everyone has this as a special memory). I am usually a lot more animated during games than my dad is… I usually talk to myself or the TV, yell, fume, etc… but after Warrick missed the 2 foul shots that could have sealed it, both my dad and I were on the ground yelling. I am a Christian, but I usually don’t pray about Syracuse basketball too often, this game was the exception. As Kansas came down we were on our knees praying that we could hold on. After we finally won and Warrick made the block I didn’t get to sleep until 5 am because I was so excited… all in all my favorite memory.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]4.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]I went away to a smaller college in PA… I wanted to go to Syracuse but I also wanted to pursue my own athletic career and going to a smaller college gave me a better chance to do this. Needless to say I have remained a huge Syracuse athletics fan (especially basketball, but also football and all other sports). Myself and a fraternity brother (also a big Syracuse fan) sat down one night in 2009 to watch a big east tournament game against UConn (6OT game)… little did we know what we were in for. We kept our whole fraternity up with how loud we were and all 15/20 of us stayed up to watch this thrilling game… some got annoyed with us but it was worth it.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]5.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Going to my first Big East tournament with my dad in 2010. Sadly AO got hurt, but this is an experience we will always have together. Glad we did this before the ACC move.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]6.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]My wife and I had our first child on 3-7 this year. In the recovery room at McGee Women’s hospital in Pittsburgh (on 3-8), my son, my dad, and me watched our first Syracuse game together while my wife was asleep recovering (this was the BET game against UConn this year).[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]7.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Since I live in Western PA now it is harder to get to games but I always make a few. I was able to go to the game at Consol against K State in the NCAA’s. Before the game we took a “three generations of Syracuse fans” picture with my dad, myself, and my week-and-a-half old son wearing our orange gear. My wife is also converting and really like certain players such as Wesley Johnson and MCW.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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