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Message: [QUOTE="doc05, post: 459476, member: 2805"] Grew up in Long Island - became a fan from the Syracuse/Michigan game in 87. I was a kid - "orange" was my favorite color. I was intrigued watching that game that Derrick Coleman's mom was in the crowd with a "I am Derrick Coleman's Mother" sign. The announers were raving anout this freshman (who kind of reminded me of my favorite baseball player at the time, Darryl Strawberry). I wasn't sure if Syracuse was in New York state at the time - but even though Cuse lost I told myself if that team plays in NYS I am going to root for them. Looked at a map and that was that. Unfortunately I didn't attend SU (was accepted) solely because of better financial aid elsewhere, but Cuse is and has been my official college squad since that 87 Michigan game. And I literally cried my eyes out after the Keith Smart jumper. [/QUOTE]