re: Syracuse was a great trip! Shout out to the Syracuse fans!

I've been to every campus in the SEC (except Mizzou). I'd put the overall trip in my Top Five and wish the LSU Ath. Department would consider scheduling other good home and homes like this. We traveled to NYC before the game and Niagara Falls after, which made for a great trip.

I would rate:
Syracuse campus - average (small and not particularly pretty)
Syracuse bar strip - above-average, plenty drinking holes really close to stadium, but who opens at 9:30 or 10:00 for a noon game??!! They lost a ton of $$$ by not opening sooner. Lines were down sidewalk with people waiting for food/pubs to open.
Syracuse fans - above-average hosts, nice group
Syracuse co-eds - below-average (worse than any SEC school)
Syracuse downtown - pretty cool area with plenty pubs and watering holes. Dinosaur BBQ is highly over-rated. Most BBQ joints in BR or Memphis are better.
Carrier Dome - below-average (concrete circle with fiberglass roof and no A/C, it got a little warm in 2nd QTR)
Stadium Noise Level - louder than most considering crowd size. Fiberglass roof clearly adds to sound level.