LeMoyneCuse

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I keep up with syraclose very closely

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I follow them closer. We do have massive talent issues. High school football is very bad in New York. The Central New York region (which includes Syracuse) looks like it's going to produce three players going to Power Five schools this year. That's about average. About 5 good players come out of NYC / Long Island every year, and anyone worth a damn from down there is going to Ohio State or Notre Dame. We have to pull from Florida and Ohio, which means we're never going to get the talent that other programs will.

That said, we like our quarterback, we have a couple of good receivers, and our defense is much better than last year. And the system is constructed to maximize what talent we do have.

We don't think we'll win, but we're not directional state either.

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I'd connect with an alumni association or something to see if there is already a Syracuse group tailgate.

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Yeah, unfortunately the Alumni office isn't doing anything for this game. Which is why some random schmuck on a message board has to put a full bus together!

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You got tracking devices on these baws? That big a group of NY yankee doodles you bound to lose 5-10 between arrival and departure. 1/2 that number gonna be too drunk to comprehend reality too.

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My job is to book the bus. If they can't make it up in one piece, well, :violin:

Another question:

What's the best arrival time if the game is at 11am / Noon? How about 230 / 3?

I appreciate the help here. Many of us are coming down to experience a real tailgate scene, and I hadn't fully realized the scope of it until just now!

Hi all.

I've chartered a bus for 50+ Syracuse fans who are flying into New Orleans and visiting Baton Rogue for the day on September 23.

The booking is all taken care of. That said, I'd appreciate advice on best drop off / pick up point near the stadium. Where's the best place for a big group to be let off and picked up?

We're getting in 4 - 4.5 hours before kick to partake in pre-game festivities. Should I worry about traffic in that window?

Any advice you may have would be appreciated.

Thank you!

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Beat the stew out of one in 1989

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And Florida hasn't played an OOC game outside of their home state since we steamrolled them at the Dome in 1991. :cool:

We're talking football.

And as much as some of you would like the game to be in NYC, we Cuse fans are sick of it. We've played USC, Penn State, and Notre Dame down there. We give up a home game to be outdrawn by opposing fan bases.