So I am the one who had a daughter who decided to go to Syracuse over Uconn. I went to visit her this weekend for the first time. My personal feelings aside I of course will always support my daughter. Had not been to the dome since I was about 11 years old (1981).
First of all because I wanted to make sure I would outwardly root for the home team to support my daughter I did only thing I could think of. I bet on the orange. I bet occasionally but made sure this was a larger than normal wager. So this part worked out.
Some observations:
Very quick to get into dome, with many more entry points. Sat in corner of endzone upper level. Seats are much steeper compared to the rent so I was higher but closer to field. Good view to take in the game. It was very warm in the building. We think our ushers are a pain but they had two ushers at every section entrance and they would not let you pass without checking tickets. Fans arrived late and left very early; very similar to the feel at our games. In fairness this game ended up taking over 4 hours so that may have been a factor. I guessed building was a little more than 50 percent full which would have been 26-27k. Announced crowd was 33K. There appeared to be much less promotion/advertising during timeouts but they definitely had some. Band was good but not to Uconn level. It did not seem like the band was mic'd which I think is better. Student turnout was pathetic. Could not have been more than 500-600 in total. Fans were pretty loud and engaged on third downs etc. I will say the team was entertaining to watch, particularly on offense.
I figured I would post some thoughts. I will be there again when we travel next year for the football game. Hope My daughter transfers to Uconn but either way I will be there.
One last item, that much Orange all at the same time in a concentrated environment is so painful to look at for four hours.
First of all because I wanted to make sure I would outwardly root for the home team to support my daughter I did only thing I could think of. I bet on the orange. I bet occasionally but made sure this was a larger than normal wager. So this part worked out.
Some observations:
Very quick to get into dome, with many more entry points. Sat in corner of endzone upper level. Seats are much steeper compared to the rent so I was higher but closer to field. Good view to take in the game. It was very warm in the building. We think our ushers are a pain but they had two ushers at every section entrance and they would not let you pass without checking tickets. Fans arrived late and left very early; very similar to the feel at our games. In fairness this game ended up taking over 4 hours so that may have been a factor. I guessed building was a little more than 50 percent full which would have been 26-27k. Announced crowd was 33K. There appeared to be much less promotion/advertising during timeouts but they definitely had some. Band was good but not to Uconn level. It did not seem like the band was mic'd which I think is better. Student turnout was pathetic. Could not have been more than 500-600 in total. Fans were pretty loud and engaged on third downs etc. I will say the team was entertaining to watch, particularly on offense.
I figured I would post some thoughts. I will be there again when we travel next year for the football game. Hope My daughter transfers to Uconn but either way I will be there.
One last item, that much Orange all at the same time in a concentrated environment is so painful to look at for four hours.
