That still doesn't change what has happened with SU football.

yeah i agree, myself being a syracuse fanalso part of the big easts decline overall was when miami, va tech and boston college left the conferenceon the other hand, big east basketball is definitely the best conference in the country

Probably for gender neutrality. PC BS.

At the end of 2008, WVU currently has a seven-game winning streak against Syracuse. In spite of that, WVU still has a losing record in the series. It's 26-30. Ultimately, the decline of Syracuse football has been the worst thing that has ever happened to the Big East.

I think SU finished 4th in the nation that year. Auburn, the cowards that they were, went for a tying field goal in the Sugar Bowl instead of trying for the win. What a gutless coach. 16-16 was the final.

It was explained as a way to save money and build brand awareness by having all the athletic teams use one name and one logo by former AD Jake Crouthhamel. One of the many missteps he made at the end of his tenure, which included trying to replace Otto as the school mascot, the uniform deal with Nike to give us some of the ugliest uniforms in college sports, and rewarding the 2003 NCAA Champion basketball team with a banner that looked like a big orange garbage bag.

man i wish cuse football was like this again.. :(

I'd be interested to learn why Syracuse Uni changed the name Orangemen to Orange? They'll always be the orangemen to me.

I see the cuse bein top 25 caliber in about 3-4 years. Doug Marrone is gonna bring back the past. Just wait

I was in the upper deck, gunned and going nuts!!! Favorite SU Football moment live along with the Nebraska upset.

In 1987 my parents bought WVU HeadCoach Don Neilans house in Morgantown, we lived there for 2 years.Jeff Hostetler, who married Neilan's daughter, showed up on our doorstep looking for Don the day after we moved in.Depending upon the outcome of the game, we found either giftbaskets of food or piles of trash strewn around the front lawn by rabid WVU fans on Sunday mornings during the fall.I met Major Harris and Reggie Rembert, and we had season tickets to the undefeated 88 season.

We (WVU) couldn't play pass D back then either. Go figure.

that pisses me off just to watch that and i was only3 yrs old when that game was played...

interestingly enough, our new head coach Doug Marrone-I think he was on this team and played in this game

I miss the days when the dome use to be sold out for football games :(

wow I didnt know that, that sucks!! RIP PAT KELLY

Well, folks! I don't know if Syracuse will be the #1 team in the land anytime soon, but glory days in the Dome will be back. Doug Marrone, a 'Cuse grad, has put together an awesome staff and is going to work his tail off with coaching and recruiting.

A long time season ticket holder at SU, I was at this game, and next to the Va Tech game in 98 where McNabb hit Brominski, this was the most electricity I have ever felt in the Dome.

Coach Mac went for 2. Pat "Tie" Dye went for the tie. Nuff said.

i'm an eagles fan who's seen 2 su qbs come to philly (3 if you count perry patterson's short stint in training camp). i was upset in 91 when kotite kept brad goebel instead of mcpherson. i don't think goebel won one game.