Cuse fan here. Always wanted to catch a game at Ohio now I'll have my chance.

A little background on why the guarantee game turned into a home and home. The Carrier Dome is starting a long term renovation this year. A new hard roof, lighting and scoreboard improvements will happen in '19-'20. In '21-'22 concession, seating and concourse improvements will happen. Air Conditioning is the unknown right now. I have heard it could by done by '20 but it might be delayed by a year or two.


So Syracuse is making a concerted effort to start on the road the first couple weeks the next few seasons to buy more good weather construction time.

The most critical year is 2020. The exoskeleton will be built around the existing Dome in 2019 and the roof will redone in 2020 with new beams and hard roof. The Football and Basketball teams will continue to play throughout the construction so construction is limited to April to early September.

Hopefully some of you can make the drive up to Cuse in 2024.

Here is a link to the Cuse Board discussing this series. https://syracusefan.com/threads/schedule-alert-ohio-in-20... /

Be careful. We're Ohio University of the MAC and located in Athens. Sometimes confused with Ohio State University of the Big 10 and Columbus.

You wouldn't be the first New Yorker (if in fact you are originally from the Empire State and now living in Texas) to make the mistake. A buddy of ours from freshman year was from New York City and thought he would be watching Art Schlichter and the Buckeyes his first year as a student at Ohio University.

A. Welcome to board TexanMark! Love the 2nd part of your name.
B. 1000 fans, really? It’s a good 8 hour drive from Syracuse to Athens. 1000 people will make that trip? If so, they travel well.

Welcome to the board, TexanMark.

It would not surprise me if Syracuse has a strong crowd present. Not all have to drive from NY....they have decent alumni numbers within 250 miles of Athens. I have a friend from here in Jackson who recently graduated from Syracuse.

No worries. The city doesn't usually receive its first snow until November. Not only visit the Finger Lakes but Niagara Falls and Cooperstown ought to be on everyone's short list.

To answer your question, sections 109-112 are traditionally the visitor sections.

Peden Stadium is overdue for a renovation like the Carrier Dome is getting, but this upcoming season we're opening an Academic Center building located in the endzone right next to the visitor sections which should help the restroom and concessions situation some.

I can't make any promises you'll enjoy our stadium, but I personally guarantee you will love the town of Athens. It's "the" most beautiful college town in the state.

This made me chuckle considering they play in the Carrier Dome of all places. I'm sure there are all kinds of hurdles/headaches involved.

Unlike most home-and-home series between P5 and G5 teams, the P5 team usually hosts the first game, which can keep the return game in limbo. That doesn't apply here since Ohio will actually host the first game. That is the key to this series playing out. And it will.