Like the Bills, SU is a regional team in both basketball and football that attracts thousands of Rochester fans. For 10 consecutive seasons, SU led the nation in basketball attendance, but the crowds aren't what they once were and tickets are readily available. Syracuse fans used to be among the nation's rowdiest, but in recent years they haven't been nearly as vociferous. Through the years, the Orangemen have featured the likes of Derrick Coleman, Billy Owens, Pearl Washington and Greece Athena High School graduate John Wallace. Four years ago, they shocked the NCAA basketball world by reaching the Final Four before losing to Kentucky in the championship game.
Parking can be a problem for home games.
Your best bet is to park downtown or at Manley Field House and take a shuttle bus. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.