Editor’s note: This is an article written by Syracuse, New York native and Arizona State alum Matt Bodmer.
“Who are you rooting for on Wednesday?”
If we have ever met, chances are I’ve already gotten the question from you. Born in Syracuse, less than two miles from the Carrier Dome, Syracuse University athletics was my first and only sports team. When my family relocated to Phoenix, the Orange were right behind us, playing in the Fiesta Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium in 1997, the Insight Bowl at Bank One Ballpark in 2001 and later the Phoenix NCAA regionals against Alabama in 2004.