When I was a young boy growing up in Bridgeport, NY, Syracuse University – and Syracuse Orange sports – were something that brought me joy. I loved the athletics program even at a young age and as I got older, I’d walk to the Sullivan Free Library to look through their college catalogs to see what Syracuse offered and just fantasize about being a Syracuse student.
Sadly as I got older, my grades were more and more of an issue and my dream of attending Syracuse never came to fruition. But I still loved it from afar even as I lived in other states and countries (I once bought a pair of SU sweatpants that were too big for me in a German PX because it was Cuse).