Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse women's basketball coach Quentin Hillsman is long-time friends with his opposite number at Texas A&M, Gary Blair.
Hillsman loves playing quality non-ACC foes and Blair's Aggies, currently ranked No. 20, always fit that description. So the schools agreed to a home-and-home series beginning this year in Syracuse.
Problem was the Carrier Dome wasn't available for the timeframe the schools were looking at. So they decided they would each host a neutral site "home'' game.
Hillsman asked Blair what he had in mind for his trip out this way. Blair, it turns out, enjoys the bright lights of New York City.