Just like pizza and hot dogs, Syracuse and food crimes go hand-in-hand. A recent chicken wing theft reminded us that Onondaga County (probably) leads in the nation in edible arrests.
People in Syracuse love their food. I mean, just look at their representative to the world. Whether it's sausage or Chinese food or profiteroles or not eating seafood or more sausage or hating on Denny's, Jim Boeheim's love for basketball is only dwarfed by his love of edible delights.
So it stands to reason that the city and surrounding area would rather his passion for foodstuff.