Busy day for Syracuse, and it has nothing to do with the actual on-field performance of the 3-0 Orange. Syracuse has caved to peer pressure to ditch the kiss cam during games and is concerned about the booze consumption when LSU fans roll into town this weekend.
A recent letter to the editor to Syracuse.com did not go unnoticed by Syracuse athletics. The subject of the letter was the nature of the in-stadium entertainment known as the kiss cam, which stadiums around the world in all sports have been showing for as long as there have been giant video scoreboards in the stadiums or arena. Some teams have taken the kiss cam fun to new levels by organizing planned skits that are aimed at delivering a laugh to those in attendance, and then sharing it with the world through the use of viral video tactics. But this particular letter attacked the kiss cam for supposed “horrifying behavior” that sees women pressured to comply with a kiss to the male sitting beside her in the stands. There are some valid points brought up by the letter, and not points that should be dismissed. As the sports world evolves and addresses treatment of women, the kiss cam has no place. Syracuse agreed and will no longer use the kiss cam during Syracuse games in the Carrier Dome.
While we are on the subject, let’s do away with stadium proposals as well. And the wave. Somebody should write a letter to the editor about that too.
Now, about the booze.
You may be aware that football fans, at times, like to enjoy a beverage of their choice before, during and after the game on Saturdays. LSU fans are no exception, and the town of Syracuse is preparing for their visitors from the Bayou. LSU is expecting 7,500 fans to make the trip to LSU, and they will be expecting to be able to order their favorite drinks while they are in and around the town of Syracuse. This, apparently, has some local establishments preparing.
“I’ve gone places in the past where they’ve run out (of alcohol),” Jason Ramezan, vice president of the LSU Alumni Association, said. “They might meet their alcohol budget for the year.”
Syracuse hosts LSU at noon eastern this Saturday.
LSU: We're here.
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SU: Oh was that today?
LSU: Uh, yeah.
SU: We have the flu.
LSU: No you don't.
SU: We do. Come back next week.
/doorslam