Stately in defeat. As we retreated from the JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse thoroughly vanquished by Florida State by the demoralizing tune of 38-3 as a 6-0 start of the season has now slid down the hill to 6-4, I thought that yes, I know that my dear wife Karen and I will want to return…

Decision maker. Never did I ever … Think that I’d have such a close up view of the referee watching a replay to decide whether or not a play stands or the original decision should be overrided because of what he sees on the video.

Let the game begin. Watching a major college football game from the front row most certainly brings a different perspective, from the opening kickoff onward. Right down the line. It was a thrill when Syracuse finally moved the football not only to our end of the field, but right in front us, inside the 20.…

Grand band. The new lighting elements in the JMA Wireless Dome allows some interesting moments, pre-game and halftime. The Syracuse marching band, the Pride of the Orange, was colored in different hues. Fans stand out. The crowd looks different in this lighting, too.

Welcome, squad. Since moving to Syracuse in almost 40 years ago, I’ve watched football games at the dome from the press box. From the upper deck. From the second section sandwiched into the corners. Saturday, my dear wife Karen and I marched from the first-level concourse down, down, down to the seats she’d purchased online…

November night glow. The shuttle bus from Shaughnessy’s Pub dropped us off on Waverly Avenue, in front of Byrd Library, a short strut up the hill to the Syracuse University quad but most definitely a full block further to the left from the street we took up in years past. We appreciated the new perspective.…

Yes, that is me. My phone dinged while my dear wife Karen and I rode the shuttle bus back to our great parking spot next to Shaughnessy’s in downtown Syracuse, where we’d decided to take advantage of their eat-first, ride to-and-fro the Syracuse game service Saturday night. Why, yes, I answered the chain from my…