The Carrier Dome was constructed on the footprint of Archbold. I and Mad Dog were there for the last game with people taking "items" that they wanted, I have a section of the green wooden temp seats with my ticket stub. (we that went to summer school used to get paid to take down and put up the wooden stands that were on top of the cinder 1/4 mile track.
Syracuse played an all away schedule the next year while the Dome was constructed. Carrier Corp paid for the 'naming" rights, although it's NOT air conditioned. We were there for the opening game.
The State of NY authorized bonds to be issued to pay for the construction after the naming rights. That is why since the opening you have been able to purchase alcoholic beverages/beer since it opened.
Before the Dome, we practiced at Manley Field House (about 2miles from campus.), practice fields. The locker rooms and football offices were all in the Field House. There was no organized Strength & Conditioning in those days, and almost nobody lifted any weights. (A couple of us did lots of curls to get "ready" to go to Florida during spring break.)
IF the practice fields got frozen or covered with snow we would practice inside Manley on the packed down oiled dirt behind the hoops court and temporary stands. The oiled dirt would turn to dust that covered everything and many would wind up coughing like you had black lung disease.
Practicing out doors we were issued full body wool long johns on Monday, with the rear button flaps for going # 2 if necessary. You would tape up all the holes on your helmet, including the ear holes. Put on one pair of practice socks, then tape a plastic ice bag onto each foot, then another pair of socks and then your practice cletes.
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