Why do Syracuse fans hate Auburn?

We tied them in a Sugar Bowl and ruined their perfect season. They sent Pat Dye 1000s of neckties.

They want to be like everyone else

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Why do Syracuse fans hate Auburn?

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Hatred of Auburn never needs any explanation.

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We tied them in a Sugar Bowl and ruined their perfect season. They sent Pat Dye 1000s of neckties.

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This.

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Syracuse fans were outraged by Auburn's decision to tie the game, while Auburn fans found the choice uncontroversial. In protest of the decision by Auburn to tie the game, a Syracuse radio station mailed Auburn coach Pat Dye 2,000 ugly ties, which Dye autographed and auctioned off, raising $30,000 for the Auburn general scholarship fund.

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Miami beat Oklahoma to win the national title in the Orange Bowl.

Those schools were also undefeated entering that game.

Syracuse was unlikely to be crowned anything without beating Auburn convincingly. They did not.

Syracuse was #4 in the polls and the #3 team, Florida State, won their bowl game. Another reason the tie mattered very little.

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What happened?

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syracuse fans had to interact with the barn

Here's a really good article on the Ties for Dye story:

LINK

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Afterward, Dye was often called Pat Tie, and criticized so often it seemed he needed a lawyer. Actually, he had one, and that's a big reason he opted for the tie.

Lawyer Tillman, a tall, stout receiver, had been a major problem for the Orange throughout the game. Tillman had six catches for 125 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown in the first quarter. He also had a catch that put Auburn at the Syracuse 15 in the final drive.

Dye felt the Syracuse defense could not cover Tillman, so it had resorted to blatant holding to prevent him from running pass routes.

"They were holding, tackling, doing anything they could to keep him from getting downfield and the officials wouldn't call it," said Dye, who remains unrepentant almost 20 years later. "They about tore his uniform off him and the officials would not call a penalty on Syracuse.

"I was so mad when it came down to fourth down I said, 'Well, our kids played too hard and too good to get beat. If they ain't going to call a penalty, we're going to kick a field goal.'

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Yeah. I'd say that about any team that loses to LSU too.

Great read

When my buddy was still working wall street, a few years back, one of his bosses always called him Pat Tie.

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Yankees aren't good at football

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ohio state is pretty good