Dave Allen from Syracuse's Morning News
Sure, we had to wear them to get into the Dome. After showing ID, proof of vaccine, and e-ticket, the masks were coming down or completely off. Saturday night's SU Duke game was a good indicator of how people are feeling about masks.
It was a big crowd of more than 30,000 fans eager to see Syracuse beat Duke. It was also Coach K's last appearance in the Dome. The two winningest coaches in college basketball, friends, on the Jim Boeheim basketball court, one final time. It was a special night. More than 8,000 SU students were at the game. A record.
And when the MASK UP warning flashed on the giant scoreboard, the boos were loud from a mostly mask-less sea of orange fans who've had enough.