Syracuse fans have made their pick, and it’s not especially close: Chapel Hill is the road trip they’re circling this fall.
When asked which away game they were most looking forward to, Orange supporters leaned hard toward North Carolina. The draw could be the warmer weather, Carolina barbecue at the tailgates, or something a little less sunny - revenge.
That’s no small thing after what happened last season. Syracuse’s year unraveled after the Halloween game against Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels, and this meeting gives Fran Brown’s team a shot at payback.
A couple of fans spelled out exactly why UNC got their vote.
forsu
Which road game to pick? Tobacco Road and UNC of course.
We owe Bill B for last year’s debacle against them. Would love to win that one
David Rothgery
Voted for UNC because it’s early in the year, but if State is a day game and UNC is not (times are still TBD) and the weather’s still fine in November (which isn’t impossible, it’s Raleigh, not Syracuse), then I’d flip it because an actual Saturday afternoon game in the triangle might be not too unreasonable to attend (it’s football, so tickets ought not to be too crazy).
Not everyone was locked in on the Tar Heels. A few fans mentioned Boston College or UConn as the easier trips to make, but the overall trend was clear: if Orange fans are packing bags, they’re heading farther south.
And with the 2026 season now just three weeks away, the attention around Syracuse is already shifting to what comes next.
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