hi everybody I'm Matt park for cuse.com let's walk through the 2016 orange football schedule which was just released today the dino babers era will start at the Carrier Dome as the orange play their first three games at the Dome this coming season the first one against Colgate as the orange take on a team that was in the FCS quarterfinals a year ago they also have as many as nine Bowl teams from this season on next year's schedule Colgate will come in either on Thursday Friday or Saturday of The Season's opening weekend and then it's right into conference's play as Syracuse takes on Louisville on a Friday night in the dome September 19 South Florida former Big East opposition as is Connecticut are the next two weeks with the bulls here in town and Yukon at wrencher field and East Hartford then it's off to MetLife Stadium the home of the NFL's New York Giants and jets as Syracuse plays Notre Dame a team that finished in the top 15 in last year's poll one of three teams on this schedule that can say that wake four Forest on the road and then Virginia Tech first trip to the Carrier Dome since that epic three overtime win for the orange in 2002 so Circle your calendar for that one for sure Boston College moves up from the last weekend on the schedule to October 22nd always fun that time of year in Chestnut Hill then it's Clemson on the road as a team that was in this year's national title game is back with deshun Watson home at NC State and home for Florida State a perennial conference and National Title Contender before the orange wrap the year at hin field against Pittsburgh season tickets are on sale now at the Carrier Dome box office as well as 1888 Dome ticks and cuse.com if you're an existing season ticket holder renewal information will be out to you within a week or so for the rest of you season ticket deposits are being accepted now for as little as $75 that'll get you the first crack on your pick of seats before they're opened to the general public Spring football with Coach bers his new staff and his new fast attack is soon to begin stay tuned for more details and continuing coverage right here at c.com