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First Look: External Lights on Carrier Dome

The lights will be utilized for Friday night when Syracuse football faces Liberty.

Mike McAllister

First Look: External Lights on Carrier Dome
First Look: External Lights on Carrier Dome /

External lights on the Carrier Dome will be used Friday night to light up the building when Syracuse football faces Liberty, according to Ricky Sayer of CitrusTV News. Sayer also obtained photos of the lit up Dome from a test run Monday night, which you can see in the tweet embedded below. 

"Whoa! The Carrier Dome is shining bright," Sayer tweeted. "New lights were on for a short time tonight as a 'light show' was tested. They'll be on for games, including their official debut on Friday for the game, I'm told. (Photos 2/3/4 shared w/ me by Dome Director Pete Sala)." 

The lights are one of several new features of the renovated Carrier Dome. Fans have also enjoyed wider concourses throughout the Dome, improved food selection, air conditioning and a state of the art center hung scoreboard that is among the largest in the country. More renovations are being planned in the future as well. 

The roof also got a makeover, as a completely redesigned structure to replace the outdated inflatable roof. The new roof helps with maintenance and also prevents the air from pushing fans out of the doors when exiting the Dome. 

Syracuse football takes on Liberty Friday night in what is a critical matchup for the rest of the season. The Orange is 2-1 on the 2021 campaign having won at Ohio, lost to Rutgers in the Dome before knocking off Albany on Saturday. A win over the Flames, considered one of the best non-power five teams in the country, would be a significant step forward. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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