Just booked my hotel for the Syracuse away game, and a word to anyone planning to attend...all the hotels close to the Carrier Dome are booked that weekend already. I normally try to find a hotel close enough so that I can walk to the game. Closest hotel I found was 1.1 mile away, Econo Lodge $140 per night, 2 night stay required. Hotel reviews were not very good.
Since I have plans to go to Niagara Falls before/after game,I gave up on staying in Syracuse and found a $60 rate near Rochester, NY...about 1/2 way inbetween the Falls and the Dome. No minimum stay and reasonable cancellation up until 6pm on Oct. 4th.