Syracuse fans wait in anticipation for mystery guest at SU-Duke game

Weitsman owns the East Coast’s largest privately owned scrap metal processor and recycling center, yet he still finds the time to attend every game he can at the Dome. While attending games regularly for the past five years, Weitsman has made a tradition out of bringing famous guests to SU men’s basketball games.

However, this year is different, with Weitsman teaming up with Barstool Cuse to bring in even more guests for students to interact with.

Barstool Syracuse marketing and social media manager Sam Holland said a partnership with Weitsman “made sense” for both parties.

“Adam really is the king of Syracuse in a way, and we have the voice of the students,” Holland said. “He’s trying to get people to the Dome, and so are we.

“He’s someone who is so involved as a booster with the University. He does such great things to try and get people to the games, and we really are with him in that vision. We’re both just trying to get as many people out there rooting for Syracuse.”

Earlier this season, Weitsman and Barstool Syracuse held an online ticket giveaway for Syracuse’s ACC matchup against Wake Forest while encouraging people to guess who Weitsman’s mystery guests were going to be for that evening. Barstool Syracuse has stated that it hopes to do more giveaways like this one in the future.

Over the years, the Carrier Dome has seen Weitsman bring a plethora of A-list celebrities to its men’s basketball games to encourage attendance. In the past three seasons alone, Weitsman has filled the Dome’s courtside seats with household names, and he has even made a name for himself as Syracuse’s version of what Spike Lee is for the Knicks.

Like Lee, Weitsman can be seen courtside rubbing elbows with powerful stars. In 2019, the Central New York businessman was joined by former Playboy model and Dancing With the Stars winner Brooke Burke for the Syracuse-Florida State game, and of course, nobody can forget when Weitsman was accompanied by four-time Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski to the Syracuse-Duke game in the same season.

Then, Weitsman followed it up the next year, bringing NFL players Tom Brady and Julian Edelman alongside Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon to the Syracuse-North Carolina game. This came near the conclusion of the 2020 season after Weitsman had already been joined by actor Jeremy Piven, MMA fighter Jorge Masvidal, wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and SU’s own Carmelo Anthony at previous games.

Sadly, Weitsman was not able to bring any celebrities to the 2021 season due to COVID, but he came back strong this year by getting the reigning NBA Finals MVP to attend a game at the Dome. A week after Antetokounmpo’s visit to Syracuse, Weitsman invited actor and comedian Pete Davidson to join him for the game against Louisville. This continued Weitsman’s tradition of inviting guests to Syracuse’s big ACC matchups.

Now, with the Syracuse-Duke game on Saturday, the next question on everyone’s mind is: “Who’s next?”

Weitsman has neither confirmed nor denied bringing a guest to SU-Duke. However, he will be returning to Syracuse on gameday from Miami.

Will he be flying solo? Who knows?