The bologna was burning. As Syracuse fans strolled into the “D” SU Tailgate Party zone, John DeMetro Sr. turned toward the grill and sensed it, too. His son, John DeMetro II, flipped over every slice and tried to salvage what he could, but they had blackened too much.
“Uh oh, Johnny,” DeMetro Sr. called out.
“Yeah, I’m gonna do a new round,” DeMetro II said.
He swiped all 12 patties off with a New York Giants spatula, grabbed another handful and lined them up. Bologna is the instrumental part of the Skytop Sandwich — which also includes coleslaw and french fries — that they first attempted before SU’s 2015 loss to then-No.