Plaidurday is the worldwide celebration of plaid. It occurs annually on the first Friday of October. There are lots of ways to celebrate! With plaid we can all make a positive impact in the world.
A BRIEF HISTORY It all began in Lansing, Michigan. In part, it was inspired by the heckling one young man received from his co-workers. These co-workers (who he secretly has great admiration for) noticed that he was wearing plaid quite frequently. At which point we ask, what else would he wear? Solid colors? Polka dots? Stripes that don’t intersect? Argyle? Sounds foolish.
On the morning of August 26, 2010, an epiphany was had. Plaidurday! The word came to this young man’s mind. From where, nobody knows. But perhaps there is a higher being who happens to love plaid just as much as he does.
The part-ginger, full-Yooper, plaid-wearing man was destined to create the greatest holiday that ever existed. Plaidurday: The Worldwide Celebration of Plaid.
Dino Babers said he wants Eric Dungey to be the Russell Wilson of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He knows Dungey’s legs are a valuable element in the sophomore quarterback’s repertoire. But he also wants Dungey to be smart when he uses them and avoid taking unnecessary hits — something he didn’t do particularly well as a freshman.
Late in the first quarter against Notre Dame on Saturday, Dungey held the ball out for running back Moe Neal but then pulled it back and ran around the left side of the offensive line. Before reaching the line of scrimmage, three Fighting Irish defenders surrounded him.
Dungey slid to the turf. UND’s Devin Studstill launched himself toward Dungey’s head. The quarterback put his hands on his helmet as he bent over on his knees. Studstill was ejected for targeting and the play was simply a blip amid Dungey’s best rushing performance of the season.
“The one time he did the Russell Wilson, he almost got his head taken off,” Babers said.
Despite the contact, Dungey did his part by sliding.
Through five games, Syracuse’s (2-3, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) signal caller has been smarter in the running game, Babers said. Dungey is still occasionally at risk when he takes off but has started every game this season and hasn’t missed any time following a hit. He currently ranks fifth in the nation with 1,730 passing yards, but the growth in his running game is noteworthy, too. Dungey leads the Orange with five rushing touchdowns — Neal has SU’s only other rushing score — and ranks third on the team with 116 yards.
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The Syracuse Orange fell to Notre Dame last week, knocking their record down to 2-3 on the year. Next up are the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, who suffered their first loss of the season last week (to NC State) and now sit at 4-1. The game’s down in Winston-Salem in primetime on Saturday. You’re excited.
So what will be some of Syracuse’s biggest challenges against Wake Forest? And what are some key elements of the game to keep an eye on? We give you five below:
1. Could bad weather undo the Syracuse offense?
This has less to do with Wake Forest and more to do with the realities of the weather conditions in the Southeast. Current projections show Hurricane Matthew steering clear of that area of North Carolina, but residual rain and wind could still roll into Winston-Salem. For what it’s worth, Syracuse seems to be preparing for the worst case when it comes to weather this Saturday.
Even if prepared in terms of the center-to-quarterback exchange on a shotgun snap, however, it’s not going to make it any easier to throw the football. The Orange have the country’s seventh-ranked passing offense, and 111th-ranked rushing attack. You can see where this might go wrong. Short passes aren’t even the most ideal option since a slippery ball thrown behind the line of scrimmage could create potential fumbles.
Whether in a downpour or just a light drizzle, expect Syracuse to at least try to run the ball directly at Wake, to see if they can set up the ground game for once. The Deacons are the 20th-ranked rushing defense, which makes this no easy feat. Perhaps we finally get a look at Jordan Fredericks before the fourth quarter this week. It can’t hurt, right?
2. Still, attack the Demon Deacons’ corners
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Syracuse Football: Is Dino Babers really so daring?(insidetheloudhouse.com; Esden Jr) Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers talked a good game before the season started. But he hasn’t really backed up his words this season.
They say 99.9% of coaches in football opt to punt in lieu of going for it. Syracuse football head coach, Dino Babers, has pounded his chest as the .1%.
Obviously with that has come a ton of criticism from fans and the media alike. There’s pros and cons to being a revolutionary. Being the .1% will make you a favorite among the fan base with your aggressive mindset. But with that comes the danger of the result of your actions.
When you go for it and make it, fans cherish you. While when you go for it and miss, you have to face the criticism. So when a coach comes out and says I’m different, he puts himself on a pedestal.
So the point of this piece is to analyze this daring philosophy of the Orange head coach. He decided to punt nine times in their game against the Irish. For a coach that claims to go against the grain, he certainly isn’t cashing checks his mouth wrote in the offseason.
Don’t get me wrong, punting is okay, but don’t say you’re a rebel and then make excuses after the game. The Orange had multiple opportunities in a game that certainly got away from them in the fourth quarter. Although it was much closer in actuality.
Do the Orange win if a few things change? I won’t reach that far, but the fact of the matter is the Orange coulda, shoulda, woulda, went for it when they were near midfield a handful of times. And they just didn’t.
Again the reason Babers is receiving extraordinary criticism is because he said I don’t care if we lose by five or we lose by 30. He brought this, “we play to win the game” mentality. It’s been attractive to Orange fans early on in this honeymoon period, but fans are eventually going to reach a point where promises won’t be enough. Results and production is what moves the meter in this business and fans have high expectations for Babers.
New York state started with 16 different ways to replace a 1.4-mile elevated section of Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse.
Now, the state has narrowed that down to two options:
Replace the current elevated highway with a wider version that would include changes at the Harrison-Adams Street and Interstate 690 interchanges.
Remove the elevated highway along the Almond Street corridor and disperse traffic onto the city street grid.
Today the state is revealing to the public details about the two options at a meeting from 3 to 8 p.m. in the lower level ballroom at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center (Oncenter) 800 S. State St.
Syracuse.com has obtained from the state maps that detail the two plans:
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Plaidurday is the worldwide celebration of plaid. It occurs annually on the first Friday of October. There are lots of ways to celebrate! With plaid we can all make a positive impact in the world.
A BRIEF HISTORY It all began in Lansing, Michigan. In part, it was inspired by the heckling one young man received from his co-workers. These co-workers (who he secretly has great admiration for) noticed that he was wearing plaid quite frequently. At which point we ask, what else would he wear? Solid colors? Polka dots? Stripes that don’t intersect? Argyle? Sounds foolish.
On the morning of August 26, 2010, an epiphany was had. Plaidurday! The word came to this young man’s mind. From where, nobody knows. But perhaps there is a higher being who happens to love plaid just as much as he does.
The part-ginger, full-Yooper, plaid-wearing man was destined to create the greatest holiday that ever existed. Plaidurday: The Worldwide Celebration of Plaid.
Dino Babers said he wants Eric Dungey to be the Russell Wilson of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He knows Dungey’s legs are a valuable element in the sophomore quarterback’s repertoire. But he also wants Dungey to be smart when he uses them and avoid taking unnecessary hits — something he didn’t do particularly well as a freshman.
Late in the first quarter against Notre Dame on Saturday, Dungey held the ball out for running back Moe Neal but then pulled it back and ran around the left side of the offensive line. Before reaching the line of scrimmage, three Fighting Irish defenders surrounded him.
Dungey slid to the turf. UND’s Devin Studstill launched himself toward Dungey’s head. The quarterback put his hands on his helmet as he bent over on his knees. Studstill was ejected for targeting and the play was simply a blip amid Dungey’s best rushing performance of the season.
“The one time he did the Russell Wilson, he almost got his head taken off,” Babers said.
Despite the contact, Dungey did his part by sliding.
Through five games, Syracuse’s (2-3, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) signal caller has been smarter in the running game, Babers said. Dungey is still occasionally at risk when he takes off but has started every game this season and hasn’t missed any time following a hit. He currently ranks fifth in the nation with 1,730 passing yards, but the growth in his running game is noteworthy, too. Dungey leads the Orange with five rushing touchdowns — Neal has SU’s only other rushing score — and ranks third on the team with 116 yards.
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The Syracuse Orange fell to Notre Dame last week, knocking their record down to 2-3 on the year. Next up are the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, who suffered their first loss of the season last week (to NC State) and now sit at 4-1. The game’s down in Winston-Salem in primetime on Saturday. You’re excited.
So what will be some of Syracuse’s biggest challenges against Wake Forest? And what are some key elements of the game to keep an eye on? We give you five below:
1. Could bad weather undo the Syracuse offense?
This has less to do with Wake Forest and more to do with the realities of the weather conditions in the Southeast. Current projections show Hurricane Matthew steering clear of that area of North Carolina, but residual rain and wind could still roll into Winston-Salem. For what it’s worth, Syracuse seems to be preparing for the worst case when it comes to weather this Saturday.
Even if prepared in terms of the center-to-quarterback exchange on a shotgun snap, however, it’s not going to make it any easier to throw the football. The Orange have the country’s seventh-ranked passing offense, and 111th-ranked rushing attack. You can see where this might go wrong. Short passes aren’t even the most ideal option since a slippery ball thrown behind the line of scrimmage could create potential fumbles.
Whether in a downpour or just a light drizzle, expect Syracuse to at least try to run the ball directly at Wake, to see if they can set up the ground game for once. The Deacons are the 20th-ranked rushing defense, which makes this no easy feat. Perhaps we finally get a look at Jordan Fredericks before the fourth quarter this week. It can’t hurt, right?
2. Still, attack the Demon Deacons’ corners
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Syracuse Football: Is Dino Babers really so daring?(insidetheloudhouse.com; Esden Jr) Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers talked a good game before the season started. But he hasn’t really backed up his words this season.
They say 99.9% of coaches in football opt to punt in lieu of going for it. Syracuse football head coach, Dino Babers, has pounded his chest as the .1%.
Obviously with that has come a ton of criticism from fans and the media alike. There’s pros and cons to being a revolutionary. Being the .1% will make you a favorite among the fan base with your aggressive mindset. But with that comes the danger of the result of your actions.
When you go for it and make it, fans cherish you. While when you go for it and miss, you have to face the criticism. So when a coach comes out and says I’m different, he puts himself on a pedestal.
So the point of this piece is to analyze this daring philosophy of the Orange head coach. He decided to punt nine times in their game against the Irish. For a coach that claims to go against the grain, he certainly isn’t cashing checks his mouth wrote in the offseason.
Don’t get me wrong, punting is okay, but don’t say you’re a rebel and then make excuses after the game. The Orange had multiple opportunities in a game that certainly got away from them in the fourth quarter. Although it was much closer in actuality.
Do the Orange win if a few things change? I won’t reach that far, but the fact of the matter is the Orange coulda, shoulda, woulda, went for it when they were near midfield a handful of times. And they just didn’t.
Again the reason Babers is receiving extraordinary criticism is because he said I don’t care if we lose by five or we lose by 30. He brought this, “we play to win the game” mentality. It’s been attractive to Orange fans early on in this honeymoon period, but fans are eventually going to reach a point where promises won’t be enough. Results and production is what moves the meter in this business and fans have high expectations for Babers.
New York state started with 16 different ways to replace a 1.4-mile elevated section of Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse.
Now, the state has narrowed that down to two options:
Replace the current elevated highway with a wider version that would include changes at the Harrison-Adams Street and Interstate 690 interchanges.
Remove the elevated highway along the Almond Street corridor and disperse traffic onto the city street grid.
Today the state is revealing to the public details about the two options at a meeting from 3 to 8 p.m. in the lower level ballroom at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center (Oncenter) 800 S. State St.
Syracuse.com has obtained from the state maps that detail the two plans:
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Remove the via duct. Allow for commercial and residential development along a boulevard. Save money. Remove what has been a scar on downtown for so many years. And prevent further demolition of downtown Syracuse architecture, that would be required with the erection of a new and wider via duct.
Finally, it seems to me that the elimination of the Route 81 via duct would be a great benefit to Syracuse University development.
I hope the cheaper, more aesthetic option is chosen.
