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Welcome to Ada Lovelace Day!
Ada Lovelace Day was created to celebrate one of the first computer programmers. As the daughter of the poet Lord Byron, Augusta Ada Byron, was brought up by her mother, Annabella, after he passed. Her mother feared that she would inherit her father’s poetic temperament, and gave Ada a strict upbringing of logic, science and mathematics. Ada became fascinated with mechanisms and designed steam flying machines, poring over the scientific magazines of the time and embracing the British Industrial revolution.
In 1833, Ada Lovelace was introduced to Charles Babbage whom she helped to develop a device called The Analytical Engine; an early predecessor of the modern computer. Lovelace and Babbage worked together closely for many years in order to refine the Engine. Ada found relative fame in 1842 when she expanded on an article by an Italian mathematician, in which she elaborated on the use of machines through the manipulation of symbols. Although Babbage had sketched out programs before, Lovelace’s were the most elaborate and complete, and the first to be published; so she is often referred to as “the first computer programmer”.
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Clemson vs Syracuse: Eric Dungey presents a challenge as ACC football meets Friday Night Lights (independentmail.com; Louis-Jacques)
Zerrick Cooper and Hunter Johnson split reps to finish Saturday's game, but Swinney said he won't give any updates on his team's quarterbacks' practice reps this week. The expectation is Kelly Bryant will play, but we likely won't find out for sure until Friday night.
Awaiting the Tigers (6-0, 4-0 in ACC) is a 3-3 Syracuse team that's split its first two ACC games. The Orange feature a talented quarterback in junior Eric Dungey, who leads the nation's 13th-best aerial attack; he's completed 64 percent of his passes for 1,802 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions this season, including a trio of 300+ yard games.
Much like Bryant, Dungey is a sneaky athlete at six-foot-four, 220-pounds. He can evade the rush and make plays in the open field, and leads the Orange in rushing with 325 yards and eight touchdowns on 80 carries. Junior running back Dontae Strickland handles the lion's share of Syracuse's carries out of the backfield, rushing for 220 yards and three scores on 76 carries.
Senior wide receiver Steve Ishmael is Dungey's favorite target, and for the second time this season Syracuse will face the country's leading receiver. Ishmael is number one in the nation in both receptions and receiving yards with 56 catches for 729 yards. He started the year red-hot, rattling off five straight games with at least six catches and 100 yards — including an 11-catch, 123-yard day against LSU on Sept. 23.
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Clemson QB Kelly Bryant (ankle) expected to play Friday at Syracuse (thesportsingnews.com; Hille)
Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant was limited in practice Sunday but is expected to play Friday when the No. 2 Tigers travel to Syracuse.
Bryant, who has started all six games for unbeaten Clemson, suffered a lower left ankle injury in the third quarter of Saturday's 28-14 win over Wake Forest. He didn't return after the injury and was in a protective boot after the game.
“He came in (Sunday) and is a little sore but is actually moving around pretty good,” Swinney told reporters (via The State). “He’ll just be kind of day-to-day, and we’ll see how he progresses through the week. … If he’s ready to go play, he’ll go play. If not, we’ll play the next guy."
Swinney wouldn't hint at just who "the next guy" is. Saturday, true freshman Hunter Johnson (5-for-5 passing with a TD) was more impressive than redshirt freshman Zerrick Cooper, who initially replaced Bryant but was largely ineffective.
Stepping in for departed star Deshaun Watson, Bryant has rushed for 401 yards and seven touchdowns and thrown for 1,259 yards and four TDs with four interceptions.
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Clemson football overwhelming favorites over Syracuse (rubbingtherock.com; Messenger)
Clemson football faces an improved Syracuse squad before embarking on a fierce two-game stretch against NC State and Florida State. The Tigers look to avoid a trap game versus the Orange.
Syracuse is working to climb its way out of the middle of the pack in the ACC under second year head coach, Dino Babers. Last season, Clemson handily defeated the Orange, 54-0. Starting quarterback, Eric Dungey was knocked out of the game in the first quarter, sending them in a downward spiral.
This time around, Clemson enters the week with health issues at quarterback. Kelly Bryant injured his right ankle against Wake Forest. Head coach, Dabo Swinney has indicated that Bryant is day-to-day. While his chances of playing this Friday are good, he may not have the same burst on the ground.
Apparently, even that is not enough to move the needle in Syracuse’s direction. Clemson enters the week as 21-point favorites over the Orange, according to SportsBookReview.com.
Thoughts
Syracuse is a resilient football team. They took both LSU and NC State to the brink in close losses and pulled out a tough victory over Pitt last week.
Despite the Orange’s never-say-die attitude, Clemson should take care of business in this one. The Tigers have an advantage in the trenches versus most opponents, this week is no different. Clemson’s menacing front seven will make it difficult for Dungey to distribute the football to speedy receivers, Steve Ishmael and Ervin Phillips.
Syracuse has a middle of the pack run defense. As such, Clemson’s talented stable of running backs will play a pivotal role in this contest. With Kelly Bryant’s injury, I doubt Jeff Scott and Tony Elliott will call his number on the ground. The carries that would normally go to Bryant will be split between Tavien Feaster, Travis Etienne and CJ Fuller.
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Syracuse Football: Cuse vs Pitt top takeaways from Week 6 (itlh.com; Esden Jr)
The Syracuse football team snapped a two game losing streak by winning a big one at home against the Pitt Panthers. ITLH breaks it down.
Let me start off by saying it was awesome to be back in the Dome to watch Syracuse football. I will break down my return in an article later this week.
Now on to the game! In recent years Pittsburgh has had our number. They had won the last four straight and 11 of the past twelve. But not Saturday, the Orange finally had a complete game in all facets and despite winning with only a 3 point margin controlled the game.
First Otto helmet sticker goes of course to Eric Dungey.
After the game our modest Heisman hopeful was more determined than ever according to ESPN.com:
“It’s good, but I’ve said we had so much to improve on, the game was way too close. We could have put it away and we had a lot of opportunities too, but it’s always nice to get that win.”
This comes from a Junior quarterback that many NFL players could learn a thing or two about
poise and class. (insert Cam Newton’s name here).
Eric’s statistics were truly Heisman class passing for a 67% completion percentage 365 yards and 2 touchdowns and tacking on 12 carries for 48 yards. These impressive numbers don’t come close to outlining Eric’s worth to the team. Every time the Orange needed a play Eric took the team and carried them. Clutch passing, scrambling that would make Donovan McNabb proud and leaping over the pile for a first down or running in a touchdown. He needs to book his room and flight for a trip to New York this December.
Next helmet sticker goes to Dontae Strickland.
Although his numbers were not off the chart for the first time in recent memory. Although the read option provided a new threat for the defense to consider and he ended the game with a respectable 80 yards on 25 carries.
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Syracuse Football Report Card: Who shined for the Orange against Pitt? (itlh.com; Carey)
The Syracuse football team is back to .500 after their 27 to 24 victory over Pitt. But who shined for the Orange? ITLH breaks it all down.
The Syracuse football squad held on to beat out Pittsburgh this past weekend. The Panthers got off to an early lead in the second quarter, but Syracuse scored a touchdown late to tie things up at 10 going into halftime.
After the break, Syracuse Football once again came out of the locker room on fire; a developing trend throughout the season. The Syracuse offense was moving the ball more effectively due to a surprising surge in the run game by Dontae Strickland and the Syracuse offensive line. Syracuse scored two touchdowns in the second half, while the Syracuse defense was solid all game.
The Orange offense ended up with 500 yards of total offense, according to ESPN.com, while the defense chipped in with great 3rd down defense limiting the Panthers offense to just a 3-13 conversion rate.
This Syracuse defense is much improved from last season, and in this game they were without arguably their two best pass rushers in Josh Black and Kendall Coleman. The improvement of the Syracuse defense is evident, and defensive coordinator Brian Ward and the rest of the staff deserve a ton of credit.
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Clemson Football: Is NC State the Tigers’ biggest threat in the ACC? (rubbingtherock.com; Messenger)
The ACC has come back down to earth after claiming the Heisman Trophy and National Championship in 2016. Clemson football sits atop the conference once again. Surprisingly, NC State appears to be the toughest in-conference opponent left on the Tigers’ schedule.
Coming into 2017, Florida State was the ACC’s offseason darling. At the annual ACC Kickoff, Florida State led the 2017 ACC Football Preseason Poll with 118 first place votes. Clemson — two-time reigning ACC Champion — received just 35 votes.
Through the first six weeks of the season, the ‘Noles sit 1-3. After losing starting quarterback, Deondre Francois for the season in a loss to Alabama, FSU began a downward spiral. With James Blackman at quarterback, the Seminoles are not nearly as threatening to Clemson in the ACC.
Honorable mention contenders
While Clemson soundly defeated Virginia Tech two weeks ago, the Hokies remain in play to win the Coastal division. The two programs could potentially meet again in the ACC Championship. While the Hokies would be more prepared coming into a rematch with Clemson, that doesn’t change the mismatches in personnel. The Tigers’ dominant front seven is simply too much for Tech’s offensive line to handle.
Miami is riding high coming off of a last second victory over in-state rival, Florida State. Unfortunately, during that win the Canes lost star-tailback, Mark Walton for the year with an undisclosed ankle injury. Without Walton, Miami’s offense is one-dimensional. As good as junior quarterback, Malik Rosier has been thus far, he alone is not enough to defeat Clemson’s elite defense.
NC State
The Wolfpack have the best chance at dethroning the Tigers. On the offensive side of the ball, NC State has Ryan Finley, one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the ACC. At his dispense are wide outs, Kelvin Harmon and Stephen Louis. Let’s not forget about track-star running back, Nyheim Hines and do-it-all tight end, Jaylen Samuels.
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Syracuse University confirms 14 mumps cases, up from 2 last month and 8 last week (PS;O'Toole)
The number of Syracuse University students diagnosed with mumps has jumped from two to eight to now 14, officials said.
SU's Office of Health Services emailed students, staff and faculty Sept. 21 to say two SU students had been diagnosed with mumps. At the time, the university said it was working closely with the Onondaga County Health Department to monitor the situation, and expected students to make a full recovery within a few weeks.
Last week, the number of confirmed cases of the mumps reached eight, university officials said.
On Monday, university officials sent another email saying even more SU students have confirmed cases of the mumps.
"Since my last communication, several more mumps cases have been confirmed," Dr. Karen Nardella, of SU's Health Services wrote in an email Monday. "At this time, there are 14 confirmed cases. This is a serious matter and we need your help to prevent the further spread of mumps."
In the email, Nardella asks students, staff and faculty to review several frequently asked questions, including whether they can still get mumps if they have been vaccinated. The answer, she said, is yes.
"Although vaccination is your best protection, it's not 100 percent effective," she wrote. "In fact, every Syracuse student who has contracted mumps has been properly vaccinated."
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