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Welcome to National Hot Dog Day!
National Hot Dog Day was started by the North American Meat Institute in 1991 and began being promoted and organized by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council after they were created by the institute in 1994. The day coincides with the Annual Hot Dog Lunch at Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., which is also sponsored by the North American Meat Institute. The lunch, which has taken place for decades, is a large hot dog picnic attended by lawmakers, administration officials, and Capitol Hill staff. The goal of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council is for similar smaller events to be held around the country. Many national and local retailers have sponsored deals on the day. This holiday also takes place during National Hot Dog Month, which started in the 1950s.
Hot dogs gained in popularity in the United States in the early twentieth century, and are similar to frankfurters and wieners, which take their names from Frankfurt, Germany, and Vienna, Austria. In the United States, hot dogs were traditionally sold at hot dog stands and carts and were prominent in New York City, as well as Chicago. They have become a prominent part of American culture, and have been closely associated with baseball. Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile have also become cultural icons.
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6 big questions now that Cuomo says fans aren’t allowed in Dome (PS; Carlson)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo seemed to deliver some harsh news to Syracuse sports fans on Tuesday, indicating that games inside the Carrier Dome could not be played in front of fans.
Cuomo touched on the subject during a wide-ranging conference call and his answer was brief, leaving plenty of unanswered questions.
Here was the full exchange:
Reporter: I have a quick follow-up about college sports and attendance by fans because I know there are a lot of SU fans. As of right now, the ACC is playing and it looks like Syracuse may at least have conference games inside the Dome. Would fans be allowed in to watch those games?
Cuomo: College games, Rob, do you have the answer on that?
Robert Mujica (state budget director): No, Governor we are not. Right now, we’re still fan-less sports activities. So that would be a large social gathering with everyone together in a stadium and that is not authorized as of yet.
Cuomo: Fan-less. So the game can go on. The game can be televised, but no fans.
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SU wants clarification from Cuomo on whether fans can attend games (PS; Mink)
Syracuse University wants clarification from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on whether fans will be able to attend games at the Carrier Dome this fall.
The state’s decision to bar spectators from attending college games has raised questions on how long the ban would be in place and whether schools can continue planning to host a reduced capacity crowd at a later date.
“The health and safety of our student-athletes, our fans, our campus community and the broader Central New York community is our chief priority,” Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack said in a statement Tuesday evening.
“We appreciate and support Governor Cuomo’s continued commitment and ongoing efforts to keeping our communities safe. We will seek further clarification regarding the opportunity to have fans at our games and move forward appropriately under the guidance of the state.”
Cuomo’s “no fans” decision is a more drastic measure than other regions around the country. Texas will reduce its seating capacity to 50%, which would still mean around 50,000 fans can attend a Texas football game this fall. Illinois will operate at 20% capacity, in accordance to its state guidance.
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Syracuse football has excellent shot at landing 4-star CB Duce Chestnut (itlh; Adler)
Duce Chestnut, a 2021 four-star cornerback, says that Syracuse football “is very high on my list,” according to a report.
Duce Chestnut, an extremely talented 2021 four-star cornerback, has included Syracuse football in his top-eight finalists, and it seems that the Orange is in strong shape with the prospect.
“Syracuse is very high on my list,” Chestnut told CuseNation.com’s Mike McAllister in a recent article. Although nothing is ever a guarantee in the tricky recruiting arena, this is certainly a positive sign for the Orange.
Chestnut noted to McAllister that, following the 2020 campaign for Syracuse football, star secondary players Trill Williams and Andre Cisco could leave the Hill after their junior stints, “so that’s a great opportunity to come in and be the next guy up.”
Should he commit to the ‘Cuse, Chestnut would represent the first four-star pledge for Syracuse football in its 2021 recruiting cycle, although the Orange has secured a bevy of three-star prospects to date.
However, competition for Chestnut’s services is fierce. His other finalists are Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Kansas, Louisville and Rutgers. Any instance where multiple teams from both the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference are involved, and Syracuse football is going to face a daunting task to prevail.
The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Chestnut is a rising senior at Camden High School in Camden, N.J. At this juncture, it doesn’t appear that analysts have pegged a favorite for Chestnut on the primary recruiting Web sites.
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Syracuse to Host FSU in Empty Carrier Dome (SI; Visser)
On Tuesday, I published an article about how Peach Bowl President and CEO Gary Stokan told Sports Illustrated that Florida State's opener against West Virginia in Atlanta would not take place if it came down to playing in front of no fans. The state of New York took a step in the other direction.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that the three FBS programs in his state, Army, Buffalo, and Syracuse, would not have any fans in the stands for their 2020 home games.
Of course, this has a direct effect on FSU, since the Seminoles play 'Cuse every season as part of their ACC Atlantic Division schedule. The 'Noles are currently scheduled to head to Syracuse to take on the Orange in Florida State's conference finale on Thursday, November 19. If that still happens, 'Cuse players will get to sleep in their own beds, use their own locker room, and play on a familiar surface amid site lines with which they've experience, and unlike FSU, they won't have to travel across the country on a short week to do so.
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Hofrichter signs rookie contract with Falcons (PS; Mink)
Former Syracuse football punter Sterling Hofrichter signed his rookie contract with the Atlanta Falcons on Monday.
Signing the contract means Hofrichter can report today for the start of training camp and participate in team-related activities.
OFFICIAL!! Thank you to the Blank family and the @atlantafalcons for the opportunity! Excited to get started and silence the doubters!
Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Hofrichter was projected to a sign a four-year, $3.4 million contract with a $97,741 signing bonus, according to spotrac.com, which tracks team salary data.
Falcons’ rookies can report to training camp today for Covid-19 testing. The NFL and NFL Players Association reached an agreement to have players tested daily for the first two weeks of camp.
Hofrichter is expected to compete with Ryan Allen for the team’s punting position.
Tune in to #WakeUpCall to hear Syracuse Orange football CB alum Brandon Reddish (@BRedd_4) as he shares his experience at Syracuse, Coronavirus, a hopeful sports return, & social justice LIVE WED, Jul 22 at 9:15 ET
SU enters phase 3 of workouts, pods become offensive and defensive units (DO; Emerman)
Syracuse has entered the third phase of its voluntary offseason workout plan, according to a team official. Now, the football team is split into offensive and defensive units.
The third phase is the final expansion of the football pods before the entire team can come in contact with one another when training camp begins as early as Aug. 6.
Syracuse’s phased workout plan is designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 by housing athletes together in small groups and limiting contact with certain staff members. Director of Athletics John Wildhack said during a July 7 press conference that the protocol “has worked beautifully.”
The pods featured about 20 athletes and staff members in phase two. SU’s transition to phase three remains on track with its original timetable from early June, when athletes first returned to campus.
Other guidelines for athletes have included COVID-19 testing upon arrival and a two-week isolation period for any player who tests positive for the virus. Maintaining six feet of distance in the weight room is required, and masks are mandated in athletic facilities but not while working out.
Senior Deputy Athletics Director Herman Frazier in June was also named infection control officer, the first point of contact for anyone concerned with having potential symptoms of COVID-19.
Several other athletic departments that have issued similar safety protocols have shut down summer workouts because of COVID-19 outbreaks, including Atlantic Coast Conference opponents North Carolina and Clemson.
At Syracuse, it’s unclear how many players or team staff have tested positive for COVID-19. SU’s testing information is being reported to the Onondaga County Health Department, according to Syracuse Athletics.
What If P5 had a 40K Minimum? (RX; HM)
What If P5 had a 40K Minimum?
The NCAA has a rule for schools that want to be in Div-I:
To be honest, that's not very restrictive (yet there are still schools in the FBS which struggle to meet that minimum).
What if the power five passed a rule that you have to average 40,000 fans to stay at the P5 level?
Ken posted this on CSNBBS: "FBS attendance 2016-2019"
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ACC FB on Sinclair RSNs will be a Mess! (RX; HM)
ACC FB on Sinclair RSNs will be a Mess!
Ever since Sinclair Broadcasting acquired the former Fox RSNs, it seems like there has been an on-going fight between Sinclair and someone over carriage fees for the RSNs. Sling TV still isn't signed up with Sinclair, for example.
When it looked like YouTube was about to drop the RSNs too, Sinclair was able to strike a deal with them - but it doesn't give every customer access to every RSN. From AwfulAnnouncing: The YouTube TV-Sinclair deal for the Fox RSNs appears to have significantly tightened who can get certain networks
It’s notable that this doesn’t appear to be about out-of-market channels, but rather limiting the distribution of certain channels to only certain parts of their market. So out-of-market streaming packages like MLB.tv won’t solve the problem for those affected, especially given baseball’s particularly restrictive local blackouts.
Subscribers will have to check very closely to see which RSNs they'll actually get. This link will help: https://www.keepmyhometeams.com/
For example, from this link I learn that here in the Charlotte area AT&T UVerse, DirecTV, YouTube TV and Spectrum all have Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast, but if you also want Fox Sports Carolinas and Fox Sports Tennessee you'll need to switch to either Hulu TV or AT&T TV.
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ACC Football: Predicting the Biggest Upsets in 2020 (athlonsports.com; Kinne)
Kenny Pickett and Pitt would love to take down Notre Dame at home
Outside of Clemson, the topsy-turvy nature of the ACC has made upsets plentiful. The simple fact that each of the seven Coastal Division teams has won one division title in the past seven years tells you all you need to know.
But in 2020, the term upset takes on a whole different meaning. As such, assuming games are played, the potential for an underdog to knock off a favored opponent is even greater.
Here are six games involving ACC teams that are primed for an upset.
Note: Schedule is subject to change.
6. Georgia Tech over Virginia, Oct.17
Both teams currently have an open date the week prior, so the schedule is irrelevant from that perspective. But the Cavaliers will have already played (in terms of the current schedule) Georgia, Clemson, and North Carolina. They may be looking at this game as a breather, and an improved Georgia Tech team could be up for the challenge.
5. Duke over Wake Forest, Oct. 3
Duke does have a tough game at Pittsburgh the week before, but this is a sandwich game for the Demon Deacons. They face Notre Dame the Saturday prior to heading to Durham and then host Miami six days after. The Blue Devils' defense could slow Wake down just enough to allow quarterback Chase Brice to lead Duke to victory.
4. Virginia over Virginia Tech, Nov. 28
There are two schools of thought on this game. One is that Virginia Tech will come out angry after having its 15-game winning streak in this rivalry snapped last year. But Virginia, with the monkey now off its back, could play with extra confidence. In a year when home-field advantage may be limited, we'll go with the latter.
3. Florida State over Miami, Nov. 7
Until the Hurricanes go through a season without a major hiccup against a team they should beat, they will always be on this list somewhere. Maybe, like last year, it comes against Georgia Tech. Maybe it will be at Wake. Regardless, it will happen and the guess here is that Mike Norvell has the Seminoles coming into their own by early November.
2. Notre Dame over Clemson, Nov. 7
Okay, so it's unlikely that Clemson loses to anyone. But if it's going to happen, the best bet is in South Bend. Ian Book is back to lead a Notre Dame team that is beginning to believe that they can play with the nation's best.
1. Pittsburgh over Notre Dame, Oct. 17
To make that game against Clemson truly meaningful, the Irish are going to have to go through their schedule to that point unscathed. That won't be easy, and the October trip to Heinz Field will be very difficult. The Panthers have been a thorn in the Irish's side on more than one occasion, and their defense could give Brian Kelly's team a ton of problems.
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https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article244371517.html (newsobserver.com; Wiseman)
While Greg Frey prepares for his first season as Duke’s offensive line coach, a contract dispute with his former employer — and alma mater — has landed in court.
According to documents filed in a Florida federal court, Frey is suing Florida State for money he says he’s owed following his February 2019 firing. He seeks nearly $700,000.
The lawsuit’s documents, obtained by the News & Observer, detail Frey’s 2018 move from coaching offensive line at Michigan to returning to Florida State, where as a player he helped the Seminoles win the 1993 national championship.
After one season coaching on Willie Taggart’s staff at FSU, Frey was dismissed after Houston’s Kendal Briles took over as the team’s offensive coordinator. FSU replaced Frey with Randy Clements, who had coached with Briles at Houston.
Frey said he left Michigan, where he was run game coordinator and offensive line coach, to return to his alma mater with the promise his two-year contract would not include a buyout provision. His Michigan contract included no buyout provision and he wanted the same at Florida State, the lawsuit states.
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https://www.dkpittsburghsports.com/...on-tigers-florida-state-wake-forest-miami-mk/ (dkpittsburghsports.com; Kovak)
Pitt's defensive line was a study in unexpected but pleasant surprises last season.
The All-ACC-caliber play of defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman and end Patrick Jones II drew the most attention, and understandably so, but overlooking the significant contributions made by Habakkuk Baldonado as a redshirt freshman would be a mistake.
His production combined with his backstory is nothing short of astonishing.
Baldonado, a native of soccer-crazed Rome, Italy, stumbled across the American version of football by watching television and YouTube videos. He found a team in his hometown, then opted to move to Florida, where he attended Clearwater Academy International for his senior year and excelled. Baldonado caught the eye of Pitt defensive line coach Charlie Partridge, and after a visit to campus, the Italian was sold.
Plus, he's earned some fans back in his hometown.
In April 2018, my wife and I were visiting Rome for our 10th wedding anniversary. Toward the end of our trip, we made a stop at La Botticella, a well-known Pittsburgh bar in the city. Giovanni Poggi, the bar's owner and an ardent follower of the Steelers and Penn State, noticed my T-shirt and struck up a conversation.
Specifically, he asked about Baldonado before telling us the Penguins playoff game would be on later.
At the time, I didn't know much about Baldonado, other than he was considered a raw prospect who could be a good player with time.
Poggi told me there were people in Rome wishing him success.
That success came in 2019.
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https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...bo-as-swac-latest-to-cancel-fall-season/live/ (cbssports.com; Cobb, Kercheval & Sallee)
While the nation continues grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, college conferences across the country are in the process of deciding how they will approach the fall sports season -- if they play games at all. The Big Ten and Pac-12 have taken the most drastic measures of any of the 10 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences so far by limiting their teams to league play this fall.
Announcements are expected this month from the other three Power Five leagues on whether they will follow suit or perhaps come up with a different scheduling philosophy. At lower divisions, some leagues have canceled all fall competition while others are planning to proceed as scheduled, at least for now. The SEC and ACC have four intra-state rivalries (Georgia-Georgia Tech, South Carolina-Clemson, Florida-Florida State and Kentucky-Louisville), and preserving those games will certainly be a factor in the decision-making process for those two conferences.
Here's the breakdown of what we know about the measures being taken at each division of the sport as the scheduled kickoff of the 2020 college football season approaches.
FBS
Big Ten: The Big Ten announced in July that it will adopt a conference-only scheduling model for 2020 -- if the season is played at all. It was the first Power Five conference to announce a major scheduling alteration and noted that moving to a league-only slate provides "the greatest flexibility to adjust ... operations throughout the season and make quick decisions in real-time based on the most current evolving medical advice and the fluid nature of the pandemic." It is unknown if the Big Ten will stick with nine conference games or include an additional intraleague contest, and the schedule will be announced at a later date.
Pac-12: A couple days after the Big Ten's announcement, the Pac-12 followed suit and moved to a conference-only schedule for 2020. The league also delayed starting mandatory athletic activities until the coronavirus pandemic began trending significantly in a negative direction. The Pac-12 plans to announce its adjusted schedule no later than July 31.
SEC: The SEC had no comment on its future plans when reached by CBS Sports. Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk first noted that a potential conference-only schedule could be decided upon by late July, a timeframe that did not accelerate following announcements by the BIg Ten and Pac-12. The SEC's athletic directors met with commissioner Greg Sankey in mid-July. No major decisions were made, though options for the season were discussed.
ACC: The ACC is considering a conference-game only schedule, according to CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd. Should the ACC eventually go to that model, it is expected that the conference would work independent Notre Dame into the scheduling format due to its existing football affiliation. However, the ACC announced that it will not come to any formal, official decision until late July.
"We've modeled [conference-only] in concept," an ACC source told Dodd. "Now it's getting to the next level of, 'OK, how would it look on paper?' The Big Ten made their decision a little earlier. … Just because the Big Ten crowed doesn't mean it caused the sunshine. There's a lot of variables out there, but if you don't have one, if it's not in your hip pocket, you'll find out real quick it doesn't take just one day to pull one of these together."
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Taughannock Falls: You've never seen NY like this
When you walk the three-quarter mile Gorge Trail trek to Taughannock Falls and reach the titular icon of the park, craning your head up to marvel at it above...
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https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2020/07/you-havent-seen-new-york-like-this-taughannock-falls.html (PS; Trimble)
When you walk the three-quarter mile Gorge Trail trek to Taughannock Falls and reach the titular icon of the park, craning your head up to marvel at it above you, don’t you yearn to see what the reverse view would be like?
Taughannock Falls (pronounced ‘tuck-han-uck’), at 215 feet, is the highest single-drop waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains. While some days it reveals itself in a steady plunge over its limestone rocks, early spring thaws can yield an onslaught pounding the pool below.
Hemlock, sugar maple and white oak trees make up the hardwood forest clinging to the 400 ft ravine cliffs surrounding the falls.
According to the NY State Parks Department, the area was the bottom of a warm, shallow inland sea 360 million years ago. The sandstone and limestone rock formations endured untold forces of nature, and then somewhere between 2 million years ago and 10,000 years ago, massive rock and ice movements carved out the deep gorge that formed Taughannock Falls and the rest
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