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Welcome to System Administrator Appreciation Day!
Your network is secure, your computer is up and running, and your printer is jam-free. Why? Because you’ve got an awesome sysadmin (or maybe a whole IT department) keeping your business up and running. So say IT loud; say IT proud …
Happy SysAdmin Day!
Thanks Tom!
SU News
https://www.syracuse.com/orangebask...in_syracuse_tbt_is_extremely_interested.html; Carlson)
When The Basketball Tournament was held in Columbus, Ohio, this year Ohio State fans packed the venue red and gave former coach Thad Matta a standing ovation.
Playing at Capital University, which fit 1,750 fans, the venue sold out, leaving some Ohio State fans watching the team's alumni team, Scarlet & Gray through arena windows.
"After sitting through Columbus last week my brain instantly goes to Syracuse and how awesome it would be to be there," said TBT CEO and co-founder Jon Mugar. "There's very, very, very serious interest in doing it. It would be awesome, a no-brainer from our perspective."
In its fourth year in the event, Boeheim's Army, the group of former Syracuse alumni playing for $2 million this summer, has played all its games in major cities.
Boeheim's Army has played in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago and Baltimore. This weekend it will compete in the Super 16 in Atlanta.
Mugar, though, said the event is not wedded to major media markets and, this year, TBT has made moves to branch out into communities that would offer the summer basketball tournament a stronger embrace.
When games were held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Marquette basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski and athletic director Bill Scholl, sat courtside.
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Syracuse Basketball: Without Carmelo Anthony, Jerami Grant will thrive (itlh.com; Weisleder)
With Carmelo Anthony officially out of Oklahoma City, the harder-working and younger Syracuse alum, Jerami Grant, will thrive.
Nearly three weeks ago, Sam Presti and Oklahoma City’s front office signed Syracuse alum Jerami Grant to a three-year, $27 Million deal to keep the versatile forward a member of the Thunder.
Grant exemplifies consistency and durability, playing in all but one game for the Thunder during the 2017-18 season.
The 24-year-old averaged more than eight points a game on a career-best 54% shooting, four rebounds, and a block in just over 20 minutes per game. He also threw down one of the more memorable dunks of the 2017-18 season.
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Syracuse legend 'gives back' to Dolgeville community (uticaod.com; McClendon)
Former Syracuse University forward John Wallace took a pass and streaked up the court for a quick score, but this wasn’t his game-winning three-pointer against Georgia in the 1996 NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
Wallace scored this bucket Thursday in the Dolgeville Central School gym, where for the third consecutive year, he has offered a free basketball clinic. Wallace not only provided basketball instruction, but the 44-year-old showed he still has some game, jumping into many of the drills during the high school session of his three-day clinic.
The John Wallace Dolgeville Basketball Clinic began Wednesday and ends Friday. Each day is broken into two-hour training sessions beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m. The sessions are created based on age and includes both boys and girls from Dolgeville teams. Nearly 75 total Dolgeville-area youths packed the gym to learn from the former NBA player and Syracuse University basketball legend.
“When we first started we didn’t have that many kids, but now we have 75,” Wallace said. “It’s awesome to be here in Dolgeville and to be able to put a smile on these kids’ faces.”
One of those kids, Dolgeville freshman Greg Gonyea, has been to each of Wallace’s clinics in Dolgeville over the last three years. He was also invited to play on Wallace’s Jr. NBA team earlier this summer in New York City.
“It’s incredible,” Gonyea said. “You really couldn’t ask for anything else. To have a former NBA player come to your hometown, that’s crazy. It’s really awesome that he comes here.”
Wallace said the clinic happens with the help of Gehring-Tricot Corporation president Skip Gehring. His company, which has a manufacturing factory in Dolgeville, funds the clinic and provides the jerseys that each player receives.
“It’s his way of giving back to the community that has given him and his family so much,” Wallace said.
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Who needs to be on #BrutalityWatch in 2018? (midmajormadness.com; Schutte)
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This year, the epitome of brutality is back with a vengeance. Brutality is hungry. It has had a taste of high-major blood, and it wants more.
Schedule release season is a special time for mid-majors. Calendar dates get circled as fans and programs alike hone in on the programs that will feel their wrath.
Last year saw blueblood programs like North Carolina and Indiana (ed. note: not a blueblood) fall victim to brutality. Countless others were on the losing end as they paid a team to come into their own gym before getting bit by the brutality bug.
Brutality strikes when we least expect it, but it’s never too early to circle a few games that should have teams on #BRUTALITYWATCH.
UMBC at Marquette, Nov. 6
UMBC was a 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They played Virginia, who was a 1 seed. UMBC won by 20. Folks, have you seen this? Have you heard about this?
Marquette will open its first season at the brand new Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center by hosting the Retrievers. It’d be a real shame if UMBC were to ruin their special night. A REAL SHAME.
Buffalo at West Virginia, Nov. 9
Two teams that won games in the NCAA Tournament last year. Buffalo is the heavy MAC favorite, and actually had a fairly low turnover rate last year despite playing up-tempo. It’s no secret that West Virginia is an exhausting team to play. It’ll be opening night for both teams, and it’s going to be fast-paced. This one is going to be exciting.
Ball State at Purdue, Nov. 10
Ball State and Tayler Persons were not afraid of the big stage. Just ask Notre Dame. The Cardinals bring back a lot of their core, and Purdue loses almost all of its starting five, except for Carsen Edwards. Ball State went 4-0 against in-state opponents last year. Is it time to ask ourselves if they’re the best program in the state of Indiana? You tell me.
Wofford at Stanford, Nov. 16
Wofford at Oklahoma, Nov. 18
Wofford won our most famous brutality game last year when they took down North Carolina in Chapel Hill. This year, they’ll have ample opportunity, especially on this road trip against two Power 5 teams that project to be near the bottom of their conferences. Fletcher Magee will come into your arena, burn it down with threes, and then collect the insurance money.
College of Charleston at Oklahoma State, Nov. 18
The Cougars bring back a lot of key pieces from a team that very nearly knocked off Auburn in the NCAA Tournament. Grant Riller and Jarrell Brantley form one of the best 1-2 punches around. Oklahoma State projects to be towards the bottom of the Big 12. Not saying it’s gonna happen, but you do the math.
Northeastern at Syracuse, Dec. 4
I’m going to posit a take: the CAA is going to deliver the most brutality next season. Northeastern is going to be really, really good next year. The Huskies have shooters that can be effective against the plague that is Syracuse’s 2-3 zone. This is a prime spot for Vasa Pusica to break onto the national scene.
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Middle States approves SU reaccreditation (DO; Leffert)
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education recently reaffirmed Syracuse University’s accreditation, allowing SU to continue federal financial aid, according to a campus-wide email sent Thursday afternoon.
Middle States is a nonprofit accreditation organization that reviews all aspects of various colleges.
Universities must go through the accreditation process every eight years to ensure they are meeting its set of standards. Standards vary from topics such as ethics and integrity policy to the university’s student experience. The federal government relies on organizations such as Middle States to evaluate universities and help determine whether they earn federal funding.
Chancellor Kent Syverud announced in the email Thursday that Middle States commended the university on its reaccreditation efforts, which have been in the works for more than two years.
SU organized a Middle States Reaccreditation Steering Committee, headed by Rochelle Ford, a professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; Jeff Stanton, a professor in the School of Information studies; and Libby Barlow, vice president for institutional research and assessment.
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