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Welcome to National Poutine Day!
Though it's likely just over 50 years old, poutine has already become a food of Canadian legend. One tale has it that the combination of cheese curds, fries and gravy originated in Quebec's Le Lutin Qui Rit restaurant in the 1950s, when a customer requested curds atop their fries. The restaurant's owner replied, "Ca va faire une maudite poutine," which loosely translates to, "That's going to make a dreadful mess." Messy or no, poutine has been absorbed into the Canadian lifestyle, and Americans love it, too.
SU News
Path for international basketball players at Syracuse requires patience, hope (PS; Waters)
Quincy Guerrier is finishing a class requirement that would enable him to enroll at Syracuse University and play basketball for the Orange.
Guerrier, the skilled Class of 2019 forward, grew up in Montreal and attended high school in Thetford Mines, Quebec. Once he secures a satisfactory grade in the class, he can begin the process of officially becoming a student-athlete at an American university.
His coach, Ibrahim Appiah, hesitates to attach a timeline to Guerrier’s arrival in Syracuse. So many variables can alter his path here.
Because unlike American high schoolers, international athletes must complete an additional checklist of items to play college sports. Once Guerrier’s class is settled, Syracuse University must admit him and the NCAA must clear him to play as a freshman. Along the way, SU will issue him an I-20, the documentation he needs to prove SU has accepted him as a student.
Once Guerrier gets his I-20, he must schedule an appointment with the U.S. embassy in his home country. In Montreal, applicants usually wait about three weeks to meet with embassy officials. Once he arrives at his appointment, Guerrier will be questioned about his intentions:
What will he do in the United States? How will he pay for things? Where will he live?
If consular officers believe Guerrier has a legitimate reason to be in the U.S., they will stamp his Canadian passport with an F1 visa, which allows him to study in America with certain restrictions. He will not be permitted to work here.
The former Syracuse basketball center needs an agent able to navigate the road for international athletes.
“He has to schedule the appointment, show the right documents,” said former SU center Paschal Chukwu, a native of Nigeria. “They will ask him questions, pretty much interview him to see what’s up.”
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ACC Football Rx: Links, news and rumors - 4/10/19 (RX; HM)
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From ESPN's Way-too-early bracketology by Joe Lunardi:
Here are his predictions for ACC teams in next year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament...
Region Seed Team
Midwest
5 Louisville
2 UNC
11 Virginia Tech
West
1 Duke
5 Florida State
East
1 UVA
11 Syracuse
South
5 NC State
First Four:
Va Tech play-in vs. Arizona
Syracuse play-in vs. Georgetown
In my humble opinion, that last one would be a mistake. Oh, it would be a GREAT game... but I just don't think Toledo is ready for Orange vs. Hoyas!
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Postseason Grades for Every ACC Basketball Team - Stadium (watchstadium.com; Wittry)
Virginia won its first-ever national championship in 2019, which undoubtedly caps off a best-case season for the Cavaliers. Not just because of how Virginia’s 2018 season ended, but because the ‘Hoos were picked second in the ACC preseason media poll and they debuted at No. 5 in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll.
They didn’t only live up to expectations, but you could argue they managed to exceed them.
The only possible grade for Virginia’s 2019 season is an A+. But you can’t say the same about the rest of the teams in the conference.
Here are Stadium’s postseason grades for every team in the ACC, which take into account the ACC preseason media poll, 2018 recruiting class rankings and conference and NCAA Tournament finishes.
The teams are listed alphabetically below.
Boston College
Grade: C
The Eagles tied for 11th in the ACC standings, which is where they were picked in the ACC preseason media poll. Boston College finished 14-17 and endured losing streaks of four or five games on three separate occasions.
Wins over Loyola Chicago, Minnesota, DePaul, Florida State and Louisville showed flashes of what the Eagles could be when they were clicking, but they were far too inefficient on offense, and even worse on defense, to keep pace in the ACC.
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Duke freshman RJ Barrett to leave school, enter NBA Draft (wtkr.com; Winkler)
Duke freshman forward RJ Barrett has announced that he will enter his name in the 2019 NBA Draft.
A first-team All-ACC selection, a consensus first-team All-American, and the USA Today National Player of the Year, Barrett was tied for the ACC lead in scoring with classmate Zion Williamson at 22.6 points per game. He broke both the Duke and ACC freshman scoring records with 860 points, and finished with the second most points by a Duke player in a single season, trailing only the 941 points by J.J. Redick in his 2006 senior campaign.
“From start to finish, RJ was there every second,” said head coach Mike Krzyzewski. “He played the most minutes, broke scoring records and was consistently excellent. He became one of our best defensive rebounders, and was close to triple-doubles quite a bit because of his scoring, rebounding and assists. Having reclassified to come to Duke early, he’s just so advanced for this stage of his career. He comes from an incredible family, he’s a winner in every sense, and it was so special to have RJ in our program.”
...
BOZICH | ACC shining, SEC gaining, Big Ten stalling (wdrb.com; Bozich)
Atlantic Coast Conference basketball is the most dazzling real estate in college basketball —- exclusive, extravagant and oozing with tradition.
But keep an eye on the Southeastern Conference. There’s several fancy new subdivisions and undeniable ambition.
Then, there is the Big Ten. Magic Johnson’s league better bust out the paint brushes, hammers and brooms and get to work. It ain’t what it used to be.
That’s not a hot take. That’s another cold splash of basketball gospel after adding the results from the 2019 NCAA Tournament to the record book.
There are nine active coaches who have won the national title. Four — Mike Krzyzewski of Duke; Roy Williams of North Carolina; Jim Boeheim of Syracuse and Tony Bennett of Virginia — work in the ACC.
...
Other
Reubens and eggs Benedict shine at the Hamlet Diner in Chittenango (Dining Out Review) (PS; Marmaduke Woodman)
Chittenango is a beautiful little town, one we visit regularly if only to take our little dog to the Bed and Bowl when we leave town. But on this recent sunny Wednesday, we would find a new reason to make the half-hour drive from Syracuse: The Hamlet, a diner offering good food and interesting extras.
We arrived at an odd hour between breakfast and lunch and were, for a time, the only customers in the bright, dining room. As our meal progressed, people began arriving for lunch, some obviously regulars. However, we were made to feel every bit as welcome as they. The Hamlet Diner is a friendly place.
We started with coffee and iced tea, both important in a diner. Our coffee, fresh and strong, was unusually good. Our iced tea was clearly freshly brewed, with none of the off, plastic-like taste of too-long-held tea.
As we sipped, we read through a menu of many choices, including a varied array of pancakes containing everything from candy to blueberries to bacon, ham and sausage (all in one!). Each type can be ordered as two cakes or as a single giant cake, each order for $7.99. We settled on one described as “Bacon, Bacon, Bacon!”
...
Though it's likely just over 50 years old, poutine has already become a food of Canadian legend. One tale has it that the combination of cheese curds, fries and gravy originated in Quebec's Le Lutin Qui Rit restaurant in the 1950s, when a customer requested curds atop their fries. The restaurant's owner replied, "Ca va faire une maudite poutine," which loosely translates to, "That's going to make a dreadful mess." Messy or no, poutine has been absorbed into the Canadian lifestyle, and Americans love it, too.
SU News
Path for international basketball players at Syracuse requires patience, hope (PS; Waters)
Quincy Guerrier is finishing a class requirement that would enable him to enroll at Syracuse University and play basketball for the Orange.
Guerrier, the skilled Class of 2019 forward, grew up in Montreal and attended high school in Thetford Mines, Quebec. Once he secures a satisfactory grade in the class, he can begin the process of officially becoming a student-athlete at an American university.
His coach, Ibrahim Appiah, hesitates to attach a timeline to Guerrier’s arrival in Syracuse. So many variables can alter his path here.
Because unlike American high schoolers, international athletes must complete an additional checklist of items to play college sports. Once Guerrier’s class is settled, Syracuse University must admit him and the NCAA must clear him to play as a freshman. Along the way, SU will issue him an I-20, the documentation he needs to prove SU has accepted him as a student.
Once Guerrier gets his I-20, he must schedule an appointment with the U.S. embassy in his home country. In Montreal, applicants usually wait about three weeks to meet with embassy officials. Once he arrives at his appointment, Guerrier will be questioned about his intentions:
What will he do in the United States? How will he pay for things? Where will he live?
If consular officers believe Guerrier has a legitimate reason to be in the U.S., they will stamp his Canadian passport with an F1 visa, which allows him to study in America with certain restrictions. He will not be permitted to work here.
The former Syracuse basketball center needs an agent able to navigate the road for international athletes.
“He has to schedule the appointment, show the right documents,” said former SU center Paschal Chukwu, a native of Nigeria. “They will ask him questions, pretty much interview him to see what’s up.”
...
ACC Football Rx: Links, news and rumors - 4/10/19 (RX; HM)
...
From ESPN's Way-too-early bracketology by Joe Lunardi:
Here are his predictions for ACC teams in next year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament...
Region Seed Team
Midwest
5 Louisville
2 UNC
11 Virginia Tech
West
1 Duke
5 Florida State
East
1 UVA
11 Syracuse
South
5 NC State
First Four:
Va Tech play-in vs. Arizona
Syracuse play-in vs. Georgetown
In my humble opinion, that last one would be a mistake. Oh, it would be a GREAT game... but I just don't think Toledo is ready for Orange vs. Hoyas!
...
Postseason Grades for Every ACC Basketball Team - Stadium (watchstadium.com; Wittry)
Virginia won its first-ever national championship in 2019, which undoubtedly caps off a best-case season for the Cavaliers. Not just because of how Virginia’s 2018 season ended, but because the ‘Hoos were picked second in the ACC preseason media poll and they debuted at No. 5 in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll.
They didn’t only live up to expectations, but you could argue they managed to exceed them.
The only possible grade for Virginia’s 2019 season is an A+. But you can’t say the same about the rest of the teams in the conference.
Here are Stadium’s postseason grades for every team in the ACC, which take into account the ACC preseason media poll, 2018 recruiting class rankings and conference and NCAA Tournament finishes.
The teams are listed alphabetically below.
Boston College
Grade: C
The Eagles tied for 11th in the ACC standings, which is where they were picked in the ACC preseason media poll. Boston College finished 14-17 and endured losing streaks of four or five games on three separate occasions.
Wins over Loyola Chicago, Minnesota, DePaul, Florida State and Louisville showed flashes of what the Eagles could be when they were clicking, but they were far too inefficient on offense, and even worse on defense, to keep pace in the ACC.
...
Duke freshman RJ Barrett to leave school, enter NBA Draft (wtkr.com; Winkler)
Duke freshman forward RJ Barrett has announced that he will enter his name in the 2019 NBA Draft.
A first-team All-ACC selection, a consensus first-team All-American, and the USA Today National Player of the Year, Barrett was tied for the ACC lead in scoring with classmate Zion Williamson at 22.6 points per game. He broke both the Duke and ACC freshman scoring records with 860 points, and finished with the second most points by a Duke player in a single season, trailing only the 941 points by J.J. Redick in his 2006 senior campaign.
“From start to finish, RJ was there every second,” said head coach Mike Krzyzewski. “He played the most minutes, broke scoring records and was consistently excellent. He became one of our best defensive rebounders, and was close to triple-doubles quite a bit because of his scoring, rebounding and assists. Having reclassified to come to Duke early, he’s just so advanced for this stage of his career. He comes from an incredible family, he’s a winner in every sense, and it was so special to have RJ in our program.”
...
BOZICH | ACC shining, SEC gaining, Big Ten stalling (wdrb.com; Bozich)
Atlantic Coast Conference basketball is the most dazzling real estate in college basketball —- exclusive, extravagant and oozing with tradition.
But keep an eye on the Southeastern Conference. There’s several fancy new subdivisions and undeniable ambition.
Then, there is the Big Ten. Magic Johnson’s league better bust out the paint brushes, hammers and brooms and get to work. It ain’t what it used to be.
That’s not a hot take. That’s another cold splash of basketball gospel after adding the results from the 2019 NCAA Tournament to the record book.
There are nine active coaches who have won the national title. Four — Mike Krzyzewski of Duke; Roy Williams of North Carolina; Jim Boeheim of Syracuse and Tony Bennett of Virginia — work in the ACC.
...
Other
Reubens and eggs Benedict shine at the Hamlet Diner in Chittenango (Dining Out Review) (PS; Marmaduke Woodman)
Chittenango is a beautiful little town, one we visit regularly if only to take our little dog to the Bed and Bowl when we leave town. But on this recent sunny Wednesday, we would find a new reason to make the half-hour drive from Syracuse: The Hamlet, a diner offering good food and interesting extras.
We arrived at an odd hour between breakfast and lunch and were, for a time, the only customers in the bright, dining room. As our meal progressed, people began arriving for lunch, some obviously regulars. However, we were made to feel every bit as welcome as they. The Hamlet Diner is a friendly place.
We started with coffee and iced tea, both important in a diner. Our coffee, fresh and strong, was unusually good. Our iced tea was clearly freshly brewed, with none of the off, plastic-like taste of too-long-held tea.
As we sipped, we read through a menu of many choices, including a varied array of pancakes containing everything from candy to blueberries to bacon, ham and sausage (all in one!). Each type can be ordered as two cakes or as a single giant cake, each order for $7.99. We settled on one described as “Bacon, Bacon, Bacon!”
...
