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Welcome to Free Queso Day!
Salsa and chips are always free at Moe's Southwest Grill, but queso—or "liquid gold," as they call it—is also free today. Why? Because it's Free Queso Day! Each year on the day, Moe's gives out a free six-ounce cup of their queso as a way to thank their loyal customers. In past years, the restaurant—which is a fast-casual franchise that serves southwestern food in around 700 locations—has held contests giving those who enter the opportunity to win free queso for life. (Well, at least one free cup a week for 24 years.) In 2019, the day was expanded to "Queso Season," and queso was celebrated all of September. Not only was free queso available in-store, but also by using the Moe Rewards app, online ordering, and catering. Moe Rewards members also got an extra 100 bonus points for every purchase of queso they made during the month.
Queso, more formally known as chile con queso, is a dip made with cheese and chile peppers that are primarily used with tortilla chips. According to one story, the first time queso was sold at a restaurant may have been 1900, when Otis Farnsworth opened the Original Mexican Restaurant in San Antonio and put it on the menu. It became one of the most popular menu items, although it is unknown what type of cheese was used. The first published queso recipe may date to the early 1920s when one appeared in a women's organization cookbook in San Antonio. This recipe used American chees
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Which SU basketball players had sons play for other schools? (Mike’s Mailbox) (PS; $; Waters)
It’s amazing, and kind of awesome, when I write a story that elicits a question from a reader and that questions spawns another cool story.
That’s basically what happened this week in Mike’s Mailbox as a reader saw one of my recent stories on Syracuse basketball players whose sons wound up playing for the Orange and came up with a really intriguing question. That question leads off this week’s Mailbox.
Q: Your recent article about sons who followed their dads to SU got me thinking. Who are some of the more prominent sons who did not follow their dads to Syracuse?
Bill N.
Mike: Recently, I wrote a story about father-son combinations in Syracuse basketball history. The subject came up when Syracuse announced that Chaz Owens, the son of former SU great Billy Owens, had been added to this year’s roster.
I had a lot of fun looking up father-son duos and this is a great follow-up question.
Here are the ones I found:
Tony Bruin’s son, Anthony, played at Iona. A 6-foot-7 forward Anthony Bruin averaged 12.0 points and 6.3 rebounds as a senior in 2007.
Rudy Hackett’s son, Daniel, played at USC from 2006 to 2009. Daniel averaged 12.3 points as a junior and then turned pro. He’s still playing overseas.
Herman Harried’s son, Armon, will be a sophomore at Canisius this year. Last year, Armon Harried averaged 6.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 23 minutes per game.
Stephen Thompson’s son, Stephen Jr. and Ethan, both played for him at Oregon State. Stephen Jr. averaged 14.6 in his career. He graduated in 2019 and is currently playing pro ball in Italy. Ethan will be a senior this year. He averaged 14.8 points per game last year.
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What the NCAA’s college basketball guidelines mean for Syracuse’s season (DO; Crane)
The college basketball season will start Nov. 25, the NCAA announced Wednesday evening. Teams can schedule up to 25 games depending on whether they participate in a “multiple-team event,” and must complete in 13 to be eligible for the NCAA Tournament.
Starting Oct. 14, programs can conduct a maximum of 30 preseason practices over 42 days — with a limit of four hours per day — until the season begins. Schools will also have a “transition period” from Sept. 21 until Oct. 13, according to the NCAA’s release, where they can conduct 12 hours per week of strength and conditioning workouts, among other meetings.
By pushing back the first games until right before Thanksgiving, the NCAA ensured that most schools will be finished with their in-person semester. Syracuse, which is following an accelerated schedule that includes weekend classes, will send all students home Nov. 24.
“The new season start date near the Thanksgiving holiday provides the optimal opportunity to successfully launch the basketball season,” NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt said in a release. “It is a grand compromise of sorts and a unified approach that focuses on the health and safety of student-athletes competing towards the 2021 Division I basketball championships.”
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Syracuse Basketball: Jerami Grant vs. Dion Waiters for spot in NBA Finals (itlh; Adler)
A former Syracuse basketball player will make it to this season’s NBA Finals, and that’s delightful.
For all the talk about how former Syracuse basketball players usually don’t fare all that well in the NBA, in this abbreviated, bubble-residing campaign for the U.S. professional ranks, something will transpire for Orange Nation that hasn’t done so in four decades.
A former Syracuse basketball guy will appear in the NBA Finals for the inaugural instance dating back to Marty Byrnes in 1980, when his Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers to claim the league championship, per a report by Geoff Herbert of Syracuse.com.
On Tuesday night, the Denver Nuggets completed their series comeback versus the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference semi-finals.
Denver, whose roster includes former Orange star Jerami Grant, stunned the Clippers, 104-89, in game seven to take the series 4-3, after the Nuggets found themselves trailing 3-1 to Los Angeles, a crew that features NBA superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
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NCAA's Dan Gavitt: College basketball season to start Nov. 25 (ncaa.com; video)
NCAA SVP Dan Gavitt joined Andy Katz to break down the DI Council's announcement that the men’s and women’s basketball season start dates will be Nov. 2
#57 Syracuse Men's Basketball 2020-2021 Preview (collegesportsmadness.com; Young)
Syracuse has been a pretty consistently average team ever since they finished 28-6 in 2014. Over the past six seasons, the Orange have won anywhere between 18 and 23 games and have seemingly lived on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Syracuse was unlikely to make the tournament last season if there was one, but they will return four starters from that squad. The Orange seem likely to find themselves in familiar territory this season, in the middle of the ACC and on the bubble.
2019-20 Record: 18-14, 10-10
Coach: Jim Boeheim
Coach Record: 964-399 at Syracuse, 964-399 overall
Key Departed Players:
Elijah Hughes, Forward, 19.0 ppg
Brycen Goodine, Guard, 1.9 ppg
Key Returning Players:
Buddy Boeheim, Junior, Guard, 15.3 ppg
Joseph Girard III, Sophomore, Guard, 12.4 ppg
Marek Dolezaj, Senior, Forward, 10.4 ppg
Bourama Sidibe, Senior, Center, 6.0 ppg
Quincy Guerrier, Sophomore, Forward, 6.9 ppg
Jesse Edwards, Sophomore, Center, 2.4 ppg
Robert Braswell, Sophomore, Forward, 1.7 ppg
Key New Players:
John Bol Ajak, RS Freshman, Center
Frank Anselem, Freshman, Center
Alan Griffin, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Illinois
Woody Newton, Freshman, Forward
Chaz Owens, Freshman, Forward
Kadary Richmond, Freshman, Forward
Projection:
Syracuse loses top scorer Elijah Hughes, but they return essentially everyone else from last season’s rotation. Buddy Boeheim, Joseph Girard and Marek Dolezaj are all back after averaging double-digit points last year. Boeheim proved to be more than just the coach’s son behind 15.3 points while shooting 37% from three on 8.2 attempts per game. Girard had a strong freshman campaign averaging 12.4 points, 3.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals. Dolezaj, a senior this season, has been a solid all-around player throughout his career and averaged 10.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals last year. Bourama Sidibe is the final returning starter as the anchor of the 2-3 zone down low. Sidibe doesn’t score much with just 6.0 points per game, but added 7.6 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.3 steals per contest. Quincy Guerrier is the top reserve back this season after averaging 6.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Alan Griffin is the lone non-freshman newcomer for the Orange. Griffin is a graduate transfer from Illinois who averaged 8.9 points and 4.5 rebounds last season. Syracuse also adds five freshmen to the roster, led by four-star, top-100 recruit Kadary Richmond. Depth has been a recurring issue for Syracuse over the last few years and could continue this season unless some of the freshmen make the regular rotation. In any event, Syracuse looks to be in a similar position to the last several years as a mid-level ACC team that should hang around the bubble all season.
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
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Doughty College Notebook: ACC's Brazeau optimistic about upcoming basketball season (roanoke.com; Doughty)
By the end of the week, ACC associate commissioner Paul Brazeau thinks he’ll have a good idea of what’s ahead for the upcoming basketball season.
That’s just in time to discuss his thoughts with the Roanoke Valley Sports Club on Monday night at the Salem Civic Center (tickets remain).
“I think we’re going to play the season somehow,” Brazeau, who oversees men’s basketball, said prior to a meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Will it be a bubble-type situation similar to the NBA, which does not have fans in the stands?
“I don’t get that sense right now,” said Brazeau, who has been with the ACC since 2014. “Bubbles are going to end up to be a last resort kind of thing.
“The situation looks better than it did a month ago but the logistics still have to be worked out.”
Getting through one weekend of ACC football has provided incentive.
“Absolutely,” Brazeau said. “We’re following their medical protocols closely to see how it all works. Listen, the virus might be here for a long time. Along with trying to get vaccines, we’ve got to learn to live with it.”
The so-called non-revenue sports also have been worth studying.
“The cadence in basketball is different from football,” he said. “As you know, we play a couple of times a week, so that’s a big difference right there in and of itself. No doubt.”
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DBR Podcast Episode 232: NCAA Gives Us A Basketball Start Date! (DBR; podcast)
The NCAA announced Wednesday the new start date for the 2020-2021 college basketball season, and we jump on to react to it all on Episode 232! The new season will start on November 25th, and we discuss what that means for the early season games that we come to expect. How many games can the Duke Blue Devils play? How many non-conference games are mandated? How will these games happen? We discuss it all!
After the break, we bring back Parting Shots, with more discussion on the NCAA’s college basketball announcement, we give Coach David Cutcliffe his flowers on his 66th birthday, and we quickly discuss Jayson Tatum making 3rd team All-NBA and somehow getting snubbed in the process.
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Halloween 2020 will feature rare blue moon and daylight saving time (PS; $; Hernandez)
In a series of bizarre things happening in 2020, add a rare blue hunter’s moon on Halloween to that list.
If you’re outside on this spooky night, don’t expect to look up and see a blue tinted moon. A blue moon happens when there are two full moons in one month. This event occurs every two-and-a-half to three years.
However, according to Farmer’s Almanac, seeing one on Oct. 31 happens only once every 19 years.
“After the blue moon on Oct. 31, 2020, trick-or-treaters will need to wait until 2039 to see the next blue moon on Halloween,” AccuWeather meteorologist Brian Lada said.
October’s harvest moon and blue hunter moon are part of a total 13 full moons we will have experienced this year.
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