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Meant as a day to build awareness around the marching arts, Marching Band Day is all about those upbeat, often cheerful bands which also happen to be moving around while playing.
Taking place on March 4th (march forth – get it?) this day is to celebrate one of the most musical of past-times.
The first marching bands appeared in the 1800s. They originated from groups of traveling musicians who would perform at festivals centuries ago, and as time went on they became the foundation for military bands, from which marching bands directly evolved.
The marching arts has evolved through the years and now includes the indoor marching arts, including WGI Color Guard, Percussion, and Winds.
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Syracuse Snaps Clemson's Five Game Winning Streak (SI; McAllister)
Syracuse played stellar defense throughout and the offense got going in the second half as the Orange picked up an impressive win over Clemson 64-54. The win improves Syracuse to 15-8 (9-7) and keeps NCAA Tournament hopes alive. It also snapped Clemson's five game winning streak and avenges a blowout loss earlier in the season.
Next up for Syracuse is the ACC Tournament.
The duo of Alan Griffin and Buddy Boeheim led the way for Syracuse. Griffin had a game with 22 points, 19 of which came in the second half, on 8-14 shooting overall and 6-12 from beyond the arc. He added 10 rebounds and three blocks. Boeheim chipped in with 17 points and five rebounds.
Kadary Richmond battled through a leg injury to score five points and dish out four assists in 18 minutes, but he clearly looked a step slower than normal. Still, the Orange defense was noticeably better when he was on the floor. Joe Girard had seven points and seven assists in 23 minutes.
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What happens if a team has a positive Covid test at the ACC tournament? (Mike’s Mailbox) (PS; $; Waters)
This has been the year of the coronavirus in college basketball. And, as far as Syracuse is concerned, it’s also been a season full of bizarre statistical occurrences.
We’ve got a sampling of both in this week’s Mike’s Mailbox. And we start off with a coronavirus question that looks ahead to next week’s ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.
Q: What happens if a team gets a positive test while in the ACC tourney? Not enough time to postpone. Are they disqualified?
John S. via Twitter
Mike: From what I’ve been told, the ACC will handle positive tests just before and during its conference tournament next week in a fashion similar to the one the NCAA has adapted for its tournament.
If a team has a coronavirus outbreak prior to the tournament and the team could not participate in the tournament, the bracket could be changed.
If a team experiences a Covid outbreak during the tournament, the bracket would not be changed. That team’s game would be considered a forfeit and its scheduled opponent would advance to the next round.
There will be no substituting of a team that previously knocked out of the tournament by the team that had the Covid outbreak.
Needless to say, there will be a lot of crossed fingers in Greensboro next week.
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Instant Juice: Syracuse 64, Clemson 54 - The Juice Online (the juice; Cheng)
A quick take on Syracuse’s 64-54 win over Clemson on Wednesday evening:
WHAT HAPPENED: Syracuse was clinging to a 25-22 lead at intermission, but coming out of halftime, Alan Griffin single-handedly willed the Orange to a win. Griffin’s 3-pointer a minute into the half was a sign of things to come, as he hit two more in the next two minutes as part of a 19-point second half. His third 3-pointer with 17:29 left gave Syracuse a 36-22 lead, and the Tigers could never trim the lead under double digits. It was a measure of revenge for the Orange, which was routed on Feb. 6 on the road by the same Clemson team, 78-61.
ANALYSIS: The win over the Tigers bumps Syracuse’s record in Quadrant 2 games to 4-1, though the Orange is also 0-6 in Q1 games. Syracuse should pay particular attention to Clemson and NC State from here on out. NC State is ranked 76th in NET, and with a road win against them in February, Syracuse would qualify for a Quadrant 1 win if the Wolfpack inch inside the top 75 (a Q1 win is awarded for a road win against a top 75 NET team). NCST plays Notre Dame later this evening. As for Clemson, they came into Wednesday’s matchup ranked 33rd in NET, and a Q1 win is awarded for home teams that defeat a top 30 NET team. Certainly, the Orange should be rooting for these two teams in the ACC Tournament, that is, unless SU is playing them.
HERO: Well, this is an easy one. Griffin’s...
Griffin, Boeheim lead Syracuse past Clemson 64-54 (AP)
Alan Griffin hit three straight 3-pointers to score nine of his 22 points in just under three minutes on Wednesday, as Syracuse opened the second half on a furious 15-2 run to break away from Clemson for a 64-54 win.
The Orange (15-8, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) hit their first six shots of the second half, including three from distance, while Clemson (15-6, 9-6) was 1 of 4 shooting. The teams had ended a cold-shooting first half with Syracuse ahead 25-22.
In less than four minutes, Syracuse made it a completely different game, doubling its field goal percentage from 25% in the first half to 50% in the second. The Orange only turned the ball over once in the second half, Griffin was on his way to his fifth double-double of the season with 10 rebounds to go with the 22 points, and Buddy Boeheim tossed in 17.
The game was a makeup, originally scheduled for Jan. 12. Griffin's double-double was his first since Jan. 23. Seven of his 10 rebounds were on the defensive end. Syracuse ended the regular season 13-1 at the empty Carrier Dome.
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Syracuse turns up defense, keeps NCAA tourney hopes alive with win over Clemson (theathletic.com; Gutierrez)
For seven years or so, winter in Syracuse hasn’t been complete without the men’s basketball team hovering around the Bubble. And this week, like clockwork, the same pattern has repeated itself. Just as you thought the Orange were drifting toward the NIT following a loss at Georgia Tech on Saturday, they rallied and shored up the defense against Clemson on Wednesday night, conjuring memories of the 2-3 zone of old.
SU has punched back with back-to-back victories over North Carolina (Monday) and Clemson that puts it squarely in the NCAA Tournament bubble conversation, in a position to earn an at-large bid with maybe only one or two wins next week at the ACC tournament. Last month, coach Jim Boeheim acknowledged that SU has been a mediocre team in the regular season. But his teams have snuck into the NCAA Tournament before and then ripped off the surprising runs, notably going from bubble team to Final Four (2016) and Sweet 16 (2018). Maybe this Orange squad can cobble together enough wins to do the same.
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Hold That Tiger: Syracuse basketball defeats Clemson 64-54 (Brent Axe recap) (PS; $; Axe)
Syracuse basketball is sitting squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble.
“That’s just the way it is. Some things will never change. That’s just the way it is. That’s just the way it is, it is, it is, it is.”
Syracuse staked a strong claim to stay in the NCAA Tournament discussion with a 64-54 win over Clemson on Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome.
After the Orange lost to Georgia Tech on Saturday, it appeared to be on the fast track to the NIT.
Syracuse simply was not playing like a team that passed the look test of earning an at-large bid to March Madness, as disjointed as the process is this season.
Something has changed drastically in the last two games.
Syracuse has put together two of its best defensive performances of the season and has knocked off two teams that are nightmares on paper to face.
The Orange has done this even with a growing list of significant participants playing through injury.
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Syracuse Basketball: 5-star Brandon Huntley-Hatfield has new ACC suitor (itlh; Adler)
Some recruiting analysts have said of late that Syracuse basketball is in a great position to possibly land elite 2022 prospect Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, although it seems that a new team has entered the fray for the five-star power forward.
Jason Jordan, the director of basketball recruiting for Sports Illustrated, tweeted out, “Miami has jumped in the mix for 2022 F Brandon Huntley-Hatfield.”
I looked around on several of the main recruiting Web sites, and I’m not seeing anything on them about fellow Atlantic Coast Conference member Miami having offered a scholarship to Huntley-Hatfield.
However, this doesn’t mean that the Hurricanes haven’t offered him. Jordan is one of the best in the business, so it does appear that Miami at the very least is showing interest in Huntley-Hatfield, who is rated in the top 10 nationally in his class by the bevy of recruiting services.
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Orange ends Clemson's win streak (theclemsoninsider.com; Aganalet)
Clemson’s five-game winning streak in the ACC has come to an end. After posting an undefeated February for the first time since 1990, the Tigers’ struggled to build any momentum in their 64-54 loss to Syracuse Wednesday at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
“We’ve won five ACC games in a row. We’ve been playing good basketball and you’re going to have a night where you’re not going to shoot well, that’s going to happen,” Clemson head coach Brad Brownell said after the game. “It’s unfortunate, you know, they made a couple to get away from us. We came prepared and had great practices leading up.
“Obviously, we’ve got an incredibly quick turnaround now coming back to a noon game on Saturday for senior day. I hope we have a great crowd and we certainly want to go out honoring our seniors the right way.”
Neither team got off to a hot start in the first half of play Wednesday, as both teams shot just under 25 percent from the field and under 30 percent from behind the arc. Clemson trailed the Orange, 25-22, at the break.
“I thought we competed defensively, we were good defensively and guarded them well enough,” Brownell said. “Obviously, Alan Griffin got away from us and that was probably the difference along with a couple of transitional layups to get away from us, but the real factors in the game were our inability to score inside the lane.
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Clemson Falls at Syracuse (clemsontigers.com)
Clemson was unable to pull off a season sweep of Syracuse, as the Orange took care of business on its home court. The Tigers topped Syracuse 78-61 at home earlier in the season, but the Orange won 64-54 at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday.
The Tigers (15-6, 9-6) recorded a field goal percentage of 33.9, while the Orange (15-8, 9-7) shot 37.5 from the floor. Each team made 10 shots from beyond the arc, and Syracuse won the rebounding battle 39-37. The Tigers dished out 17 assists and scored 28 points off the bench.
Al-Amir Dawes and Alex Hemenway led the Tigers in scoring with 11 points apiece. Both guards sank three 3-pointers. Chase Hunter collected seven points and four assists, and Aamir Simms tallied six points and eight rebounds. Hunter Tyson contributed six points and seven boards, and Clyde Trapp was credited with five assists and five rebounds. For Syracuse, Alan Griffin netted six threes and scored a game-high 22 points.
On the game’s first possession Hunter Tyson scored a putback layup after corralling an offensive rebound. A low-scoring war of attrition took place for the better part of the first half, though, with Syracuse leading 11-9 midway through. In the early goings, Al-Amir Dawes stole the ball and laid it in on the other end after receiving a feed from Aamir Simms. Alex Hemenway knocked down a couple of 3-pointers in the opening half, which ended with the Orange up 25-22.
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ACC Roundup - The End Of The Season Draws Near (DBR; King)
In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Florida State whomped Boston College 93-64, Syracuse took care of Clemson 64-54 and NC State beat Notre Dame 80-69.
Some of State’s young guys have really come on lately. Cam Hayes had 20 points and Dereon Seabron had 17 points and 13 boards. He also had three blocks. Both are freshmen.
Jericole Hellems had 13 also.
Since losing to Duke, State has won five straight which is particularly impressive since they lost Devon Daniels, their best player, to injury on January 27th. The Pack has adapted really well to his absence and should be optimistic about the ACC Tournament.
And Notre Dame?
Not so much.
The Irish fall to 9-14 with the loss and as we told you recently, South Bend columnist Tom Noie has been laying the groundwork for an argument to fire Brey. He came out and said after the State loss, pointing out that students were now chanting “Fire Brey!”
Brey was low-key about it, saying he did a poor job against State and probably deserved it.
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Despite SU’s top research status, challenges for researchers mount (DO; Norusis)
After pursuing research as an undergraduate at Syracuse University, Stephen Ajayi chose to stay at the university for his graduate degree. The research that he participated in during his undergraduate years fueled his desire to continue that work.
Ajayi, who’s pursuing a master’s degree in neurobiology, spends about 80 hours a week with his research. But since he’s only paid through his role as a teaching assistant, that research feels like only a secondary responsibility.
“Your research is not really your focus,” Ajayi said. “You’re really getting paid through a teaching assistantship, and to further compound that, they require that you do not work anywhere else.”
SU is one of 131 universities that the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a research and educational policy center, has classified as a Research 1 institution, meaning it has “high research activity.” But the university spends less on research per student than others with the same Research 1 classification.
Researchers at SU said their financial troubles as graduate students make their research feel like less of a priority as they struggle to make ends meet.
SU spent $2,823 on research per enrolled student in 2019, while other comparable universities spent more than $10,000 per student, according to data from the Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.
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