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Syracuse Basketball: 2022 big man, stock soaring, eyes playing 5 positions (itlh; Adler)

Syracuse basketball 2022 target Dominick Barlow is a fast-riser in his class, and his recruitment is picking up tons of momentum on a national stage.

The 247Sports recruiting service rates the 6-foot-9 power forward as a three-star, top-150 prospect within the 2022 cycle, however, some national analysts and scouts believe Barlow will emerge as a top-50 player when all is said and done. Case in point, just updated its 2022 national ratings, and Barlow checks in as four stars and No. 61 overall.

Barlow caught the attention of many analysts, recruiting insiders, college coaches and other stakeholders for his recent exceptional play at the 2021 Peach Jam tournament in North Augusta, S.C.

He runs on the AAU circuit with the New York City-based NY Renaissance, which is one of the premier teams nationwide in grassroots basketball.

The Orange only recently entered the expanding recruitment of Barlow, with the ‘Cuse coaching staff offering him a scholarship in early August.

Barlow, who will compete in the upcoming campaign for the Bridgton Academy in Bridgton, Maine, has other offers from teams including Kansas, Illinois, Ohio State, Iowa, St. John’s, Florida, South Carolina, Iona, Pittsburgh, Southern California, Seton Hall, Rutgers, Providence, Nebraska, DePaul, Xavier and Western Kentucky.

That list of offers will undeniably keep on growing in the near future. Andrew Slater, Pro Insight’s director of scouting, said on Twitter recently that Barlow was planning to have a virtual meeting with Maryland coaches.
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Listen to Locked On Syracuse - Daily Podcast On Syracuse Orange Football & Basketball on TuneIn (tunein.com; podcast; Locked on Syracuse)

The Athletic's Matthew Gutierrez joins again to discuss what Syracuse basketball could look like in 2022-23. Could Buddy Boeheim actually come back for another season? Also, what does the college football alliance between the Big Ten, ACC and PAC-12 really mean? Plus, what should SU do with their QB battle between Tommy DeVito and Garrett Shrader. The guys also unveil their most important Syracuse defensive back: Duce Chestnut. Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard discuss it all and more on the Friday.

Listen to Locked On Syracuse - Daily Podcast On Syracuse Orange Football & Basketball on TuneIn (tunein.com; podacast; Locked on Syracuse)

The Athletic's Matthew Gutierrez joins to discuss the impact of Kamari Lands's decommitment from Syracuse. What does it all mean for Orange and what does it say about the recent trend in recruiting? Plus, what will the remainder of the 2022 class look like? Also, what have SU's NIL efforts looked like and why they need to improve quickly. The guys also unveil their second most important Syracuse defensive back: Garrett Williams.

Syracuse Basketball: Where Jon Rothstein places SU in ACC is spot on (itlh; Adler)

CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein recently published his off-season report for the Atlantic Coast Conference, and it includes several mentions of Syracuse basketball in various categories.

Most notably, Rothstein provides his pre-season power rankings within the ACC ahead of the 2021-22 campaign. He arranges the Orange at No. 6 in the league’s pecking order, and that’s a fair assessment to me, at least as far as early projections go.

I catch grief from my fellow ‘Cuse fans all the time about publishing columns regarding predictions for the Orange this far out from a campaign actually taking place, and that’s cool. All of these prognostications about ACC standings and bracketology are mainly speculation at this juncture, but fun nonetheless.

That being said, I do think that insights from knowledgeable journalists and analysts such as Rothstein can give us all a sense of who the heavyweights might prove in the ACC for 2021-22.

To that end, Rothstein’s pre-season power ratings for the conference, in order, are Duke at No. 1, followed by North Carolina, Virginia, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Louisville, Notre Dame, N.C. State, Miami, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest and Boston College.

So I ask you, my dear ‘Cuse fanatics, what are your thoughts about this list of the 15 ACC teams from Rothstein?
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The Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 alliance's impact on college basketball could be a negative one for mid-majors (cbssports.com; Parrish)

It's been two days since three Power 5 commissioners sat in front of cameras, matching backdrops behind them, and talked about a new alliance they described as a "collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling." If you watched the press conference, you know it was long on talking points and cliches, short on details. And the fact that there's no formal pact -- nothing in writing, just a so-called gentlemen's agreement -- is reason enough to roll your eyes because as soon as the ACC, Big Ten or Pac-12 decides their interests run counter to whatever alliance has been created, trust me, this new partnership will fall to the wayside, in part because there's literally nothing preventing it.

In other words, I'll believe this matters when it matters.

For now, it mostly seems like little more than a reaction to the SEC's recent aggressiveness that damaged the Big 12 and separated Greg Sankey's league from the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12. For now, it mostly seems like little more than a way to keep the SEC in check and ensure the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 play a big role in determining how and when the College Football Playoff is expanded, where the new games will be played, and what television networks are involved. Very little of this has anything to do with basketball.

But basketball was mentioned.

In short, the three conferences have committed to working together to create non-league games between their member institutions -- both early season games and midseason games. So we could someday get UCLA at Duke, Michigan at Oregon and/or North Carolina at Arizona. Which sounds great to me. The more interesting matchups, the better. But coaches of good mid-major programs -- coaches like Jeff Boals at Ohio, Drew Valentine at Loyola Chicago, Grant McCasland at North Texas and Rick Stansbury at Western Kentucky, just to name a few -- must be reading this with great frustration. Because what they have to know, deep down, is that every non-league game schools from the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 schedule against each other is one less non-league opportunity against a Power 5 opponent for them.

So the separation continues.

For a while now, it's been difficult bordering on impossible for mid-major programs to sign home-and-home series with power-conference members. Well, if this alliance holds up, it's about to get even harder, which will make it more challenging than ever for mid-majors to build at-large resumes for the NCAA Tournament.
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Atlantic Broadband Snags ACC Network (nexttv.com; Eggerton)

Atlantic Broadband said it will launch ESPN's ACC Network (ACCN) on its systems Sept. 1.

ACCN carries more than 500 games — regular season and tournament — over 27 sports involving schools from the collegiate Atlantic Coast Conference, plus news and information and original programming. Combined with its digital ACCNX platform that totals more than 1,500 ACC events annually.

Atlantic Broadband, a top 10 cable broadband provider, will offer the games on its expanded basic variety tiers in states with an ACC school and on digital basic family in other markets.

The games can also be accessed via the ESPN app.

“We are excited to add tremendous value to our channel lineups with the addition of ACCN,” said Heather McCallion, VP of products and programming at Atlantic Broadband. “This latest enhancement will bring fans of the Atlantic Coast Conference the biggest matchups in college football and much more just as the season begins."

The ACC schools are Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, University of Louisville, University of Miami, University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, Notre Dame, University of Pittsburgh, Syracuse, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

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Taco Bell’s new Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco debate: Is it a sandwich? Or a taco? (PS; Kiner)

Taco Bell said today it will launch a Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco nationwide on Sept. 2.

The taco will be available at select stores for a limited time. Fans can try it early on Aug. 30 during Happier Hour via the Taco Bell app.

“Fluffy like a sandwich, but folded like a taco, the Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco is the latest from the masterminds in menu item mashups. Taco Bell is no stranger to the world of crispy chicken after introducing fan-favorites like the Crispy Chicken Chickstar, Naked Chicken Chips and the Naked Chicken Chalupa which flipped the script on traditional chicken menu items.”

Whether the Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco is a taco or a sandwich will be the focus of two college debate teams from the University of Georgia and Clemson University on Sept. 4 during the Georgia vs. Clemson primetime football game at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4 on ABC.

“The Great Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco Debate” will pit “Team it’s a Sandwich” against “Team it’s a Taco.”

“Our new crispy chicken innovation is far from the average chicken sandwich, and we’re certain it will get a spicy reaction from sandwich and taco fans alike,” said Liz Matthews, Taco Bell’s global chief food innovation officer. “Even the masterminds from our test kitchen couldn’t decide if it was more taco or sandwich, which is why we’re excited to bring in the debate team experts to have some fun.”
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