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Welcome to International Happy Gose Day!
Today glasses are raised for a toast, and cheers of "Goseanna!" are expressed, for it is International Happy Gose Day! Gose, pronounced GOZE-uh, is a tart wheat beer of German provenance. It is made with a warm fermentation process and usually, 50% or more of the grain bill is malted wheat. This German sour beer is customarily made with coriander, which gives it notes of flowers and citrus, and with salt, so it is usually quite salty. Lactic acid is often added, which makes it even sourer. Gose is usually around 4 to 5 percent alcohol by volume.
Gose originated in the thirteenth century in the German town of Goslar, home to the Gose River, in the Lower Saxony region of the country. According to legend, the flavors of gose came from the mineral-replete waters of the river, which were used to brew the beer. The beer spread and its center of popularity became Leipzig, just over one hundred miles to the southeast in Saxony. Many breweries sprang up there and made beer in the gose style, while much of the rest of eastern Germany turned to other beers, such as pilsners.
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Jesse Edwards is a perfect 8-8 from the field so far this season. Elizabeth Billman | Senior Staff Photographer
SU faced another dilemma at center. This time, Jesse Edwards was ready to fill in. (DO; Crane)
Jesse Edwards glanced at the group of Drexel defenders he was running through, then back at Joe Girard III bringing the ball up, and finally made eye contact with his point guard. He stuck his left hand out and started waving it. If he beat the Dragons back down the court, there’d be an opening — even if it was just a small one.
It was the 16-minute mark of the second half and the Dragons were within seven points after a made basket at the other end. Edwards hadn’t given his defensive assignment any space as he backed toward the basket, but Xavier Bell finished through contact anyway. Drexel, though, hadn’t sprinted back up the court, and that left enough room for Edwards to sneak behind its defense, corral Girard’s pass and slam a two-handed dunk through the net before blocking a shot on the next defensive possession.
Even though he’d allowed a basket on the defensive series, Edwards’ sound defensive positioning, plus the instinct to run the floor in transition, represented another flash of his offseason focus continuing to pay off. Through the first pair of SU games, they’d strung together too, and that was perhaps the most encouraging part.
For Edwards, his performance against Drexel — paired with his output in a season-opening win against Lafayette — took the strides he made at the end of last season and ensured they transferred over to the following year. While there are still areas of improvement, he’s no longer “not ready” like Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim reiterated throughout last season. He flashed a softer touch on offense, an increased understanding of the 2-3 zone’s intricacies at the other end and the understanding how to not only fulfill his responsibilities, but create advantages for the Orange in the process.
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Orange Watch: Syracuse basketball easing into the season - The Juice Online (the juice; Bierman)
Item: Jim Boeheim is more than adroit at figuring out exactly the right balance of teams to schedule early in the season, specifically designed to help shape his team for ACC conference play.
Is there a better professor teaching college basketball than Jim Boeheim?
Exhibit A was the second half performance in Sunday’s win over Drexel. Following a first half in which the Dragons led by as many as six points, went into the intermission up one, but then saw that lead evaporate as quickly as Boeheim’s note of displeasure and teaching of defensive tweaks got through to his players during the halftime break, or all of 43 seconds into the second half to be exact.
Cole Swider’s three-pointer off a Buddy Boeheim feed gave the Orange a lead they would never relinquish against Drexel, eventually building the final margin to 15 (70-65) to get off to a 2-0 start.
“In the first half we got punched in the mouth a little bit,” Joe Girard said after his Drexel performance in which he upped his season total to 8-for-8 in three-point shooting along with five assists and three steals. “It (the turnaround) shows that we have resiliency on this team, we’re ready for any kind of battle that hits us in the face.”
Scheduling three teams from the Patriot League, one apiece from the Colonial Athletic Association and Ivy league, a couple of Big East foes, mixed in with a strong early season tournament such as the Battle 4 Atlantis, and even the sprinkling in of one early ACC game on the road, is exactly the right recipe to mold a team with four newcomers joining four returnees in the base eight-man rotation.
With four of the five SU starters capable of scoring anywhere on the floor and averaging double figures after two games (Jesse Edwards is just 0.5 ppg away from joining them), and the early improved play of the big men inside on the offensive end, a season-long theme is going to be how effective the 2-3 zone will be in limiting opponent’s opportunities at points, and in turn triggering the Orange offense at varying degrees of tempo.
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SU Hoops’ Most Underrated Player Is… – Orange Fizz – Daily Syracuse Recruiting News & Team Coverage (orangefizz.nwt; Eads)
It’s Tuesday morning. Typically, you’d see some Syracuse football stock up and stock down’s right here, right now. However, Saturday’s performance was so bad that the stock market CRASHED. The stock is down on the whole team and SU may have just thrown away its one and only opportunity at a bowl game. Now, as the optimist here I think the Orange rebound in a competitive loss at NC State and can give Pittsburgh all they can handle.
Anyways, the point is that the team was so horrendous that it’s hard to write about it and you don’t want to read about it. So what do we do? Talk hoops.
Coach Boeheim and Company are off to a solid 2-0 start after a huge second half against Drexel. Now a win over the Dragons was expected by vegas and ‘Cuse fans alike. What may not be expected is for Syracuse to win the Battle 4 Atlantis and beat teams like Indiana in the non-conference. But, how COULD SU beat high level competition? Symir Torrence can certainly help.
The Marquette transfer won’t pop off the stat sheet but he’ll assist in other players stuffing it. The Syracuse native has played 39 minutes between SU’s first two outings. Torrence has also tallied seven assists and five defensive rebounds. It takes a close eye to see that he LOVES to push the pace and play with tempo. As soon as he or one of his teammates gets a board, he’s looking to counter and find the plethora of shooters the Orange have in transition. Syracuse scored 15 of its points in transition and definitely has the players needed to light up that department.
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https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/loc...nd-su-basketball-twitter-storm-1116-949076997 (audacy.com; podcast; Locked on Syracuse)
Syracuse football looked woefully unprepared yet again in their latest loss to Louisville. What sort of coaching changes can we expect next season? Plus, the guys dive into the probability of the Orange getting to a bowl game and how winnable each of the next two games are. Also, SU basketball has been impressive through their first two games. How close is Syracuse to being a ranked team? Tim Leonard and Tyler Aki discuss it all and more on the Tuesday edition of the Locked on Syracuse Podcast.
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ITLH Big East Power Rankings: Week 1 Adler)
I fully acknowledge that we’re only two games into the 2021-22 regular season for Syracuse basketball, but regardless, junior point guard Joe Girard III is playing at an ultra-high level.
The 6-foot-1 Girard paced the Orange with 20 points and seven assists, against just one turnover, in the team’s season-opening romp over Lafayette on the Hill last week.
And in the most recent win for the ‘Cuse, a 75-60 victory over a good Drexel group in Central New York this past Sunday night, Girard tallied 11 points, five assists and three steals. He connected on 4-of-7 from the field, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc.
According to Girard’s bio on the ESPN Web site, as Syracuse basketball has raced out to a 2-0 start in the present term, he is averaging 15.5 points, six assists, two rebounds, two steals and only two turnovers per game.
And get this. Girard is connecting on 62.5 percent from the field, 100 percent from 3-point land and 100 percent from the charity stripe. Seriously, what more can you ask for from Girard?
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Syracuse Basketball: Boeheim brothers dazzling to date, leaders in scoring (itlh; Adler)
The nerve of Syracuse basketball senior shooting guard Buddy Boeheim to outscore his other brother, graduate student forward Jimmy, in the team’s 15-point victory over Drexel this past Sunday night on the Hill.
I’m rooting for the Boeheim brothers to average the same amount of points per game during the 2021-22 campaign. Why? No real reason, I just figured it would prove kind of cool to see.
In the season-opener, an Orange demolition of Lafayette last week, Buddy and Jimmy both collected 18 points. In the win versus Drexel, however, Buddy tallied a team-high 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field, including 3-of-6 from deep.
Jimmy, meanwhile, produced 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field as a whole, and he was 1-of-2 from 3-point land. The season is just getting going, I recognize that, but in the ‘Cuse 2-0 start, Buddy and Jimmy are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in scoring for the Orange.
Pretty neat stuff, if you ask me.
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Syracuse Basketball: 5-star targets prominent in ranking of top prospects (itlh; Adler)
A new set of national rankings has come out that details some of the best non-seniors on the high-school circuit this coming season, and multiple Syracuse basketball five-star recruiting targets are featured in these ratings.
As the 2021-22 season gets underway for traditional high schools and prep schools, MaxPreps national basketball editor Jordan Divens has compiled a list of 20 of the top non-seniors across the country.
Included in the rankings are 2023 five-star Justin Edwards, 2023 five-star Kwame Evans Jr., 2024 five-star Derik Queen and 2023 five-star Simeon Wilcher.
Edwards, Evans and Queen are all current recruiting prospects of Orange coaches, at least as far as I can tell. The 6-foot-4 Wilcher, a combo guard out of Roselle Catholic High School in Roselle, N.J., appeared to be a top target for the ‘Cuse not too long ago, however, he has verbally committed to North Carolina.
Let’s get a closer look at these stellar Syracuse basketball recruits.
Orange coaches offered Edwards, a 6-foot-7 wing, over the summer. He attends Imhotep Institute Charter High School in Philadelphia, and Edwards has recently entered into the top-10 overall within his class, according to some recruiting services.He has a ton of high-major suitors, and media reports say that Edwards plans to take an official visit to Kentucky on November 18. I expect an offer from the Wildcats to Edwards on that trip, or soon thereafter.
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Gardner-Webb vs. Duke Condensed Game | 2021-22 ACC Men’s Basketball
The Duke Blue Devils took care of business against Gardner-Webb, handling them 92-52. Trevor Keels led the Blue Devils with 18 points and added 7 rebounds i...
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Gardner-Webb vs. Duke Condensed Game | 2021-22 ACC Men’s Basketball
High Point vs. Notre Dame Condensed Game | 2021-22 ACC Men’s Basketball
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated High Point, 70-61 in men’s college basketball action. Paul Atkinson Jr. led the Irish with a 19 point, 11 rebound dou...
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High Point vs. Notre Dame Condensed Game | 2021-22 ACC Men’s Basketball
UNC Wilmington vs. Pitt Condensed Game | 2021-22 ACC Men’s Basketball
The Pitt Panthers pick up their first win of the season, a 59-51 victory over UNC Wilmington. Femi Okukale led the Panthers in scoring with 15 points. John...
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18 store-bought pies for Thanksgiving dinner. Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com
What’s the best store-bought pie for your Thanksgiving table? We tasted 18 to find out (PS; Miller)
After slaving away for hours in the kitchen creating the perfect Thanksgiving dinner, you might just be too wiped out to make dessert. Or maybe baking isn’t your thing.
Sure, you could shell out big bucks for a custom-made pie from a top-notch bakery for something that’s going to disappear in about 90 seconds. Then again, you could take the easy way out by grabbing a pre-made apple and pumpkin pie at your local supermarket and hope for the best.
That’s exactly what five journalists from syracuse.com who write about food did last week.
This is nothing new. Over the past few years, we’ve ranked different elements of the Thanksgiving meal. We critiqued cranberry sauce, turkey gravy and stuffing. Heck, we even reviewed seven plant-based turkey alternatives for you vegans out there, and we rated nine frozen Thanksgiving turkey TV dinners. This year, we’re putting our bellies on the line to guide you to your dinner’s final course.
The judges—Chris Baker, Katrina Tulloch, Don Cazentre, Jules Struck and Charlie Miller—met at Swallow’s Restaurant on South Avenue to sample nine store-bought apple pies and nine pumpkin pies. We stuck with pies from the four largest supermarkets in Syracuse and the three most popular frozen brands. Each dessert was numbered, and we didn’t know which was which when we shoveled them into our pie-holes.
To balance out all these sweets and keep our tastebuds fair and balanced, we washed each pie down with chicken wings, french fries and some of the coldest beer you’ll find in Syracuse.
Here is how we ranked them, from our least favorite to the best:
Apple Pie
9: Walmart
Price: $5.94
Size: 10 inches by 1¾ inches
Nutritional info per slice: 340 calories; 18 grams of fat
From the judges: This is a handsome pie; no doubt about it. The cute cloud-like top crust with light brown lumps even has itty-bitty fork marks around the perimeter to secure it to the lower shell. Each tiny slice looked appealing from afar, full of large apple chunks held together by a shiny tapioca binder.
Sadly, we can’t judge a pie on looks alone. The filling was overly sweet and finished with a sour aftertaste. It was almost like apple-flavored Sour Patch Kids. C’mon, Walmart, it’s Thanksgiving time now, not Halloween.
8: Tops
Price: $8.99
Size: 10 x 2
From the judges: This pie packed a heavy tart scent, but the smell didn’t match the flavor. That’s because there really was no flavor. One of the five judges ranked this in the top five, which isn’t a huge compliment since there were only nine pies. The firm crust seemed to be enhanced with some spices, but that’s the only thing that set this apart from the others.
7: Sara Lee
Price: $6.99 (Buy one, get one free at Tops!)Size: 9 x 1½
From the judges: For a frozen pie, this wasn’t all that horrible. You can’t beat the price. The crust had more salt than the others, and that helped it balance the over-the-top sweet apple filling. One judge characterized this pie as not offensive, but not great. “It’s the Mark Ruffalo of today’s apple pies.”
Honestly, it looks like a boring little pie, but that adds to the charm. If you were to have apple pie for breakfast, this would be the one. It tasted like Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. Unfortunately we didn’t have milk at our tasting table, just beer.
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