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Welcome to International Beer Day!
The day is finally upon us -- it's International Beer Day and that means it's time to go out and celebrate beer! By celebrating you're joining a community of millions of men and women around the globe, all rejoicing in the deliciousness that is beer. Ready to celebrate? Here's what to do:
Find Your Nearest Celebration
You and your friends are going to need somewhere to go out and drink beer, luckily there are International Beer Day Events taking place all over the world!
And don't worry if there isn't an official celebration nearby, all you really need to celebrate International Beer Day is good beer and good friends -- just grab your pals, grab some brews and go start your own celebration at your favorite local pub.
Give Your Friends the Gift of Beer
One of our favorite International Beer Day traditions is giving the gift of beer! There's nothing quite like being handed a surprise beer and hearing, "I bring you the gift of beer" -- Pick up a six-pack and give each bottle out as a gift, we guarantee you'll make someone's day.
The sun rises in the East, and International Beer Day 2016 has begun!!
SU News
Syracuse football recruiting: 4-star tight end Charles Reeves will visit (TNIAAM; Carey)
Reeves is a stud tight end from Ohio, can Syracuse add to their already solid 2017 recruiting class? They will have him on campus this upcoming week.
Syracuse next week pic.twitter.com/kprAbygQLr
— Charles Reeves Jr©®™ (@munchhiie_17) August 4, 2016
Charles Reeves announced via his Twitter, that he will be visiting the Syracuse Orange next week. The Steubenville, Ohio native is one of the top tight end targets in the class of 2017.
Reeves holds offers from the likes of Alabama, Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State, among others. According to his 247sports recruiting profile, Syracuse is the favorite to land Reeves. He also seems to be pretty tight with SU quarterback commit Tommy DeVito, which certainly helps build that case further.
Reeves has tremendous size as he is listed at 6-foot-6 and 230-pounds.At their request, this network is being blocked from this site. lists the big tight end’s 40-yard dash time at 4.67 seconds.
While Reeves’s size is that of a tight end, his quickness and agility in the open field are good enough for him to play wide receiver in a Dino Babers offense. Reeves’ size in the offense could make him a nightmare for opponents in the red zone. The rising senior will want to look at how the Syracuse staff uses Jamal Custis, a player on Syracuse’s roster with a frame comparable to Reeves, and who has been effective near the goal line in limited opportunities.
Syracuse recently received a commitment from 3-star tight end Aaron Hackett, but if Reeves is interested in Syracuse, the coaching staff will certainly make room for Reeves if he were commit to the Orange. The staff did tell Hackett on his visit that they were potentially looking to add two tight ends in this cycle.
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Former Syracuse star Marvin Harrison 'right where he belongs' in Hall of Fame (PS; AP)
Marvin Harrison often stood silently in the corner of the Indianapolis Colts' locker room. He didn't need to utter a word.
The numbers spoke for themselves, and he was content playing the quiet, productive guy in a league full of trash-talking, flamboyant receivers.
Harrison's low-key, old-school approach fit perfectly with Peyton Manning in Indy and led the wiry receiver down a Hall of Fame path that ends with Saturday night's induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio.
"There have been some very, very good receivers, but Marvin was special," Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri said of his former teammate. "He was one of a kind."
For nearly two decades Marvin Harrison has largely been absent from the place that spring-boarded him to a lengthy NFL career.
On the field, he was a defensive coordinator's worst nightmare.
Harrison could embarrass cornerbacks with uncanny hips that made every route look the same. Opponents feared the move while Colts' teammates often tried — and failed — to emulate it.
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Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Podcast: Syracuse Orange grab bag, Big 12 realignment (TNIAAM; Lyons and Cassillo)
Rather than one focused topic this week, we just discuss anything and everything aboutSyracuse Orange football because despite the offseason, there's still a lot going on.
In this episode, John Cassillo is joined by Dan Lyons to chat about all the random Syracuse things going on this week, Big 12 realignment nonsense, and of course, discuss some beer. Some of the larger talking points.
- A pretty compelling case for adding UConn to the ACC (if Notre Dame joins for football)
- What did
Pat NarduzziACC coaches have to say about Scott Shafer? - Orange recruiting is trending well, but does it mean anything?
- Digesting Texas-Big 12 expansion conspiracy theories
- Tossing around ideas on what Syracuse does with the rest of these recruiting spots
- The Pac-12 has no realignment options, which is problematic
- Want more beer? Follow John and Dan on Untappd!
Plan accordingly: This podcast doesn't go over the hour mark for once. We toss around a bunch of Syracuse topics, before moving onto Big 12 realignment and then beer.
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Expect Growing Pains For Syracuse Defense In New Tampa-2 (todaysu.com; Holcomb)
A lot of positive things have been said about Dino Babers’ offensive system and the talent Syracuse football could possess on offense in the next year or two. There are reasons to be excited, but many are still wondering how the Orange defense will take shape.
New defensive coordinator Brian Ward worked on Babers’ staff in the same position at Bowling Green last season. The Falcons’ defense allowed 4.6 fewer points per game and almost 76 fewer yards per contest than in 2014. The improvements were a major reason why Bowling Green won the MAC title last season.
Ward’s Tampa-2 style defense has a completely different philosophy from former Syracuse coach Scott Shafer. With a high-flying, no-huddle, high-octane offense — or so Syracuse hopes — the Orange defense may be on the field a lot more this coming fall.
“Defensively they probably won’t be as good,” one ACC coach said anonymouslyto Athlon Sports. “They don’t bring back a lot on the defensive line; the linebackers are solid. They’re switching to a Tampa-2, which is a big change from the way Shafer did it where he had guys just running downhill all the time.”
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Syracuse football: Would beating Louisville do more harm than good? (TNIAAM; Cassillo)
“Would Syracuse football beating Louisville in week two do more harm than good?”
It’s the question I posed in the comments of yesterday’s article about the Syracuse Orange facing four ranked teams this coming season. The first of those is the Louisville Cardinals, who come in at no. 23 in week two.
I’m not high on SU’s chances to beat the Cards, admittedly. Back in April, I put the Orange’s chances of victory at a paltry 20 percent. It’s not that I don’t want Syracuse to win. I just don’t think it does them any favors if the season goes south afterward. Why? A look at some history:
In 2011, Syracuse endured a back-and-forth start but got to 4-2 before a Friday night home game against a top-15 West Virginia team. We all know what happened next. The Orange shellacked the Mountaineers, got to 5-2 and everyone started talking about Doug Marrone working miracles and getting SU to the Orange Bowl in year three. They’d finish 5-7.
In 2013, after an uneven first season in the ACC, Syracuse beat a “much better” Minnesota team in the Texas Bowl to finish the year 7-6. It looked like Scott Shafer had the program right where Marrone left it and hopes were high for continued improvement. They’d go 7-17 over the next two years.
So sorry if I seem pessimistic. It’s just that I (and you) have been here before. We come in with modest expectations and then the second something good happens, we’re off the rails, predicting conference and national championships, Heisman Trophies, etc. As Syracuse fans we’ve seen too much, yet we do this too often anyway. The two seasons above are the most obvious examples, but we have micro-irrational tendencies too. After barely under two games, Eric Dungey was a savior last year. After committing to the Orange, Robert Washington was the next 44. I’m excited about Tommy DeVito potentially being Syracuse’s next great quarterback. But I can’t just convince myself of it before he’s even on campus.
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Get to know your Orange man - No. 25, SS Kielan Whitner (TNIAAM; Ceva)
Name: Kielan Whitner
Position: Strong safety
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 197
Hometown: Lawrenceville, Ga.
High School: Mountain View
2015 Stats: Kielan played in all 12 games on special teams as a reserve safety and recorded 33 tackles, 23 of them solo, leading all Syracuse Orange true freshmen. He was named to the All-ACC Academic Team, ACC Honor Roll, and SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2016 Projections: Kielan is listed as the number-one strong safety, according to the post-spring depth chart.
How'd He Get Here?: Kielan had originally been leaning toward attending Appalachian State but flipped his decision in February of 2015 to the Orange. He also turned down offers from Air Force, Army, Georgia State, Troy, and Harvard among others.
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UMaine football brings in three new assistant coaches (bangornews.com)
With training camp set to begin this weekend, the University of Maine football team has announced the addition of three assistant coaches for the 2016 season.
First-year head coach Joe Harasymiak has welcomed in Brian Picucci, Alvah Hansbro and Josh Heinrich.
Picucci, who will coach the Black Bear running backs, brings 19 years of coaching experience to the program. He was the offensive coordinator at Division III Becker College last season after a year as the offensive line coach/OC at Division III Widener College.
Picucci served as the head coach at Division I Central Connecticut State in 2013, that after a nine-year stint at the University of Massachusetts. With the Minutemen, he was the offensive coordinator for four seasons. He also coached with the Minutemen from 1998-99, helping them win a national championship.
ACC football power rankings: Best local craft beer (TNIAAM; Cassillo)
Prior to last season, we ranked the best local beer scenes for each of the ACC’s 14 football programs. There were certainly complaints, as there always are with a) the internet and b) craft beer. But using a wide brush to define the surrounding “region” of a school allowed everyone a nice boost if their specific city didn’t have great options.
Well we can’t have that happen again...
This year, the schools are ranked one through 14 yet again, but this time, solely on the merits of their best hyper-local beer brewed within their city limits (or in the case of Clemson and Boston College, as close as we could get.). So those that were on top last year may not necessarily be there again. And those breweries with one beer that stands out will fare better than a brewery with a more complete catalogue of options. This may remind you of the “Drinking the NCAA Tournament” series Aaron and I have authored for the past two years, and you’d be correct in assuming so.
With all of that said, we dive in:
Ranking Each ACC’s School Best Local Craft Beer
- Louisville Cardinals
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City orders tenants out of new Syracuse apartments (PS; Moriarty)
City officials said Thursday that a developer improperly allowed tenants to move into the former Syracuse Savings Bank building before apartments built on the historic building's upper floors received a certificate of occupancy.
Alex Marion, a spokesman for Mayor Stephanie Miner, said the city's codes department has ordered that the approximately six tenants who are living inOne Clinton Square Apartments move out until the building's fire alarm system meets the city's requirements.
Marion said the codes department has refused to issue a certificate of occupancy because the building's alarm system is not tied together so that a fire in one part of the building will set off alarms in all other parts of the building.
John Funiciello, president of JF Real Estate and co-owner of the building, said the fire alarm system installed in the building meets state requirements and was initially approved by the city. He said the city later decided to require a system that went "above and beyond" the state code.
Funiciello said workers have begun installing a new alarm system that will meet the city's new requirements. He said he planned to meet with city officials on Friday and hoped to have the matter cleared up quickly so that tenants will not have to move out.
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