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Welcome to Different Colored Eyes Day!
National Different Colored Eyes Day is observed annually on July 12th. There are many people out there that have two different colored eyes, and this is their day to celebrate!
Having two different colored eyes is a condition called Heterochromia. There are three types of Heterochromia:
- Complete heterochromia – one iris is a different color from the other.
- Partial heterochromia or sectoral heterochromia – part of one iris is a different color from the rest of the iris.
- Central heterochromia – an inner ring is a different color than the rest of the iris.
SU News
Orange Watch: Questions abound for Syracuse heading into ACC Football Kickoff event - The Juice Online (the juice; Bierman)
Item: It will be interesting to see just where Syracuse is selected in the Atlantic Division when the annual pre-season poll is released next week, along with the preseason all-ACC team. The results will be released following the annual two day football kickoff event being held Thursday and Friday in downtown Charlotte. When the Atlantic Division contingents meet the media Thursday, there’s no doubt head coach Dino Babers, quarterback Eric Dungey and linebacker Zaire Franklin (making a conference record third appearance at the summertime event) will be asked often about the ongoing process of turning the program around, and in the long run turning the Dome back into the loud and crazy home field advantage that served it well in the now distant glory seasons of the past 30 years.
With the theme of conference media days this week, we’ve got a few questions surrounding 2017 Syracuse football:
As pointed out by SU media relations, the Orange returns a nation-leading 20 starters from last season. How far will that game experience go in determining how many more wins the team can add to last year’s total of four?
After failing to do so in his first two seasons, will Eric Dungey make it through an entire season without missing a game?
How will Dungey feel the week of the Central Michigan game (Sept. 16) with this return visit by a Chippewas defense from the 2015 season, and specifically junior defensive lineman Mitch Stanitzek, who’s brutal helmet-to-helmet hit on Dungey resulted in his ejection in SU’s eventual 30-27 OT win?
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NC State Wolfpack — 2017 Syracuse Football preview - The Juice Online (the juice; Cheng)
As we countdown to kickoff in September, we’re going to be doing a team-by-team preview each week over the summer. SU will open its 2017 ACC conference slate when it plays NC State on Sept. 30.
HOT SEAT FOR DOEREN?: Fans are getting a bit restless in Raleigh. Though head coach Dave Doeren, now in his fifth season, has brought the team to three straight bowl appearances, it hasn’t obscured other problems. The issues include a lack of a signature win, three straight 3-5 seasons in conference play and lackluster play at home. Doeren and company nearly got that upset win against Clemson and also Florida State in 2016, and a win like that in 2017 plus a major bowl game appearance would go a long way to keeping him off the hot seat. This would be the season to break through, with a senior-laden team featuring one of the elite defensive fronts not only in the ACC, but perhaps all of college football.
» Related: LSU Tigers — 2017 Syracuse Football preview
WHO TO WATCH FOR: At this time last year, NC State was in the middle of a quarterback battle between Boise State transfer Ryan Finley and Jalan McClendon. Finley ended up winning the starting job, though the Wolfpack will need him to become more steady this season. Though he threw for 3,059 yards and 18 touchdowns, he was dreadful in NC State’s five losses, throwing a combined eight interceptions. Finley should improve just from the protection in front of him. Four starters return from the 2016 season, including All-ACC guard Tony Adams. The defensive line will be even more formidable with four seniors of their own. That elite unit is led by potential 2018 first round pick Bradley Chubb. It was coup to get Chubb to return, as the All-ACC performer led the team in tackles for a loss (22) and sacks (10.5).
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What is America's favorite pastime: Football or baseball? (PS; Tylt)
Football and baseball have been locked in a perpetual battle for the affection of sports in the United States. Football has been the most popular in the United States with its bone-crushing hits and high-flying action. However, baseball has long been considered America's pastime, with its rich history of almost mythical characters and dramatic moments. Which sport is America's favorite?
There is no other sport in the United States that garners so much attention during regular season games, and so much sadness when it is gone. Every week, from September to February, America eats, sleeps and breathes football. From NFL Sunday to College Football Saturday, the sport is being played somewhere at a high level on the weekend.
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Coastal Division confounds again as ACC Kickoff beckons (dailypress.com; Teel)
Reporters attending the ACC’s annual preseason football soiree are on a five-year losing streak. We haven’t handicapped the Coastal Division correctly since picking Virginia Tech in 2011, and our handful of whiffs went a combined 18-22 in the league.
Two of them were Miami, and with the ACC Kickoff set for Thursday and Friday in Charlotte, N.C., the Hurricanes again are as logical a Coastal choice as any.
Reigning division champion Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech – I’m more bullish on the Yellow Jackets than most – and Pittsburgh likely will draw support, too. But Miami seems the hip choice.
Caveat emptor.
Shaq Quarterman. There’s quality coaching with Mark Richt, the program’s most astute sideline presence in at least a decade. There’s the five-game winning streak with which the Hurricanes closed last season, each of the victories by at least 14 points.
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Published on Jul 11, 2017
The season is approaching slowly but surely. The ACC is lowkey talented with a few strong teams in the Atlantic division. On the contrary the Coastal division is a little more less talented with depth. The Miami Hurricanes have been flying high on everybody's radar in the coastal. What do you guys think about my predictions?
Armstrong: 11 things to watch at ACC Football Kickoff (abc11.com; Armstrong)
Blink and it'll be September. At least it feels that way to me right now what with ACC Football Kickoff later this week in Charlotte and Panthers Training Camp and fall camps not all that far behind. Football is closer than you think.
I'll be headed to CLT with intrepid sports photographer Charlie Mickens. There's plenty to talk about, the trick is whether the coaches or players will actually want to discuss anything in depth. Here's hoping they're in a sharing mood. In any case - here are my Top 11 (get it, because ABC11) things worth discussing at ACC Kickoff:
1) Who believes in the Pack? Dave Doeren has made no secret that he does, zeroing in on this season as a real breakthrough opportunity. Tons of returning experience at most every key position is one reason to be optimistic. Also feeding the fun - near wins last year against the ACC's big dogs, Clemson and FSU. The Pack absolutely should've beaten the eventual National Champs in Death Valley and had the Noles squarely on the ropes before falling by four. Throw in an impressive bowl performance and takedown of the Tar Heels and things seem to be looking up. (For our purposes, ECU and BC and Louisville never happened) The D-Line should feast, Jaylen Samuels should have TDs in abundance and Kelvin Harmon could go for 1,000 yards receiving. These are all good things. That unfortunately is the problem. State doesn't do expectations well in general. We'll find out right away if the Pack is serious. They must beat South Carolina.
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NC State’s odds at 40/1 to win the ACC (backingthepack.com; Muma)
NC State has the sixth-best odds of winning the ACC football championship in the estimation of the Las Vegas SuperBook, but of course, there are three other Atlantic Division teams that have been given better odds. Shocking, I know. Florida State, which many expect to reach the playoffs, is the ACC frontrunner.
Odds from @LVSuperBook to win 2017 ACC Championship. pic.twitter.com/LRpwB7PPJj
— Covers (@Covers) July 11, 2017
Miami and Virginia Tech are the favorites in the Coastal by a significant margin, though there’s a decent chance either one would be an underdog in the ACC title game, so y’know, it’s just another year in the ACC.
The oddsmakers have NC State on a tier by itself in the Atlantic—not in the elite class (Clemson, FSU, Louisville), but also well above the Syracuse/Wake Forest/Boston College tier. That feels about right to me, not that all those games against the latter three will be easy. We know better than that. (Though if the football gods in their infinite wisdom opt to make them easy, I will be okay with it.)
2017 ESPY nominations include six from ACC (augustafreepress.com)
Clemson’s national championship football team has been nominated for two 2017 ESPY Awards, and Tiger quarterback Deshaun Watson has also received a pair of nominations to lead this year’s Atlantic Coast Conference contingent.
The ESPY Awards are presented by ESPN to recognize excellence in sports performance and achievement during the calendar year. The 2017 ESPYS are set for July 12 at 8 p.m. on ABC. The ACC boasts six total nominations for this year’s honors.
Clemson football was nominated in both the “Best Team” and “Best Upset” categories. The Tigers defeated defending champion Alabama for the title with a 35-31 win January 9 at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. Watson received a nomination for “Best Championship Performance” for his efforts in that game, which included the game-winning touchdown pass with one second remaining.
Watson was also nominated as this year’s “Best Male College Athlete” and is joined by Wake Forest soccer standout Ian Harkes, who capped off a stellar senior season by claiming the MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate player in the country.
Nominations for the “Best Play” of the year included Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson of Louisivlle, who was recognized for hurdling a Syracuse defender during the game between the ACC teams last fall.
2017 ACC ESPY Award Nominees:
Best Championship Performance: Deshaun Watson (Clemson football)
Best Upset: Clemson Defeats Alabama, College Football National Championship
Best Team: Clemson Tigers, College Football
Best Male College Athlete: Ian Harkes (Wake Forest soccer), Deshaun Watson (Clemson football)
Best Play: Lamar Jackson (Louisville football) hurdles defender (Louisville vs. Syracuse football game)
About the ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference, now in its 65th year of competition and 15 members strong, has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. ACC members Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest continue to build upon the cornerstones on which the league was founded in 1953 with a consistent balance of academics, athletics and integrity. The ACC currently sponsors 27 NCAA sports – 14 for women and 13 for men – with member institutions located in 10 states. For more information, visit theACC.com and follow @theACC on Twitter and on Facebook (facebook.com/theACC).
Other
Foreigner, Cheap Trick: Best-case scenarios for aging rock bands (review) (PS; photo gallery; Tulloch)
Foreigner and Cheap Trick at the Lakeview Amphitheater
Foreigner performs at the Lakeview Amphitheater, Geddes, NY, Tuesday July 11, 2017.
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