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Welcome to Multicultural Diversity Day!
Third Monday in October
For more than a decade, educators have celebrated National Multicultural Diversity Day (NMDD) on the third Monday in October. Created by Cleorah Scruggs, a fourth-grade teacher in Flint, Michigan, the day was adopted as a national event by the 1993 Representative Assembly to "increase awareness of the tremendous need to celebrate our diversity collectively."
You can get involved just by being creative. Start by sharing cultural information with your class about yourself. Introduce students to multicultural issues by inviting a local expert to talk about diversity. Sing songs that celebrate diversity. Ask students to bring in items or food representative of their ethnic heritage to share with classmates. Share with students that diversity is a core democratic value and that we should respect all people. Diversity means freedom and justice for all of us, not just some of us.
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Inside the Syracuse road trip: Southern accents, press meals and keeping the Dome (tigernet.com; Hood)
A perfect trip into cooler weather and a glimpse of fall color hit a huge pothole late Friday night in the Carrier Dome.
We flew in to Buffalo Thursday morning and meandered our way through the Finger Lakes region of New York before settling into the hotel in Syracuse, and then woke up early enough Friday to go to Cooperstown. Cooperstown – and the drive to it – was gorgeous. Sunny with temps in the low 60’s, the leaves were an explosion of oranges, yellows and reds. In other words, a beautiful fall day.
What happened later was a fall of a different kind as Clemson teetered on the brink of total collapse four most of four quarters in Friday night’s game against the Syracuse Orange. The fall became complete as Syracuse improbably ran the final six minutes off the clock in their stunning 27-24 upset win.
What went wrong? Did anything go right? Because this is the open week – and availability with the coaches and players will be extremely limited – I am going to write two more columns on the state of the program. One will highlight the bad and the negative and the other (and second) will be the good news. My wife always tells me to deliver the bad news first, so that’s what we are going to do.
Back to the sights and sounds of the game.
I walked around the stadium during pregame and turned to a friend and remarked about the complete lack of emotion and fans. It was obvious that the fans who would eventually show up would arrive late, and I wondered if the stale atmosphere would have any effect on the team warming up. Indeed, it looked like a bunch of guys going through the motions.
First funny note, which kind of highlights the difference between schools from different parts of the country. Syracuse served the media in the press box a meal that consisted of fried chicken, peas, mashed potatoes, and biscuits. I was in line behind two Syracuse regulars who seemed confused over the meal choice until one remarked, “they must want to make these Southerners feel at home.”
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Babers treating Cuse’s Clemson W like a big deal. ‘Cause it is. (sbnation.com; Johnson)
In Syracuse’s first team meeting after upsetting No. 2 Clemson, 27-24, head coach Dino Babers planned to do something many coaches wouldn’t.
“I’m gonna tell ‘em the truth,” Babers told SB Nation 36 hours after beating the defending national champions. “That they’ll never forget that game for the rest of their lives.”
The last time they’d been together as a unit, he delivered this fiery postgame speech in the locker room.
And he hasn’t done anything to downplay the moment since. In fact, he’s done the exact opposite. He used three words in particular: “this is big,” in his postgame press conference.
That’s not how every coach would handle this situation.
As intense creatures of routine, football coaches — especially the ones who preach process over results — are sometimes overly eager to turn the page. But there was no “on to Cincinnati” for Babers.
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ACC Week 7 power rankings: Clemson still on top (espn.com; Adelson)
Even though Clemson lost, there isn't too much movement after Week 7.
1. Clemson Tigers (6-1, 4-1). Clemson was outcoached and outplayed in an upset loss to Syracuse, but the Tigers remain the best team in the league. For now.
2. Miami Hurricanes (5-0, 3-0). Miami needed a fourth-quarter comeback to win two weeks in a row. Take a bow, as the only undefeated ACC team left.
3. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-1, 1-1). The Hokies got to rest up on a bye before hosting North Carolina.
4. NC State Wolfpack (6-1, 4-0). The Wolfpack are off to their best start since 2002 and are the only team that controls their destiny in the ACC Atlantic.
5a. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-2, 2-1). You have to feel for the Jackets -- both of their losses were by one point.
5b Lamar Jackson. We have made an exception this week to note Lamar Jackson's super human performance on a team that has done little to help. Jackson had 512 yards and five touchdowns against Boston College ... and lost.
6.Florida State Seminoles (2-3, 2-2). The Seminoles aren't lighting up the scoreboard, but they still have never lost to Duke.
7. Virginia Cavaliers (5-1, 2-0). Virginia held on to beat North Carolina and is now one win away from bowl eligibility, a year after going 2-10.
8. Syracuse Orange (4-3, 2-1). Dino Babers put together a coaching masterpiece in the Orange's upset win over Clemson, ranked among the biggest in school history.
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http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2017/10/15/fisher/765933001/ (tallahassee.com; Clark)
ACC football has come a long way since Florida State joined the conference in 1992.
The league’s strength was on display over the weekend, as Syracuse upset No. 2 Clemson 27-24 Friday and Boston College held off Louisville and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson, 45-42.
Combine that with North Carolina State’s six-game win streak, Virginia’s 5-1 start, Miami’s furious finishes the past two weeks and how close both Duke and Wake Forest played Florida State, one gets a better understanding of just how difficult the ACC is this season.
"All conferences are top heavy, I don't care who you are," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said following the Seminoles’ 17-10 win at Duke Saturday.
"But top to bottom, (the ACC) is as solid and as good as any league in football."
The Seminoles (2-3 overall, 2-2 ACC), have remaining conference games against Louisville (4-3, 1-3), Boston College (3-4, 1-3), Syracuse (4-3, 2-1) and Clemson (6-1, 4-1). Only the Tigers are ranked in the Top-25.
While FSU has not been mathematically eliminated in the ACC Atlantic Division, the team has an uphill climb after it opened the season ranked No. 3 nationally.
Fisher made a point that seemed aimed directly at FSU fans who were frustrated with the team’s start -- with each of the two wins coming down to a defended final pass in the end zone to beat Wake Forest and Duke.
The Hurricanes stunned the Seminoles two Saturday’s ago on a 23-yard touchdown pass with six seconds left.
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Making Sense of Clemson’s Loss to Syracuse (shakinthesouthland.com; Kantor)
Friday was a special night for Syracuse as they earned their best win of the Dino Babers era - and make no mistake, it was earned. A great game plan put the Orange in position to win and despite a huge raw talent deficit their players won individual matchups.
There was a lot that went wrong for the Tigers to open the window for Syracuse. Let’s talk about the most obvious one first - the Kelly Bryantinjuries. He came into this game on a short week after rolling his ankle against Wake Forest. The replay of the play in which he got hurt didn’t seem too gruesome and they spoke encouragingly about the injury all week (though that turned out to be coach-speak) so it was unsurprising to see him start.
In previewing the game, we discussed how poorly Syracuse’s pass defense had been all year. Since Bryant didn’t look good passing the ball against Wake Forest (aside from the first two drives), this matchup offered a good opportunity to have Bryant attack a defense through the air. Syracuse’s pass rush had been weak all year (only six total team sacks heading into the game) so starting Bryant, even if we was hobbled, didn’t seem ludicrous.
That’s where Baber’s game plan changed things. Likely anticipating Bryant to be immobilized by injury, they dialed up the blitzes. They stacked the box and didn’t respect him as a runner either. The aggression led to a pair of big runs by Feaster and Etienne, but largely stifled the offense and led to four sacks. Once it was clear that Syracuse was getting to Bryant, Clemson’s coaching staff likely should have adjusted by replacing him with someone more mobile (unfortunately screen passes haven’t worked to counter aggressive defenses because of problems zipping the passes out to WRs and poor WR blocking. That said, with what we saw from Zerrick Cooper, who they believe was their next best option, the reluctance is less surprising.
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After Clemson stunner, Syracuse hungry for upset of Miami Hurricanes | Canes Watch (caneswatch.com; Porter)
In the last six years, defending national champion Clemson has lost 10 games.
That alone puts Syracuse in select company.
The Orange’s 27-24 upset in the Carrier Dome last Friday night may be seen as a fluke, since all but two of those 10 that beat Clemson in that stretch were ranked, and five were top-10.
Syracuse may have tamed the Tigers at their house, and tangled with a banged-up group (quarterback Kelly Bryant was injured), but what they’ve done is more than enough to make Saturday’s game at Hard Rock Stadium (3:30 p.m., ESPN) a lot more interesting than previously anticipated.
Miami is bringing plenty of muscle to the matchup, of course. The Hurricanes (5-0, 3-0 ACC) are the only unbeaten team in the ACC, with Clemson’s loss, and are one of eight teams nationally with spotless records. Despite losing star running back Mark Walton to a season-ending ankle injury – one of six starters missing due to injury – 11th-ranked UM survived Georgia Tech 25-24.
On its final series against the Yellow Jackets, Miami went 85 yards in 15 plays — helped by Darrell Langham‘s tipped 32-yard catch on fourth-and-10 — in 2:26 to win its 10th game in a row. It’s the longest win streak for Miami since 2003-04.
Miami was No. 8 in Sunday’s Associated Press top 25 poll, and No. 7 in the coaches poll. It’s the highest AP ranking for the Canes since 2013, when they spent two weeks in the polls.
This will be the third week UM has spent in the top 10 since 2010. Miami was in the AP top 10 for three weeks in 2009.
Before that, Miami was a top-10 team in all but nine weeks from 2000-05, and was outside the top-10 in just two polls from 1986-94 (both weeks were in 1994).
The Canes are a long way from “back,” but they’re formidable — and believe they can win.
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Report card: Clemson loss to Syracuse was a team effort (thestate,com; Connolly)
Grading how the Clemson Tigers performed in their 27-24 loss at the Syracuse Orange on Friday:
Quarterback
Kelly Bryant played as well as could be expected in the first half, considering his ankle was clearly less than 100 percent. Bryant was 12-for-17 passing for 116 yards before leaving the game late in the second quarter with a concussion. Zerrick Cooper did a nice job passing in the second half, going 10-for-14 for 88 yards, but he also took three sacks and held onto the ball too long at times.
Grade: B-
Running backs
Travis Etienne, Tavien Feaster and Adam Choice combined to rush 15 times for 137 yards, but for whatever reason Clemson’s running backs were not a big part of the game plan. Etienne had a 52-yard touchdown run and Feaster broke a 37-yard touchdown run, but overall the two did not get many opportunities.
Grade: B
Wide receivers
Hunter Renfrow and Deon Cain carried the load, finishing with 12 of Clemson’s 22 receptions and 119 of Clemson’s 204 yards. Renfrow in particular made a couple of incredible grabs as he continues to catch everything thrown his way.
Grade: B
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Spectrum customers keep MTV, Nick, more as Viacom extends contract talks (report) (PS; Herbert)
Spectrum cable customers will get to keep MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and more Viacom TV channels -- for now.
Viacom Inc. and Spectrum's parent company Charter Communications have agreed to an extension of carriage talks, a person familiar with contract negotiations told Variety. Spectrum customers continue to be able to access Viacom's cable networks as discussions continue.
"Viacom has agreed to a short term extension of our renewal deadline with Charter while we work to reach a mutually beneficial deal," the source told Variety.
The companies did not say how long the short term extension would last.
Viacom previously said approximately 16.5 million Spectrum customers may lose more than 20 channels including MTV, VH1, Nick, Spike (which is rebranding as Paramount Network) and Comedy Central due to a contract dispute. The current contract expired Sunday.
"While we're making every effort to reach a new deal, Charter's actions may force a disruption in Spectrum subscribers' service," Viacom said last week. "Despite our efforts, Charter continues to insist on unreasonable and extreme terms that are totally inconsistent with the market. While we're making every effort to reach a new deal, Charter's actions may force a disruption in their service."
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