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2024 Iggy Award (ACC Tournament Record)
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While the calendar may say June 1 was the first day of summer, the season actually starts when the summer solstice happens, according to astronomers. That’s because meteorologists divide the year into four seasons based on weather patterns, so the summer solstice always occurs later than the first day of summer on the calendar.
The summer solstice begins when the tilt of Earth’s axis is most inclined towards the sun directly above the Tropic of Cancer. The winter solstice, which falls on Friday, Dec. 21 this year, is the exact opposite — when the earth’s axis tilted furthest away from the sun, marking the start of winter.
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Who Will Syracuse Football Upset this Year? – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; Edelstein)
In each of the past two seasons, Syracuse football has surprised fans across the country with one signature underdog win. And should the trend wish to continue, there are a couple of teams that may want to prepare just a little bit extra before visiting the Carrier Dome in 2018, no matter how good they are.
In 2016, SU left its mark on then #17 Virginia Tech at home in front of a Family Weekend crowd that filled the Loud House. In Dino Babers’ first year at the helm for the Orange, no one saw this coming.
In 2017, Syracuse defeated defending national champion Chemson on a Friday night with the country’s eyes watching. The stands cleared as fans stormed the field to celebrate.
So who are the candidates for a similar event in 2018?
Well, SU is not playing Virginia Tech this year, and the Orange is playing Clemson on the road.
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Mohamed Toure
Syracuse Football: 2019 recruiting updates on some talented youngsters (itlh.com; Edsen Jr)
The 2019 Syracuse football recruiting class has a high bar to live up to after an amazing 2018 class. Here’s the latest details on some juicy recruits.
The Syracuse football squad already has three commits for the 2019 recruiting class. The Orange have Courtney Jackson, Joe Rondi, and Anthony Red.
But the work has not been completed yet. There are several more prospects that have piqued the interest of the coaching staff.
First off the Orange are trying to keep their northeast roots strong by chasing three-star New Jersey linebacker Mohamed Toure. SU lost its’ entire linebacking corps last season with both Zaire Franklin (Indianapolis Colts) and Parris Bennett (Green Bay Packers) playing in the pros.
SU can use playmakers and that’s exactly what Mohamed Toure brings to the table:
- 6-foot-2
- 192 pounds
- 887th ranked linebacker in the country
- 22nd ranked New Jersey linebacker
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Report: Academic matter resolved, Josh Jackson still on Virginia Tech's roster - ACCSports.com (accsports.com; Geisinger)
According to a report from Andy Bitter of the Roanoke Times, the controversy surrounding Virginia Tech quarterback Josh Jackson has been resolved. Jackson was suspended indefinitely from the team during the first week of June for an academic issue; however, that’s been resolved, according to Bitter’s reporting.
The redshirt sophomore quarterback remains a full member of the Hokies football program.
BREAKING: QB Josh Jackson remains on Hokies after academic matter resolved, according to source familiar with the situation https://t.co/79h8s91PJQpic.twitter.com/XpTWywS7vN
— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) June 19, 2018
As a freshman, Josh Jackson stepped up to fill the void at quarterback left by the sudden departure of Jerod Evans to the NFL Draft. After a hot start to the season, Jackson cooled off against tougher competition. He was still pretty darn good, though: 2,991 yards through the air, 20 touchdowns and only nine interceptions.
Jackson averaged 230 passing yards per game, and finished fourth in the ACC in QB rating. In terms of ESPN’s Total QB Rating, Jackson ranked 57th in the nation.
According to Football Study Hall, with Jackson at the helm, Virginia Tech ranked 38th in the FBS in Isolated Points per Pass Play. Jackson also ran for 324 yards — 466 yards once lost yardage from sacks is added back in — and six touchdowns.
ACC Football Rx: Links, news and rumors - 6/20/18 (accfootballrx.com; HM)
Sure the ACC was the best football conference in 2016, but that was just a flash in the pan, right? Not according to the Massey composite conference rankings! Raise your hand if you already knew this was how the conferences shook out after bowl season last year:
College Football Ranking Composite
as of Monday, January 8, 2018
1 ACC
2 Big Ten
3 SEC
4 Big XII
5 Pac-12
6 FBS Indep
7 American Athletic (AAC)
8 Mountain West (MWC)
9 Mid-American (MAC)
10 Conference USA (CUSA)
11 Sun Belt (SBC)
source: College Football Ranking Composite
It may not have felt like a #1 season without the national championship and the dominant bowl record of 2016, but the computers look at the whole picture, top to bottom - and they concluded that the ACC was once again #1! Surprised?
Here's a statement in passing that I had missed earlier (perhaps you missed it too?) from the ESPN article about upcoming changes to the bowl structure:
Bowls begin the certifying process July 1, and new agreements with leagues are expected to be announced by the end of the summer.
from SEC, ACC lead NCAA's bowl tie-in list with 11 out of 79 total
That means we can look forward to learning about the ACC's bowl tie-ins for 2020-25 very soon...
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Lou Gramm blames 'medical issue' for Syracuse no-show, books Foreigner reunion elsewhere (PS; Herbert)
Rochester native Lou Gramm, the original voice of Foreigner, says a "medical issue" prevented him from reuniting with the classic rock band in Syracuse.
Foreigner performed Tuesday at the St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview (formerly Lakeview Amphitheater) as part of its "Juke Box Heroes" tour with Whitesnake and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening. Live Nation announced days before the concert that Gramm would join Foreigner on stage for select songs, but never showed.
"I am devastated that a medical issue prevented me from appearing yesterday in Syracuse," Gramm said in a statement on Facebook Wednesday evening. He did not elaborate on what the issue was.
"Mick and Kelly and the rest of the chaps had invited me to do a couple of songs and I'm so sorry that I was forced to disappoint them and Foreigner's fans. This weekend is the 40th anniversary of the release of double vision and we had planned to celebrate that with my cameo appearance and the announcement of a very special reunion date at the Buffalo Chip in Sturgis on August 4."
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