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Commonwealth Day celebrates the Commonwealth of Nations. Most of the states in the Commonwealth are former members of the British Empire. A multi-faith service traditionally takes place in Westminster Abbey on the day, being attended by many dignataries, usually including the Head of the Commonwealth—who as of 2018 has long been Queen Elizabeth II. She delivers an address that is broadcasted around the world. In some countries, the Queen's message is read aloud instead of being listened to. The Union Jack flag is flown, and many Commonwealth countries have flag-raising ceremonies, programs, and assemblies. Each year there is a new theme to go with the day. It is a public holiday in many Commonwealth countries, but not in all.
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Revamped Syracuse football defense faces biggest question again at linebacker (PS; Bailey)
Coming off the program's best season in 17 years, the Orange will have more eyes on it this offseason than in recent campaigns. Year 4 of the Dino Babers era comes with increased expectations and a forgiving schedule, though SU faces a few uncertainties.
Syracuse must replace its starting linebackers for the second straight season, as well as three key offensive linemen. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Tommy DeVito heads into his first year as the starter.
Spring ball provides the first opportunity for the 2019 squad to work with Babers and his coaching staff on the field. As the team takes the week off for spring break, The Post-Standard | Syracuse.com will be continuing its positional previews.
We've already covered the entire offense -- quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers/tight ends and offensive linemen. Let's move now from a proven defensive line to a linebackers group that will see heavy competition for the second offseason in a row.
Who returns?
Andrew Armstrong, Sr.
6-2, 234 lbs
The most experienced 'backer on roster, Armstrong has appeared in 37 games, primarily on special teams as an underclassman, tallying 74 career tackles. He served as the team's third linebacker, coming on for 4-3 sets, over the first half of last year year while coming on with the third-down package throughout the campaign.
Armstrong, slotted as the first-team weak-side linebacker on the spring depth chart, made a critical defensive play last fall when he intercepted No. 22 North Carolina State's Ryan Finley in the fourth quarter of a shootout victory.
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FSU, Nebraska, Syracuse, and Oklahoma Spring Football. The importance of picking a Major (vocalkast.com; video)
In this Episode we discuss Spring Football and the upcoming season for FSU Willie Taggart, and Kendal Briles. Nebraska Scott Frost, Travis Fisher, and Erik Chinander. Syracuse Football Coach Dino Babers.
ACC Prospects 2019 NFL Draft | Clemson Players NFL Draft | Florida State Players NFL Draft | (drafttek.com)
Rnk O/A Rnk Change Player/School Ht/Wt BIO S/R
1 6 -- Clelin Ferrell Clemson 6'4" 264 BIO --
2 16 +57 Brian Burns Florida State 6'4" 249 BIO --
3 20 -1 Christian Wilkins Clemson 6'3" 315 BIO --
4 24 +17 Juan Thornhill Virginia 6'0" 200 BIO --
5 29 -4 Zach Allen Boston College 6'4" 281 BIO --
6 31 +22 Chris Lindstrom Boston College 6'4" 308 BIO --
7 32 +59 Garrett Bradbury North Carolina St 6'3" 306 BIO --
8 34 -1 Dexter Lawrence Clemson 6'4" 342 BIO --
9 51 -7 Daniel Jones Duke 6'5" 215 BIO --
10 53 +98 Joe Giles-Harris Duke 6'1" 234 BIO --
11 64 +16 Tre Lamar Clemson 6'3" 253 BIO --
12 68 -52 Kelvin Harmon North Carolina St 6'2" 213 BIO --
13 70 -13 Gerald Willis III Miami (FL) 6'2" 302 BIO --
14 77 -6 Joe Jackson Miami (FL) 6'4" 275 BIO --
15 80 -41 Trayvon Mullen Clemson 6'2" 190 BIO --
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19 For '19 Offseason Topics: No. 17 Every Power Five Team's Letdown Game (CFN; Fiutak)
They’re the games that all fans blow off and all coaching staffs lose sleep over.
They’re the games that are supposed to be sure wins, but won’t come close to receiving the undivided attention of the superior teams.
Each one is the song off the new album, played before the mega-hit that got it all started, and after the emotional anthem that became the big commercial success.
They’re the letdown games, or the they’re the sandwiches. On each Power Five team’s slate, there’s at least one game that they’re going to have to find an extra gear for that might not be there.
More often than not there’s not a problem, and there shouldn’t be one for almost everyone on this list. However …
You’ve been warned.
ACC ATLANTIC
Boston College Eagles
Letdown/Sandwich Game: at Louisville, Oct. 5
Game Before: Wake Forest
Game After: NC State
There aren’t any real sandwiches for BC. However, the Wake Forest game will matter, and there’s a week off to look forward to before dealing with NC State and a trip to Clemson. Going to Louisville at the end of a run of six straight games should be rough.
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1868: Cranky Charles Dickens despises Syracuse, yet befriends a 12-year-old who scolded him (PS; Croyle)
Charles Dickens, the beloved author of “A Christmas Carol,” thought Syracuse was a dump. But even so, somehow, he managed to make a lifelong fan of one young Syracuse boy.
“I am here,” he wrote to a friend in 1868 from his Syracuse hotel room, “in a most wonderful out-of-the-world place, which looks as if it had begun to be built yesterday and were going to be imperfectly knocked together with a nail or two the day after tomorrow.”
Dickens was in Syracuse for a three-day visit, culminating in a reading from two of his most beloved stories, “The Pickwick Papers” and “A Christmas Carol,” at Wieting Hall on March 9, 1868.
He was nearing the end of his 5-month long American tour and the effects of the travel were taking their toll on the 56-year-old writer.
He was sick most of the time, suffered from insomnia and a sore foot, for which he needed a cane.
British novelist Charles Dickens in 1868, as he would have looked when he appeared in Syracuse. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
British novelist Charles Dickens in 1868, as he would have looked when he appeared in Syracuse. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
He arrived in Syracuse along with an early spring, which turned the city’s roads into a mire, only adding to his crankiness.
“I am in the worst inn that ever was seen, and outside is a thaw that places the whole country under water,” Dickens wrote. “I have looked out of the window for people and I can’t find any people.”
He did not care for his room at The Syracuse House, his bed, or the food, writing:
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