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Welcome to National Guacamole Day!
National Guacamole Day celebrates the avocado-based dip or spread, guacamole. It was first made by the Aztecs, who lived in what is now central Mexico, between the 14th and 16th centuries. Appropriately, the day is celebrated on Mexican Independence Day. The name guacamole means "avocado sauce" in Nahuatl, the Aztec language, and many times it is simply called "guac" in the United States. To make the dip, avocados and sea salt are mashed with a mortar and pestle, and ingredients such as garlic, onion, tomato, peppers, lemon or lime juice, cilantro, chili or cayenne pepper, and cumin are added. The most popular avocados for making guacamole are Hass avocados. Guacamole is most often served with tortilla chips, but it can be used in many other ways. Besides National Guacamole Day, a great amount of guacamole is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday and Cinco de Mayo. The popularity of guacamole in the United States has grown in recent years, and this can partly be attributed to a lift on a ban on the importation of avocados, as well as the growth of the Latino population in the United States.
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George O’Leary: Tim Green is ‘toughest kid I ever coached’ (PS; Mink)
George O’Leary, then a 31-year-old, first-year coach at Liverpool High School, was trying to develop a stringent offseason weight training program to start turning around the 1-9 football team he inherited.
It was 1977. An eighth grader named Tim Green came into the weight room one day to lift with the older kids on the team. O’Leary knew Green was going to develop into a future blue-chip recruit the moment he laid eyes on him.
O’Leary pointed toward one of his assistants with a smile on his face.
Watch this. Watch how a single drop of motivational disparagement, timed just right, can unleash pure fury.
“Timmy, like a madman, was just lifting like a berserko,” said Ron Osinski, the former assistant and now-retired English teacher at Liverpool who witnessed that interaction more than 40 years ago.
“That was the relationship for all those many years.”
O’Leary, now 73, was back in the Syracuse area this weekend flanking Green along with his family during Green’s No. 72 jersey retirement ceremony at halftime of Saturday’s loss against Clemson.
Green lists O’Leary as his most influential coach, a man who took Green under his wing at 13 and instilled in him the values that have made Green a force in this town for decades.
O’Leary holds Green in equally high regard.
“Talent is talent,” O’Leary told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard in a quiet moment outside the Carrier Dome following the jersey retirement.
“He had talent right from the first time I met him, and I think the best thing about Tim is his competitive nature. He’s probably, in 48 years of coaching, is the toughest kid I ever coached.”
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For Syracuse football, hope departs quickly in loss to Clemson - The Juice Online (the juice; Stechschulte)
There probably is never a good time to face the top team in the country, particularly when your offensive line is inconsistent and your defense is coming off a game where they were terrible. On Saturday night, the Syracuse line gave up eight sacks and the defense got torn up for 612 yards, illustrating that it was a particularly bad night for a visit from #1 Clemson. The Tigers (3-0, 1-0 ACC) had control all night, claiming a 41-6 victory in front of 50,248 fans, the third-largest crowd in Carrier Dome history.
The Orange (1-2, 0-1) had issues all night on offense. The first SU drive ended when an open Taj Harris had the ball go right through his hands. The longest run was a gain of seven yards on a Tommy DeVito scramble. Two plays gained for more than 20 yards and one required Moe Neal avoiding being tripped up to scamper for a 50-yard gain.
The SU defense started well, forcing a three-and-out on the first drive, but allowed a Clemson scoring drive on the second. The biggest issue was failing to slow the Tigers on 2nd-and-15 following a false start penalty against the guests. The Tigers then benefitted from a roughing the passer call on their next drive and tacked on another touchdown for a 14-0 lead.
The first Syracuse threat came early in the second quarter. However, after reaching the Tigers’ 11, the Orange settled for a 29-yard field goal attempt from Andre Szmyt. The kick was true, cutting the margin to 14-3 with 12:24 left in the second quarter.
» Related: Time to rein in expectations for Syracuse as Clemson comes calling
Clemson pushed their lead back out to 14 points with a field goal with under five minutes to go in the half. SU responded with their longest drive of the night, getting consecutive completions to Moe Neal for a total of 67 yards, the latter reaching the visitors’ eight-yard-line. The offense bogged down, though, and Szmyt’s 23-yard field goal made it 17-6, a score that would hold to intermission.
The third quarter, though, featured a pair of great opportunities for the Orange. They simply just could not capitalize.
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Syracuse coach on Clemson: "They beat us thoroughly" (tigernet.com; Hood)
It’s been 21 years since Syracuse last sold out The Dome, but for around 50 thousand Orange fans, it wasn’t the homecoming they were hoping for. The Clemson and Syracuse game has been hyped for months after the last two contests have come down to the wire, but this year the Tigers were just too much for the Orange in the 41-6 drubbing Saturday evening in the Dome.
Syracuse head coach Dino Babers said Clemson gave his team a ‘thorough beating.’
“First of all, I would just like to thank all 50,248 fans for coming out. What an amazing turnout in support of this football team,” Babers said after the game. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t bring home the win. That was a heck of a football team we played and when you look at the numbers, they beat us thoroughly. They haven’t lost in a long time, since 2017 I believe, and you can figure out why. It was a complete win on their part. We do feel like we have an opportunity to continue to grow as a football team and as bad as it may look, I feel like when it’s all said and done, we’re going to be one of the teams that people are going to talk about in 2019. That’s my belief and I’m allowed to have it without being tested by anyone.”
Babers said that despite a solid performance from the defense, the Syracuse offense never could get ahead.
“I really think that we played well defensively. Offensively, we didn’t score enough points to really make it a game and it’s always been something that we’ve been able to do against them,” Babers said. “We left a lot of meat on the bone out there. There were some balls that went through some people’s hands and some decisions that you wish you had back, and when you’re playing against somebody that hasn’t lost a bunch of games, you have to get ahead of them. You have to run a clean slate. You have to have a clean game against them. Again, I thought the defense played good enough for us to make it a game and I’m obviously a little disappointed in the point production. We had the ball on the three-yard line, we ran it in there two times, and we hardly got anything. You want to get mad, but the bottom line is that this is a really good football team.”
Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito said it didn’t matter what the offensive line did, Clemson was bringing pressure every chance it got.
“They brought a lot of pressure,” DeVito said after the game. “No matter what formation we were running, they just overloaded and brought a lot of pressure. That’s something we just have to work out of and make adjustments for.”
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No. 1 Clemson Roars at the Dome: Three takeaways from Syracuse's struggles vs. the Tigers (cnycentral.com; Hauswirth)
The No. 1 Clemson Tigers left no doubt about it Saturday night, punishing the Syracuse Orange in front of the third-largest crowd to ever watch a football game from the Carrier Dome.
The hype surrounding the game was unlike anything Central New York has seen -- at least not in the last two decades -- making for a truly special Saturday night in front of a national television audience.
However, once the actual game began, it quickly became all about the Clemson Tigers and their march towards another College Football Playoff spot.
The 41-6 loss resulted in a frustrated Syracuse Orange fan base, and a deeper look at the program that began the season with so much excitement, now limping out of the gate at 1-2 overall through the first three games.
Below are my top three takeaways from Saturday night's lopsided loss at the hands of the top-ranked Clemson Tigers:
(1) Syracuse's Offensive Line Needs Work
Some may be wondering why Tommy DeVito isn't the top concern following a performance where the redshirt-sophomore quarterback was less than inspiring throughout the contest -- but a quarterback is only as good as his offensive line. There's no doubt there was some concern regarding this year's version of the Orange line, losing starters such as Koda Martin, Cody Conway and Aaron Roberts. However, they brought back three starters in Airon Servais, Sam Heckel and Evan Adams. But because of Heckel's injury against Liberty in the season opener, the entire line was forced to shift, meaning linemen are now playing positions they are not accustomed to playing. Due to that, along with the insertions of first-year linemen Ryan Alexander and Carlos Vettorello, it's the recipe for struggle. The line has failed to get a solid push in two consecutive games, only allowing 70 rushing yards against Maryland and a dreadful total of 15 yards against Clemson. Additionally, DeVito's been running for his life as soon as the ball has been snapped, even suffering from eight sacks against the Tigers defense. The game of football is won in the trenches, and without a good enough offensive line, Syracuse will undoubtedly take a major step back in 2019.
(2) Tommy DeVito's Decision-Making
The blame certainly is not all on the Orange offensive line, just as much as it's not all on DeVito. However, the redshirt-sophomore quarterback has struggled to make plays through his first three games as the starter for coach Dino Babers. It's difficult to make good throws when the pocket breaks down in the blink of an eye, but DeVito's shown the ability to escape the pocket and make throws on the run. Those throws have been less than stellar, often resulting in incomplete passes or even mind-boggling interceptions. Most SU fans assumed the transition from Eric Dungey to Tommy DeVito would be seamless, especially after DeVito won a game for the Orange last year as a redshirt-freshman, leading Syracuse to an overtime win over North Carolina.
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Syracuse Falls to #1 Clemson In Front of Sellout Crowd | | CitrusTV (citrustv.com; Scott)
It was the first sellout in the Dome since 1998. More than 50,000 people packed the Dome in hopes of watching another miraculous Syracuse (1-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) upset of Clemson (3-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast), like the memorable 2017 win.
But there would be no upset this time around. The top-ranked, defending national champion Tigers rolled to a 41-6 victory over the Orange. Syracuse could not find any rhythm offensively against a stifling Clemson defense, and the Orange defense continued to struggle after giving up 63 points a week ago.
The key moment came in the third quarter. After Chris Fredrick intercepted a Trevor Lawrence pass and ran it inside the Clemson five yard line, Syracuse had a prime opportunity to cut into the 17-6 halftime deficit. Instead, on the first play of the drive, Tommy Devito missed an open receiver and threw late. Clemson picked off the forced pass and Syracuse never had another chance to crawl back in the game. Head coach Dino Babers says he still has faith in the quarterback despite another bad turnover.
“It’s just something – young quarterbacks they’re going to make mistakes,” Babers said. “They get better and they get better and they get better. And like anything, when you touch the oven and it’s hot, you get burned and you don’t touch the oven again. I was kinda disappointed that it happened in the same place, in the same situation… I didn’t think I was going to be up here talking about that again, but I really don’t believe it will happen again… It was a little disappointing, but he’s still my guy.”
Without starting center Sam Heckel, the offensive line had to be shuffled around, but the makeshift group was no match for Clemson’s athletic defense. After allowing four sacks to Maryland a week ago, Syracuse allowed eight more sacks on Saturday against a relentless Clemson pass rush. Despite criticism from the media, coach Dino Babers says it’s not all on the offensive line.
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Orange fall to Clemson | The NewsHouse (thenewshouse.com; Schafly)
A majority of the fans that filled the Dome to a capacity of over 50,000— the 3rd highest all-time attendance —didn’t stick around for the 4th quarter.
The top-ranked Tigers poured on 14 points in the 4th quarter to an already seemingly insurmountable lead. The game finished with 41-6 lighting the scoreboard.
The Clemson defense swallowed the Syracuse offense in all but a couple of cases.
However, the Clemson defense did not stifle the Orange offense entirely. Instead, only in a few of their best chances. Red zone trips for the Orange were forgotten with the lack of points that accompanied them. Yet the Orange were able to piece together some impressive drives against what’s believed to be one of the better defenses in all of college football.
That Tiger defense performed in a way that more than supports the national repertoire they’ve grown over the years under defensive coordinator Brent Venables. During the second quarter, the Tiger defense set up one of many 2nd or 3rd and long situations for Tommy Devito and the Orange. On 3rd and 25, Devito completed a six-yard pass. An obvious punting situation for the Orange. And punt, Syracuse did.
As the Clemson defense came off the field, after what was by most metrics a well-played defensive possession, Venables was anything but satisfied. He was fuming. And he ensured that graduate starting linebacker and team captain Chad Smith knew about it.
They finally beat the Orange, with relative ease. You’d think some success would bring a sigh of relief from Dabo Swinney and his coaching staff. Quite the opposite.
I believe Dino knows this about Clemson’s football program. It’s why they’ve been able to compete, and beat, the seemingly invincible Crimson Tide and Nick Saban. Dino not only knows that Clemson operates this way. I believe he wants to emulate the Tigers. Who wouldn’t?
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'This is really exciting again': The scene as Syracuse... (theathletic.com; Gutierrez; subscription)
The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” blared out of a speaker in one of the parking lots down the hill from the Carrier Dome. Cars filled up spots four hours before kickoff, and people running the tailgates brimmed with optimism. There was a stream of orange jerseys, including No. 5, No. 44 and No. 72 in a significant way. There was a lot of orange and high fives and beers and camaraderie and music.
Jim Daignault of Lafayette nursed a beer with his buddies. He says he’s missed about five Syracuse home games since he first signed up for season tickets 45 years ago. He’s held two seats in section 129, on the 15-yard line, ever since.
When he looked around the full lot just after 3 p.m., he succumbed to nostalgia. He propped a frame against his car. Inside were a few dozen ticket stubs dating to 1974. A faded ticket from the first game inside the Carrier Dome, Sept. 20, 1980. Tickets from 1977, when Nick Saban was a member of the Syracuse...
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Venables, defense had a lot of fun (theclemsoninsider.com; video; Vandervort)
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables said he had a lot of fun watching his defense dominate Syracuse Saturday during the top-ranked Tigers’ 41-6 victory.
Clemson held the Orange to 187 total yards, while sacking them 8 times and recording 15 tackles for loss. The tackles behind the line of scrimmage are the most by a Clemson defense in the Dabo Swinney era.
Syracuse managed just 51 yards of total offense in the second half and twice was denied any points after getting the ball at the Clemson 9- and 3-yard lines in the third quarter.
Watch Venables brag about his defense and much more on TCITV.
Higgins, Clemson offense acknowledge struggles (theclemsoninsider.com; Dodd)
Top-ranked Clemson routed Syracuse on the road Saturday night and won 41-6 despite struggling to find a rhythm offensively.
On the stat sheet the Tigers (3-0, 2-0 ACC) appear to have shredded the Orange (1-2, 0-1 ACC). But a pair of Trevor Lawrence interceptions showed a Clemson offense that has yet to begin clicking on all cylinders with its wide variety of weapons.
The Tigers finished the game with 612 yards of total offense with 221 on the ground and 391 through the air but after returning virtually everybody from last season fans and media member expected more cohesion.
Junior wide receiver Tee Higgins accepted some responsibility for the offense’s shortcomings and assured fans they are cleaning up those mistakes.
“We definitely could have played better, there are some things we need to fix and we will see that when we look at the tape,” Higgins said. “We will go back to practice Monday and fix those things.”
Higgins also took responsibility for one of Lawrence’s interceptions because he ran a bad route and never made it to the right spot.
The Knoxville, Tennessee native took responsibility and that is exactly what a team leader does. And despite the areas Clemson needs to improve, Higgins still put together an outstanding performance.
He caught seven passes for 150 yards with a long of 58 yards and made a tremendous impact on the game while leading the team in both receptions and yards.
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Clemson recap, what went wrong? (Syracuse Football Podcast ep. 4) (acast.com; podcast; syracuse.com)
Clemson recap, what went wrong? (Syracuse Football Podcast ep. 4)
Syracuse Football: Emotional Tim Green jersey retirement was special (itlh; Esden Jr)
On Saturday Syracuse football legend Tim Green had his No. 72 jersey retired. Here are all the sounds, highlights, and memorable moments.
The final result wasn’t sexy, a 41-6 loss for the Syracuse football squad to the No. 1 Clemson Tigers.
But there was a special ceremony at half-time that is still sending chills throughout Orange Nation. Orange legend Tim Green saw his No. 72 jersey immortalized forever up in the rafters of the loud house.
Green is only the sixth player (believe it or not) in program history to receive this honor which was long overdue. Speaking of jersey retirements, here are 10 players who also deserve to see their Orange jerseys immortalized.
Tim is still the all-time sack leader in program history with 45.5 sacks. Green graduated from Syracuse University in 1985, 34 years later his greatest collegiate accomplishment still reigns and considering this day and age of college football may never be topped.
For an Orange player to do it, he’d have to average over 11 sacks per season for four straight years. If a player is good enough to average that number of sacks, he usually doesn’t stick around for four years.
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CLEMSON FOOTBALL: Tiger offense 'just not quite in rhythm' (thetandd.com Lentz)
The scary thing for opposing defenses that are still to face the No.1 Clemson Tigers is that their offense, which was supposed to be one of the best in the nation, has yet to hit its stride — even coming off a second 600-plus-yard performance in their first three games.
After those performances, the Tigers are still having to answer questions about what is wrong with the offense? What is wrong with quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who has thrown five interceptions in the first three games? What has happened to the play-calling?
But the Tigers are not focused on the outside noise because they believe that when they finally hit their stride, opposing teams better look out.
"We don't pay attention to what's going on in the outside. But we have our own expectation and that's to be the best offense in the country," co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott said. "And so right now we feel like we're just not quite in the rhythm where we need to be. But we aren't far off. It's small things. You make a couple of those plays, convert a couple of those third downs, and we're rocking and rolling.
"So the biggest thing for us is managing these guys, continuing to push them, and challenging them: Don't grow weary. Don't grow weary. It's just the third game in the season and it's still early, and it's a new offense. A lot of those expectations are in reference to last year's offense. And we have to identify ourselves and figure who we are."
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Clemson Football: 5 Takeaways from the victory over Syracuse (rubbingtherock.com; Spencer)
for gbo
The Clemson football team came away with a win over Syracuse in the Carrier Dome Saturday night. Here’s our five takeaways from the game.
The Clemson football team came away with an impressive 41-6 win over the Syracuse Orange Saturday evening in the Carrier Dome.
The Tigers got the scoring started when Trevor Lawrence found Amari Rodgers in the back of the end zone with 10:29 remaining in the first quarter for a 16-yard touchdown pass. Lawrence scored on a one-yard scamper with 5:34 left in the first quarter to put Clemson football up two touchdowns.
Syracuse hit a couple of field goals in the second quarter and the Tigers took a 17-6 lead into halftime.
After the defense got a stop, Trevor Lawrence threw an interception that allowed Syracuse to take over inside the Clemson 10-yard line. On the next play, Mario Goodrich came away with his first career interception and that opened up the door for an Amari Rodgers 87-yard touchdown that put the game basically out of reach.
Trevor Lawrence found Frank Ladson Jr. with 10:11 remaining in the game to put the Tigers up 34-6.
5. Amari Rodgers is an impact player
I know everyone wants to talk about the talent and skill of Justyn Ross and Tee Higgins, but Amari Rodgers is absolutely an impact player.
Rodgers was the top performer on the offense and had two touchdowns, including an impressive 87-yard scamper that put the game out of reach.
He has sure hands and is going to be a major contributor for the Tigers going forward and teams are going to have to account for him.
Also, expect to see Rodgers begin to share time with Derion Kendrick at punt returner as the season progresses.
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Firefighter saves man’s life at Clemson, Syracuse football game (wspa.com; Staff)
In the right place at the right time, a firefighter is being credited with saving the life of a man who was going into cardiac arrest at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.
Greg Popps, President of the Fairmount Fire Department, was attending Saturday night’s game between Clemson and Syracuse when he noticed a man losing consciousness.
Popps jumped into action and administered CPR while medical staff were arriving.
Because of Popps’ quick-thinking, the man was conscious and breathing when medical staff arrived to bring him to the hospital.
The man was taken from the Dome with no noticeable issues, according to the fire department.
The fire department posting about the incident on Facebook:
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Week 3, 2019 - Can we get a mulligan? (RX; HM)
Week 3, 2019 - Can we get a mulligan?
This has been a very bad weekend of ACC football.
In my mind I saw Boston College doubling up Kansas... NC State beating West Virginia in Morgantown... Pitt finding a way to win at Penn State... and, of course, the two Techs rolling over FCS opponents this weekend. Alas, none of it was meant to be.
With so many reputation-destroying losses already this season, perhaps I was premature with my poll "Which loss was worse?":
Georgia Tech losing to The Citadel is certainly right up there.
Virginia Tech came dangerously close to losing to Furman as well.
Here are the results of my poll "Which CFB Team is Worse in 2019?":
In fact the Noles came very close to upsetting the Cavaliers in Charlottesville Saturday. Perhaps we'll look at what went wrong in an "On Second Thought" post?
File Pitt coming so close to upsetting Penn State under "moral victory", I guess.
At least the ACC's two lone top 25 teams won, so hopefully they'll remain ranked.
Duke also beat MTSU, Louisville handled W. Kentucky, and Miami destroyed Bethune-Cookman... small victories, folks.
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Schadenfreude - 9/15/19 (RX; HM)
Schadenfreude - 9/15/19
...or "I know my team is bad, but misery loves company!"
SEC (1 OOC loss)
Mississippi St lost at home to Kansas State, 24-31
Big XII (2 OOC losses)
Iowa State lost at home to rival Iowa, 17-18
Texas Tech was doubled up at Arizona, 14-28
Pac-12 (3 OOC losses)
Stanford was humbled at UCF, 27-45
USC threw an INT in OT at BYU and lost 27-30
Colorado lost at home to Air Force, 23-30
Big Ten (4 OOC losses - and nearly 5)
Michigan State lost at home to Arizona State, 7-10
Maryland lost at Temple, 17-20
Illinois lost at home to E. Michigan, 31-34
Purdue was hammered by TCU at home, 13-34
(BONUS: Minnesota nearly lost to Georgia Southern, escaping 35-32 at home)
FACTOID, from ESPN:
The Terps fell to Temple 20-17, extending a streak of nearly 13 years without a win while ranked for Maryland. The last time the Terps won as a Top 25 team was back in 2006, narrowly escaping Miami 14-13. They lost a week later to Boston College.
Since then, 93 other teams have won at least one game while in the Top 25, and all but three other Power 5 schools have at least one win while ranked. All four of the winless teams in that span, however, reside in the same conference: Maryland, Indiana, Purdue and Rutgers.
goodbye, Top 25!
COMMENT: The way the Big Ten folded like deck chair this weekend, I'm sure it would've been the laughingstock of the P5... had the ACC not outdone its northern P5 neighbor in terms of egregious losses, that is. If only Narduzzi had gone for the touchdown against Penn State... [sigh!]
USA Today's "experts" didn't have such a great week 3 either:
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ACCN on AT&T Soon? (RX; HM)
ACCN on AT&T Soon?
Originally I was planning on writing about how AT&T was dragging their feet (much like Comcast), but the fact that more was at stake than just the ACC Network (also the SEC Network, the entire family of ESPN channels, ABC, and all of the Disney channels) appears to be enough pressure to force a resolution...
From AwfulAnnouncing:
Also, from CordCuttersNews:
AT&T & Disney May Have Reached a Long-Term Deal to Keep ESPN & Disney-Owned Channels On DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW
Admittedly, neither is saying it's a done deal, but what they are pointing out are very positive signs that a deal will soon be done - one which presumably will include the ACC Network on all AT&T platforms (it's already on DirecTV, but not on AT&T Uverse or AT&T TV Now). More news is likely coming soon...
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1959: Traffic reverses on Clinton and Warren Streets cause confusion (PS; Croyle)
No matter what happens with the proposed changes to Interstate 81, commuters in the Syracuse-area will face a period of inconvenience and adjustment.
But the area has faced such disruption before, almost exactly 60 years ago.
In September 1959, the first phase of Interstate 81 was nearing competition.
But before that, the new Oswego Boulevard Expressway was opened.
The new $8 million highway would tie downtown Syracuse to the first “planned community” in the Northeast.
The Bayberry community near Liverpool, with more than 300 homes, priced between $16,000 and $20,000, already built, was Onondaga County’s largest new area and was the rapidly growing.
The new Expressway would connect directly with the Onondaga Lake Parkway, leading north on Route 57 to Bayberry. Only two traffic lights intervened along the route and a Bayberry resident would be in downtown Syracuse in just 12 minutes. The route, the Post-Standard noted, “passes some of the county’s prettiest sights.”
A Post-Standard ad for the new planned community near Liverpool, Bayberry. The new Oswego Boulevard Expressway would make a trip between there and downtown Syracuse just 12 minutes.
The newspaper also said that the new expressway would be an “instrument of relief for downtown traffic congestion.”
For that to happen, a revolutionary change would have to take place.
For years, Warren Street had been one-way, southbound, and Clinton Street had been one-way, northbound. Now, that would have to be reversed.
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