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Welcome to National Cake Day!
National Cake Day celebrates the popular baked sweet dessert. Common cake ingredients include flour, sugar, eggs, butter or margarine, a liquid, and a leavening agent such as baking soda or baking powder. Fruits, nuts, cocoa, and extracts such as vanilla are often added, and cakes are often iced and decorated. The word "cake" is derived from an Old Norse word, "kaka". In ancient Greece, cake was called "plakous", and was baked with eggs, milk, nuts, and honey. In ancient Rome, butter, eggs, and honey were added to basic bread dough. Early cakes in England were almost identical to bread except they were round and flat and were turned over once when being cooked. In general, until the 19th century, cakes were large and baked in pans that resembled bread loaves. When modern bake ovens came about around 1870, lighter cakes with baking powders and baking sodas began being made. Layer cakes—with layers of filling between cake—also began being popular in the 1870's.
During the Great Depression, at a time when there was a need for easily made food for many people, cake mix was patented, making cake a mass produced good instead of a bakery specialty. During the post war era, as the economy boomed, General Mills and Pillsbury came out with cake mixes, and marketed them for their convenience, especially to housewives. By the end of the 1950's, half of cakes were made from mixes. As cakes became easier to bake, housewives began being more creative with frosting.
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Dino Babers plainly says it: You can’t just wish for success (PS; Mink)
No amount of handwringing will fix this.
Syracuse football (4-7, 1-6 ACC) wraps up a disappointing 2019 season Saturday afternoon in the Carrier Dome against Wake Forest (8-3, 4-3) before hibernating for the next three months out of public view.
There will be no bowl game here for the fifth time in seven years since the university joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.
SU’s two bowl appearances in that span will be the fewest in the conference, as Virginia will make a third-straight bowl (perhaps the Orange Bowl) this season.
An offseason review is due, and that sobering reality above should carry a measure of embarrassment for a university which can do little chest-puffing besides this: At least we’re not Rutgers.
Speaking of the Scarlet Knights, they rotate onto the schedule next year, turning an unmistakably soft nonconference schedule into an even easier path to the bare-minimum achievement of a respectable football program.
Then again, maybe that is how SU has gotten into this mess.
Maybe there is too much hubris flying around a school that has largely been irrelevant in football for the past 20 years.
Maybe it needs to admit it’s a lot closer to Rutgers than it is to Clemson, Florida State or Louisville.
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How Matthew Bergeron’s development for American football made him ‘not a normal freshman’ (DO; Schafer)
In August, freshman Matthew Bergeron’s welcoming to United States football came against the equivalent of many NCAA offensive tackles’ nightmare. Alton Robinson, who tied for the 11th most sacks in 2018, lined up against the freshman offensive lineman from Canada.
On the snap of the ball, Robinson exploded his arms into Bergeron, who came into the block standing too tall, an unpowerful position for an offensive lineman. The Senior Bowl-bound defensive end barreled the new Syracuse offensive tackle into the ground.
“I’ve stayed low since that day,” Bergeron said.
Around two months after his learning moment with Robinson, Bergeron was sprung into another uncomfortable situation — his first career start as a true freshman at Florida State. With the departure of former Syracuse tackle Ryan Alexander, the Orange (4-7, 1-6 Atlantic Coast) have leaned on Bergeron at the right tackle position in their last four games. Though only the fourth true freshman offensive lineman to start for Syracuse since 1986, according to Syracuse.com, the 6-foot-4, 311-pound tackle has met head coach Dino Babers’ expectations.
“Matthew is not a normal freshman,” Babers said. “He’s stronger and bigger than what you think he is. He’s not full-grown because he can be a lot stronger and he will be a lot stronger.”
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Orange Watch: 2019 Snow Bowl – Syracuse vs. Wake Forest on Nov. 30 - The Juice Online (the juice; Bierman)
Item: With already 40 bowl games including the College Football Playoff national championship game, there are 78 of the 130 FBS teams that go to a post season game each year. That’s a whopping 60% of the teams. What’s the harm in adding another one to the list? Let’s consider Saturday’s regular season finale for Syracuse against Wake Forest (12:30 p.m. ET / ACC Regional Sports Networks) to be this year’s bowl game, or as we dubbed it the “Snow Bowl.” Just like Hawai’i some years gets to host the Hawai’i Bowl, let’s consider this as SU hosting its own bowl game against a competitive Power 5 opponent that will happen to have an undersized crowd of supporters in the stands.
It makes us madder than, well, Lake Effect snow. If Liberty (6-5 with two FCS wins) and Western Michigan (7-4) end up going to bowl games this year, which is entirely likely, while Syracuse is sitting at home with either a 5-7 or 4-8 final record after defeating both of those teams this season, then we’ll come up with our own pacifying solution.
Even though the Orange have no one to blame but themselves for the Maryland (3-8) debacle and poor ACC record costing them back-to-back bowl seasons for the first time since 2012-13, we’ll simply think of this regular season finale against a division rival to be Syracuse’s 2019 bowl game, the “Snow Bowl” in Syracuse against a quality Power 5 opponent in the 8-3 Demon Deacons.
After all, didn’t Wake play near-by neighbor North Carolina in a non-ACC game back on Sept. 13? Well then, we can consider this league game against Wake to be a bowl game even with a majority partisan crowd of supporters. Let’s see exactly how Dino Babers and his staff prepare, and the players react with one last opportunity to go out with a bang.
One player in particular who has seen a complete contrast in his two seasons wearing orange is sophomore safety Andre Cisco. From tying atop the national interception list last year with seven and becoming the first Syracuse true freshman to earn First Team All-American honors during a 10-win, bowl victorious season, to missing three games due to injury this year, knocking his interception total down to four, the same number as the current win total.
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Syracuse football legend Jim Brown named to NFL All-Time Team - Sport Archives (archysport.com; Burrows)
The NFL began unveiling its all-time team last week and Syracuse football legend Jim Brown was the first name on the list.
The all-time NFL team, which will include the top 100 players and top 10 coaches of the game, revealed that Brown was the first selection last Thursday.
The argument in favor of Brown is simple: he will dominate at any time. Here's more of Judy Battista on Brown's selection:
Brown was an outstanding athlete at Syracuse University. All-American football and lacrosse, he was one of the best scorers of the basketball team and has already finished fifth in the university decathlon.
Once in the NFL, the balance, power and speed that had been deployed in these other sports were focused on football, where Brown is still considered by many to be the greatest player of all time.
In nine seasons in the NFL, Brown has 12,312 rushing yards, including 1,863 in 1963 and 106 touchdowns. His season and career totals were all-time records when he retired after the 1965 season.
Prior to joining the Cleveland Browns as the No. 6 overall pick in the NFL draft in 1957, Brown was a multi-sport star in Syracuse.
The former Orange star was All-American in football and lacrosse, while writing in basketball and athletics.
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Syracuse Football: Sterling Hofrichter makes program history (itlh; Esden Jr)
Syracuse football punter Sterling Hofrichter made program history on Monday afternoon. Here are all the details and what it all means.
Prior to the season starting a few analysts mentioned that Syracuse football may arguably have the best punter in the country and on Monday afternoon that conversation became a lot more realistic.
Through an official press release, it was announced that Orange punter Sterling Hofrichter has been named a finalist for the Ray Guy Award which is annually doled out to the nation’s best punter.
This is the first time in Syracuse football history that a member of the Orange has finished as a finalist. The award has been handed out every year since 2000.
Hofrichter will be joined by Kentucky’s Max Duffy and Houston’s Dane Roy in Atlanta, Georgia at the College Football Hall of Fame. On Thursday, December 12 they’ll officially announce the winner of the Ray Guy Award at The Home Depot College Football Awards Show.
Syracuse football may be 4-7 this season, but don’t blame Sterling Hofrichter for the team’s struggles.
The three-year captain has been electric this season for the Orange in the battle for field position. He’s booted over 64 punts this season with a gross average of just under 43.7 yards per punt, which translates to a net average of 42.8 per kick.
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Wake Forest's Sciba Sets NCAA Record In Win Over Duke (wfdd.org; Garber)
Wake Forest placekicker Nick Sciba set an NCAA record for consecutive made field goals during a game Saturday night. And it wasn’t the only bit of history for North Carolina football programs over the weekend.
It was an unlikely setting for a record that requires a precise touch. A steady rain at BB&T Field created slick conditions that saw the ball slipping out of players' hands throughout the first half.
But when it mattered, Sciba was as sure-footed as he’s been for the Deacon’s last 20 games, nailing kicks from as far as 44 yards out. In doing so, he extended his streak of consecutive field goals to 32, breaking an NCAA record that has stood since the 1981-82 season, set by Chuck Nelson of Washington.
With Sciba’s help, Wake Forest defeated Duke 39 to 27. The loss means Duke is likely out of bowl consideration. Wake Forest was already bowl eligible, as is Appalachian State.
Charlotte is the third North Carolina school to join them. The 49ers became bowl eligible for the first time in the university’s history after a win over Marshall Saturday.
Holliday: Is Wake’s win a bad omen for Triangle Bowls? :: WRALSportsFan.com (wralsportsfan.com; Holliday)
Wake Forest’s 39-27 win over Duke clinches the Big Four Championship for the Deacons. Wake swept to victory against UNC and NC State, as well as the Blue Devils, just as the Deacons did in 2007, the last time Wake won the Big Four. Wait, did someone just say 2007?
2007. That’s the last time the Triangle Three all missed out on the postseason. And a no-bowl December here in 2019 could again be in the offing.
NC State’s run of five consecutive bowl trips has come to an end. Hope of a sixth ended Thursday night at Georgia Tech. The Wolfpack can keep the Tar Heels home too, if the Pack can knock off Mack Brown’s bunch Saturday night. Duke, because of its high academic performance, still has a remote chance of getting a bowl bid with five wins, but of course the Blue Devils would have to beat Miami to get to five, and Duke, like State, hasn’t beaten anybody since early October.
Pack rally falls short
Virginia Tech didn’t do NC State any favors when the Hokies shellacked Georgia Tech 45-0, creating the impression that the Yellow Jackets had reverted to early season form-when they lost to Citadel and scored just two points at Temple. The truth is, Georgia Tech has steadily improved since putting James Graham at quarterback; however VT is now playing better football than any ACC team not named Clemson and so GT’s progress was interrupted for one week. But that progress was on full display against NC State, starting with Graham’s 54 yard bomb to Malachai Carter on the first play from scrimmage.
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Virginia, Virginia Tech seek relief from ACC on Black Friday football date (dailypress.com; Teel)
Staging the annual Virginia Tech-Virginia clash on Black Friday aggravated legions of state college football fans, and this season’s noon kickoff intensified those objections. Rightfully so.
Friday’s early start, announced by the ACC on Nov. 18 and dictated by its television partner, minimizes the time for folks to arrive in Charlottesville during the nation’s most chaotic travel holiday.
Thanks to the schools’ athletics directors, future relief is likely.
In concert, Virginia’s Carla Williams and Virginia Tech’s Whit Babcock last week petitioned the ACC to schedule the 2020 Commonwealth Cup game for Thanksgiving Saturday, and they plan to do so again for 2021 and perhaps beyond.
Each November, the conference’s 14 football programs submit up to three scheduling preferences — they usually revolve around the schools’ respective academic calendars — for the following season. The league generally can accommodate 65-75% of those requests, said Michael Strickland, the ACC’s senior associate commissioner for football.
With computer assistance and considerable input from ESPN, Strickland has the thankless task of crafting the football schedule each winter — the unveiling usually comes in mid-to-late January. ESPN assigns game times and networks throughout the season, usually 12 days before kickoff, occasionally six.
“I understand how television works,” Williams said, “and I appreciate the benefits that playing on television bring to our institution. But with it being the day after Thanksgiving and at noon, I knew that it was going to be a burden for fans who traveled, fans of both schools.
“Especially students. It’s a big deal in the state, and you want students from both schools to be able to attend. And a noon kick the day after Thanksgiving really isn’t conducive to that.”
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ACC Football 2019: Best and worst from Week 13 (chopchat.com; Parker)
The 13th week of the 2019 ACC football season is in the books and we break down what went right and what went wrong for the conference.
It was supposed to be a week in the ACC football world where the conference sort of took a break – after all, both their biggest name and best team right now (the FSU football team and the Clemson Tigers) were both on the bye week preparing for road games next weekend against hated in-state foes.
What we got instead was a weekend that saw everything from the biggest moment in program history coming from a team that was garbage last season – to another team that had what many thought was the worst loss in their program’s history.
Now, the final week of the regular season is coming up for us fans – and we have been assured that the conference will actually have someone decided to play Clemson come December 7th for the ACC football championship in the city of Charlotte.
Here’s a look at both the best and worst to take place this weekend involving the Power Five league and what took look forward to the most during the next weekend of the college football season.
Louisville wins seventh game of the season in blowout over Syracuse
Let us not forget for a moment that this was an ACC football team who won a total of two games last season – and now, they have an outside chance at a possible Orange Bowl berth after a blowout win over the Orange in their home finale that showed just how far this team has gone up in 2019.
Wake Forest gets blowout win over Duke for win number eight on the season
The Deacons have the sorrow of the loss to Louisville so they can’t finish higher than third in the Atlantic Division, but getting that win was clutch to continue a solid season while also being the team that kept the Blue Devils out of a bowl game just weeks after they were in the Coastal Division title conversation.
Virginia Tech gets shutout win to send defensive coordinator Bud Foster out in style
The Hokies have been known for their defense during Foster’s tenure with the team – and now, they get to sent him out the right way with a chance at getting back to Charlotte following their convincing victory over Pittsburgh to get win number eight on the year.
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ACC Football News and Notes: The Final Weekend is Here (ngscports.com; Doucette)
The final weekend of the conference season has arrived and the Coastal Division will be decided on Friday afternoon. The winner will be heading off to the championship game on December 7th to play Clemson for the title. Two other teams have one last shot at becoming bowl eligible. Happy Thanksgiving and hope you save some room for ACC football this weekend.
Virginia and Virginia Tech, both 5-2 in the league, will meet on Friday afternoon to decide the Coastal Championship. The series has been a bit one-sided over the years with Tech winning the last 15 meetings. Last year’s win came in overtime 34-31. With a win, the Hokies can win their seventh division title. The Cavaliers are looking to become the seventh different team to win the division in the last seven years. They would also become the 11th different team to play in the championship game. The five wins by Virginia are the most in the league since 2011 when they went 5-3. Tech arrives at this game with a four-game conference win streak It’s the first time they have done this since 2011 when they won seven league contests in a row.
Two teams with one last shot at a bowl game are Boston College and North Carolina, both at 5-6 overall. The Eagles will have to get it done on the road on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Pittsburgh. The Panthers lead the all-time series at 17 wins to 13 losses. The last time the two teams met was in 2014 with Pitt getting the win 30-20. The Eagles offensive line will be tested by the best front seven in the nation when it comes to getting after the quarterback. Pittsburgh leads the conference and is first in the nation with 48 sacks as they average 4.36 a game. Boston College has one of the better running games in the league led by junior RB A.J. Dillon who is averaging 123.6 yards a game.
The other team with one more shot at a bowl bid is the North Carolina Tar Heels. This Saturday night, they too will be on the road facing in-state rival North Carolina State. The Tar Heels lead the all-time series at 66-36-6. However, State won last year’s game 34-28 in overtime. State will have to slow down Carolina freshman quarterback Sam Howell who leads the conference and is fifth in the nation with 32 TD passes. North Carolina State has started 45 different players this year and that’s the most of any Power 5 school. They have also played more freshman than any other team in the country with the exception of one, Clemson.
Two of the best conferences in the nation will square off with four games this weekend. The ACC and SEC will meet up with Florida vs Florida State, Clemson vs South Carolina, Louisville vs Kentucky, and Georgia vs Georgia Tech. Since 2014, the Atlantic Coast Conference leads the series 30-28 with 11 of those wins by the Clemson Tigers.
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Brett McMurphy’s College Football Bowl Projections After Week 13 - Stadium (watchstadium.com; McMurphy)
College Football Playoff
Championship – Jan. 13 (CFP semifinal winners)
Projection: LSU vs. Ohio State
Semifinals
Peach Bowl – Dec. 28 (CFP semifinal)
Projection: Ohio State (CFP No. 1) vs. Utah (CFP No. 4)
Fiesta Bowl – Dec. 28 (CFP semifinal)
Projection: LSU (CFP No. 2) vs. Clemson (CFP No. 3)
New Year’s 6 Bowls
Rose Bowl – Jan. 1 (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Penn State vs. Oregon
Sugar Bowl – Jan. 1 (Big 12 vs. SEC)
Projection: Oklahoma vs. Georgia
Orange Bowl – Jan. 1 (ACC vs. SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame)
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Alabama
Cotton Bowl – Dec. 28 (at-large vs. Group of Five*)
Projection: Florida vs. Memphis*
Other Bowls
Citrus Bowl – (Big Ten vs. SEC)
Projection: Michigan vs. Auburn
Outback Bowl – (Big Ten vs. SEC)
Projection: Minnesota vs. Texas A&M
Gator Bowl – (Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC)
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Tennessee
Holiday Bowl – (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Iowa vs. Arizona State
Liberty Bowl – (Big 12 vs. SEC)
Projection: Texas vs. Navy**
Redbox Bowl – (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Indiana vs. Washington
Sun Bowl – (ACC vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Washington State
Military Bowl – (ACC vs. American)
Projection: North Carolina vs. Temple
Arizona Bowl – (Mountain West vs. Sun Belt)
Projection: San Diego State vs. Georgia Southern
Belk Bowl – (ACC vs. SEC)
Projection: Pitt vs. Kentucky
Alamo Bowl – (Big 12 vs. Pac-12)
Projection: Baylor vs. USC
Camping World Bowl – (ACC vs. Big 12)
Projection: Notre Dame vs. Iowa State
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My Bowl Projections - 11/26/19 (RX; HM)
My Bowl Projections - 11/26/19
Forget those other guys - these are my personal predictions for bowl games (based on my highly unscientific methods):
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF | ||||
| BOWL | DATE | LOCATION | MATCHUP | MY PREDICTION |
| Championship | Jan. 13 | New Orleans, LA | CFP Finals | LSU vs Clemson |
| Peach | Dec. 28 | Atlanta, GA | CFP Semifinal | LSU vs. Utah |
| Fiesta | Dec. 28 | Glendale, AZ | CFP Semifinal | Ohio State vs. Clemson |
| OTHER BOWL GAMES | ||||
| Orange | Dec. 30 | Miami, FL. | ACC vs. SEC/B1G/ND | Georgia vs. Virginia Tech |
| Sun | Dec. 31 | El Paso, TX | ACC vs. Pac-12 | Virginia vs. Wash. State |
| Belk | Dec. 31 | Charlotte, NC | ACC vs. SEC | Missouri vs. Wake Forest |
| Music City | Dec. 30 | Nashville, TN | ACC vs. SEC | Louisville vs. Tennessee |
| Camping World | Dec. 28 | Orlando, FL | ACC vs. Big 12 | Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma St |
| Pinstripe | Dec. 27 | New York, NY | ACC vs. Big Ten | Pitt vs. Illinois |
| Military | Dec. 27 | Annapolis, MD | ACC vs. AAC | Miami vs. Temple |
| Quick Lane | Dec. 26 | Detroit, MI. | ACC vs. Big Ten | Michigan St vs N Carolina |
| Independence | Dec. 26 | Shreveport, LA | ACC vs. SEC | Florida State vs. LA Tech |
9 ACC teams plus Notre Dame fills 10 bowl slots.
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JHowell's Picks - 11/25/19 (RX; HM)
JHowell's Picks - 11/25/19
Here are the projections from JHowell.net for the ACC-related football games of 11/29 through 11/30/19 (with my personal picks in bold; for the rest of JHowell's picks, click the link!):
The Picks:
Friday, November 29, 2019
#32-Virginia (-5) vs. #36-Virginia Tech (TP=55 Odds=.584)
Saturday, November 30, 2019
#2-Clemson (-22) @ #66-S Carolina (TP=50 Odds=.855)
#4-Georgia (-23.5) @ #113-Georgia Tech (TP=43 Odds=.910)
#10-Florida (-18.5) vs. #53-Florida State (TP=52 Odds=.802)
#12-Notre Dame (-19) @ #93-Stanford (TP=52 Odds=.810)
#37-Wake Forest (-9) @ #98-Syracuse (TP=61 Odds=.640)
#38-Louisville (-1.5) @ #64-Kentucky (TP=56 Odds=.526)
#43-Miami (FL) (-5.5) @ #89-Duke (TP=51 Odds=.596)
#45-Pitt (-9.5) vs. #80-Boston College (TP=54 Odds=.663)
#52-N Carolina (-7.5) @ #109-N C State (TP=55 Odds=.631)
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Syracuse helps lead nation in Thanksgiving Eve bar traffic (PS; Cazentre)
What are you doing Wednesday night?
If you’re like many people in Central New York, you’ll grab some family and friends and head out to a bar.
Wednesday is Thanksgiving Eve, known in some places as Drinksgiving or even Blackout Night.
It’s one of the busiest bar nights in the country, and especially in Central New York.
In fact, two new data-driven reports suggest Syracuse is one of the top cities in the country for Thanksgiving Eve celebrations.
The Armory Square-based company BeerBoard mined its national data on beer sales to declare that Syracuse leads the nation in increased beer volumes on the night before Thanksgiving compared to an average Wednesday. Increased beer sales that night are also more common in the Northeast in general than in the rest of the country, BeerBoard found.
A national research firm called Womply did its own review and found that Rochester and Syracuse are in the Top 10 nationwide for the Thanksgiving Eve bar boost. Rochester ranked 5th nationally and Syracuse 9th for the Thanksgiving Eve drinks “lift,” Womply found.
You don’t need data to convince Syracuse area bar owners that Thanksgiving Eve is a big night.
“If you compare full days, for us, (St. Patrick’s) Parade Day is the biggest, and the night before Thanksgiving is No. 2, just ahead of New Year’s Eve,” said Joe Rainone, owner of Armory Square bars Mulrooney’s and Benjamin’s on Franklin. “But Thanksgiving Eve is by far the busiest night.”
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