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Welcome to Can Opener Day!
Does it seem odd that there is a day dedicated to the can opener? Well, did you know that there was about a half century between the invention of canned food and the invention of the can opener? Maybe after all those years of people struggling to open cans without one, they thought the can opener needed some recognition. There was some canning of goods in the Netherlands before 1800, but it was not until 1810 when the preservation of food in cans was patented. By the 1820's, food was being canned in Britain, France, and the United States. But, the first can opener was not patented until 1855 in Britain, and 1858 in the United States. Prior to this, phrases such as "Cut round the top near the outer edge with a chisel and hammer" were written on cans. The early can openers were primitive, however, and the first rotating wheel opener was not patented until 1870. This too was problematic, as the can had to be pierced before the opener could be used. In 1925, a second serrated wheel was added by the Star Can Opener Company, which greatly improved the functionality of the opener. This opener was improved in 1931 so that it had pliers-like handles and could hold a can on its own. This two wheeled opener that held the can is the main style that is still in use today. The first electric can openers were patented in the 1930's, but it wasn't until 1956 when a free standing electric opener by Udico became successful.
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Syracuse confident but wary as football season nears (AP)
Syracuse coach Dino Babers has had to cope with three missed practices as he tries to get the Orange ready for a football season during a pandemic.
So far, so good.
“They've handled it well. We froze practice until we cleaned it up,” Babers said. "I feel like the atmosphere here and the safety things that we're trying to get done for our players are really, really good. I think we have the right format. You just hope that all this stuff continues."
Athletic director John Wildhack said the team would test players three times a week during the season. That announcement a week ago came after players sat out two practices to discuss testing protocols.
“We know what we’re doing on our end,” senior tight end/defensive lineman Chris Elmore said. “Just not having any idea what other teams are doing on their end, that concerned a lot of guys. Guys are worried about going down somewhere else, their testing protocols might not be the same as ours.”
Students began arriving on campus this week and it didn't take long for a problem to arise. A large group of first-year students, some without masks, gathered Wednesday night on campus and did not social distance, prompting a sharp rebuke from the administration.
“I want you to understand right now and very clearly that we have one shot to make this happen,” J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, wrote in an email to students. “The world is watching, and they expect you to fail. Prove them wrong. Be better. Be adults. Think of someone other than yourself."
The school announced late Thursday that 23 students had received interim suspensions.
Redshirt junior defensive back Ifeatu Melifonwu said he saw a video of the gathering. He simply shrugged and took it in stride.
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Syracuse Recruit: Class of 2022 (SI; Rao)
Will quarterback Henry Belin follow teammate Elijah Fuentes' footsteps into the orange light?
With Elijah Fuentes (Bronx, N.Y., defensive tackle) committing to Syracuse this past weekend, the conversation of the eighth-ranked player in New York State, Henry Belin, staying in his home state has started. Fuentes even mentioned helping recruit the pro-style quarterback to the Orange.
Check out some of the best plays from his sophomore season with the Cardinal Hayes.
Henry Belin Sophomore Year
Henry Belin Sophomore Year
Syracuse football utilizes virtual recruiting strategy during pandemic (DO; Hillman)
Anwar Sparrow had never stepped foot on Syracuse University’s campus. He hadn’t shaken head coach Dino Babers’ hand or eaten a meal with current SU players. He hadn’t strolled through the Clifford J. Ensley Athletic Center or sat inside his future apartment on South Campus.
But on April 29, the 2020 prospect committed to Syracuse.
College football recruiting has taken a virtual form since the NCAA on March 13 implemented a dead period for recruiting, preventing in-person contact between coaches and prospects until at least Sept. 30. Virtual tours, routine FaceTime calls and pitches over Zoom have replaced campus visits and flights across the country to meet coaches and parents.
Following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s stay-at-home order in March, SU recruits walked through the Hall of Languages, Bird Library and the university’s Quad from the comfort of their living room. Nineteen players have committed to the Orange since virtual recruiting began, including Sparrow and 2021 commits Duce Chestnut and Austyn Kauhi.
“It kind of goes back to old school where you have to watch tape, call high school coaches, call people in areas that may have seen these young men play to get the best evaluation of them that you can,” Babers said. “You’re not getting the opportunity to see them in camps, in combines, to make the best decision that you can.”
Before the pandemic, Division I schools hadn’t contacted Kauhi. The rising senior feared in March that he may never have the opportunity to impress college coaches. So, he took initiative.
Kauhi knew Syracuse offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh worked at Hawaii in the early 2000s and discovered that his son, Blair, had his direct messages open on Twitter. He wrote a quick note and sent his highlight tape. A few days later, the 6-foot-5, 260-pound. tackle was on FaceTime with Cavanaugh.
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Syracuse Football: 2021 class is looking solid on both sides of the ball (itlh; Adler)
With three-star defensive tackle Elijah Fuentes on board, the Syracuse football 2021 class is shaping up as a well-balanced group.
The pledge by three-star defensive tackle Elijah Fuentes to Syracuse football is the latest example of the Orange’s 2021 class coming together as a unit that is talented on defense as well as offense.
The 6-foot-3, 260-pound Fuentes, a rising senior at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, N.Y., is a top-100 defensive tackle nationally across this recruiting cycle, as well as a top-10 prospect from the state of New York.
He selected Syracuse football over other squads such as Boston College, Wake Forest, Rutgers, Duke and Buffalo. In the days leading up to his commitment to the ‘Cuse on Saturday, multiple recruiting experts on the 247Sports Web site forecast that he would pick the Orange, and these analysts proved correct.
While Fuentes is a promising player on defense, his commitment to Syracuse football comes about two weeks after 2021 three-star offensive tackle Tyler Magnuson opted to don a ‘Cuse uniform in about 12 months.
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Magnuson, a rising senior at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn., is slotted by 247Sports as the No. 114 offensive tackle in the country within the 2021 class, as well as a top-10 high-school player from the state of Minnesota.
The Syracuse football 2021 class is getting composed in a balanced, thoughtful manner.
The addition of Magnuson and Fuentes gives the Orange a total of 18 pledges in its 2021 recruiting cycle, half of whom are on offense, with the remaining half residing on defense. What’s more, roughly half of these guys are linemen – and that’s important for Syracuse football as it builds toward the future.
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Recruiting Roundup: 2021 DT Elijah Fuentes commits to Syracuse football - The Juice Online (the juice; Cheng)
Syracuse picked up its third New York commitment in the 2021 class on Saturday, with Cardinal Hayes (Bronx) defensive tackle Elijah Fuentes pledging Orange on Twitter.
He’s rated three stars by 247 Sports and picked Syracuse over offers from Duke, Rutgers and Boston College, among others.
Syracuse has recruited well in its home state in this cycle, with New Yorkers Jaelin Moss (DT) and Malik Matthew (LB) having already given verbal commitments. Fuentes is the eighth ranked prospect in New York, with Moss (4) and Matthew (3) also in the top 10.
I’m staying home 1000000% commited
— Elijah Fuentes (@ElijahFuentes19) August 22, 2020
That reverses a trend where Syracuse had only landed one commitment (Steven Mahar, Rochester) in the last two cycles.
In switching to a new 3-3-5 defense, Syracuse has remade its defensive line this offeseason, with the additions of Moss, Fuentes, defensive end Jatius Geer, defensive tackle Terry Lockett and defensive end Hayden Nelson in the 2021 cycle.
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Axe: SU takes on its first 2020 opponent (Hint: It’s not UNC) (PS; $; Axe)
The schedule says Syracuse football’s first opponent is the North Carolina Tar Heels in a game scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12.
The schedule is wrong. Syracuse football’s first opponent is on the schedule today.
Monday begins the grand experiment at Syracuse University to see if campus can function through the 2020 fall semester without a COVID-19 related shutdown.
That experiment was basically a two-minute drill for the Tar Heels. The University of North Carolina ended on-campus instruction for the semester after just one week in the wake of at least four clusters of positive tests.
Now it is Syracuse’s turn.
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Average Ticket Value, 2019 (RX; HM)
Average Ticket Value, 2019
What is the "average" ticket worth at each public school? (because privates won't tell!)
This table combines 2019 NCAA attendance figures with 2019 USA Today revenue data to give us an estimate of average ticket price...
| ACC Institution | Average Attendance | Stadium Capacity | Ticket Revenue* | estimated $/ticket |
| Louisville | 49,913 | 60,800 | $30,960,193 | $103.38* |
| Clemson | 80,868 | 81,500 | $28,717,237 | $50.73 |
| N Carolina | 50,500 | 50,500 | $23,525,823 | $77.64* |
| NC State | 56,466 | 57,600 | $22,632,368 | $57.26 |
| Virginia Tech | 58,293 | 65,632 | $20,543,204 | $50.34 |
| Florida St. | 54,019 | 79,560 | $20,347,512 | $53.81 |
| Virginia | 47,863 | 61,500 | $11,506,754 | $34.34 |
| Georgia Tech | 44,599 | 55,000 | $11,008,601 | $35.26 |
* For most schools, ticket revenue is dominated by football - but not so for Louisville or North Carolina, both of whom sell large quantities of high-priced basketball tickets. So the estimated ticket price is probably inflated - a lot - for those two schools.
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ACC Atlantic Factoids - 8/24/20 (RX; HM)
ACC Atlantic Factoids - 8/24/20
Since 2001, Boston College is 6-7 versus Notre Dame, with a chance to tie up the series on November 14th, 2020.
emson has only lost 5 games over the last 5 years (2015-19): Syracuse (4-1), Alabama (2-2), Pitt (1-1) and LSU (0-1).
From 1999 to 2000, Florida State went 70-2 in the ACC, with the only losses to UVA (8-1) and NC State (8-1); since 2001, the Seminoles are just 106-51 in ACC play, with at least one loss to every team except for Duke and Pitt.
Louisville... has beaten Alabama, Florida, Kentucky (15 times!), Miss. St., and Texas AM;
...has never beaten Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Tennessee, or Vanderbilt (!?!);
...has never played Arkansas, Ole Miss, or South Carolina (!)
Since 2001, NC State has a winning record against every team in NC except Wake Forest: App State (1-0), Duke (6-4), ECU (5-4), UNC (11-8), Wake (9-10).
Syracuse is the only Power Five team which plays in a dome; it's the largest dome on any US college campus, and the largest one in the Northeast - period.
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ACC Coastal Factoids - 8/22/20 (RX; HM)
ACC Coastal Factoids - 8/22/20
Here's a quick post for your Saturday enjoyment!
Since joining the ACC, the Virginia Tech Hokies are 13-3 against the UNC Tar Heels, with only one loss in Chapel Hill. The average score has been VT 30, UNC 19. The problem for the Hokies in recent years has been getting past Georgia Tech and Boston College.
Despite playing way more games, the Duke Blue Devils basketball team actually had fewer losses in 2019 (6) than the football team (7). However, help may be on the way for the gridiron gang as they have added two valuable transfers this off season in quarterback Chase Brice and offensive tackle Devery Hamilton.
Versus the Sun Belt, MAC, Big XII and Pac-12, the North Carolina Tar Heels are 1-11 since 2001 - the one win being over Arizona State, in 2002 (18 years ago).
Since 2001, the Pittsburgh Panthers are 2-9 vs. the Big Ten - the wins, inexplicably, being over 9-4 Iowa in 2008 and 11-2 Penn State in 2016.
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Travis Etienne's summer with younger brother rekindles his love for football (P&C; Needelman)
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In between sets in a stuffy makeshift gym 800 miles from Clemson, Travis Etienne looked at his 16-year-old brother and remembered why he fell in love with football.
It’s not always easy to keep a light attitude in the heavily structured environment that surrounds big-time college sports. There are meetings and media requests, classes and camera crews. At Clemson, a football powerhouse with national championship expectations, the outside pressure is exacerbated.
Etienne has thrived at Clemson, for sure. The running back enters his senior season as the Tigers’ all-time leading rusher and is a top prospect for the 2021 NFL draft. But the reluctant celebrity tapped into something powerful this spring when the coronavirus sent him back home to Jennings, La.
His younger brother Trevor, with whom he worked out daily in a no-frills garage lined with free weights, a cable machine and a bench, transported Etienne to a simpler time, said Emerson Baty, the brothers’ trainer in Louisiana.
“For anyone who plays the game of football purely out of love, when you start making it more of a business, it kind of erodes away at that sentiment,” Baty said. “I think that whenever he was able to see his younger brother pursue the same things he’s already been able to accomplish, it kind of put things into perspective as to why he started playing football in the first place.”
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UNC football to resume practice on Monday - ACCSports.com (accsports.com; Geisinger)
After a hectic week in Chapel Hill, UNC football will return to practice on Monday.
Following multiple pockets of positive COVID-19 cases on campus, the university moved all undergraduate courses to online; those changes became official on Wednesday.
Also on Wednesday: UNC temporarily suspended athletics activities, until at least 5 p.m. on Thursday. That, however, extended for several additional days. Football will get back on the practice field on Monday; however, other fall sports started back up on Sunday.
North Carolina, which switched to online courses for fall semester, says football practice will resume Monday. Other fall sports will resume athletic activities on Sunday
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 22, 2020
UNC opens its 2020 schedule three weeks from now; the Tar Heels will host Syracuse on Sept. 12.
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College Football: PFF's 2020 Preseason All-ACC Team | College Football | PFF (PFF; Treash)
No year in college football will be more memorable than the one we are experiencing now, as the impact of COVID-19 has forced most colleges to cancel the 2020 fall football season with the hope of trying to play in the spring.
We aren't here to give you our opinion on whether they should or should not have played in the fall, nor are we going to do that with their attempt to play in the spring. Instead, we want to shine a light on the players who deserve credit for the performances they have put forth over their college careers.
Without further ado, we present to you what would have been the 2020 PFF College Preseason All-ACC Team.
QUARTERBACK
FIRST TEAM: TREVOR LAWRENCE, CLEMSON
Lawrence isn't just the best player on Clemson — he's the best player in the country and might end up as the best we have ever seen in the PFF College era. With his arm talent and great mobility, Lawrence earned an elite 90.0-plus PFF grade as both a true freshman and sophomore. Lawrence has produced 2.9 win shares (WAA) over those two seasons combined, which leads all returning players — regardless of position — by a considerable margin (second is at 2.4).
Second Team: Sam Howell, North Carolina
Third Team: Micale Cunningham, Louisville
Honorable Mention: Ian Book, Notre Dame
RUNNING BACK
FIRST TEAM: TRAVIS ETIENNE, CLEMSON
Etienne's greatness is taken for granted. In 2018 and 2019, he posted two of the three best rushing grades we have ever given out. In the span combined, the Clemson Tiger ranks first in rushing grade, broken tackles per attempt (0.35), yards after contact per attempt (4.7) and rate of carries resulting in a first down or touchdown (36.5%). On top of that, he's been the most valuable non-quarterback in the country in that span. It isn't a hot take to say Etienne should be in the conversation for best running back in the history of college football.
Second Team: Javian Hawkins, Louisville
Third Team: Michael Carter, North Carolina
Honorable Mention: David Bailey, Boston College
RUNNING BACK
FIRST TEAM: JAVONTE WILLIAMS, NORTH CAROLINA
Williams is an agile back and can bulldoze through contact. He produced over 5 yards after contact on 30.8% of his runs in 2019, the second-highest rate in the FBS behind only Clemson's Travis Etienne. Overall, Williams broke an impressive 56 tackles on 165 carries, paving the way to an 88.3 rushing grade in 2019.
Second Team: Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech
Third Team: Kenneth Walker III, Wake Forest
Honorable Mention: Hassan Hall, Louisville
WIDE RECEIVER
FIRST TEAM: TUTU ATWELL, LOUISVILLE
Atwell is just an electric human being. He has reportedly clocked a 40-yard dash time in the 4.2s, and it shows with his after-the-catch ability. In addition to earning the highest grade — by a considerable margin — on screens last year and averaging over 16 yards after the catch on those plays, Atwell had 13 targets that came 20-plus yards downfield in which he was deemed open (more than a couple of steps of separation), which led the FBS.
Second Team: Tamorrion Terry, Florida State
Third Team: Dyami Brown, North Carolina
Honorable Mention: Dez Fitzpatrick, Louisville
WIDE RECEIVER
FIRST TEAM: DAZZ NEWSOME, NORTH CAROLINA
Howell and Newsome's QB-WR connection enables one of college football's most potent deep-passing attacks. Newsome produced more deep catches than any other FBS receiver in the slot last year, with 13. He's also nimble after the catch, as he has broken 45 tackles on 134 career catches.
Second Team: Terrell Jana, Virginia
Third Team: Joe Ngata, Clemson
Honorable Mention: Taysir Mack, Pitt
WIDE RECEIVER
FIRST TEAM: SAGE SURRATT, WAKE FOREST
There are not many cornerbacks who can contain Surratt in press coverage. In 2019, he picked up 3.79 yards per route against press, the third-highest in the FBS. He's not an easy man to bring down either, as he broke 17 tackles on 65 receptions in 2019.
Second Team: D.J. Matthews, Florida State
Third Team: Amari Rodgers, Clemson
Honorable Mention: Kobay White, Boston College
TIGHT END
FIRST TEAM: BREVIN JORDAN, MIAMI (FL)
Jordan isn't quite a complete tight end, but he does check the athleticism box at the position. He brings value after the catch, as evidenced by the fact that 13 of his 35 catches came with at least 10 yards after the catch last year. He earned a 63.3 receiving grade as a true freshman in 2018 and raised that mark to 75.7 in 2019, 18th in the FBS.
Second Team: Marshon Ford, Louisville
Third Team: Hunter Long, Boston College
Honorable Mention: James Mitchell, VA Tech
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Previewing FSU football's altered 2020 schedule (fsunews.com; Reynolds)
The 2020 college football season will go down infamously as an outlier in the shadow of a pandemic that has disrupted everyday life.
Many conferences, including the Big Ten and Pac-12, have closed the door on playing football in the fall with hopes that games can be played later in the academic year. The message from Florida State and the rest of the Atlantic Coast Conference, though, remains clear: game on.
Despite being faced with numerous challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC has been steadfast in its determination to have a fall football season. This, of course, will come with some major changes, most notably that every team in the conference will play 10 games against ACC opponents, with one additional non-conference game.
For Florida State, this means that the team's season opener against West Virginia in Atlanta has been scrapped, as well as a rematch against Boise State and the team's yearly rivalry game against the Florida Gators.
A large chunk of the Seminoles' previous conference schedule was also altered, with contests against Wake Forest, Boston College and Syracuse swapped out for Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Virginia, Duke and Notre Dame.
The Fighting Irish, independents who usually play an ACC-heavy schedule, were temporarily added to the conference for the 2020 season and will play a full slate of 10 ACC opponents.
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SEC/ACC/Big 12 fantasy team draft 2020 (saturdaydownsouth.com; Spencer)
I was listening to “The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny” the other day (the podcast with the best theme song this side of the SDS Podcast, FYI) and really enjoyed the second-annual team draft with Mike Golic Jr.
Basically, Kimes and Golic took turns picking each of the 32 NFL teams, building a squad to compete against the other’s group for the 2020 season. For example, every time a team they pick wins a regular-season game, they get 1 point. Make the playoffs? That was 5 points or something (I haven’t gone back and listened again). Super Bowl appearance? That’s 25 points.
That got me wondering how it would look if SDS senior columnist Connor O’Gara and I did a mock draft of the 14 SEC teams, 15 ACC teams (including Notre Dame) and 10 Big 12 teams that are playing this fall (sorry, Big Ten and Pac-12 fans). That’s 39 teams, so we decided to each pick 19 teams for our hypothetical squad, leaving out 1 of the 39 (I’ll leave you in suspense guessing which team that will be).
I created a scoring system that looks like this:
- 1 point for each regular-season win
- 3 points for making a bowl game
- 3 points for winning a bowl game
- 5 points for appearing in conference title game
- 10 points for winning conference title game
- 10 points for making the College Football Playoff
- 10 points for winning the national championship
And, to make things interesting, we made a bet on the results. After Vanderbilt RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn outperformed Mizzou RB Larry Rountree III last season, I (a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan from Illinois) was supposed to wear a Chicago Cubs shirt at SEC Media Days this year. Well, obviously, that didn’t happen.
So this time, Connor (a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan from Illinois) proposed a virtual option. If he wins, I have to change my SDS avatar to a Chicago Cubs image/player/whatever for a week. If I win, he has to do the same thing, but with a St. Louis Cardinals image/player/whatever.
Needless to say, the stakes are high. So, here’s how our team draft ended up going:
1. Clemson
Siri, show me “automatic No. 1 pick.” Oh, it’s Clemson? Of course it’s Clemson, AKA the team that returns the best quarterback in college football and is 38-2 in ACC play with 5 consecutive conference titles and Playoff appearances since 2015. It’s not even close who has the clearest path to make the College Football Playoff, which you absolutely need from your No. 1 overall pick to have a chance. — Connor O’Gara
2. Alabama
I figured you’d take Clemson No. 1, and I don’t blame you. They are clearly the best team in the ACC and it isn’t close. I will take Alabama here and smile. Simply put, I think the Crimson Tide are going to go undefeated this year. Yes, that 10-game SEC schedule will be daunting, but the Tide are the cream of the crop. They have Najee Harris, DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle and Alex Leatherwood returning to headline the offense, and potential first-round picks like CB Patrick Surtain II, LB Dylan Moses and DL Christian Barmore all over the defense. After missing out on the Playoff for the first time last year, coach Nick Saban and Co. will be hungry to get back. I’m pretty confident I’ll be getting the conference title game and Playoff bonuses from the Tide. — Adam Spencer
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31. Texas Tech
I like QB Alan Bowman a lot, even though he’s had some rough injury luck in the past. Then there’s WR T.J. Vasher, who I think can be a superstar. Top rusher SaRodorick Thompson is also back in the mix. (Does it seem like I’m talking mostly offense with these Big 12 teams? Welcome to the Big 12, baby!) LB Riko Jeffers will need to step up in a big way for Matt Wells’ squad, as the defense lost LB Jordyn Brooks (the Seattle Seahawks’ first-round draft pick) and 2019 Power 5 interceptions leader Douglas Coleman III (who had 8 picks). If I can get 3 or 4 wins down here at No. 31, though, I’m happy. — AS
32. Syracuse
This is pretty easy for me to justify. Dino Babers is too good of a coach for his team to be as bad as it was last year. Who knows what to expect from the Orange this year after a fall camp the started with dozens of players not showing up. Troubling already was the fact that Syracuse returned just 41% of its defensive production, and it’s a schedule that features Clemson, Notre Dame, UNC and Louisville, who could easily be the 4 best teams in the ACC. — CO
33. South Carolina
I sold myself on the Gamecocks overachieving because they already knew they had a daunting schedule. In fact, it might have gotten a touch more manageable without Clemson. At least that’s not an automatic loss. This is all about whether Mike Bobo can transform that offense and do something that offensive coordinators always seem to struggle with under Will Muschamp. Could a season of him on the hot seat allow the Gamecocks to overachieve? Who knows. Even South Carolina fans know that 4-6 would be a respectable season with that slate. — CO
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Latavius Murray talks about obtaining his Master's degree from Syracuse, his familiarity with the offense and return of a healthy Alvin Kamara at Saints Training Camp (neworleanssaints.com; video)
Latavius Murray talks about obtaining his Master's degree from Syracuse, his familiarity with the offense and return of a healthy Alvin Kamara at Saints Training Camp
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First look at new apartments in former Addis store in downtown Syracuse (photos) (PS; $; Moriarty)
The long-vacant former Addis Department Store in downtown Syracuse is coming back to life as a place for upscale living.
Developers Tim Lynn and Joe Gehm and BBL Construction Services have nearly finished turning the top three floors of the five-story Addis building into 18 apartments (15 one-bedroom and three two-bedroom units).
The $6.1 million project ran into delays earlier this year when construction was shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. But eight of the 18 apartments are already pre-leased. Tenants can start moving in Sept. 1.
The apartments feature 11-foot ceilings, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, wine fridges (in addition to full-size refrigerators), and in-unit washers and dryers.
Tenants will have use of a rooftop deck that will be equipped with grills and provides impressive views of nearby Axa Towers, the Marriott Syracuse Downtown and the under-construction Salt City Market. They also will have access to a fitness center to be built in the building’s basement.
The building’s art deco facade and W.I. Addis Co. sign on the front of the building are being restored. Little of the interior of the department store remains. Its old elevators have been replaced by a single modern one. One exception: The door to the store’s safe was saved and is now a conversation piece on a hallway wall on the 5th floor.
Monthly rents range from $1,350 to $2,200. High-speed internet is included. Parking is available at nearby garages and lots but is not included in the rent.
The one-bedroom apartments range from 690 square feet to 1,025 square feet. The two-bedroom units are 1,235 square feet. Leasing information is available on Apartments.com.
Opened at 449-453 S. Salina St. in 1929, W.I. Addis Co. was known as an upscale department store and was a downtown landmark until it closed in 1992. It’s been vacant for most of the last 28 years and fell into disrepair until the development group bought it from the Greater Syracuse Land Bank in 2016 for $157,500.
The building’s first floor and mezzanine level are available for rent to a retail or commercial tenant. Lynn’s law firm, Lynn, D’Elia, Temes & Stanczyk, will occupy the second floor.
