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Welcome to National Teddy Bear Day!

National Teddy Bear Day is dedicated to the stuffed bear that was named after the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. In November 1902, Roosevelt, an avid hunter, went on a hunting excursion organized by Mississippi's governor, Andrew Longino, in Smedes, Mississippi. Roosevelt was accompanied by some aides, other hunters, and reporters, as well as a hunting guide, Holt Collier, and his hunting dogs. After a few days without success, Roosevelt and the hunting dogs were on the trail of a black bear. Having thought that they had lost the bear, Roosevelt went back to camp, but Collier and his dogs kept searching. Collier and his dogs found the 235 pound bear, and the dogs circled it and began biting and attacking it. The bear killed one of the dogs, and Collier clubbed the bear over the head and tied it to a tree. He bugled for Roosevelt, who found the bear mauled from the the dogs, and refused to shoot it. He also forbade anyone else from shooting it, but as the bear was so injured, he had the bear put out of its misery by having it be killed with a hunting knife.

A few days later, a cartoon titled "Drawing the line in Mississippi", which showed Roosevelt refusing to shoot the bear, was drawn by Clifford Berryman, and appeared in the Washington Post. Rose and Morris Mitchom, store owners in New York City, saw the cartoon and were inspired to create the teddy bear, which they originally called "Teddy's bear". They eventually founded the Ideal Toy Company which produced the bears, and even allegedly wrote to Roosevelt asking his permission to use his name for their bear. About the same time as the Mitchom's debuted their bear, Richard Steiff of Germany created a stuffed teddy bear as well, which also became very popular.


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Beat writer Q&A: The Daily Tar Heel’s Ryan Wilcox breaks down Syracuse-UNC (DO; Emerman)

Two years after the Orange beat the Tar Heels in double overtime in 2018, SU head coach Dino Babers said in a press conference Monday that he had put UNC in the rearview mirror.

But under this fall’s modified schedule, the Orange are now heading to Chapel Hill for its season opener. And they’re doing it as huge underdogs.

To learn more about Mack Brown’s program, The Daily Orange caught up with Ryan Wilcox, who covers UNC football for The Daily Tar Heel. This interview has been edited for brevity.

The Daily Orange: Heading into the 2020 season, what are some of North Carolina’s biggest strengths?

Ryan Wilcox: Quarterback and wide receiver, especially wide receiver depth — they have a bunch of weapons. They have a guy named Dazz Newsome, a guy named Dyami Brown and Beau Corrales are all fast receivers with (good) hands. I think they have a deep defensive back corps with not a lot of necessarily (NFL Draft) prospects, but probably about seven or eight guys you can trust just to rotate in and out. Those are probably their biggest strengths: quarterback, wide receivers, secondary.

The D.O.: Who’s someone on UNC that a casual Syracuse fan might not know, but will after Saturday?

RW: I’ll give you two: their running backs, Michael Carter and Javonte Williams. Carter is a senior now, and he catches a lot of balls out of the backfield. He can be a third down back, but he also takes snaps on first and second down. Williams is fast, too, but he’s built a little bigger and will probably get more touches on the goal line.
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UNC Players Preview Syracuse (cbssports.com; video)

Sam Howell, Jordan Tucker, and Storm Duck give insight into how they are preparing for the Orange.


Elmore isn't smallest offensive lineman, but he last played position in 8th grade (PS; $; Mink)

Syracuse could start one of the smallest offensive linemen in college football when it opens the 2020 season Saturday at North Carolina.

A month of practices led the staff here: One of SU’s top linemen last played the position in the eighth grade.

Chris Elmore’s inclusion atop the depth chart highlights the essence of a strange season and has made him one of the game’s most interesting storylines heading into Saturday’s noon kick at Kenan Stadium.

A fan favorite nicknamed “Rhino,” Elmore is primed to join perhaps the most scrutinized position on the team outside of quarterback. He’s now a face of a group described as scrappy and prideful by coach Dino Babers, part of a unit trying to convince everyone this year will be different than the last.

A senior, Elmore has lined up at tight end, fullback and defensive tackle throughout his career, showing versatility and coachability.
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Offense — 2020 Syracuse Football preview - The Juice Online (the juice; Stechschulte)

Tommy DeVito returns to the starting role for the Orange after a solid redshirt sophomore campaign. DeVito appeared in every game for SU, starting 11 contests, and completed over 63 percent of his passes for 2,360 yards with a tidy 19:5 touchdown-to-interception ratio.

While his production shows areas to improve, such as in yards per attempt, DeVito closed the season with a streak of 170 passes without an interception, the third-longest active FBS streak and just 20 attempts shy of tying the school record held by R.J. Anderson. The question about that streak is if poor blocking made DeVito more aware of the necessity to throw the ball away instead of forcing dangerous passes.

Redshirt senior Rex Culpepper should be DeVito’s backup. Culpepper has attempted 76 passes in three seasons, connecting for a pair of touchdowns. Freshmen Dillon Markiewicz and JaCobian Morgan enter the program as recruits from Texas and Mississippi, respectively.
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Missing pieces make SU football massive underdog at North Carolina (PS; $; Burrows)

Syracuse football will be without several key offensive players for Saturday’s season-opener at North Carolina, and the betting lines have moved accordingly.

The Orange originally opened as a 19.5-point underdog against the Tar Heels last week, and things have gotten worse since Syracuse released its first depth chart of the season on Monday.

Syracuse slipped to a 22.5-point underdog on Tuesday, according to Vegas Insider, after running backs Abdul Adams and Jarveon Howard were both missing from the depth chart.
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Syracuse football could boost O-Line with 2021 3-star Christopher Adams (itlh; Adler)

Syracuse football is focused on the offensive line with its 2021 class, and OT Christopher Adams has put the Orange in his top six.

Syracuse football already has landed numerous offensive linemen in its 2021 class, which is definitely welcomed, and the Orange may prove in line to possibly pick up three-star offensive tackle Christopher Adams.

Adams, a 6-foot-5, 270-pound senior who attends South Hagerstown High School in Hagerstown, Md., took to Twitter to reveal his half-dozen finalists.

Those groups still in contention are Syracuse football, along with fellow Atlantic Coast Conference teams Duke and Virginia Tech, as well as Florida International University, James Madison and Old Dominion.

Adams says that he will announce his collegiate destination on Oct. 9, which is his birthday. At this juncture, I’m not seeing any predictions by recruiting analysts on the 247Sports Web site or , although his bio on 247sports.com lists the ‘Cuse and the Hokies as “warm.”
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Axe: SU football fans still in the dark three days from kickoff (PS; $; Axe)

Syracuse University football quarterback Tommy DeVito set the tone shortly after the calendar flipped to 2020.

“The 2019 season was not what we envisioned as a team; we did not reach our goals, and we hit rock bottom,” DeVito wrote on Instagram in January. “This off-season is about growth and development. 2020, there will be no hype. There will be no talk about Syracuse Football. There will be no expectations, but for us to lose. The only people that know what we have is us."

“The 2020 Syracuse Football Team. No more talking. Beware of the quiet man. New Year, New Team, One Dream.”

2020 Season, The 2019 season was not what we envisioned as a team; we did not reach our goals, and we hit rock bottom. This off-season is about growth and development. 2020, there will be no hype. There will be no talk about Syracuse Football. There will be no expectations, but for us to lose. The only people that know what we have is us. The 2020 Syracuse Football Team. No more talking... Beware of the quiet man. New Year, New Team, One Dream. #BrickByBrick #WeBuild
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College football: Leaders emerge for Syracuse (AP; Kekis)

Coach Dino Babers says he likes what he sees on the field, and off, as the Orange prepare for Saturday’s opener at North Carolina

Syracuse coach Dino Babers sees a somewhat reassuring positive as the opener of his fifth season at the helm of the Orange looms.

“I think the leadership is good,” Babers said Monday. “I think they’ve grown, not only on the football field but off the football field. There’s been a lot of mature, grown-up topics that they’ve been handling as young people, maybe some topics that the older generation should have took care of a long time ago.”

With COVID-19 all around and racial tensions across the country showing no signs of abating, that leadership is important as the Orange prepare to travel to play No. 18 North Carolina on Saturday in the opener for both teams. Four North Carolina players and one from Syracuse had opted out of the season so far because of concerns about the novel coronavirus, but that option remains on the table for every player and it could easily change the fortunes of any team.

Syracuse released its depth chart Monday night and notably absent were running backs Abdul Adams, a redshirt senior who transferred from Oklahoma in 2018, and junior Jarveon Howard. They were listed 1-2 on the spring depth chart and have been replaced by redshirt freshman Jawhar Jordan and redshirt junior Markenzy Pierre. Offensive lineman Dakota Davis also was not listed, and tight end/defensive lineman Chris Elmore is at left guard. Standout defensive back Andre Cisco is the rover in the new 3-3-5 scheme installed by new defensive coordinator Tony White.

“The big thing is the team needs to know certain things,” Babers said. “The team needs to know who are they going to have running out of the tunnel with them, and I think for the most part that time’s passed. They still have options to do things because there’s options for them in fine print. But from a moral and spiritual standpoint, they need to let the rest of the family know what’s going on and I think that point has come.”

The Orange were listed as 22-point underdogs on Monday.
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UNC Football: Mack Brown’s Labor Day pre-Syracuse press conference (tarheelblog.com; McKay)

On Labor Day Monday, Mack Brown sat down with Jones Angell as part of his radio show, then held a Zoom conference with members of the press. Most of the discussion centered around Carolina’s preparations for their season opener against Syracuse this Saturday at Kenan Stadium (12 Sept, noon, ACC Network). Here are some notes and highlights.
.@CoachMackBrown reflects on the offseason and preseason preparation in this week’s “Mondays with Mack” brought to you by Coke. @CocaCola never misses a game!#CarolinaFootball #BeTheOne
— Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) September 7, 2020
  • Coach Brown spoke at length about the safety precautions taken by UNC and the ACC to make it possible for college football to happen in any capacity. While thrilled to play, he did feel that it won’t be the same in an empty stadium, stating, “I hate the fact that our wonderful fans won’t be at the game on Saturday because last year they sold out every game, they were a true homefield advantage and we’ll lose that advantage against Syracuse.”
  • Mack does wish for an exception to be made for stadium attendance by players’ parents. He wants them to be allowed to attend in person while wearing masks and social distancing themselves throughout 51,000 Kenan Stadium, and encouraged state decision makers to reconsider this point.
  • Offensive line depth continues to be a top concern, especially since the Syracuse game will be played against a team with an experienced pass rush, and during the hottest time of the day.
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #4 Taj Harris – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; Unsworth)

Trishton Jackson is gone, and so are his 66 catches for 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns. Jackson’s departure for the NFL leaves a massive hole in the Syracuse offense, and QB Tommy DeVito without a number one option. It’s a chasm that Taj Harris has to fill. Harris had an extremely disappointing sophomore season in 2019. He had fewer catches than his freshman year, was a non-factor at times due to a lack of targets and drops, and could be seen obviously frustrated on the sideline. This has to be his bounceback year.

Why Syracuse Needs Him

The receiver room is inexperienced with a capital “I”. Only two other receivers have recorded a catch in game action (Nykiem Johnson and Sharod Johnson), and both caught under 10 passes last year. There are more questions than answers right now as to who will emerge at the wide receiver position. Harris is the only proven target in the group, with the best blend of height, speed, and elusiveness, so he better be thrust into the spotlight. According to head coach Dino Babers, DeVito and Harris have been working together ever since SU players were allowed to practice in pods of four. Their connection better be the strongest link in the Syracuse offense. Production is also needed now more than ever because Syracuse’s top two running backs are nowhere to be found.

Best Case Scenario

In a perfect world, Harris quickly emerges as DeVito’s number one target. DeVito looks for Harris early and often, and they connect when it’s needed the most. Harris showcases his full skillset, burning secondaries deep with his speed, and racking up yards while breaking ankles on short catch-and-runs. New OC Sterlin Gilbert finds every way to get Harris involved. Jet sweeps, the screen game, maybe even as a wildcat quarterback (Harris played QB in high school and threw two passes last year) all are mixed in as a way to get SU’s best receiver the ball. Defenses have to pay extra attention to the junior, and it helps his inexperienced colleagues make easy catches. Harris finishes the year with upwards of 50 catches and close to 1,000 yards, and is an All-ACC consideration.
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KENNY’S 2 PENNIES: Triskaidekaphobia & return of Bills & Orange football (podcast) | News Break (newsbreak.com; podcast; Kenny's 2 Pennies)

Kenny Haas is back for a 13th season of opinions and comments on pop culture, the latest headlines, and Syracuse and Buffalo Bills football on Kenny’s 2 Pennies. In the season premiere episode a discussion of triskaidekaphobia and a preview of the first weekend of football amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Week 2 Factoids (RX; HM)

2020 Week 2 Factoids

From the weekly ACC press release:

Did you know that...

For the first time in ACC history, the league returns two quarterbacks (North Carolina’s Sam Howell and Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence) who threw 35 or more touchdown passes the previous season. Add in Miami’s D’Eriq King, who threw 36 TDs in 2018 at Houston, and the ACC has the only three QBs in the country playing this fall who have thrown 35 or more touchdowns in a single season. The only other returning quarterback who threw 35-plus touchdowns last year was Ohio State’s Justin Fields.

The ACC is the only FBS conference with two returning 1,500-yard rushers in Clemson’s Travis Etienne (1,604 yards) and Louisville’s Javian Hawkins (1,525 yards). The only other time the ACC returned two 1,500-yard backs was 2016 with Florida State’s Dalvin Cook and Clemson’s Wayne Gallman. North Carolina’s Michael Carter (1,003 yards in 2019) gives the ACC three returning 1,000-yard rushers.
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Better Than You Think They'll Be (RX; HM)

Better Than You Think They'll Be

Two teams who are not getting much preseason love may be a lot better than people think, in my opinion...

Boston College

Under the leadership of Head Coach Steve Addazio, the BC Eagles tried to beat you up with tough defense and a power rushing offense. The last great Boston College quarterback was Matt Ryan - back in the Tom O'Brien / Jeff Jagodzinski days. Enter former Notre Dame starter now BC transfer QB Phil Jurkovec. Look for the Eagles' passing attack to improve dramatically as the season goes on.
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Georgia Tech
Everyone knew 2019 was going to be a tough season for the Yellow Jackets - and it was - but help is on the way. Geoff Collins' staff signed the 27th best class in the country in 2020, bringing in an infusion of three and four-star talent. The team got immediate help on the offensive line thanks to a pair of 2020 transfers from SEC teams (Tennessee and Vanderbilt). GT may still be a year away from ACC contention, but we can expect to see significant improvement this season.
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Previewing the ACC football season (wfuogb.com; Benedict)

There are definitely a lot of questions surrounding the logistics of the football season. Will it even happen? How will Georgia Tech, NC State, Duke and Wake Forest play at Syracuse, when the state of New York requires visitors from North Carolina and Georgia to quarantine for two weeks? Clemson has unveiled a plan to allow 19,000 fans at home games, but the rest of the ACC has been mostly silent. I won’t pretend to have any amazingly insightful answers to the preceding questions, but I think my lifelong obsession with college football and my professed clairvoyance make me particularly well equipped to predict some on field results I can only pray we are fortunate enough to witness.

Our beloved Demon Deacons will enter the season with two massive personnel losses. Starting quarterback Jamie Newman transferred to Georgia in April, and just recently Biletnikoff semi-finalist Sage Surratt announced he would be opting out of the season due to COVID-19 concerns. Surratt’s decision, coupled with the graduation of Kendall Hinton, Scotty Washington and Steven Claude leave several gaping holes in the Demon Deacon receiving corps. That being said, I expect that redshirt freshman Donavon Greene, and to a lesser extent Nolan Groulx, will burst onto the scene in a few weeks time.

Also, I expect that the transition from Newman to Hartman will be as big of a step down as the national media proclaims it will — but let’s not forget Hartman beat out Newman for the job as a true freshman in 2019. I actually believe that Hartman will be able to run the RPO a little faster than Newman did, which will hopefully result in more chunk yardage. Defensively, I expect the Deacs to be solid but unspectacular. Redshirt senior, edge rusher Boogie Basham will wreak havoc on opposing backfields, but the secondary will likely be a work in progress with few upperclassmen. On special teams, I can’t imagine the team performing much worse than they did last season, so expect improvements in that department.
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Dabo Swinney wants Notre Dame as a 'permanent member' of the ACC (247sports.com; Howe)

Over the last five college football seasons, Clemson hasn’t had much competition within the ACC. In fact, dating back to the 2015 season, the Tigers are an outstanding 39-2 against ACC opponents.

This season, the ACC will welcome one of college football’s most prestigious teams. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who have never been in a conference before, have joined the ACC to be apart of its 2020 conference-only schedule.

With Notre Dame now on Clemson’s schedule, Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney welcomes the challenge. In fact, Swinney went as far as saying he wishes Notre Dame were a “permanent member” in the conference.

“I'm happy they're in the league,” Swinney said during his first press conference of the season. “Heck, I wish they were a permanent member in the league, to be honest with you. I think it'd be great. Every week, I always keep up with the ACC and what's going on. Typically I may not be checking in on Notre Dame every week, but this year I'll be paying closer attention because not only are they in our league but we play them.”

Heading into the 2020 season, Clemson and Notre Dame have only played one another a total of four times. Clemson owns the series lead 3-1, with their last win against the Fighting Irish coming in blowout fashion during the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal by a score of 30-3.
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The New New New 2020 ACC Football Schedule (cardiachill.com; HM)

The final(?) non-conference game was scheduled just in time for the season to begin this week. For some teams, what were originally bye weeks are now used to play out of conference games, while previously-scheduled games are now open dates. What does the 2020 ACC football schedule look like now, and which teams are at a possible advantage - or disadvantage?

New Composite Schedule.

Here is the updated composite schedule. I know the ACC published a nice infographic when the schedule was first released, but since then there have been no less than 10 changes to the 2020 ACC football schedule!

2020 Weeks 2 - 6

WEEK23456
Boston College@DukeTexas StUNCPitt
Clemson@WakeThe CitadelUVAMiami
Duke@NDBCVTsyracuse
Florida StateGT@MiamiJax. St@ND
Georgia Tech@FSUUCFsyracuseLouisville
LouisvilleW KentuckyMiami@Pitt@GT
MiamiUAB (9/10)@LouisvilleFSUClemson
UNCSyracuseCharlotte@BCVT
NC StateWake@VT@Pitt@UVA
Notre DameDukeUSF@WakeFSU
PittAustin PeaySyracuseLouisvilleNC State@BC
Syracuse@UNC@PittGTDuke
Virginia@VTClemsonNC State
Virginia TechUVANC State@Duke@UNC
Wake ForestClemson@NC StateNotre DameCampbell
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Tuesday Thoughts 9/8: Observations about the ACC Schedule (fromthe rumbleseat.com; Paschal)

Hello everyone and welcome back to sustained GT football coverage (for now!)! The season that has changed shape a billion times is now actually upon us and the Jackets are set to take on Florida State this Saturday (9/12) at 3:30pm on ABC (yes, real television!). Barring anything absolutely insane happening this week (decently possible to be fair) it looks like we will actually see at least one game of football this year. Of all years, 2020 looks to be one of the most chaotic for college football that we’ve ever seen and the ACC schedule we’ve been given is no different. Let’s take a look at this schedule and make some mental notes of things to look out for.

The wait is over.

More info » ACC Unveils 2020 Football Schedule

— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) August 6, 2020
The hottest Commonwealth Cup on record

UVA and VT are playing in week 2 (September 19th) rather than their usual Thanksgiving Rivalry Weekend slot. In recent years this game has had fairly large Coastal implications and it’s late season scheduling makes for great drama. But in these u n p r e c e d e n t e d t i m e s we’re getting this game in 95 degree September heat with pretty much nothing on the line, and that kinda sucks.
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Here are 15 great collegetown bars in Upstate NY (PS; D'Imperio)


For those of us who went to college in Upstate New York, the memories of our collegetown bars will stay with us forever. Whether you went to a big city university, a private school, or a college in a tiny, rural community, the towns all had Cheers-like watering holes that we remember with fondness. Here is a short list of 15 great college bars. Are they the best? Probably not. I mean who could pick the best college bar in a city like Syracuse or Buffalo? But they are worth stopping in for a pint with your alumni friends if you go back to “see where it all started.” Because this list is just 15, so let us know of others in an email at features@nyup.com. Especially from college towns not represented here like Binghamton, Fredonia, Troy, Utica, etc.

Note: In this age of Covid-19, bars are either not open yet or are open on a modified basis. Please check their website for details.

Albany

As would be expected, I must start the list off with my sentimental favorite from my own college days in the 1960s in Albany. The Washington Tavern is situated deep within an area loaded with students. From SUNY Albany to the College of Saint Rose to Albany Law and others, this has been a favorite college drinking spot for over a half century. Even today they stay current with DJ party nights, light-on-the-wallet Happy Hour snacks, $5 pint cans and a designated night where if you wear your school colors you get a BOGO on beers. The WT is a great memory from this Albany Business College graduate.

Washington Tavern
250 Western Ave., Albany
(518) 599-5892

Syracuse

For 42 years, Faegan’s has been pouring for students from all citywide colleges. One of the best “gimmicks” of any bar. Their famous “Flip Night” allows you to flip, heads or tails, for your beer to be free. For cash-strapped students, this has been a way to make it through any bar night in the city. Food is excellent, too. Place gets pretty raucous on a Syracuse game night!

Faegan’s Cafe & Pub
734 S. Crouse Ave., Syracuse
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Dear Syracuse fans,

RE: "Better than you think they'll be" -- get back to me when basketball season begins -- I should have something for you then.
 

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