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Welcome to Eat a Hoagie Day!
National Eat a Hoagie Day on September 14th promotes a sandwich which is also known as a grinder, sub or hero. You can also order a po’boy, torpedo or an Italian sandwich to celebrate!
The hoagie consists of meats, cheeses, vegetables, sauces and seasonings on a long roll of Italian or French bread.
However, the origin of this giant sandwich is a bit of mystery. The epicenter of the controversy seems to be eastern Pennsylvania between the DiCostanzas and DePalmas. Both lay claim to being the first to make the hoagie. One family claims to have been making the sandwich since 1923 and the other since 1925. But who has the proof?
Another story from the Philadelphia area takes place during World War I. It describes shipyard workers bringing large Italian sandwiches to work wrapped in newspaper. The large sandwiches helped the workers through their long, grueling workdays. In fact, the workers nicknamed the massive sandwiches “hoggies” because anyone eating them at one sitting would have to be a hog. The Philadelphia accent explains the transformation of the word. The dialect often exaggerate the vowel sounds changing “hoggies” to “hoagies” quite easily.
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Axe: Syracuse QB Tommy DeVito still looking for time to shine (PS; $; Axe)
Tommy DeVito’s biggest moment as Syracuse football’s quarterback came against the North Carolina Tar Heels.
That obviously didn’t come in Saturday’s 31-6 loss to North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.
I’m talking about October 20, 2018 at the Carrier Dome. That was the night DeVito stepped off the bench with 5:07 remaining to lead the Orange to a 40-37 victory in double-overtime over North Carolina.
Earlier that season, DeVito was summoned off the bench for an injured Eric Dungey to help Syracuse defeat Florida State 30-7, going 11-of-16 for 144 yards and a touchdown in that game.
Against UNC in 2018, DeVito was called on the field because Dungey was struggling. DeVito was brilliant, throwing for 181 yards and three touchdowns in relief.
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The strangest Syracuse football opener, played with no fans, unfolded in all-too-familiar ways (PS; $; Mink)
The fourth quarter inside Kenan Stadium was set to begin, so the North Carolina players, like they would any game, held up four fingers and scattered off the bench and onto the field.
A few skipped toward the back of the end zone and pretended to slap hands with fans. Another scaled a wall across the stadium from 400 cardboard cutouts and imagined being patted on the back, awash in love with his team about to punch in a touchdown once the action resumed.
The strangest Syracuse football opener in a lifetime arrived after six months of pandemic uncertainty. It was unlike any we’ve seen or (hardly) heard, even if the 31-6 loss played out in many of the familiar, hair-yanking strokes we’ve come to expect from this team.
No more than 25 spectators watched from inside the stadium, in accordance with North Carolina’s limit on large gatherings. Basketball coach Roy Williams got in; so did a few guests of senior players, taking in the action from an indoor suite above the end zone after they got their temperatures checked.
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3 takeaways from Syracuse football's 31-6 loss to North Carolina - The Juice Online (the juice; Cheng)
Syracuse was routed 31-6 in its opener against North Carolina on Saturday. Here are three takeaways from the loss:
NEW DEFENSE SHOWS PROMISE
You could have forgiven Syracuse’s defense if they had looked out of sorts on Saturday.
Without the benefit of a full spring practice or an extended summer camp, the Orange trotted out a new 3-3-5 scheme under the direction of a new defensive coordinator against North Carolina (a team that is considered to be one of the top offenses in the ACC this year).
But SU’s defense looked more polished than expected through the first three quarters, holding the Tar Heels to 10 points before fatigue and an impotent offense gave way to 21 unanswered fourth quarter points. While the score read 31-6 at the end, the game was far closer than what the scoreboard showed.
Syracuse forced two interceptions, including an pick from Andre Cisco, SU’s All-American safety.
But Cisco is one of SU’s most established and heralded defensive backs. The Orange worked in a variety of underclassmen in key positions, and for the most part, they impressed.
DBs Garret Williams and Neil Nunn, and LBs Stefon Thompson and Steve Linton are all players who are getting experience as they go, and proved they will be key components to a successful defense moving forward.
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Hillman: Tight ends must become a focal point if Syracuse wants to score (DO; Hillman)
The void at wide receiver every offseason has become a nonissue in the Dino Babers era. In each of his first four years, a previously unproven wideout becomes the quarterback’s favorite target, torching defenses as the go-to guy for Syracuse.
“It’s an open slate,” Babers said before Syracuse faced UNC. “It’s a clean chalkboard every single year and then whoever wants to write their name up there in capital letters can do it.”
First it was Amba Etta-Tawo. Then Steve Ishmael, Jamal Custis and Trishton Jackson nearly all wrote their names atop that board in the first four years of Babers tenure with 1,000-yard seasons. This year, it’s unclear who that is — if it’s anyone.
The first game against No. 18 North Carolina on Saturday did not provide any answers. Taj Harris was presumed to be that next-up receiver for Syracuse (0-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) but didn’t perform up to expectations. Quarterback Tommy DeVito struggled to find open receivers all game, often taking sacks or holding onto the ball for too long before throwing it away. He ended up with a 41.9 completion percentage, the worst of his career when he’s thrown more than five passes. Receivers failed to beat corners one-on-one, dropped passes and had the ball hit their helmets as they failed to turn around in time.
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Syracuse ‘encouraged’ by 3-3-5 defense after 31-6 loss to North Carolina (DO; Emerman)
He said it multiple times leading up to the season, and he said it again postgame. Dino Babers didn’t know what to expect out of his defense — nobody’s ever implemented this style during a pandemic.
Now, Babers knows. Engineered by defensive coordinator Tony White, SU’s 3-3-5 held the high-powered UNC offense that averaged 33.1 points per game in 2019 to 10 in three quarters. The 3-3-5 confused quarterback Sam Howell, who holds the record for most touchdowns in a season by a true freshman (38). It won the turnover battle and gave SU multiple short fields.
The defense played more than well enough to put Syracuse (0-1) in position to upset No. 18 North Carolina (1-0). But the Orange offense failed to capitalize on the prime chances the defense provided, and the Tar Heels took advantage of an overtaxed unit in the fourth quarter. Still, after the season-opener, SU can return home with a strong defensive foundation to build on.
“Now after seeing (the defense) against good personnel, we’re starting to get an inkling of what we’ve got,” Babers said.
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Around the ACC: Syracuse Can Be Measuring-Stick Game for Pitt (pittsburghsportsnow.com; Saunders)
Pitt’s season-opening laugher against Austin Peay didn’t exactly provide a good benchmark for how good the Panthers might be this season.
But it also might not take long for Pitt to find out exactly how good it is. Week 2 opponent Syracuse, which comes to Heinz Field on Saturday, is not expected to be a world-beater, either, but the Orange are coming off a Week 1 drubbing at the hands of North Carolina, the consensus No. 3 team in the conference entering the season.
The Tar Heels rocked Syracuse, 31-6 in Chapel Hill on Saturday. Javonte Williams scored three times as the North Carolina offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage and didn’t have to rely on the prodigious talents of quarterback Sam Howell, who finished with 295 yards and a touchdown on 25 of 34 passing.
Pitt won’t play North Carolina this season after the re-configuring of the ACC schedule, but the Panthers can use this Saturday’s game with the Orange as a measuring stick to see how they’d stack up toward the top of the conference.
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No. 18 North Carolina Uses 4th Quarter Explosion to Pull Away From Syracuse 31-6 | | CitrusTV (citrustv.com; video)
Syracuse football’s season opener brought little success and lots of struggles. But they had a chance to win in the fourth quarter. Find out how this game got away from the Orange
Video: The Day After Podcast - UNC Puts Syracuse Away in Fourth Quarter (tarheeltimes.com; video; Ashley)
NFL Draft Prospects to Watch in College Football Week 2 Recap (thegamehaus.com; DiTullio)
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5. Andre Cisco, S, Syracuse Orange
Syracuse was outmatched against North Carolina. The Tar Heels won the game 31-6. Cisco is not at fault for the loss though, as he had some big plays. He registered three tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and had an interception. Cisco was able to show off his ball-hawking skills, as he read the quarterback’s eyes and did a great job of making a play on the ball on his interception.
There are a lot of good safeties in the 2021 NFL Draft class. Cisco is an expert at making plays on the ball and that could help him jockey for position with other great safeties. He is certainly in play to be the first safety selected if he plays well the rest of the way.
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Syracuse Football Fighting for Social Justice 50 years ago (waer.org; Fink)
Sports fields and courts have been the platforms for statements about social and racial justice since games resumed this year. Struggle with quality and discrimination are not new, though for Syracuse University, which had to deal with the issues 50 years ago amid student-athlete protests
It’s May 1970. Syracuse Football is set to start spring practice, Ben Schwartzwalder at the helm for his 21st year. Something was different though. Nine football players - mislabeled The Syracuse Eight - boycotted spring practice. Why? To stand up for equality and advocate for a more diverse coaching staff. A decision made in 1969 that affected their playing careers forever. The Eight were eventually suspended from the team and never got to play in the NFL.
Only 36 years later, was the group honored by Syracuse for its courage to risk it all and stand up to social injustice. Fast forward 50 years, and some things haven’t changed as much as some would hope. Dozens of biased related incidents were reported across campus last November.
Students organized sit-ins in the Barnes Center to protest the hate and SU’s response. They called it the #NotAgainSU movement. Meanwhile, Dino Babers knew his crew still had games to focus on.
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Syracuse football lost by 25 points but had chances to make game of it (itlh; Adler)
If the Syracuse football offense could have found the end zone early on, it’s certainly possible that the Orange may have shocked UNC.
Syracuse football couldn’t take advantage of the opportunities it got presented with on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, and as a result the Orange got smoked by No. 18 North Carolina, 31-6.
However, if a few things transpired differently, particularly in the first half when both teams looked relatively sloppy, who knows how this game might have ended up.
The ‘Cuse picked off Sam Howell, the Tar Heels’ stellar sophomore quarterback, on two occasions. The Orange recovered a fumble after a UNC player dropped the ball on a punt return.
A Syracuse football punt return for a touchdown, meanwhile, got negated because of a penalty.
Redshirt junior quarterback Tommy DeVito struggled with his accuracy throughout this contest, although his wide receivers also dropped some catchable passes.
Redshirt junior placekicker Andre Szmyt, one of the best at his position in the entire country, somewhat unexplainably missed a chip-shot field-goal attempt.
The Orange’s offensive line, stung by a few injuries, allowed the North Carolina defense to sack DeVito more than a half-dozen times.
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AP Poll - 9/13/20 (RX; HM)
AP Poll - 9/13/20
Here's the latest AP poll after the games of week 2; I've added a column to indicate teams which have not played yet (NP):
| Rank | Team | NP |
| 1 | Clemson | |
| 2 | Alabama | x |
| 3 | Oklahoma | |
| 4 | Georgia | x |
| 5 | Florida | x |
| 6 | LSU | x |
| 7 | Notre Dame | |
| 8 | Auburn | x |
| 9 | Texas | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | x |
| 11 | Oklahoma St | x |
| 12 | North Carolina | |
| 13 | Cincinnati | x |
| 14 | UCF | x |
| 15 | Tennessee | x |
| 16 | Memphis | |
| 17 | Miami | |
| 18 | Louisville | |
| 19 | Louisiana | |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | x |
| 21 | BYU | |
| 22 | Army | |
| 23 | Kentucky | x |
| 24 | Appalachian St | |
| 25 | Pittsburgh |
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CFB on TV Week 3, 2020 (RX; HM)
CFB on TV Week 3, 2020
On to week 3... how can you watch your favorite team(s) play? Are there any other games worth sneaking a peak at? Here's the 2020 Week 3 CFB TV Grid...
| 9/19/2020 | SATURDAY | |||
| Type | Network | Noon +/- | 3 PM +/- | PrimeTime |
| Nat'l TV | Fox | Houston @ Baylor | ||
| Nat'l TV | ABC | Navy @ Tulane | UCF @ Georgia Tech | Miami@ Louisville |
| Nat'l Cbl | ESPN | Tulsa @ Oklahoma St. | FAU @ Ga. Southern | |
| Nat'l Cbl | ESPN2 | Louisiana @ Ga. St. | Troy @ MTSU | La.Tech @ So.Miss. |
| Nat'l Cbl | USA | USF @ Notre Dame | ||
| Cable | ESPNU | Liberty @ W.Ky. | Texas St @ ULM | |
| Cable | ACCN | Syracuse @ Pitt | Citadel @ Clemson | Wake @ NC State |
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Humor: Notre Dame - for whom the bell tolls (RX; HM)
Humor: Notre Dame - for whom the bell tolls
Yesterday was not only the first time that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have ever worn a conference logo on their jerseys, ever played with the logo on their field, ever played a game that counted in conference standings... it was also eight years to the day that the University of Notre Dame joined the ACC. So in honor of that historic day, I thought we needed a joke...
We've all heard the story of Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame - he used to ring the church bell before he died. Well, that left the church in need of a replacement bell-ringer. Fortunately, Quasi had a cousin who took the job.
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Celebrate 20 years with CNY TV news anchor Michael Benny
Michael Benny started his career in Syracuse hoping to bring a 7-year-old's dream to fruition, and he certainly delivered as he celebrates 20 years anchoring...
Michael Benny started his career in Syracuse hoping to bring a 7-year-old's dream to fruition, and he certainly delivered as he celebrates 20 years anchoring the news at CNY Central.
