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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 3756685, member: 27"] [IMG]https://band.vpa.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/RS565578_1SU_2022-scr-620x413.jpg[/IMG][B][FONT=verdana][COLOR=rgb(71, 85, 119)][SIZE=7]Welcome to Marching Band Day![/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [I][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Meant as a day to build awareness around the marching arts, Marching Band Day is all about those upbeat, often cheerful bands which also happen to be moving around while playing.[/SIZE][/FONT][/I] [FONT=verdana][SIZE=3][I]Taking place on March 4th (march forth – get it?) this day is to celebrate one of the most musical of past-times. The first marching bands appeared in the 1800s. They originated from groups of traveling musicians who would perform at festivals centuries ago, and as time went on they became the foundation for military bands, from which marching bands directly evolved.[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [I][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]The marching arts has evolved through the years and now includes the indoor marching arts, including WGI Color Guard, Percussion, and Winds.[/SIZE][/FONT][/I] [B][FONT=verdana][COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)][SIZE=7]SU News[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [IMG]https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/nny360.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/1e/11e01640-7c2a-5e6b-94e5-24f91ff27e01/604023489bfe4.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C799[/IMG] [B][URL="https://www.nny360.com/sports/collegesports/college-football-three-su-players-to-attend-virtual-nfl-scouting-combine/article_b0220065-34a0-5d9e-aba2-b6fb232dbfa0.html"]College football: Three SU players to attend virtual NFL Scouting Combine[/URL] (nny360.com; St Croix)[/B] [I]The Syracuse University football team will be represented by Andre Cisco, Ifeatu Melifonwu, and Trill Williams at the virtual 2021 NFL Scouting Combine. The NFL will not host a traditional draft scouting event due to its COVID-19 health and safety protocol, but the trio of Orange defensive backs were among the formal list of invited prospects released by the league on Tuesday. The NFL Draft is scheduled to begin on April 29. Cisco and Melifonwu have been forecasted as potential second or third-round picks in recent mock drafts, while Williams is mostly projected as a possible day-three pick between rounds 4-7. Cisco hauled in 13 interceptions in 24 career games at SU and finished the season as the active FBS leader and fourth in Orange history despite missing most of 2020 with a torn ACL. The ball-hawking safety is the only SU freshman to garner All-America honors. Melifonwu ranked sixth in the ACC in passes defended (10) and fifth in pass breakups (nine) to garner AP All-ACC Second Team status and an invite to the Senior Bowl. He and redshirt freshman, Garrett Williams, combined to make the seventh-best cornerback tandem in the nation this past season, according to Pro Football Focus College. Trill Williams logged 93 tackles, four interceptions, three forced fumbles and three touchdowns — scoring on a fumble recovery, a lateral following an interception, and a blocked punt — in 28 career games at SU.[/I] [IMG]https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.wetzelchronicle.com/images/2021/03/03105017/Dennis-Blatt-Family-751x500.png[/IMG] [B][URL="https://www.tylerstarnews.com/sports/local-sports/2021/03/03/where-are-you-now-dennis-dink-blatt/"]Where Are You Now – Dennis ‘Dink’ Blatt[/URL] (tylerstarnews.com; Rutherford)[/B] [I]Located in upstate New York, Syracuse University is buried under some pretty deep snow by this time of year. It has earned its reputation as one of the snowiest areas in the country with an average annual snowfall of 124 inches. I can relate to this number. Spending 25 years along the shores of Lake Michigan in Grand Haven, you get used to not seeing the grass for several long months. But I bet your Syracuse memories trend more toward the Mountaineers playing Syracuse in the Big East. Possibly you recall rowdy WVU fans belting oranges at Syracuse football players as a clear signal of the intense rivalry. In short, WVU fans don’t like Syracuse. But you know what? There is a lot to brag about if you are a Syracuse fan. Did you know they have the biggest snow plow in the country on their campus? They need it. All kidding aside, here are some bragging rights Syracuse owns. President Biden is an alumnus of the Syracuse University College of Law, and the Carrier dome, home to the Syracuse basketball, football and lacrosse teams, is the biggest domed stadium on any college campus. And of course there is Jim Boeheim, Syracuse’s much loved men’s basketball coach. And there is one more important fact that has more of a hometown importance. Paden City’s own Dink Blatt was recruited to play football for the Orange and offered a full ride Division I scholarship. Now that is something to cheer about and is worth some bragging rights, too! Dink Blatt was born in New Martinsville, WV in 1953. Dink grew up on Paden Fork Road, just two miles outside of Paden City, WV. Except for the 4 years that he attended Syracuse University, Dink has lived in our area making homes in Paden City, Marietta and Williamstown. ...[/I] [B][URL="https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/citadel/sapakoff-fcs-spring-football-needs-tv-boost-from-espn-sec-acc/article_72f71902-7a90-11eb-9fae-533e6c47fd9f.html"]Sapakoff: FCS spring football needs TV boost from ESPN, SEC, ACC[/URL] (P&C; Sapakoff)[/B] [I]If it’s not a secret that FCS college football is having an exciting spring season, it sure seems like it. Unless, of course, you regularly access ESPN+ or are employed by the Jacksonville Jaguars, assigned to scrounge every campus in America for late-round NFL draft prospects. Highly classified information: The Citadel and Furman are among FCS teams with legally scheduled home football games on Saturday. S.C. State opens its spring season at home against Alabama A&M. This [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule/_/group/81']Saturday, March 6[/URL]. Not some Saturday in September. FCS powerhouse North Dakota State, hoping to bounce back from last week’s shocking loss to Southern Illinois, plays at Missouri State. Sadly, the most accessible channels within ESPN’s “Worldwide Leader” family of networks — and the powerful SEC and ACC — are widely ignoring an FCS spring season that opened with a full slate Feb. 28. It’s a major missed marketing opportunity for a [URL='https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/carolina/sapakoff-gamecocks-an-outlier-but-college-football-attendance-crisis-is-real/article_cc36ed10-6abc-11ea-9e6b-e73d09fec9a8.html']sport leaking fans[/URL] and [URL='https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2019/08/29/high-school-football-participation-is-on-a-decade-long-decline/?sh=22cbbe4633de']participants[/URL]. “I was surprised,” Citadel head coach Brent Thompson said this week as he prepared for a Southern Conference home game against Chattanooga. “I thought everybody at the FCS level would have thought there would have been more TV coverage, or ESPN would have had some interest in it.” You would think the people who run college football would realize FCS games are very good for promoting FBS interest and high school interest and interest in interesting football topics. Oh, that’s right … There is no official college football leadership, as we all found out when the NCAA was exposed as powerless regarding COVID-19 policy leading into the 2020 fall season. We all know who really runs college football.[/I] ... [B][URL="https://www.gobblercountry.com/2021/3/4/22312858/virginia-tech-football-hokies-add-a-transfer-running-back-ncaa-transfer-portal-jared-cole(gobblervcountry.com;"]Virginia Tech football: Hokies add a transfer running back[/URL] Manning)[/B] [I]After years of struggles at the running back position, Khalil Herbert stabilized Virginia Tech’s running game in 2020. The transfer from Kansas was spectacular, rushing for over 1,000 yards and solidifying himself as a 2021 NFL draft choice. While Herbert is now gone, the Hokies still return plenty of talent to the position. Raheem Blackshear should find a featured role next season. The Hokies never knew how to properly employ Blackshear in 2020, essentially wasting his talent at times. Senior Jalen Holston should be Tech’s featured running back in 2021. Holston looked like a completely different player in 2020 and is poised for a breakout campaign. Other players to watch are Marco Lee, Keshawn King, freshman Kenji Christian and a host of others. Even with that depth, it didn’t stop Virginia Tech from adding another running back on Wednesday when UMass running back Jared Cole announced he was coming to Blacksburg. ...[/I] [B][URL="https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/tennessee-football/two-sport-star-kaden-martin-son-of-tee-martin-commits-to-acc-program/"]Two-sport star Kaden Martin, son of Tee Martin, commits to ACC program[/URL] (saturdaydownsouth.com; Staff)[/B] [I]Two-sport star Kaden Martin out of Knoxville Catholic announced Wednesday that he has committed to Miami. The son of former Volunteers quarterback and assistant coach Tee Martin, Kaden is a 4-star dual-threat quarterback on the [URL='https://247sports.com/Player/Kaden-Martin-46056928/']247Sports Composite[/URL]. In his [URL='https://www.si.com/college/recruiting/football/two-sport-star-kaden-martin-details-college-commitment-via-blog']SI All-American commitment blog[/URL], Martin mentions also having offers from Tennessee, Oregon and Arizona State. He also noted that some football coaches appeared reluctant to recruit him, noting his MLB Draft stock. [URL='https://247sports.com/college/miami/Article/kaden-Martin-commits-miami-hurricanes-baseball-recruiting-to-miami-gino-dimare-baseball-161786758/']Gaby Urrutia of InsideTheU[/URL] reports that Martin “will focus primarily on baseball.” In his blog, Martin indicated he considered both sports when choosing Miami:[/I] [I]Under NCAA scholarship rules, if Martin plays both sports, his scholarship will be counted as a UM football scholarship. ...[/I] [B][URL="https://saturdaytradition.com/nebraska-football/former-nebraska-qb-luke-mccaffrey-officially-joins-acc-power/"]Former Nebraska QB Luke McCaffrey officially joins ACC power[/URL] (saturdaytradition.com; Davis)[/B] [I]Former Nebraska quarterback Luke McCaffrey has officially enrolled at Louisville. McCaffrey announced [URL='https://saturdaytradition.com/nebraska-football/ex-huskers-qb-luke-mccaffrey-commits-to-acc-program/']he would be transferring to Louisville back in February[/URL], but the program made it official on Wednesday. ...[/I] [B][URL="https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2021/03/03/six-pitt-players-invited-to-2021-nfl-combine/"]Six Pitt Players Invited to 2021 NFL Combine[/URL] (pittsburghsportsnow.com; Moses)[/B] [I]Six Pitt football players have been invited to the 2021 NFL Draft Combine, Pitt announced via Twitter Wednesday morning. The invitees include safeties Paris Ford and Damar Hamlin, center Jimmy Morrissey, and defensive linemen Patrick Jones II, Jaylen Twyman and Rashad Weaver. Due to the pandemic, the combine will not be held at event in one location, but rather at each prospect’s respective pro day. So, during Pitt’s pro day, which is scheduled for March 17, these six players will complete the drills they otherwise would have in Indianapolis. ...[/I] [B][URL="https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2021/03/shocking-cfb-upsets-2001-2020.html"]Shocking CFB Upsets, 2001-2020[/URL] (RX; HM)[/B] [HEADING=2][URL='https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2021/03/shocking-cfb-upsets-2001-2020.html'][I]Shocking CFB Upsets, 2001-2020[/I][/URL][/HEADING] [I]Big Game Boomer just keeps on mining off-season gold...[/I] [I]Definitely some games here that made you do a double-take when you first saw the score. If we only consider the ACC games (not including Big East games): 2016 Pitt 43, #3 Clemson 42 - in "Death Valley" (Tigers went on to win a natty!) 2017 Syracuse 27, #3 Clemson 24 - in the Dome, on a Friday night 2003 Clemson 26, #3 Florida State 10 - Tigers were 5-4, coming off loss to Wake 2017 Pitt 24, #2 Miami 14 - Miami was undefeated, didn't win another game 2011 Georgia Tech 31, #6 Clemson 17 - Tigers' first loss of the season 2007 Florida State 27, #2 Boston College 17 - BC just won at #8 Virginia Tech 2012 NC State 17, #3 Florida State 16 - Wolfpack was 3-2, FSU was unbeaten 2015 Georgia Tech 22, #9 Florida State 16 - GT was 2-5; kick-six "miracle" game. Yes, I have to agree, those were some "shocking", head-scratching upsets! ...[/I] [B][URL="https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2021/03/matts-guesses-for-week-1-2021.html"]Matt's Guesses for Week 1, 2021[/URL] (RX; HM)[/B] [HEADING=2][B][I]Matt's Guesses for Week 1, 2021[/I][/B][/HEADING] [B][I]From MattSarzSports blog post "[URL='https://mattsarzsports.blogspot.com/2021/02/sketching-out-week-0-week-1-for-cfb-2021.html']Sketching out Week 0 & Week 1 for CFB 2021[/URL]", here are his best guesses* for the ACC games (with marquee matchups in bold; note: there are no ACC games scheduled for 2021 Week 0):[/I][/B] [HEADING=2][B][I]Week 1[/I][/B][/HEADING] [HEADING=3][B][I]Thursday[/I][/B][/HEADING] [B][I]7:30pm ACCN: USF at NC State[/I][/B] [HEADING=3][B][I]Friday[/I][/B][/HEADING] [B][I]An option exists to move North Carolina at Virginia Tech to Friday and I expect it to be used. 7pm ACCN: Old Dominion at Wake Forest 8pm ESPN: North Carolina at Virginia Tech[/I][/B] [HEADING=3][B][I]Saturday[/I][/B][/HEADING] [B][I]12pm ESPNU: Syracuse at Ohio 12pm ACCN: Colgate at Boston College 12:30pm ACC RSN: Northern Illinois at Georgia Tech 3:30pm ABC: Alabama vs. Miami (FL) 4pm ACCN: William & Mary at Virginia 7pm CBSSN: Duke at Charlotte 7:30pm ABC: Georgia vs. Clemson 7:30pm ACCN: UMass at Pitt[/I][/B] [HEADING=3][B][I]Sunday[/I][/B][/HEADING] [B][I]7:30pm ABC: Notre Dame at Florida State[/I][/B] [HEADING=3][B][I]Monday[/I][/B][/HEADING] [B][I]8pm ESPN: Ole Miss vs. Louisville ...[/I] [URL="https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2021/03/links-news-and-rumors-2021-mar-4.html"]Links, news and rumors - 2021 Mar 4[/URL] (RX; HM)[/B] [HEADING=2][B][URL='https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2021/03/links-news-and-rumors-2021-mar-4.html'][I][B]Links, news and rumors - 2021 Mar 4[/B][/I][/URL][/B][/HEADING] [B][I]Here's a couple of excerpts from an awesome story posted on FBSchedules:[/I][/B] [HEADING=2][B][I][URL='https://fbschedules.com/five-crazy-college-football-stadium-backstories']Five crazy college football stadium backstories[/URL][/I][/B][/HEADING] [B][I]Here are a couple of amazing stories involving ACC stadiums:[/I][/B] [B][I]The post Five crazy college football stadium backstories appeared first on FBSchedules.com. __________ From AP: [URL='https://collegefootball.ap.org/article/college-football-super-seniors-could-change-fortunes-2021']College Football Super Seniors Could Change Fortunes In 2021[/URL][/I][/B] [B][I]...[/I] [FONT=verdana][COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)][SIZE=7]Other[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [MEDIA=youtube]P2wOZGuWTIg[/MEDIA] [B][URL="https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2021/03/judge-mourns-street-musician-eli-harris-at-killers-sentencing-we-all-knew-mr-harrishe-was-beloved.html"]Judge mourns street musician Eli Harris as killer goes to prison: ‘We all knew Mr. Harris...he was beloved’[/URL] (PS; $; Dowty)[/B] [I]An Onondaga County Court judge spoke for many Central New Yorkers when he paid tribute to [URL='https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2020/04/beloved-syracuse-street-musician-eli-harris-struck-twice-by-cars-riding-his-bike-dies.html']slain street musician Eli Harris[/URL] during a hit-and-run killer’s sentencing Wednesday. “I can’t take into consideration the status of a victim in society,” Judge Stephen Dougherty began. “I can’t compare one victim to another victim.” Still, the judge couldn’t deny reality: “We all knew Mr. Harris, knew him for the performer he was. He as a beloved member of the community.” With that, the judge sentenced Jerrell Brown to 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison for the South Salina Street crash that killed Harris in April 2020. After striking Harris, Brown, a parolee, fled and hid at his girlfriend’s residence until police caught up to him the next day, a prosecutor said.[/I] ... [/QUOTE]

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