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Income Tax Pay Day, also known as Tax Day, is being observed today! It was observed the closest weekday to March 1st from 1913 until 1917. It was observed the closest weekday to March 15th from 1918 until 1954. It was observed annually on April 15th unless it falls on holiday or weekend. If so, it is the following weekday that isn't a holiday. from 1955 until 2019. It was observed on July 15th in 2020. It has been observed annually on April 15th unless it falls on holiday or weekend. If so, it is the following weekday that isn't a holiday. since 2021.
Because of the COVID pandemic, the deadline for 2021 has been extended to May 17th...
SU News
CBA Freshman phenom earns offer from Syracuse Football (cnycentral.com; Tamurian)
He wouldn't be on campus until the 2024 season.
Three and a half years from now.
But that's how good he is- that Syracuse Football felt compelled to offer a scholarship to Syair Torrence during his freshman year of high school.
Torrence is tearing it up for the Brothers during this abbreviated 2021 season, just like he did in the fall of 2019 as an 8th grader.
So you probably already guessed this, but Syair is a freakishly good athlete and it's easy to see why the Orange offered so early, because the potential is enormous on top of the results already plainly in sight.
Torrence has 35 catches already this season for 347 yards. He told our friend Mike McAllister from Syracuse Sports Illustrated that he's hearing from the Orange, Colorado State and Baylor.
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Reports: Transfers won't have to sit out season (ESPN; AP)
Starting next season, major college football and basketball players will be permitted to transfer one time before graduating without being required to sit out a year of competition.
The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to change the long-standing rule that has often deterred players in high-profile sports from switching schools, two people with knowledge of the council's decision told The Associated Press.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the two-day meeting was still in session and the council's decisions would not become official until it ends Thursday. The Athletic first reported the council's vote.
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John Cassillo "On The Block" 4-14 (ESPN; radio; Axe)
Managing editor of NunesMagician, John Cassillo, joins the show to talk about the silence during the offseason from the Syracuse football team and much more surrounding Syracuse athletics.
On The Block On Demand 4-14 (ESPN; radio; Axe)
Brent opens the show continuing his discussion on the silence of Syracuse football including how they decided to address that today. Later, he talks about some recent comments made by Jimmy Boeheim Jr. regarding his upcoming decision.
Syracuse (theplayerstrunk.com)
Evan Foster Syracuse Football Game Worn Jersey - Photo Matched
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Miami FB Coaches, 1979-2020 (RX; HM)
Miami FB Coaches, 1979-2020
The Hurricanes recently mourned the loss of one of their greatest all-time football coaches, the man who made Miami into "The U" - Howard Schnellenberger. While he may have been the one who got things rolling in South Beach, he's hardly the only great coach to wear green and orange.
What's the history of Miami Hurricanes football coaches, what happened to get the "U" off course, and how does Manny Diaz compare to the best?
| Miami Hurricanes | years | Overall | Conference | Bowls | Titles won | ||||
| head coaches | coached | W-L | W% | W-L | W% | W-L | W% | Conf | Natl |
| Howard Schnellenberger | 1979–1983 | 41-16 | 0.719 | na | na | 2-0 | 1.000 | na | 1 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 1984–1988 | 52-9 | 0.852 | na | na | 2-3 | 0.400 | na | 1 |
| Dennis Erickson | 1989–1994 | 63-9 | 0.875 | 19-1 | 0.950 | 3-3 | 0.500 | 3 | 2 |
| Butch Davis | 1995–2000 | 51-20 | 0.718 | 33-9 | 0.786 | 4-0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Coker | 2001–2006 | 60-15 | 0.800 | 34-11 | 0.756 | 4-2 | 0.667 | 3 | 1 |
| Randy Shannon | 2007–2010 | 28-22 | 0.560 | 16-16 | 0.500 | 0-3 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Stoutland (interim) | 2010 | 0-1 | 0 | ||||||
| Al Golden | 2011–2015 | 32-25 | 0.561 | 17-18 | 0.486 | 0-3 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Scott (interim) | 2015 | 4-1 | 0.800 | 4-1 | 0.800 | ||||
| Mark Richt | 2016–2018 | 26-12 | 0.684 | 16-8 | 0.667 | 1-2 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Diaz | 2019–2020 | 14-10 | 0.714 | 11-6 | 0.545 | 0-2 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
After years (nay, decades) of mediocrity, Miami was blessed to have not one, not two, not three, not even four, but five head coaches in a row who posted win percentages in excess of 70%. Three of those won over 80% of their games. In the process, the "U" won five national titles - an incredibly impressive run!
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NFL First-Rounders by School (RX; HM)
NFL First-Rounders by School
How many NFL first-round draft picks has your favorite college football team produced?That's a nice overview. You may find this 2-dimensional table gives you some insights...
| 1st Rnd | ACC | B1G | Big XII | Pac | SEC |
| 33 | Ohio State | Alabama | |||
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| 29 | Miami | ||||
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| 24 | LSU | ||||
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| 22 | USC | Florida | |||
| 21 | FSU | Georgia | |||
| 17 | Oklahoma | ||||
| 16 | Clemson | Texas | |||
| 15 | Michigan | ||||
| 13 | Wisconsin | Tennessee | |||
| 12 | Auburn | ||||
| 11 | Notre Dame | Texas AM | |||
| 10 | Louisville | Iowa | California | Ole Miss | |
| UNC | Washington | ||||
| 9 | B.C. | Penn St | Oregon | Missouri | |
| UCLA | |||||
| 8 | Va Tech | Oklahoma St | S Carolina | ||
| 7 | NC State | TCU | Ariz St | Arkansas | |
| Stanford | |||||
| 6 | Baylor | ||||
| 5 | Pitt | Illinois | WVU | Miss St | |
| Virginia | Maryland | ||||
| Mich St | |||||
| 4 | Syracuse | Nebraska | Colorado | ||
| Utah | |||||
| 3 | Ga Tech | Purdue | Texas Tech | Oregon St | Kentucky |
| Wake Fst | Rutgers | Wash. St | |||
| 2 | Duke | Minnesota | Kansas St | Vanderbilt | |
| N'western | |||||
| 1 | Kansas | Arizona |
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New One-time Immediate Transfer Rule (RX; HM)
New One-time Immediate Transfer Rule
Everyone is reporting that the NCAA will give final approval to a rule change allowing all athletes to transfer once without sitting out (for example, see CBS Sports "NCAA Council passes one-time transfer legislation allowing athletes immediate eligibility"). What will it all mean? Let's break it down...Some call it "free agency", but free agents can switch teams as often as they want - this is more of a one-time "get out of jail free" card. Your recruiter lied to you and now you're stuck on the bench? Transfer!
This addresses the "fairness" issue. The NCAA was looking very hypocritical (I know, right?) by allowing athletes to transfer in non-revenue sports but not revenue-generating ones.
This next point is key in my opinion:
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Links, news and rumors - 2021 April 15th (RX; HM)
Links, news and rumors - 2021 April 15th
From SI: Boston College Signs 10-Year Contract With New BalanceSounds like a good fit for BC, regardless of the money (although I have to think they are getting some of that, too).
ESPN Computer Predicts College Football's Most-Likely Undefeated Team (thespun.com; Hladik)
ESPN updated its Football Power Index (FPI) this week, providing an early computer-generated look at how the 2021 college football season might play out.
One of the metrics of the FPI measures a team’s likelihood of winning out. In the preseason, this means it gives the probability of each team going 12-0 in the regular season.
According to the latest update, there are four teams with at least a 10% chance of going 12-0. The team with the best chance, according to the computers, is Clemson at 21%.
Here’s the full top four:
- Clemson – 21%
- Alabama – 16%
- Oklahoma – 15%
- Ohio State – 11%
In that time span, Dabo Swinney’s team has lost only three regular season contests and seven games in total. Even without Trevor Lawrence, the Tigers will be overwhelming ACC favorites once again in 2021, thanks in large part to five-star quarterback D.J Uiagalelei.
However, Clemson will be challenged out of the gate in a way it hasn’t in recent seasons. The Tigers open up 2021 against Georgia, a projected top-10 team.
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Other
An MQ-9 Reaper drone operated by the NY Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing is shown after crashing June 25, 2020 at Syracuse Hancock International Airport.U.S. Air Force photo
A Reaper drone crashed at Syracuse’s airport. Why wasn’t the public told? (PS; $; Weiner)
An Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed shortly after takeoff last summer at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, but military officials decided not to inform the public until now.
A U.S. Air Force accident investigation board disclosed details of the crash in a report issued last week, almost a year after the unmanned aircraft lost engine power while taking off for a training mission.
No people were injured in the June 25 crash, which investigators blamed on errors by operators who piloted the drone remotely from the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing at Hancock Field.
The aircraft sustained more than $6 million in damage in the crash.
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