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Fried chicken, also known as Southern fried chicken, is eaten today. In order to make it, chicken is usually cut at the joints into smaller pieces, and the skin and bones are left on. It is coated in batter, which is made of ingredients such as eggs, milk, flour, and seasoning. It is then pan-fried, deep fried, or pressure fried in lard or oil. It ends up with a crisp or crunchy outside and a juicy inside.
The Scottish were the first Europeans to fry their chicken in fat, although they didn't use seasoning. Many ethnic groups in West Africa made seasoned fried chicken, that they battered and then cooked in palm oil. Today's fried chicken has its roots in the American South, where African Americans combined the frying techniques of the Scottish with the seasoning methods of West Africa.
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Get to know Syracuse’s Class of 2022 football commits (DO; Staff)
After a 1-10 season in 2020, Syracuse football has added seven recruits to its Class of 2022 over the past few months.
The Orange’s last recruiting class, the Class of 2021, has 22 incoming players — all of whom are rated 3-stars or lower. They also picked up quarterback Garrett Shrader from the transfer portal. Shrader is expected to compete for the starting job with Tommy DeVito.
As of Monday, Syracuse’s Class of 2022 ranks 11th in the Atlantic Coast Conference out of 14 ACC schools, and 68th nationally, per 247Sports. Here’s an overview of Syracuse’s commits:
Belizaire Bassette, defensive lineman, 3-star
Bassette, a defensive lineman from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, chose Syracuse over Illinois, Texas A&M and Appalachian State, among others. He’ll join 2022 commit Malachi Davis on the Orange defensive line. SU had four defensive linemen enter their names into the transfer portal this offseason, though they did add five players at the position from the Class of 2021. At 6-foot-1 and 270 pounds, Bassette’s highlight reel from American Heritage High School shows a quick lineman who can juke blockers.Mekhi Mason, linebacker, 3-star
Mason committed to Syracuse on Thursday after his official visit on June 4. The 104th ranked linebacker in the nation chose the Orange over Indiana, Florida State and Georgia Tech. The Opa-Locka, Florida native was recruited by safeties/nickelbacks coach Nick Monroe.LeQuint Allen, running back, 3-star
As of early July, Allen is Syracuse’s only running back commit for the Class of 2022. He was Dino Babers’ second addition of the recruiting cycle and is among the top 100 running backs of his class. The 6-foot, 180-pound back will likely compete alongside Cooper Lutz and Sean Tucker if Jarveon Howard and Abdul Adams decide the 2021 season will be their last....
Early line released for Syracuse football's season opener at Ohio (247sports.com; Bailey)
William Hill has released an early line for Syracuse football's season opener at Ohio on Sept. 4. The Orange and Bobcats are pegged as equals two months ahead of the matchup, though much can change between late personnel additions and injuries during preseason camp. No total has been set.
SU is coming off its second one-win season since 1948, going 1-10 in Year 5 of the Dino Babers era. Syracuse was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic as a truncated offseason left first-year coordinators Sterlin Gilbert and Tony White to cram installation periods into preseason camp. A rash of preseason offensive line injuries then forced the Orange to start senior fullback/tight end Chris Elmore at left guard for much of the season, rolling through four quarterbacks in the face of constant defensive pressure.
Syracuse will face an uphill battle once again toward bowl eligibility, but the early-season slate is much more favorable than in 2020. Rather than opening up the campaign at North Carolina and Pittsburgh, the Orange will face Ohio before hosting Rutgers, Albany and Liberty.
Preseason camp is expected to feature competition across the board, but most notably at quarterback, where two-year incumbent starter Tommy DeVito will look to hold off Mississippi State transfer Garrett Shrader. The latter arrived this spring and was recruited under the expectation that he'd be given a chance to win the job for Week 1.
SU returns all of its contributing offensive linemen as well as top wideout Taj Harris and running back Sean Tucker. Defensively, the Orange must continue its efforts to replace NFL-bound defensive backs Andre Cisco, Ifeatu Melifonwu and Trill Williams. Both lines will benefit from the return of senior starters including Airon Servais, McKinley Williams, Josh Black and Kingsley Jonathan.
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Syracuse University Football Players Changing the World One Child at a Time (syr.edu; Michael)
When students at Dr. Weeks Elementary School in Syracuse see Patty Sawmiller in the halls, the questions start flying.
Are you coming to get me today? Are we having mentoring today? When are they coming in?
The students are asking about the one-on-one mentoring they receive from an adult from outside the school through the New York State Mentoring Program. Sawmiller, the community school director at Dr. Weeks, coordinates the program and helps match third- through fifth-grade students with mentors.
“Even if it’s just 15 minutes a week, it feels like the world to some of our kids because this is a special thing that they say I get to be a part of, I get to hang out with my mentor and they like me,” Sawmiller says. “Feeling liked is everything for kids struggling with social-emotional issues.”
Mark Jackson, Syracuse University’s executive director for community engagement, was familiar with the mentoring program and its impact on children and had discussions with Stephanie Parks, the Central New York regional coordinator for the program, about how the University could get involved.
Meanwhile, Syracuse University student-athletes watched the global protests against racial inequality following the murder of George Floyd and started talking about what they could do to promote social justice in the Syracuse community. At a football team meeting last summer, fullback Chris Elmore ’22 brought up the idea of a mentoring program for local students and the players shared the idea with Salatha Willis, associate athletic director for diversity, culture and climate.
Willis checked in with Jackson to see what programs were available, and through that collaboration between athletics and the Office of Community Engagement several football players started to connect with elementary school students from different Syracuse City School District schools as part of the state mentoring program.
“This is truly a blessing for our student-athletes because they wanted an opportunity to engage and do something meaningful and not just wear a T-shirt or have an event,” Willis says. “Even though those things can be good for drawing attention to community issues of social justice, taking the time that you have during the day and investing in an individual will reap more benefits in the end because it’s more personal.”
Sawmiller says many of the Dr. Weeks’ students who are in the program play sports and follow Syracuse University sports, especially football. To have a player as a mentor, Sawmiller says, is “like being able to connect one-on-one with one of your heroes.”
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ACC Positional Group Rankings: Receivers (SI; Wolfe)
As part of our summer ACC rankings series, in addition to the more fun categories (stadiums, uniforms, etc.), we’ll also be ranking each position group for every ACC team. This exercise provides an excellent opportunity to take stock of not only BC’s talent and depth at each position but also compare to the rest of the conference. At the end of this series, we should see how each team stacks up against each other and predict how each team will finish.
One note before we begin: this process will take all players into account, not just the starters. At certain positions, depth is arguably just as important as talent. Last week, we looked at the running back position, and BC did not do so well, while the North Carolina State Wolfpack were at the head of the...group. This week, we’re looking at wide receivers, where the whole conference brings a lot of talent to bear.
Starter or presumed starter in italics
14. Louisville: Braden Smith, Justin Marshall, Tyler Harrell, Jordan Watkins, Shai Werts, Josh Johnson, Jaelin Carter, Ahmari Huggins-Bruce, Demetrius Cannon, Reece Jesse, Jordan Thomas, Elijah Downing
Just a few years ago, Louisville had one of the most dynamic receiving corps in the conference, with bigger possession receivers in Jaylen Smith and Dez Fitzpatrick along with the diminutive speedster Tutu Atwell. Now all are playing professional football (Smith in the CFL, Fitzpatrick and Atwell in the NFL), and the Cardinals are left with a relatively bare cupboard.
Braden Smith is the leader in receiving among the returnees, but Louisville returns zero (0) receiving touchdowns from their wideouts last year and less than 600 receiving yards. Marshall is a big target (6’3”, 213), and Harrell is a former four-star recruit. Louisville also brought in Shai Werts, the former triple-option quarterback from Georgia Southern, who will be transitioning to wideout. Jordan Watkins earned a lot of playing time last year as a true freshman but did not produce very much; a lot more is expected of him this year. Josh Johnson has struggled with injuries for multiple seasons and hasn’t contributed much when he’s seen the field. Jaelin Carter transfers in from Eastern Kentucky and could be another big target.
Ahmari Huggins-Bruce is a true freshman that could inherit the Tutu Atwell mantle, while Demetrius Cannon and Reece Jesse are two bigger freshman receivers. Jordan Thomas and Elijah Downing are walk-ons. There are some interesting pieces on this team, but a lot will have to go right for Louisville’s receivers to be considered dangerous or even among the top half of a very talented conference.
13. Syracuse: Taj Harris, Anthony Queeley, Courtney Jackson, Sharod Johnson, Trebor Pena, Damien Alford, Ja’Vonte Williams Isaiah Jones, Russell Thompson-Bishop, Ethan Fischler, Sam Warren, Nate Wellington, Umari Hatcher, Oronde Gadsden, Kendall Long
Anthony Queeley (37 catches for 378 yards and 2 TDs in 2020) deserved better that this Mitch. Please at least spend at least 10 seconds researching the next time you attempt to write an article.
The Orange have an all-ACC player at one of their receiver spots, but barely anything else. Taj Harris is one of the best receivers in the conference, entering his third year as a starter after leading the team in all major receiving categories in 2020. Anthony Queeley should be the other starting outside receiver in Syracuse’s super-spread offense. Queeley was second on the team in targets, receptions, and yards in 2020. But that is where the tap runs dry.
The rest of the receiving corps has combined for 25 career receptions. Courtney Jackson and Sharod Johnson look to be the favorite to win the slot receiver jobs, but neither has produced very much in their careers. Trebor Pena might also see some time in the slot but primarily serves as a return specialist and could switch back to running back. Damien Alford is a 6’5” sophomore that could get some red-zone targets; Ja’Vonte Williams is another sophomore but did not record any statistics in 2020. Isaiah Jones has been limited to special teams duty in his career at Syracuse, but his size could earn him some playing time. Russell Thompson-Bishop is another special teams regular; I’m not sure how he fits on this team, given his body type (6’1”, 247 lbs). Ethan Fischler is a redshirt sophomore with all of two career snaps to his name. Sam Warren and Nate Wellington are redshirt freshmen that did not appear in any games in 2020. Umari Hatcher, Oronde Gadsden, and Kendall Long are the true freshmen for the Orange; Hatcher is one of the best recruits in this class and could press for playing time at outside wide receiver. Harris will be a reliable option for whoever plays quarterback for Syracuse this year, but the cupboard is exceptionally bare beyond him.
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GamecockCentral - Storms in the Southland - From Simmer to Boil (gamecockcentral.com; Piercy)
How South Carolina threw away academic standards to become a last place SEC program and the laughing stock of the Palmetto state
* An excerpt from the forthcoming book "The Wilderness - South Carolina Athletics in the Independent Era (1971-1991)*
As the Grosso controversy unfolded, the NCAA instituted a new rule to address minimum academic standards for “student-athletes,” a new term coined by the governing body. In a 1965 study commissioned by the NCAA, a committee determined that it was possible to predict an athlete’s first-year college grade point average (GPA) on the basis of high school rank and scores on the College Board Exam. The NCAA set a bar of 1.6 out of a 4.0 system (equivalent to a C-minus) for an incoming student-athlete’s “projected” GPA. Further, the student-athletes would need to maintain a minimum of 1.6 GPA during their college career to maintain eligibility. This 1.6 minimum rule was effective January 1, 1966, and despite some controversy, was widely supported by member institutions as a step in the right direction in addressing academic standards throughout college sports.
The 1.6 mandate created a sharp divide within the ACC regarding the need to maintain its own 800 standard in light of the NCAA’s new rule. South Carolina’s Paul Dietzel led the charge for those institutions wishing to scrap the 800-standard in lieu of the NCAA’s less stringent 1.6 regulation. Clemson, Maryland and N.C. State, sided with South Carolina, while Duke, UNC, Wake Forest and Virginia remained adamant about maintaining the 800-standard for the ACC.
Upon taking the South Carolina job, Dietzel was alarmed by the ACC’s dismal record of futility against non-conference opponents in football. Indeed, the ACC ranked last among all conferences in terms of non-conference victories. Against the SEC in particular, the ACC had compiled an embarrassing record of 19 wins against 105 losses since 1953. This was particularly distressing to Dietzel as South Carolina’s recruiting footprint overlapped with SEC schools to a greater extent than other ACC programs, with the exception of Clemson. In a case of politics making strange bedfellows, Clemson’s football coach and Athletic Director Frank Howard became Dietzel’s most vocal ally in the anti-800 argument.
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Virginia Tech football: Hokies land massive offensive lineman (gobblercountry.com; Manning)
Hokies take another flyer on a player no one else wanted...
The summer of fun continues for Virginia Tech football. Late Monday night, the Hokies landed their 17th commitment for the 2022 recruiting class.
This time, it is Xavier Chaplin, a 6-foot-6, 370-pound offensive lineman from Whale Branch High School in Seabrook, South Carolina.
Much like some of Virginia Tech’s other commitments in this class, this one came out of left field. There had previously been no buzz between Chaplin and the Hokies, but he was on campus last month for a workout when he landed an offer from offensive line coach Vance Vice.
In watching a brief portion of Chaplin’s highlights, you see a massive young man who can move. He actually looks like he could be more comfortable on the defensive line than on the offensive line. He also has a track background and a wrestling background. I love finding players in the trenches who have a wrestling background. They have the size, but, most importantly, they understand the leverage game.
Chaplin isn’t yet rated by 247Sports, but that will not be the case for long. Like a pair of recent commits, they were ranked shortly after committing to the Hokies as 247Sports went back to the film and talked to various coaches. Chaplin will be ranked. He plays at a rural high school, which means he hasn’t had a lot of attention on him. That could change this fall.
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Can Notre Dame stay independent AND join ACC football? (RX; HM)
Can Notre Dame stay independent AND join ACC football?
When it comes to the question of Notre Dame football joining the ACClike the other sports, people tend to get very emotional - on both sides. When people get emotional, sometimes they don't think clearly. This post will be an attempt to "let cooler heads prevail".We've all been guilty of conflating "all-in for football" with "shared TV contract" - but the fact of the matter is, those are two completely separate issues. And that, as they say, is the key...
This post is based on an idea posted by a user on CSNBBS who goes by "schmolik":
- Notre Dame stays independent in football,
- keep the [average] 5 ACC games/year agreement.
- The ACC and Notre Dame would share all TV contracts equally. [This is not unprecedented; Notre Dame and the ACC shared all media revenue in 2020, including NBC revenue - HM].
- Once the current NBC deal expires, Notre Dame's football TV rights could be merged into the ACC/ESPN contract.
- Notre Dame would continue to get - or possibly even expand - access to the ACC's bowl tie-ins. (One possible change: if Notre Dame is ranked ahead of the ACC representative to the Orange Bowl in the final CFP standings, and that ACC team is not the conference champion, the Irish could go to the Orange Bowl instead).
- Notre Dame would share all bowl revenue - in both directions - with the rest of the conference (i.e. they share what they earn and they get a share of everyone else's bowl money).
PROS/CONS:
For Notre Dame, football remains independent indefinitely, while gaining more benefits associated with conference membership, such as pooled media negotiation and, possibly, access to the Orange Bowl when it's not a semi-final host site (more on that later).For the ACC, they wouldn't get any more games with Notre Dame, but they would be able to include an extra 7 games per year into the media contract. ACC media rights would expand from 2.5 Notre Dame games per year to 9.5 games per year, like so:
| FB Games | Year1 | Year2 |
| ND home | 7 | 7 |
| ACC @ ND | 2 | 3 |
| other home | 5 | 4 |
| ND @ ACC | 3 | 2 |
| ABC/ESPN | 10 | 9 |
| other TV | 2 | 3 |
If we assume that the primary difference between the Big Ten contract with Fox (est. $240 million/year) and ESPN (est. $190 million/year) is the B1G Conference Championship Game, then we can deduce that game is worth about $50 million per year on the open market [Note: the ACC never bid out its CCG on the open market]. We can also assume that each B1G game [top 4 games each week, averaged together] is worth an average of at least $7 million.
Therefore, assuming that all Notre Dame games are worth at least as much as the average of the top four Big Ten games, we can conclude that those 9.5 Notre Dame games would be worth about $66.5 million per year. True, the Irish could monetize seven of those games without the ACC, for an estimated $49 million per year. However, I would assume that if a change like this were included in the ACC's TV contract, it would trigger a full renegotiation. So it wouldn't be simply a matter of Notre Dame sharing an extra $17.5 million per year with her ACC brethren, but would include other financial benefits as well.
All football media revenue is split 15 ways, and since Notre Dame would be involved for all 5 ACC games, home and away, as well as all Notre Dame home games, the media revenue would skyrocket!
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2021 ACCN - FSU Takeover (RX; HM)
2021 ACCN - FSU Takeover
Here's the ACCN TV schedule for today's FSU takeover:6:00 AM ACC Women's Soccer Championship: Florida State VS Duke
8:00 AM ACC Basketball: Florida State VS North Carolina
10:00 AM College Softball Regular Season: Florida State VS Florida
12:00 PM Women's College Basketball: Florida State VS Louisville
2:00 PM College Baseball Regular Season: Florida State VS Florida
5:00 PM ACC Traditions: Florida State
A burning spear thrown into the turf at mid-field begins every game at Florida State's Doak Campbell Stadium. 80,000 Seminole fans do the "Tomahawk Chop" as Chief Osceola, on his horse Renegade, pumps up the 'Noles crowd in the most unique exhibit of the color and pageantry of college football.
5:30 PM Saturday Night Football: Florida State VS #5 North Carolina
8:30 PM Saturday Primetime ACC Basketball: Florida State VS North Carolina
10:30 PM Women's College Basketball: Florida State VS Louisville
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2021 ACC FB Countdown (RX; HM)
2021 ACC FB Countdown
Countdown to ACC Football!58 days 12 hrs 6 mins 49 secs
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First game: USF at NC State, Thursday, September 2nd, 2021, 7:30 pm ET on the ACC Network.
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BGB: Best Animal Mascots (RX; HM)
BGB: Best Animal Mascots
Which ACC team was judged best animal mascot? Big Game Boomer is at it again......
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New movie filming in Syracuse area will pay you to use your home (PS; $; Herbert)
Could your house be the next movie star? A new production filming in Central New York will pay you to use your home.
According to the Syracuse Film Office, an independent feature film titled “Mabel” is scheduled to begin shooting in the Syracuse area later this month. Producers are looking for one or two neighboring house(s) to be used for the family-friendly story about a young girl who uses her passion for plants to fit in and make friends after moving to a new neighborhood.
The production would need a house available for complete access to a film crew for 10-12 days in August. If your home is selected, you will be offered a location fee and reallocation provisions if necessary for the use of any property of interest.
More specifically, producers are looking for:
- 1 House or 2 Houses – next door to one another or otherwise adjacent.
- A green backyard(s) with garden(s) and/or shed in 1 backyard would be an added bonus
- 3-5 Bedrooms preferred
- Lightly furnished or unfurnished interiors - stage home quantity is fine
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