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Welcome to Pinot Noir Day!
Pinot is a fantastic wine, but a temperamental grape. With its rich color and complex flavors, it is largely considered one of the most hedonistic wines ever made. Elegant and berry-lie, its velvet flavor is the perfect addition to any affair. Pinot Noir Day celebrates this wine and the regions of the world in which it’s cultivated.
Every wine deserves to have a day dedicated to its consumption, and none more so than Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir is so named due to the dark color of the grapes, and the pine-cone shaped clusters they grow in on the vine. Showing a strong preference for cooler climates, the grape of the same name is grown primarily in Burgundy, France, though Willamette Valley, Oregon in the USA and Walker Bay region of South Africa both produce notably large crops. Of course, cultivating Pinot Noir is not a task for the faint of heart, for these grapes are difficult to cultivate and tricky to turn into wine.
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Dom Foster Announcement Primer (SI; McAllister)
Player: Dom Foster
Height/Weight: 6-0, 180
School: Warren G Harding High School
Hometown: Warren (Ohio)
Other Offers: Akron, Boston College, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami (OH), Toledo, Virginia, Wake Forest
Announcement Date: Wednesday, August 18th
Announcement Time: TBD
Announcement Medium: Instagram, Twitter
Recruitment Recap: Early in Foster's recruitment, he only held offers from non-power five programs. The lack of a camp season last summer hindered his recruitment, but things picked up this summer. As he attended camps, power five schools started to nice. That led to offers from Boston College, Syracuse and Wake Forest all within a 10 day span in June. One month later, Virginia jumped in with an offer. With four power five offers in hand, Foster had get a better feel for each program. He visited all of them during the past couple of months. Foster wanted to make his decision before his first game, which is this Friday. The trips helped him feel comfortable committing to a school, which he will now announce.
Post First Syracuse Visit Quote: "I went to team meetings met with all the defense coaches," Foster said "Saw all the classes there. The best part was seeing the coaching from the defensive coaches. Man it’s good to see them because if I was considering going there, I already got a feel for them and what they expect in their defense. Went through a whole film session with them like I was apart of the team."
Dino Babers gives updates on Syracuse football injuries, position battles following weekend scrimmage (PS; $; Curtis)
The Syracuse football team returned to practice Tuesday morning following its first weekend scrimmage of preseason camp.
Practice was held indoors at Ensley Athletic Center due to the rain. The team returned to its routine of allowing 10 minutes of access to media as opposed to Friday’s lengthy 30-minute session.
Several players were either out or had limited participation on Tuesday and Orange coach Dino Babers didn’t reveal much, but provided updates on each player that was inquired about.
Dakota Davis, a projected starter on the offensive line, was seen without a walking boot (foot) for the first time this fall. Babers said he believes he’ll be ready and with the team on Sept. 4 for the season opener at Ohio.
Defensive tackle McKinley Williams (illness) missed another practice and there is currently no timetable for his return, while tight end Luke Benson has what Babers described as an “owie” and will be back with the team soon.
However, freshman running back Josh Hough was seen on the sidelines in crutches with a brace on his left leg after suffering an injury in Saturday’s scrimmage.
“We’re still waiting to see what exactly happened,” Babers said.
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https://247sports.com/college/syrac...n-McKinley-Williams-169256135/(247sports.com; Bailey)
Syracuse football is 18 days away from opening its 2021 season at Ohio. Sixth-year head coach Dino Babers saw his hopes of a successful season ravaged by this time last fall due primarily to a slew of offensive line injuries.
Speaking with local media on Tuesday, Babers expressed confidence that his team, as it currently stands, will be comparatively healthy for its matchup with the Bobcats. He spoke optimistically about all four projected starters who did not participate in that day's session.
"We had one major scrimmage (on Saturday)," Babers said. "Josh (Hough) is the only one who we're waiting to see what happened. I'm not going to talk about how he did it as we're still waiting to see, but we're in good shape."
Babers addressed the statuses of sophomore tight end Luke Benson and redshirt sophomore guard Chris Bleich for the first time. The former has been watching from the sideline since Friday due to "an owie" and will "be back with us soon" while the latter is dealing with an illness, apparently sitting out on Tuesday for the first time.
Another projected starter on the front five, redshirt junior guard Dakota Davis, continues to work his way back from a lower-right leg injury. He was out of his walking boot at the start of practice, but had it on again when media arrived at noon for Babers' presser.
"I think that he'll be ready and with us in the first game," Babers said of Davis.
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Syracuse football injury report grows after scrimmage, but G Dakota Davis out of boot (Day 10 observations) (247sports.com; $; Bailey)
Update: Davis was wearing the walking boot when media arrived for post-practice interviews on Tuesday. Also, redshirt sophomore guard Chris Bleich was out due to what head coach Dino Babers called an illness.
Syracuse football held its first of two scrimmages during preseason camp over the weekend. As such, the team's injury report has grown. Here's a rundown of who was at practice for the Orange when media were allowed into the Ensley Athletic Center for 10 minutes on Tuesday morning:
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Syracuse Football: Babers Sees Separation in QB Battle (SI; Milliner)
With camp almost halfway done, Syracuse Football’s main focus is camp and camp only. However, Coach Babers explains that there is a ton of time left before the first game.
“We got a bunch of time before the first game,” Babers said. “We have repped a whole bunch of people and now we’re going to start sharpening the pencil and getting ready to write some notes.”
Evaluation is underway in Syracuse and Coach Babers only admits to there being separation at the quarterback position and not disclosing who is the actual frontrunner.
“I thought there was a little bit of separation, we’re going to really start to tune that up starting tomorrow,” Babers said. “It’s time to start whittling down and making sure we’ve got the right people in there.”
The competition between Tommy DeVito and Garrett Schrader is the talk of the town in Syracuse this summer. Schrader, the transfer from Mississippi State, exhibits a completely different playstyle than DeVito. The Orange offense can go in two completely different directions and we will have to wait to see where the offense is headed.
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Dino Babers Press Conference
Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers meets with the media following the Orange's 10th practice of preseason camp.
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Tommy Devito is jacked and ready for action
Syracuse football training camp blog 2021: Babers sees 'separation' in QB battle (dailyorange.com; Vasudevan)
Syracuse football training camp opened Thursday, Aug. 5. The Daily Orange beat writer Anish Vasudevan will keep a running tab of updates from each practice this summer before SU’s first game at Ohio on Sept. 4. Follow along here and on Twitter @DOsports.
Aug. 17
Syracuse head coach Dino Babers closed his eyes today at practice, trying to decide if this was how his sixth season of training camp should sound. The Orange have only had three fully padded practices thus far in camp, but Babers knows that this is where they should be and how they should sound.
“Those sounds happened today,” Babers said. “Shoulder pads popping, they’re not just there for decoration and to make people look good.”
The pieces in the puzzle are finally starting to fall in place for the Orange 10 practices through training camp as they determine their starting squad and backup positions. The team had its first scrimmage last weekend, and Babers said there’s finally been some “separation” at SU’s most crucial spot — quarterback.
“We’re really going to start to sharpen the knife,” Babers said. “We’ve given a lot of people a lot of reps and now it’s time to start whittling down and make sure we have the right people in.”
Babers didn’t give any hints to which quarterback outperformed the others, but at the forefront of the competition is Mississippi State transfer Garrett Shrader and returning starter Tommy DeVito. Shrader took reps with the second unit last Friday at practice, but he said he is still “easing” his way into the system.
While the quarterback competition is underway, on the other side of the ball, Syracuse is starting its second season using the 3-3-5 defensive set. Sixth-year senior Josh Black said last week that it took almost the entirety of last season for SU to feel comfortable in the system. Babers agreed and said the team has started to add more intricacies to the unique setup, making the setup more “complex” for the opposing offenses.
“Those guys are past the high school stage,” Babers said. “They’re moving around and they’re very confusing.”
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Stephen Bailey "Orange Nation" 8-17 (ESPN; radio; Steve& Paulie)
Stephen Bailey, Syracuse University reporter for 247 sports, joins Steve and Paulie to update you on injuries and position battles from SU training camp.
30 Minutes In Orange Nation 8-17 (ESPN; radio; Steve & Paulie)
Steve and Paulie update you on Syracuse football injuries, debate the center position for Syracuse basketball (what else is new) and imagine a world where the Orange has a chance to return to the Big East of old.
Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers meets with the media following the Orange's 10th practice of preseason camp.
Boston College Football Opponents Preview: Syracuse (bcinterruption.com; Flannery)
Boston College football’s 8th contest of the 2021 season will be played on October 30th against Syracuse, for what should be a fun Halloween game in the Dome. Let’s see what’s in store:
Previous results
- The Orange went 1-10 last season, 1-9 in the ACC, in their worst season since 2005
- Syracuse is 24–36 under head coach Dino Babers since 2016
- BC is 22-31 all-time against Syracuse. The Eagles are on a 2-game win streak dating back to 2019.
- Syracuse is 105-146-3 against the ACC all-time
- Syracuse’s standing for 2021 in ESPN’s FPI is -7.1, good enough for 96th out of 130 FBS teams and a 4-8 record. For reference, BC’s 2021 preseason FPI is 3.8 (50th place) and an expected 7-5 record. ESPN’s FPI gives Boston College an 73% chance to win.
Head coach Dino Babers has fallen far since his surprise 10-3 2019 campaign. They’ve gone a miserable 6-17 since then and have shown no signs of improvement back to where they were. Recruiting and transfer luck have also been unkind to the Orange generally, so Babers is firmly on the hot seat this season.
Offense
Last season, the Syracuse OL was one of the worst in the nation in sack numbers. Everyone is returning for this season, but is that even a good thing?
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Forecast
This should be a lay-up for Boston College. Syracuse’s weakest group (defensive backfield) plays right into the Eagles’ strength this year. Their deep roster of WRs and TEs will be able to slice through the Orange and pour out all the juice they want. The Syracuse offense may be worth noting, but it’s very unlikely they could keep up with Jurkovec & co.
Preseason score prediction: Boston College 48, Syracuse 24
Second ACC football program agrees to team-wide NIL deal (saturdaytradition.com; Schutte)
Another football program in the ACC has agreed to a team-wide name, image and likeness deal, according to a report from Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger.
Florida State’s football team has agreed to a deal with Yummy Crypto, a four-month-old cryptocurrency company. The company will pay every player on the Seminoles’ football roster $500 in the month of September.
That would be a $60,000 deal between Yummy Crypto and the Florida State football program, if all 120 Seminole football players agree, per Sports Illustrated.
The deal was inspired by a team-wide deal between American Top Team, an MMA training academy, and the University of Miami’s football team. American Top Team agreed to pay every player on the Hurricanes roster $500 per month in a campaign titled “Bring Back the U.”
Miami’s deal is for multiple months, whereas Florida State’s is only for the first month of the college football season. Yummy Crypto did not rule out the possibility of extending the contract into future months.
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All Access with Miami Football to Premiere Monday, August 23 on ACC Network - ESPN Press Room U.S. (espnpressroom.com; Ufnowski)
- An Inside Look at the 2021 Hurricanes Football Team
- Two Episodes Set for August 23 and September 1
The second 30-minute episode will air on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m.
All Access with Miami Football will feature:
- Head coach Manny Diaz and his staff as they build the 2021 team and prepare to contend for the ACC Coastal Division title and the ACC Football Championship
- Training sessions on the historic Greentree Practice Fields and behind-the-scenes access to team meetings
- A unique look at quarterback D’Eriq King as he returns to the field after a knee injury ended his 2020 season
- An up-close look at Miami’s inter-squad scrimmages
- Mic’d up access with coaches and players, including Manny Diaz, D’Eriq King, wide receiver Mike Harley and defensive end Zach McCloud
- Off the field team-building activities
Miami will kick off the 2021 season Saturday, Sept. 4 (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC) against preseason No. 1 Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff in Atlanta.
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Average TV Viewership, by school (RX; HM)
Average TV Viewership, by school
From Medium.com: "Which college football programs bring in the most TV viewers?" by Zach Miller.Right off the bat, the author admits "I don’t find TV viewership numbers to be a good way to measure value", then lists some very valid reasons:
Good points. You've been warned. Now, his methodology...
Ranking the most watched college football programs
Finally, his numbers - but I added the bar graphs and highlighted ACC schools in light blue, plausible expansion teams in pink:
| School | Vwrs | graphically |
| Ohio State | 5.19M | =================================================== |
| Alabama | 5.09M | ================================================== |
| Michigan | 4.18M | ========================================= |
| Notre Dame | 3.61M | ==================================== |
| LSU | 3.22M | ================================ |
| Auburn | 3.12M | =============================== |
| Georgia | 2.91M | ============================= |
| Oklahoma | 2.90M | ============================= |
| Clemson | 2.67M | ========================== |
| Penn State | 2.55M | ========================= |
| Florida | 2.46M | ======================== |
| Wisconsin | 2.27M | ====================== |
| Texas | 2.269M | ====================== |
| Florida State | 2.23M | ====================== |
| Michigan State | 2.20M | ====================== |
| Southern Cal | 1.98M | =================== |
| Tennessee | 1.85M | ================== |
| Texas A&M | 1.75M | ================= |
| Oklahoma State | 1.64M | ================ |
| Mississippi | 1.61M | ================ |
| Iowa | 1.57M | =============== |
| Nebraska | 1.51M | =============== |
| Miami | 1.503M | =============== |
| TCU | 1.495M | ============== |
| Stanford | 1.43M | ============== |
| Oregon | 1.34M | ============= |
| Arkansas | 1.33M | ============= |
| Washington | 1.32M | ============= |
| Mississippi State | 1.31M | ============= |
| West Virginia | 1.27M | ============ |
| Virginia Tech | 1.26M | ============ |
| UCLA | 1.25M | ============ |
| Louisville | 1.22M | ============ |
| Indiana | 1.17M | =========== |
| Baylor | 1.12M | =========== |
| South Carolina | 1.07M | ========== |
| Texas Tech | 921K | ========= |
| Washington State | 909K | ========= |
| Northwestern | 867K | ======== |
| Utah | 856K | ======== |
| Minnesota | 803K | ======== |
| Pittsburgh | 781K | ======= |
| North Carolina | 749K | ======= |
| Iowa State | 747K | ======= |
| California | 730K | ======= |
| BYU | 714K | ======= |
| NC State | 703K | ======= |
| Arizona State | 695K | ====== |
| Syracuse | 694K | ====== |
| Houston | 689K | ====== |
| Kansas State | 682K | ====== |
| Maryland | 681K | ====== |
| Purdue | 620K | ====== |
| Georgia Tech | 615K | ====== |
| Missouri | 611K | ====== |
| Colorado | 610K | ====== |
| Virginia | 592K | ===== |
| UCF | 566K | ===== |
| Memphis | 564K | ===== |
| Arizona | 561K | ===== |
| Kentucky | 484K | ==== |
| Boise State | 476K | ==== |
| Vanderbilt | 438K | ==== |
| Cincinnati | 430K | ==== |
| Duke | 410K | ==== |
| USF | 407K | ==== |
| Boston College | 403K | ==== |
| Illinois | 401K | ==== |
| Wake Forest | 398K | === |
| Kansas | 346K | === |
| Oregon State | 295K | == |
| Rutgers | 266K | == |
| SMU | 232K | == |
https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2021/08/rx-mo-money-acc.html(RX; HM)
Rx: Mo Money, ACC
From David Teel's article in the Roanoke Times:Plain, simple. When it comes to conference revenue, football is all that really matters. The problem is, the SEC is about to make bank, while the ACC is locked into a low-paying tv contract through 2036! What is new commissioner Jim Phillips to do about the revenue disparity?
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Rx: Don't wait until 2036, take up this 4-part prescription! (Note: I've published each of these ideas before, but I've never put them all together in a single article to see just how high the ACC can go.)
1. There's talk of possible unequal distributions to attract teams like Notre Dame and Penn State, or to retain Clemson and Florida State. But instead of focussing on the high end, let's start on the bottom: make Duke and Wake Forest non-football members immediately [LINK]. Expect resistance, but stress that this is a move to save the conference. Let them remain for all other sports on a "Notre Dame" type deal (20% share, 5 FB games per year, minor bowl eligible, share basketball units, ACCN, etc.). This results in an instant revenue boost to the other 12 teams. (Rx: +$3.8 million per school)
2. Consult with ESPN about adding TCU and one other Big XII team (possibly WVU) to renegotiate the T1 contract for another few million. If it's worthwhile, add 4 teams (possibly TCU, Houston, WVU and Cincinnati?). The key is opening the TV contract for renegotiation, and adding games valued at current market rates [LINK]. We also know that WVU-Pitt, WVU-Syracuse, and WVU-VT are all likely T1 type games, as would be TCU-Clemson, TCU-FSU, and TCU-Miami. (Rx: +$6.6M/team)
3. Continue to push ACCN distribution. Simply adding Comcast is worth about +$3M/school, but that's not all: if the ACC were to add, say, TCU and Cincinnati, now they'd be getting in-state rates in Texas and Ohio (okay, they may need more than just TCU to get Texas - so add Houston as well, if you must!). Adding Ohio to the ACCN is worth about $44M/year [LINK], so Cincinnati pays for itself - up to that amount; above that, I'm not sure. Adding Texas, with its 30 million people, is worth about $86 million/year. If you combine Texas and Ohio at in-state ACCN rates, you get about $115 M/year for the conference, which translates into an extra +$6M/school, give or take [LINK].
4. Vote for a quasi-"eat what you kill" bowl sharing arrangement (leave TV shares even). The SEC has been doing this for years - follow their bowl payout model [LINK]. While this won't help every team, it will help the football-first schools compete with programs in the SEC and Big Ten. For a school which consistently competes at the CFP level, you're talking an extra $2M or so per year.
BOTTOM LINE:
The ACC currently pays out an average of about $33 million per school. With the changes outlined above, I'm thinking the ACC football member payout could easily exceed $50M/year this way, possibly flirt with $60M. While that's still $5M to $10M behind the SEC, it's close enough to remain competitive - which is all you really ask for....
BGB: 21st Century Win Totals (RX; HM)
BGB: 21st Century Win Totals
Sometimes seeing the numbers graphically makes all the difference... from Big Game Boomer:CFB 21st Century Win Totals
First column ACC teams:
ClemsonVirginia Tech
Florida State
Miami
Notre Dame
Louisville
Comments: Clemson is hanging with LSU and Georgia, 9 games ahead of USC. Virginia Tech and Florida State are just above Auburn. Miami is tied with Iowa. Notre Dame is tied with Penn State and just above West Virginia. Louisville is tied with Cincinnati and Michigan.
Second column:
Boston CollegePitt
Georgia Tech
NC State
Comments: BC is tied with Marshall, Stanford, and UCF. Pitt is just behind them. Following Pitt is Georgia Tech, which is tied with Tennessee. NC State is between Hawaii and Air Force.
Third column:
UNCWake Forest
Virginia
Comments: UNC is tied with Tulsa, just above Ole Miss. Wake is tied with Baylor, Central Michigan, and Mississippi State, and just above Virginia - which is itself barely above Washington State and Oregon State.
Fourth column:
SyracuseDuke
Comments: Syracuse is tied with Wyoming, sandwiched between Utah State and UConn. Duke is below Tulane and Kent State, tied with ULM and Vanderbilt.
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An Alliance With the ACC/Big Ten Might be Pac-12's Only Choice (SI; Druin)
Since Texas and Oklahoma accepted their certainly spur of the moment invites to the SEC, the future of college football remains as much of a mystery as ever. The ramifications of the move haven't been felt quite yet, as the two schools aren't set to join the SEC until 2025.
However, it's highly anticipated the Longhorns, Sooners and Big 12 will be entering a long legal battle in which the SEC hopes to play with their new toys earlier than anticipated.
Simply minding their own business, the rest of the Power-5 conferences (Big 10, ACC and Pac-12) are now forced to scramble in the hopes of not being drowned in what is sure to be an overly-saturated SEC market.
Three's Company
As reported by The Athletic, the commissioners of the ACC, Pac-12 and Big Ten have held discussions about forming an alliance between the three conferences in the wake of Texas and Oklahoma moving homes.Just a few weeks ago, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff met with Big-12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby to discuss potential options between the two conferences. It appears those talks didn't spark anything to fruition, as the Pac-12 now shifts towards talks with other conferences.
The alliance between the three would mainly benefit all parties involved with scheduling and policy-forging. Simply put, the SEC is now primed and ready to fully take over Saturday's television viewing for the entire day while also appearing to have a strong pull in dictating future policies.
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Major football schedule changes could come with ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 alliance (theclemsoninsider.com; Vandervort)
For years the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten have faced off in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in men’s and women’s basketball. It has been a success that has brought both conferences some extra revenue.
Essentially, this is what the proposed ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 Football alliance will be like, but at a much bigger scale. Imagine Clemson football facing Southern Cal or playing Ohio State, Michigan, or Penn State. These are just some of the marquee games a scheduling agreement between the three Power 5 Conferences will bring.
Imagine the revenue these types of games can bring in. These are just some examples of a revenue stream college football has not really tapped into.
What would this alliance mean for Clemson, who already has scheduled future non-conference games with SEC foes Georgia, LSU, and Oklahoma? According to multiple sources we have reached out to since news broke of the potential alliance last Friday, those games might be taken off the schedule to make room for matchups against big-name teams from the Big Ten and Pac-12.
However, for those wondering, it will not affect Clemson’s annual matchup with South Carolina. The Clemson Insider has been told that talks of an alliance between the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 are in the very early stages, and things could change.
As TCI reported on Monday night, the ACC is also trying to bring Notre Dame into the alliance, giving the conference more barraging power in hopes it can renegotiate its current television rights deal with ESPN. Potentially, it means Clemson could play a team from the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Notre Dame in some years, along with its annual matchup against rival South Carolina.
TCI also learned in order to accommodate these types of matchups, ACC teams will no longer be able to schedule FCS opponents. Word is there are talks, especially with the NCAA restructuring its role, of moving these games with FCS teams to the spring and have them replace spring games with exhibition games, allowing schools like Clemson to have another game that potentially could create more revenue.
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Would an alliance of the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC be a real SEC challenger? College Football Playoff Show Q&A (cleveland.com; podcast; Lesmerises)
The SEC made its power move. How should the rest of college football respond?
On the latest press conference episode of The College Football Playoff show, hosts Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah share their thoughts on the idea that has been floated about an alliance between the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12, and what that would mean for the future of the playoff.
Also included are questions and answers about Georgia’s first scrimmage, whether Alabama is overrated, if Cincinnati has a rare opportunity and how much the AP poll does or doesn’t matter to the playoff selection committee.
If you’d like to ask questions for the pod, sign up for a free trial of a text subscription by texting 817-442-6789. It’s only $1 a month after that.
As for the pod, which each week features a Q&A episode and a main episode debating whether a team should be added to the playoff discussion and ranking all the contenders in a specific area, subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. You can subscribe wherever you find your favorite podcast.
Cost of Alston Case, by Conference (RX; HM)
Cost of Alston Case, by Conference
The NCAA lost the Alston case and must now pay the plaintiff's legal fees. Who is picking up the tab?From On3.com's "Confidential NCAA memo details breakdown of Alston case legal fees",
| Allocation breakdown | ||
| athletic body | allocation | percent |
| NCAA national office | $3,792,123 | 10% |
| Co-defendant conferences | ||
| athletic body | allocation | percent |
| Atlantic Coast | $2,726,404 | 7.20% |
| Big Ten | $2,544,644 | 6.70% |
| Conference USA | $2,544,644 | 6.70% |
| Southeastern | $2,544,644 | 6.70% |
| American Athletic | $2,181,123 | 5.80% |
| Pac-12 | $2,181,123 | 5.80% |
| Mid-American | $2,181,123 | 5.80% |
| Sun Belt | $2,181,123 | 5.80% |
| Mountain West | $1,999,363 | 5.30% |
| Big 12 | $1,817,603 | 4.80% |
| Western Athletic | $1,454,082 | 3.80% |
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In this July 2015 file photo, a car is left in the wake of flooding on Seventh North Street in the town of Salina
Flash flood watch issued for Central NY; up to 5″ of rain possible (PS; Coin)
Update: The flash flood watch has been expanded to include the following counties: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Lewis, Livingston, Ontario, Oswego, Otsego, Sullivan, Tioga and Wayne.
A flash flood watch has been issued through Thursday morning for much of Central New York as the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred surge toward the Northeast.
The watch is in effect for Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates counties.
“Scattered heavy rain showers and thunderstorms are expected out ahead of the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred this afternoon through this evening,” said the watch, issued by the National Weather Service. “The remnants of Fred will push through Wednesday into early Thursday morning.”
In the hardest-hit areas, 5 inches of rain is possible.
“This would lead to flash flooding in some areas,” the weather service said. “Heavy rainfall may cause rapid rises on creeks and streams, leading to flash flooding.”
Flash flooding is the rapid rise of water on streets or in streams. A flash flood watch means that conditions are right for flooding to happen, but it’s not imminent.
More than an inch of rain has fallen today in Oneida County. The heaviest rain from Fred is expected Wednesday and early Thursday.
The final path of Fred’s travels into the Northeast isn’t certain. Computer models projecting the storm’s track are split between the remnants passing through Central New York or going through the Philadelphia/New York City corridor, tweeted Nick Bassill, a meteorologist at the University at Albany.
