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Welcome to Slinky Day!

One of the most recognizable toys for decades, the Slinky, walks its way down stairs with a little extra swagger today, because it's Slinky Day! In 1943, Richard James, a naval engineer, was in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard working on a project that used springs to hold items up on moving ships, when he accidentally knocked down a spring and watched it "walk" and then coil itself up neatly on the floor. It was an idea-inspiring moment, and along with his wife, Betty, a plan was hatched to create a new toy. Betty combed through a dictionary and came up with the name "Slinky," and in 1945, with a 500 dollar loan, the couple created James Industries. At first, the Slinkys weren't selling, but when a demonstration table was set up in Philadelphia's Gimbels Department Store during the 1945 holiday shopping season, the James's sold 400 of them for a dollar each in 90 minutes—and people wanted more.

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Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito drops back to pass in a game against Duke on October 10, 2021 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.

Axe: Is it finally time for Syracuse QB Tommy DeVito to shine? (PS; $; Axe)

Tommy DeVito had the perfect path to be the heir apparent for Syracuse football.

Now the question is if he’ll finally validate the vision.

DeVito was a four-star prospect who committed early to head coach Dino Babers and the promise of running a high-octane offense. DeVito was among the Elite 11 group Class of 2016, placing him in a group of quarterbacks that included Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, Georgia’s Jake Fromm and Texas’ Sam Ehlinger.

He ignited discussion of a quarterback controversy in Syracuse’s sensational 10-3 season in 2018, engineering game-saving drives out of the bullpen against North Carolina and Florida State.

Since DeVito’s time to shine came as the full-time starter in 2019, it’s been a career full of injuries, inconsistency and questions still unanswered.

In a 52-33 shootout against Western Michigan in 2019, DeVito ran for a 60-yard gain and a 36-yard touchdown. He had one of his best throwing days as Orange quarterback, going 27-of-34 for 287 yards and four touchdowns against the Broncos.

DeVito left a 41-3 victory over Holy Cross in Syracuse’s next game with an upper-body injury and the roller coaster ride has been bumpy ever since.

A potential winning drive came up short in a 16-10 loss to NC State. DeVito was in and out of 27-20 loss to Pittsburgh in SU’s next game. He was sacked seven times and a non-factor against Florida State in a 35-17 loss.

A 49-6 win over Duke in 2019 was fueled by a strong running game and dominant defense.

Clayton Welch stepped in at QB for DeVito during the fourth quarter of a 56-34 loss to Louisville in 2019. It was reported during that game that DeVito added a lower-body injury to an existing upper-body boo-boo when an offensive lineman stepped on his foot during practice.
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Syracuse Football Fan Fest Notes & Observations (SI; Staff)

Syracuse football held Fan Fest on Friday with the season opener right around the corner. Here are notes and observations from the open practice session.

QUARTERBACKS

  • Worked on
    • Go routes with TEs and WRs
    • Taking the snap
    • 2-minute drills
  • Justin Lamson #10; Luke MacPhail #18; Dillon Markiewicz #11
    • Performing pretty well and have strong arms.
  • Tommy DeVito #13
    • Team put DeVito in several game scenarios. This could be telling for the season with who has the edge. Other QBs are staying on sidelines. But, he’s throwing well and doing everything right. Knows the plays and it shows through communication with the o-line.
  • JaCobian Morgan #15
    • One of the faster QBs and looks quick.
    • Footwork is solid. Shoulders square.
  • Garrett Shrader #16
    • Looking good, passing with power in every throw.
    • Moves his body quickly to pass and get the ball where it has to go. Swift and follows through with the plays he makes.
    • Seems patient in his movements. Good at staying calm and thinking clear to survey the field in stressful situations.
    • Only had one chance as QB in game scenarios. The only other QB with this opportunity was DeVito who had at least 4.
OFFENSE
  • Most of the offense worked on position drills for most of practice
  • Running backs worked on ball security and bag drills
  • Receivers and tight ends worked out route running on air, no defense
  • Tight ends also worked on blocking drills
  • Lineman worked on footwork and blocking drills

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College football: Syracuse seniors return, hope to end season with spring in their step (nny360.com; St Croix)

Syracuse University football returning seniors Airon Servais, Josh Black, and Kingsley Jonathan were among a small group that took an impromptu walk around the field after their final game in the empty Carrier Dome last season.
They followed the tradition of the “senior walk,” instituted by sixth-year coach Dino Babers a few seasons prior with the intent of giving departing players one more lap to greet their appreciative fans.
Instead of the joyous occasion they watched preceding seniors enjoy, the shared walk with no spectators present marked the final moment of frustration in a 1-10 campaign and ultimately helped solidify their return to SU for the upcoming season in pursuit of a better ending.

Syracuse will be boosted by six returning seniors — all of whom will play significant roles as the Orange tries to rebound from the first one-win season since 2005 and only the second in more than 70 years — when it opens with a nonconference game at 7 p.m. Saturday at Ohio.

“We hated how last year ended, some of us took that walk around the Dome by ourselves and that was a horrible feeling just walking through an empty Dome like that, we certainly did not want to go out that way,” said Servais, back to start at offensive tackle for his sixth year with the program.
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Episode 312- Syracuse Football with Guest: Michael Lasker Tyler Marona! (player.fm; podcast; Cuse Militia)

Episode 312- Syracuse Football with Guest: Michael Lasker & Tyler Marona!


This is the tenth simulation of the 2021 Syracuse Football Simulation hosted by Orange Fizz. 'Cuse opened the season with an impressive 29-0 win on the road at Ohio. Dino Babers and Company dropped the Dome Opener to Rutgers 57-40 in a shootout. SU responded with a 30-7 win over in-state foe UAlbany. The monentum gained from that victory was halted just one week later when Syracuse fell to Liberty 34-28. The loss to the Flames marked the end of non-conference play and unfortunately things didn't get off to a good start in ACC play. Syracuse was stagnant in a 23-13 loss against Florida State. Perhaps another quarterback change can jumpstart the offense? Well it did but not how you would've expected it to play out against Wake Forest. Tommy DeVito replaced Garrett Shrader in the fourth quarter after the MSU transfer was knocked out of the game with a concussion. DeVito proceeded to lead three touchdown drives including the game winning series with a minute to go. TD13 led SU to its first ACC win with a 36-32 triumph. Unfortunately the momentum stopped and ended with the win over Wake. Clemson came to the Dome and thrashed the 'Cuse 44-13. SU wasn't very competitive against the Tigers but they're the class of the ACC. Virginia Tech was thought to have been a more winnable game for Syracuse but that was in fact not the case, VT actually beat the Orange worse than Clemson in a 51-20 decision. So two consecutive conference losses for SU, can the slump end with Boston College? The answer was no as the Eagles embarrassed the Orange on the Ernie Davis Legends Field. The Orange stayed alive and destroyed Louisville 54-27 out of the bye week which gave the squad its fourth win. The road to five is difficult as now Syracuse goes on the road to play a talented and experienced Wolfpack squad. On the flip side, SU lost just 36-29 to NC State last season and were competitive. Can Dino Babers and Company keep it close again and maybe even win? Let's find out if 'Cuse can get the win

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ACC Nation Pigskin Picks

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USF VS NC ST -18NC STUSFNC STNC STUSFNC STNC ST
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ODU VS WF -32 1/2WFODUWFWFWFWFWF
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W&M VS UVA U/AUVAUVAUVAUVAUVAUVAUVA
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Miami football bold prediction for 2021 season from national website (caneswarning.com; Rubenstein)

The Miami football team has been one of the most polarizing nationally since the 1980s. CBS Sports has split decisions on Miami for 2021 in their “ACC expert picks 2021: Most overrated and underrated teams, projected order of finish, bold predictions.” CBS has Miami as one of the most overrated and underrated ACC teams.

Miami enters the 2021 season as the consensus second pick in the ACC Coastal behind North Carolina. North Carolina was mentioned as one of the most overrated teams, but not the most underrated. Florida State and Miami were both mentioned as one of the most overrated and underrated teams in the ACC in 2021.

Miami at North Carolina on October 16 is expected to be the game to decide the 2021 ACC Coastal Division Championship. The Hurricanes return 91 percent of their production from 2020 with 95 percent back on offense and 86 percent on defense. The Tar Heels return 79 percent, 77 percent on offense and 81 percent on defense.

Ben Kercheval and Chip Patterson of CBS picked Miami as their most overrated team in the ACC for 2021. David Cobb projects Miami as one of the most underrated. Cobb has a bold prediction on the Miami game at North Carolina in October. The Hurricanes and Tar Heels could be ranked in the Top 10 when the teams play in Chapel Hill.

David Cobb: Miami will get revenge on North Carolina after last season’s 62-26 loss to the Tar Heels.
Miami: North Carolina’s 62-26 thrashing of Miami at the end of the 2020 regular season is skewing perception of how things stand in the Coastal entering 2021. UNC loses the majority of its skill production, while Miami brings back its leading rushers and receivers from last season.
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UVa athletics proposes $65M football facility; AD calls current building 'worst' in ACC (roanoke.com; McKenzie)

University of Virginia football training facilities that are three decades old are hindering efforts to recruit top-notch players and could threaten the future success of football and other sports, school athletic officials say.

Several members of the UVa Board of Visitors told athletics staff on Friday that they support funding a $136 million athletics project that includes $65 million to build a football training facility and $22 million to renovate the existing facility for use as an Olympic sports training facility.

The comments came at a board retreat held in the athletic dining room at the John Paul Jones Arena.

The facility would be built on Massie Road, adjacent to the existing Dr. Frank C. McCue Center, the George Welsh Indoor Football Practice Facility and the new football outdoor grass practice fields.

The project includes facilities for football and Olympic sports training, performance areas, locker rooms, sports medicine and hydrotherapy pool areas. Also included are conference and meeting rooms, sports nutrition and building support spaces for a total of 160,000 square feet.

The board’s committee on buildings and grounds reviewed the proposal at a March meeting.
UVa athletic director Carla Williams told the board Friday that the football program pays for the school’s other sports. She said the best way to support programs that have produced Olympic medal-winning soccer players and swimmers is to back the football facilities.

“Revenue from UVa football is used to support our entire athletic department. Going from no bowl to the Orange Bowl impacts all 27 sports at Virginia,” she said. “What do we have to do to assure that we can compete for, and win, national championships in men’s lacrosse, women’s diving, tennis and soccer? With the uncertainty in collegiate athletics, the best way is to invest in the one sport that drives all the revenue for the rest of them.”

Williams said that as successful as the men’s basketball team has been, the program is almost breaking even.
“They are almost self-sustaining, but they cannot fund another sport,” she said.

Williams said the football team’s current training facility, the McCue Center, is “the worst facility in the Atlantic Coast Conference.”

The center opened in 1991 and cost an estimated $10 million to build. That would be an estimated $20 million in 2021. It was considered at the time to be one of the best in the country and was featured in Sports Illustrated. An update of the center was completed in 2007 to upgrade the building’s looks and add improved technology.
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BC AD Patrick Kraft likes where the Eagles are positioned. MATT ROURKE/ASSOCIATED PRESS


In looming turbulence of conference expansion, BC finds safe harbor in ACC’s historic alliance with Big Ten, Pac-12 - The Boston Globe (bostonglobe.com; Washburn)

There are sexier stories in the Boston sports landscape as we approach September. Cam or Mac? The Red Sox trying to avoid a late-season freefall. The Celtics’ quest to build a contender and Brad Stevens signing everybody, including the TD Garden ushers, to contract extensions.

And while nobody in Boston really acknowledges Boston College until it makes a coaching change or Clemson comes to the Heights, the Eagles’ athletic program was given a critical lifeline this week as college sports again took a bizarre and rather concerning turn.

To offer an update, Oklahoma and Texas, longtime Red River rivals on the football field, decided to collaborate and approach the Southeastern Conference about membership. The SEC quickly accepted the Big 12 stalwarts beginning in 2025, shifting even more power in the college sports landscape to essentially one 16-team megaconference.

Before the poaching of other schools began, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences quickly huddled and decided to form a historic alliance that will enhance each brand and protect themselves from unbridled expansion.
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Can Alliance Scheduling Work? (RX; HM)

Can Alliance Scheduling Work?

There's been a lot of statements tossed out about what the new ACC/B1G/Pac-12 Alliance would like to accomplish in terms of scheduling. Some of it is pretty confusing - but is it contadictory, or can it work?

Here are some excerpts from an article posted on Awful Announcing:

Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff reveals an actually-tangible “alliance” schedule plan, with interesting Fox impacts
This plan would see the Pac-12 and Big Ten drop to eight conference games yearly, joining the ACC, which each of those conferences' schools then playing two non-conference games yearly against schools from the other two conferences.

We were previously told that Pac-12 and Big Ten games against Notre Dame would count as ACC games, so in essence you'd have this:

  • 14 ACC vs Big Ten games (unless some B1G teams play Notre Dame that year)
  • 12 Big Ten vs Pac-12 games, with 2 Big Ten teams left over.
  • 10 ACC-vs-Pac-12 games plus 2 Notre Dame-vs-Pac-12 games.
That works well, because there are 4 ACC teams which have annual SEC rivalry games - Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Louisville. That leaves 10 ACC teams to play one Pac-12 team each, with every ACC team playing one Big Ten team.

What would this do for the ACC? Here's what the Awful Announcing article had to say:

...this proposal looks likely to boost the ACC’s strength of schedule. Several ACC teams currently only have nine (eight conference and the mandated one non-conference) games against Power Five teams or Notre Dame. This plan would get that to 10...
The article also reference this tweet from Brett McMurphy:
Percentage of games this year vs. Power 5 conference opponents & Notre Dame:

Big Ten 83.3%
Pac-12 82.6%
Big 12 81.7%
ACC 80.4%
SEC 75.6%
Notre Dame 75%
BYU 58.3%
MAC 13.9%
AAC 12.1%
MW 11.1%
Sun Belt 10%
C-USA 9.5%
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 27, 2021
That translates into 10 P5 games per year for the Big Ten (currently 9 in conference plus one out-of-conference, but under Alliance scheduling it would become 8 conference plus 2 non-conference games). The Pac-12 plays nearly as many P5 games as the Big Ten, but the ACC trails with an average of only 9.6 P5 games per team. Under this scheduling plan, all three conferences would play the same number of P5 games (10) per year - more on the SEC and remnants of the Big XII in a bit...

First, more from Awful Announcing (note: I added the italics):
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Links, news and rumors - 8/30/2021 (RX; HM)

Links, news and rumors - 8/30/2021

From FBSchedules:

The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Florida A&M Rattlers will open the 2022 football season in Week Zero

North Carolina will host Florida A&M at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Saturday, Aug, 27, 2022. The game was originally scheduled for Week 3 on Saturday, Sept. 17... The Tar Heels will pay the Rattlers a $450,000 guarantee for playing the game, according to the copy of the original contract...

Not much of a game, to be honest. It's noteworthy for one reason:

Neither North Carolina nor Florida A&M play Hawaii in 2022, so the two schools likely received an exemption from the NCAA to move the game to Week Zero. Under current NCAA rules, only Hawaii and their opponents can play in Week Zero...
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According to SaturdayDownSouth.com,

ESPN is reporting as the Big 12 has already started to consider the possibility of adding UCF, Houston, Cincinnati and/or BYU to the league.

In other words, the four best teams not already in a P5 conference.
According to a report by Barry Tramel of The Oklahoman,

BYU is considered the one and only "no-brainer for Big 12 expansion."

(note: this link is behind a paywall)
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Stewart Mandel’s ACC predictions: Forget about Coastal Chaos — bring on Atlantic Apathy (theathletic.com; $; Mandel)

There’s no mystery who I’m picking to win the ACC. The only question is whether Clemson goes undefeated or drops a game to someone within its league. Just to make this piece more interesting, I included my prediction for former (for one season) ACC football member Notre Dame.

The Coastal comes down to whether you’re more of a believer in Sam Howell and North Carolina or D’Eriq King and Miami. The Tar Heels have more buzz (and a preseason top-10 ranking) and a manageable schedule, while the ’Canes have the more talented roster — thanks in large part to the portal — but a daunting slate starting Week 1 with preseason No. 1 Alabama.

The rest of the Atlantic Division after Clemson is so jumbled that I ended up with a four-way (!) tie for third place. I believe Florida State will be much improved in Year 2 under Mike Norvell, but there’s still a ceiling. Louisville will bounce back, but by how much? Boston College surprised in Jeff Hafley’s first season but may have to outscore most people, and NC State looks good on paper but rarely delivers.

Move over Coastal Chaos. Bring on Atlantic Apathy.

State of the Program: Boston College | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Tech | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest

Here are my predicted standings and award winners.

Atlantic

TEAMACCOVERALL
Clemson8-012-0
Louisville5-38-4
Boston College4-47-5
NC State4-47-5
Wake Forest4-47-5
Florida State4-46-6
Syracuse0-82-10
Coastal
TEAMACCOVERALL
Miami7-110-2
North Carolina5-39-3
Virginia5-37-5
Virginia Tech4-46-6
Pittsburgh3-57-5
Georgia Tech2-64-8
Duke1-74-8
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https://www.islandpacket.com/sports/college/acc/article253255768.html (islandpacket.com; Cubit)

After a disappointing College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Ohio State in 2020, Clemson returns more motivated than ever. The Tigers will look to put everything together in hopes of attaining a seventh consecutive ACC championship and a third national title in six years.

If you’re just now plugging in and want an overview of the 2021 season, we’ve got you covered.

THE CLEMSON OFFENSE


Despite losing quarterback Trevor Lawrence and ACC all-time leading rusher Travis Etienne, the Tigers’ offense could look more like a reload than a rebuild, starting with sophomore signal caller D.J. Uiagalelei. The California native impressed in his two starts last season as a freshman and is ready to take the reins of the offense as a full-time starter with plenty of weapons from which to choose out of a deep, talented receiving group.

Key departures: Trevor Lawrence (NFL), Travis Etienne (NFL).
Key additions: Will Shipley, Beaux Collins, Dacari Collins.
Key returnees: Justyn Ross, D.J. Uiagalelei, Joseph Ngata, Ajou Ajou, Matt Bockhorst.

THE CLEMSON DEFENSE

On the other side, there are big expectations for a Clemson defensive line that has been compared to the program’s record-setting 2018 group that included three first-round NFL Draft picks. Overall, the Tigers return over 15 defensive players that logged at least one start last year.

Key departures: Derion Kendrick (transfer), Mike Jones (transfer).
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Ted Farnsworth, founder and chairman of Zash Global Media and Entertainment, sits with Lisa King, CEO, in their offices at the Greater Syracuse Soundstage in DeWitt. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com

Meet Zash, the brassy young biz aiming to buy the CNY film hub and take on TikTok (PS; $; Knauss)

A young company aiming to become the next TikTok has agreed to pay roughly $8.5 million to buy the DeWitt film studio built and equipped by New York state at a cost of $16 million.

Onondaga County, which took over the controversial film hub from the state in 2018, is considering the deal, a spokesman for County Executive Ryan McMahon said.

The would-be buyer, Zash Global Media and Entertainment Corp., now leases about half the space in the 50,000-square-foot film hub and has roughly 30 local employees, company officials said.

Zash was incorporated last December, with ambitions as sweeping and global as its name.

The company aims to make movies. TV shows. Educational programming. Record albums. Much of the production will take place in Syracuse, owner Ted Farnsworth said.

But the cornerstone of the business operates halfway around the world in Singapore. Zash owns Lomotif, a free app similar to TikTok with more than 31 million monthly users, mostly in South America and Asia.
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