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Welcome to National Opposite Day!

It is unknown when National Opposite Day started, or who started it. Some say it stems from a playground game where children trick each other with funny questions and opposite answers. There are some references to it having its roots in a statement President Calvin Coolidge made when he decided not to run for reelection in 1928, when he simply said, "I do not choose to run for President in 1928." The statement came as a shock to many in the public, which led them to wonder if he was really saying what he meant. Regardless of when or how the day started, today is for doing and saying the opposite of what is usually done, or saying the opposite of what is meant.

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Syracuse football 2022 scholarship chart by year, position (PS; $; Mink)

With the Syracuse football team reconvening for the start of classes and offseason workouts, we thought it’d be a good time to revisit the roster heading into next season.

It’s a volatile period for roster management. The transfer portal has ramped up the churn of player movement, with athletes wresting more control over their careers.

The one-year eligibility freeze implemented in 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic will reverberate for a while, forcing coaches to navigate a fluid recruiting landscape in which positional needs hinge on upperclassmen deciding to stay or go.

Here’s a look at Syracuse football’s scholarship roster for the 2022 season, as we know it.

*denotes redshirt
+January 2022 enrollee

Quarterback (4)
Junior

Garrett Shrader

Freshman

*JaCobian Morgan
*Justin Lamson
*+Dan Villari

Running back (4)
Sophomore

Sean Tucker

*+Juwaun Price

Freshman

*Josh Hough
+LeQuint Allen

Tight end (3)
Senior

*Chris Elmore (fullback)

Sophomore

Steven Mahar Jr.

Max Mang

Wide receiver (11)
Senior

*+C.J. Hayes

Junior

*Anthony Queeley
Isaiah Jones
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Director of Football Analytics - HigherEdJobs (higheredjobs.com)

Director of Football Analytics
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Type: Full-Time
Posted: 01/24/2022
Category: Athletics and Coaching
Job #

037988
Department Code: 34102-7021

Department

Athletics
Location: Syracuse, New York

Pay Range: Commensurate with experience

Staff Level: S5

FLSA Status: Exempt

Hours: Standard University business hours

8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)

Evening and weekend hours will be required.

Hours may vary based on operational needs.

Campus: Syracuse, NY

Unionized Position Code: Not Applicable

Job Description

The Director of Football Analytics will oversee the strategic plan of the Syracuse Football analytics program. This individual will be responsible for incorporating modern ideas and data driven decision-making processes to the football program. In addition, the position will be responsible for data collection, organization, analysis, and distribution to the football staff. Other duties will include studying in-game strategy trends for coaches, reviewing game prep processes, reviewing game-planning on the personnel side, recruiting analysis, and assessing the short and long-term success metrics. This individual will complete various other tasks as assigned by the Head Coach.
Qualifications

Minimum bachelor's degree and successful experience working in football at the NCAA/NFL level.
Job Specific Qualifications

Demonstrate knowledge of football, skills, tactics and strategies.
Knowledge of NCAA rules and a commitment to rules compliance.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and project a professional attitude.
Commitment to the recruitment of quality student-athletes.
Football philosophy must be compatible with those of the Head Coach.
Ability to support gender and diversity commitment of the department.
Must be eligible to obtain a State of New York driver's license and must be able to comply with all university requirements pertaining to driving on state business.
Bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education.
Ability to multi-task and meet requirements under pressure and willingness to work extended hours.
Must possess the ability to meet project deadlines and work under time constraint pressures.
Good organizational, communication and computer skills.
Strong commitment and ability to work well with student-athletes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Working knowledge of XOS video and Pro Football Focus platforms.
Responsibilities

Collects and organizes all analytic data in football program (recruiting, play by play, Pro Football Focus, Catapult (if applicable), weight room.

Analyze data in coordination with head football coach, offensive and defensive coordinators, head of recruiting department, head of strength & conditioning department to implement program improvements.

Study big picture trends in college and professional football in on and off field matters.

Create situation reports from games that occur NCAA-wide for coaching staff review and use.

Oversee in-game analytics and provide necessary data to coaching staff relating to game and time management decisions.

Other duties as assigned.

3 Players Notre Dame football could still target in the Transfer Portal (slapthesign.com; Morrison)

Oh the irony of an ND fan talking about how hard it is to get players to an awful place like Syracuse...
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Taj Harris
Wide Receiver, Syracuse
During Dino Babers’ time at Syracuse, there have been a lot more downs than ups. That’s a shame too because when his offense clicks, it’s one of the most exciting in terms of its design. The problem is that Syracuse itself is a beast of a school to get talent to.

They have a terrible location, both in terms of a lack of local talent and a region that isn’t desirable to move to for young players. On top of that, no ACC program invests less into the team than Syracuse does. So, finding a quarterback to run the system hasn’t been easy.

Taj Harris, a wide receiver, has been an extreme bright spot since he got to campus in 2018. He has good size and his natural athleticism has always been on display, getting quality playing time as a true freshman in 2018. On Harris’ career, he’s played in 35 games, and he has 151 catches, 2,028 yards, and 10 touchdowns.

A graduate transfer now, Harris has two years worth of eligibility left. That’s because everyone got a free year in 2020, due to the pandemic. Then, Harris only played three games in 2021, due to a nagging injury. For those who don’t know or may have forgotten, the redshirt rules now allow you to play up to four games before burning a redshirt.

So, Harris was able to save a year. That makes him an incredibly experienced player who has developed into a top talent, with two years available once he transfers in.

For Notre Dame football, he could be incredibly important. If the offense is going to open up the passing game more, they’ll need tons of help. It’s not that the wide receivers Notre Dame has right now are bad. They’re good. They’re not great, though.

On top of that, the Irish tried to play the Fiesta Bowl with three scholarship wide receivers. There just isn’t any depth the way elite teams should have depth at the skills positions.

It was a failure of Brian Kelly’s to fill these spots. Now, it’s Marcus Freeman’s job to fix that mess. This is exactly where the transfer portal can help. A talented, experienced, player who can play for two years if he wants to would be a huge help.
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Chancellor Kent Syverud Delivers 2022 Winter Message to the University Community (syr.edu; Staff)

Chancellor Kent Syverud shared his 2022 Winter Message to the University community in a virtual message.

Below is the text of his remarks.

Welcome to the spring semester of 2022. For the second year in a row, our tradition of gathering in person for this January message must adapt to changing circumstances. That’s something the Orange community has become pretty good at over the last two years.

We all are weary of this pandemic. And yet through it all, the Orange spirit of our people has kept us moving forward and making progress.

Last year in this very message, I talked about your Orange qualities of grit and grace and greatness in the face of the pandemic. In the year since, you have exceeded all expectations. You have shown how a great university responds to adversity. You have proved that, whatever the adversity, Syracuse University will persevere and, whatever the opportunity, Syracuse University will succeed.

I am grateful to our students for following public health guidance, for working hard and contributing to the vibrant campus life that makes Syracuse distinctive. Thank you for valuing our togetherness.

I am grateful to our faculty, whose unbounded creativity and dedication to our students has continued to build the University’s global reputation. You have persevered for our students in meaningful and important ways while living with your own pandemic-related challenges.

And I am grateful to our staff who support our students. You help our students succeed academically and personally in countless ways, from advising to mental health and wellness. You show up for our students and faculty and for your colleagues, finding solutions to challenges we couldn’t have imagined two years ago.
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TV is all about football (RX; HM)

TV is all about football

How big a deal is football, and are the networks overpaying for it relative to other programming?

Here are a couple of tweets from Sportico which make it crystal clear:

With an average draw of 18.2 million linear TV viewers per game, @SNFonNBC effectively sucked all the air out of primetime.

All told, live sports accounted for 94 of the year’s 100 largest TV audiences

Full list: NFL Games Account for 75 of the 100 Most-Watched Broadcasts of 2021 pic.twitter.com/M6pSvd9Iq6

— Sportico (@Sportico) January 7, 2022
When it comes to TV, the NFL is king, and the only other sport that comes close is college football.

BGB: Greatest All-Time NFL Alumni (RX; HM)

BGB: Greatest All-Time NFL Alumni
BGB is at it again - this time, it's the "Greatest NFL Player of All Time" from every school:

The Greatest NFL Player Of All Time From Every School pic.twitter.com/qspBxOTuZp

— Big Game Boomer (@BigGameBoomer) January 24, 2022
Let's see how he did:

Boston College: Luke Kuechly - check
Clemson: Brian Dawkins - check
Duke: Sonny Jurgenson - check
Florida State: Deion Sanders - check
Georgia Tech: Calvin Johnson - check
Louisville: Johnny Unitas - maybe
Miami: Ed Reed - maybe
UNC: Lawrence Taylor - check
NC State: Torry Holt - maybe
Notre Dame: Joe Montana - probably
Pitt: Larry Fitzgerald - maybe
Syracuse: Jim Brown - check
Virginia: Ronde Barber - check
Virginia Tech: Bruce Smith - check
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Buckle up for Mack Brown vs. Dabo Swinney as ACC football recruiting heats up (theathletic.com; $; Raynor)

As crunchtime rolled around for Travis Shaw in July and the five-star defensive tackle inched closer toward making an August commitment, the Greensboro, N.C., native had an idea.

North Carolina — where he’s currently enrolled — Georgia, Clemson and North Carolina A&T had made Shaw’s list of top four schools, but now he needed to pick one. So, searching for a little clarity, Shaw decided he would play a few old-fashioned mind games.

“For a whole week, I just basically, like, ghosted all the coaches,” Shaw told The Athletic earlier this month at the Under-Armour All-America Game in Orlando, Fla. “I stopped texting the coaches just to see how they’d respond to it.”

Shaw said his hometown Aggies of North Carolina A&T popped in every now and then during his little experiment but knew they didn’t have much of a shot against three Power 5 programs. Georgia responded in a way that prompted Shaw to reveal the Bulldogs would have been his second choice. An unnamed Clemson coach, Shaw said, responded negatively — upset with the teenager for “leaving me on delivered” when “I know you see me calling you, I know you see me texting you,” Shaw said, quoting the coach.

“That right there alone just left Carolina in the spotlight,” Shaw said.

Shaw said the Tar Heels checked in to make sure he was OK and followed up with his mother. But they otherwise seemed to play it cool, which helped them earn his commitment Aug. 21 as the sixth five-star signee in program history but third since 2020.
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Pac-12 alliance with Big Ten, ACC doesn't seem like much of an alliance (trojanswire.usatoday.com; Zemek)

The Pac-12 alliance with the Big Ten and ACC on college football scheduling and other matters received a lot of attention when it was announced last year. Yet, in the early stages of this partnership, it really doesn’t feel like much of a coordinated group effort.

The three conferences are not on the same page.

The Pac-12 and George Kliavkoff want a 12-team playoff, but the ACC does not, as we noted on Sunday:

Pac-12, other alliance conferences can’t be afraid of the SEC in the playoff

A key point was made by YouTube host Mark Rogers on his show, “The Voice of College Football,” in a segment he did with us. Rogers noted the Big Ten has the most to gain from expansion of the College Football Playoff to 12 teams, since the Big Ten is often the conference that has teams just outside the four-team cut line. Ohio State, for instance, would have been part of a 12-team playoff in 2021.

If the Big Ten doesn’t see the 12-team plan as good and the ACC doesn’t see the 12-team plan as being a good thing, either, why are we calling this an alliance with the Pac-12, which wants the 12-team plan? Why can’t these three conferences get their stories straight? More precisely, why are the Big Ten and ACC not following George Kliavkoff’s lead? They should be joining Kliavkoff in wanting a 12-team plan, but they’re not.
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A New Normal: Louisville Football and the Transfer Portal (cardchronicle.com; Wynne)

Let’s just get this out of the way. Louisville’s football program is going to lose players to transfer. They’ve lost a fair amount so far and they will lose more. Some players will leave because they are looking for more playing time. Some will leave because they want to be closer to home. Some will leave because they don’t like their position coach. Some will leave because their friends or family tell them they can do better. Some will leave because of a NIL opportunity at a different school. Some will leave because they don’t want to play football anymore. This is the case at every school in the country and the why is nearly irrelevant at this point. How you replace those players is key.

Louisville football has lost 13 total players since August 1st which is when the season officially starts. One of those players was not on scholarship and another, Bralyn Oliver, transferred before the season started. So, the staff has had to deal with 11 guys leaving the team since the end of the season. Two of those players were underclassmen who were contributors. Jordan Watkins and Greedy Vance have a lot of potential and it would have obviously been great to see them develop here. But this is the new era of college football. Players will move on.

To me, the most important part of navigating this new normal is having a plan to replace players that leave. UofL had a plan to target the transfer portal after the 2020 season ended because the roster is too young. While the plan was to bring in veteran players to break up that youth, they weren’t totally blindsided by the influx of transfers. The plan probably changed as they have lost some contributors but they had a leg up on some teams. However, they will have to have a plan to battle this each year.
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U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Don Graves, right, and Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon, left, listen to a Centerstate CEO President Robert Simpson, middle, during an economic development roundtable discussion at The Tech Garden in Syracuse on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com)

Schumer: Clay still ‘strongly in the running’ for a chip plant (PS; $; Moriarty)

The White Pine Commerce Park in Clay is still very much under consideration by chip makers for a large semiconductor factory, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday.

“Yes, absolutely, we’re strongly in the running,” Schumer (D-NY) said following an hourlong roundtable discussion he organized between U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and Central New York business leaders at The Tech Garden business accelerator in downtown Syracuse.

Intel confirmed Friday it has chosen a site in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, for a $20 billion semiconductor manufacturing center that will employ 3,000 workers and will support jobs for an additional 17,000 people in fields like construction, engineering, entertainment and restaurants.

But Schumer, the Senate majority leader, said he has been talking to other companies who are looking closely at the 1,250-acre White Pine site owned by Onondaga County on Route 31 in the Syracuse suburb of Clay.

“We are in the middle of heavy talking,” he said. “You can quote me, we are in the running at White Pine.”

He said he could not disclose the names of the companies he has been talking to about the site in Clay, because of confidentiality rules. He said he also could not say if Intel looked at White Pine before choosing Ohio for its chip plant.
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