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Winnie the Pooh Day is celebrated on the birthday of A.A. Milne, the English author who created the popular children's character, Winnie the Pooh. The name "Winnie-the-Pooh" first appeared in a story called "The Wrong Sort of Bees," on Christmas Eve in 1925, in The Evening News. The following year, Milne published a volume of stories about Pooh, simply titled Winnie-the-Pooh. He followed this in 1928 with The House at Pooh Corner.
A black bear named Winnie—short for Winnipeg, as she had come from Canada—was an inspiration for the character. Winnie had resided at the London Zoo, and Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne, liked to visit her; he even had the opportunity to feed her honey. Christopher named his own teddy bear Winnie the Pooh, after the real-life Winnie, as well as after a swan named Pooh, that the Milne's had seen while on vacation. Christopher's bear actually had originally been named Edward, and had been purchased at Harrods in London.
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An in-depth look at the Syracuse football program under head coach Dick MacPherson during their 6-5 1983 campaign. Narrated by John Facenda. A Tel Ra Production
Syracuse graduate assistant Travis Greene works with a player before a game against Boston College on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Greene is now an offensive analyst and helping SU in its final recruiting push of the 2023 cycle. (Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com)
Travis Greene, Khalil Ahmad elevated to help recruit while SU looks to fill two assistant positions (PS; Leiker)
Syracuse football is hitting the recruiting trail hard to try and fill its remaining roster spots ahead of National Signing Day on Feb. 1.
Two of the program’s staff members, Travis Greene and Khalil Ahmad, have been designated to help with off-campus recruiting on a temporary basis as SU is down two assistant coaches.
Nick Monroe departed Thursday for a co-defensive coordinator position at Minnesota. The former SU safeties coach and defensive passing game coordinator was considered the program’s top recruiter and responsible for top-tier players like Andre Cisco, Trill Williams and Garrett Williams.
SU also is still looking to hire a tight ends coach to fill Robert Anae’s positional duties from when he was offensive coordinator.
College football programs are allowed 10 off-campus recruiters, typically the on-field coaches. When there’s a vacant position, other staffers can be elevated temporarily to assist with recruiting without a formal promotion or title change as long as they’ve completed required training.
Greene, an offensive analyst, is in South Florida for the week, he posted on Twitter. Ahmad is in New Jersey.
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SU’s mid-year enrollees have arrived on campus. Here’s who to look for this spring (PS; $; Leiker)
Syracuse football welcomed a crop of new players to campus this past weekend ahead of the start of spring semester Tuesday.
Of the 20 players who signed with SU during the early signing period Dec. 21-23, half are joining the program as early enrollees. That includes all five transfers the Orange has signed out of the portal, and five of its freshman signees.
The players will join the Syracuse’s returning players for winter workouts and spring practice. The rest of the early signees, plus any players who sign on National Signing Day on Feb. 1, will join the program in the summer.
Spring practice will begin in either late February or early March.
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Syracuse football: where the Orange are projected to be picked in the 2023 NFL Draft (TNIAAM; Chiappone)
With the 2022 college football season officially under wraps, it’s time to look ahead to the 2023 NFL Draft. Several Syracuse Orange players have officially declared for this year’s draft but four are likely to hear their names called: Sean Tucker, Garrett Williams, Matthew Bergeron, and Mikel Jones.
Based on the early projections, we’re taking some guesses at if and when these SU alumni will hear their names called in April:
CB Garrett Wiliams: early-to-mid second round
PFF 2023 Draft Ranking: 37th overall (#7 cornerback)Frame: 6-0, 189 lbs.
2022 stats: 35 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, two interceptions
Background: Williams projects high mainly because of he’s been a reliable defensive playmaker. He’s shown the ability to play both the run and pass during his Syracuse career. Teams looking for a turnover-generating machine on defense will definitely have Williams on their radar.
RB Sean Tucker: late third or early fourth round
PFF 2023 Draft Ranking: 83rd overall (#6 running back)Frame: 5-10, 205 lbs.
2022 stats: 206 rushes, 1,060 yards, 5.1 yards per carry, 11 touchdowns, 36 receptions for 254 yards and two touchdowns
Background: In a spaced-out offense with a solid offensive line, Tucker thrives at his absolute best. Even after a down year, he’ll still receive interest given his status as a top-10 running back in this draft. The question for Tucker is his potential overall. Can he become a consistent pass-catcher in the NFL? Can he hold up in pass protection? Against NFL athletes, will he be able to burst after first contact for extra yardage? Tucker possesses a solid floor, but an unknown ceiling in the modern NFL.
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A student walks in front of the Hall of Languages at Syracuse University in this file photo. Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com
Syracuse University grad students want to unionize to improve wages, working conditions (PS; Mulder)
Syracuse University graduate student workers want to unionize in order to improve their wages and working conditions.
The students announced today they hope to join forces with SEIU Local 200.
“We don’t make a living wage and it’s incredibly hard for many students to meet all their basic needs like housing and food,” said Amanda Beavin, an SU graduate assistant in public administration and public affairs.
There are about 1,000 graduate student workers at SU. They work as teaching assistants, researchers and in other positions.
The organizing campaign at SU comes at a time when graduate student instructors and researchers are unionizing on a growing number of U.S. campuses. The national wave of unionization has been energized by a six-week strike by 48,000 unionized graduate student workers at the University of California. That strike ended last month after the university gave the student workers a 46% wage increase.
In the wake of that strike, the largest in the history of American higher education, SU and several other schools have announced they will boost stipends for graduate students.
SU plans to increase minimum stipends from $16,980 to $20,000 for master’s student workers and from $16,980 to $22,000 for doctoral students. The pay raises will begin in the 2023-2024 academic year. SU said it is also improving health insurance and child care subsidies for graduate student workers.
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ACC News
Here's why Payton Wilson returned to NC State football for his sixth and final season (fayobserver.com; Thompson)
Payton Wilson had made up his mind. He was confident. Resolute; mentally and physically prepared to make the next step in his football career.
Ahead of the Wolfpack's season finale against UNC, the NC State linebacker had privately decided he would forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the NFL Draft at the end of the 2022 season. And a dramatic 30-27 double-overtime win in Chapel Hill appeared to be a perfect send-off for the former Tar Heel commit who famously flipped to their detested in-state rival as a high school senior.
It was Wilson’s first win over UNC and only the second time he had faced the Tar Heels since enrolling in 2017. He had missed three of his four opportunities with injuries, only suiting up during a 41-10 loss at Carter-Finley Stadium in 2019.
“That was the icing on the cake,” Wilson told the USA TODAY Network.
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Miami football had unusual arrangement with QB coach not OC (caneswarning.com; Rubenstein)
The departure of quarterbacks coach Frank Ponce from the Miami football program on Monday ended what was an unusual situation. In most college football programs the QBs coach is also the offensive coordinator. Miami OC Josh Gattis is the wide receiver coach. Miami’s ACC rivals have varying setups with their QB coaches.
Only four of the other 13 ACC football programs have their OC also coaching QBs. That goes against the standard thinking of the OC also coaching QBs. Several programs obviously now including Miami have not hired their full staffs for the 2023 season. Louisville is the only ACC program with a new head coach.
The Cardinals coaching staff will be interesting to watch. Louisville hired Jeff Brohm from Purdue to replace Scott Satterfield who left for Cincinnati. Brohm is a former Cardinals QB. Like Mario Cristobal is hands on with the Miami offensive line, expect Brohm to be heavily involved with the Louisville QBs.
No offensive staff is listed for Louisville yet. Several other ACC programs are or will be hiring new OCs and QB coaches for the 2023 season. One of the most notable was Robert Anae leaving Syracuse after one season to become the OC at North Carolina State. Anae was previously at Virginia.
ACC Offensive Coordinators, Quarterback and Wide Receiver coaches
Boston CollegeJohn McNulty-Offensive Coordinator
Steve Shimko-Quarterbacks
Darrell Wyatt-Wide Receivers
Clemson
Garrett Riley-Assistant Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
Tyler Grisha-Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator, Wide Receivers
Kyle Richardson-Assistant Coach, Passing Game Coordinator, Tight Ends
Duke
Kevin Johns-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Zohn Burden-Assistant Coach/Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Florida State
Alex Atkins-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach
Tony Tokarz-Quarterbacks Coach
Ron Dugans-Wide Receivers Coach
Georgia Tech
Chris Weinke-Quarterbacks
Louisville
TBD
Miami
Josh Gattis-Offensive coordinator and WR coach
North Carolina
Lonnie Galloway-Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Chip Lindsey-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
North Carolina State
Robert Anae-Offensive Coordinator
Kurt Roper-Quarterbacks
Joker Phillips-Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers
Pittsburgh
Frank Cignetti Jr.–Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
Tiquan Underwood-Wide Receivers / Passing Game Coordinator
Syracuse
Jason Beck-Offensive Coordinator
Michael Johnson-Outside Receivers
Marques Hagans-Associate Head Coach / Wide Receivers (whoops)
Virginia
Marques Hagans-Associate Head Coach / Wide Receivers
Des Kitchings-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
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Louisville football No. 5 in ACCDN’s way too early top 5 (cardchronicle.com; Rutherford)
Remember, the ACC is moving away from divisions in 2023, so the race will be for the top two spots.
Louisville does not have the No. 1, No. 3 or No. 4 team in these rankings on its schedule this season (although Florida State at No. 4 feels a bit ridiculous), and gets No. 2 (Duke) at home.
The ACC's Revolving Door For Quarterbacks (lastwordonsports.com; Siracusa)
The storyline for ACC football going into the 2022 season was the return of most of the starting quarterbacks in the conference. Every quarterback in the ACC Atlantic Division was returning to their team. With a couple of months to go before Spring camp begins in earnest, one of the storylines will be the ACC’s revolving door for quarterbacks.
This is not the final, conclusive list of quarterback movement in, out, and around the conference. It cannot yet be that declarative. The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL draft came and went Monday. But the transfer portal window is still open. The first deadline for portal entry is January 18th. There is another two-week window in early May, at the conclusion of most Spring camps. But what we can know now is that the ACC quarterback lineups in 2023 will bear little resemblance to those of 2022.
Who Is Gone
Malik Cunningham, Louisville;
Cunningham skipped the Cardinals’ bowl game after declaring for the NFL Draft in early December. He will go down as one of the all-time quarterbacks in Louisville. Cunningham played in 56 games in his career and passed for 9,660 yards and 70 touchdowns. He threw for more than 2,000 yards in each year, 2019, 2020, and 2021. He will likely be replaced by Jack Plummer, a transfer from Cal.D.J. Uiagalelei, Clemson;
After two years of “struggling” as the starter at Clemson, he went into the transfer portal and ended up on the other side of the country at Oregon State. In 2022, he had his highest completion percentage, his most passing yards, and his best TD:INT ratio as a starter. Still, Tigers fans could not wait to see backup Cade Klubnik. Uiagalelei, who never seemed comfortable in the Clemson offense under 2021 offensive coordinator Tony Elliott or 2022 coordinator Brandon Streeter, was quick to head out. Ironically, Streeter was fired last week because of the team’s inconsistent performances on offense. While that was happening, the Uiagalelei family was posting pictures of lunch with his brother who recently signed his letter of intent for the rival Oregon Ducks.
Sam Hartman, Wake Forest;
Hartman made it clear before the last home game in November that he would not be back for his sixth year of eligibility, saying there was, “No shot.” It was assumed by many that he would be entering the NFL draft. He is statistically one of the premier quarterbacks in Demon Deacons’ history. He also owns the ACC career record for touchdown passes. His legacy at Wake Forest was cast in stone. But as the week of preparation for the Gasparilla Bowl neared, word started to leak that he was going into the transfer portal and would end up at Notre Dame. When asked after the bowl game about what would go into his thought process, he high-tailed it off the stage like he was avoiding a linebacker blitz. In the coming days, he entered the portal, and in the ensuing weeks, he solidified his deal with Notre Dame.He will replace 2022 starter Drew Pyne, who transferred to Arizona State. There will be a theoretical competition for the job with Tyler Buchner, who played three games for the Irish in 2022. The now-routine rumors of him leaving for NIL money started immediately. But NFL scouts told us Hartman needed more time in a pure pro-style offense, thus the move. He will now get the hype that comes with being a quarterback at Notre Dame that you rarely get at Wake.
Devin Leary, NC State;
Prior to the 2022 season, he was getting accolades as the best quarterback in the conference. His season did not come close to that. With inconsistent play, followed by injuries that shut Leary down in mid-October for the rest of the season, it was a tough year for the junior. In the six games that he played in, he had two where he did not even muster 150 yards passing. Once Will Levis made his obvious decision to leave Kentucky for the NFL, there was an immediate opening in Lexington. There is not expected to be much of a quarterback competition in the Spring, with Leary being the odds-on favorite, pending his recovery from pectoral muscle surgery....
ACC football: Projecting every team's 2023 starting QB, including if Miami will move from Tyler Van Dyke (247sports.com; Weinstein)
The NCAA transfer portal window is almost closed, and that means not much room remains for quarterbacks to maneuver around the country. While transfers who enroll at their new schools in June often do contribute, most programs expect quarterbacks to get in the fold for the spring semester so that they can pick up the offense and start building chemistry with teammates. Quite a few ACC schools could start transfers in 2023, but it looks like the movement is done as far as new starters coming into the league.
At first glance, it appears that the ACC could be set up for a strong season in the fall thanks to its deep portfolio of talented returning quarterbacks. Drake Maye and Jordan Travis could contend for the Heisman Trophy, and Cade Klubnik is one of the most talented passers in the country — he has limitless upside.
On top of that, many of the league's lower-level teams supplemented their rosters with competent transfers at the position. While there could be one or two teams with some issues at quarterback, right now it looks like a major strength for the conference barring injuries.
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Here is a look at the projected starting quarterback for all 14 ACC teams. Notre Dame is not included.
BOSTON COLLEGE: EMMETT MOREHEAD
2022 stats: 59.9% completion rate, 1,254 yards, 10 TD, 6 INTCredit Boston College for developing Morehead into a competent starter as a redshirt freshman in 2022. Morehead joined the Eagles as an unheralded three-star prospect in the 2021 class and looked like more of a Group of Five player. While Morehead still has a lot to prove, he did some good things in his first full season.
One concern here is that Morehead is not particularly mobile, which means BC will need to surround him with a good offensive line and doesn't have much margin for error there if injuries strike.
PITTSBURGH: PHIL JURKOVEC
2022 stats (at Boston College): 59.5% completion rate, 1,711 yards, 11 TD, 8 INTIntra-conference quarterback transfers are always spicy, and Jurkovec indeed will face his old school next season as Pitt is set to host Boston College on a to-be-determined date. Jurkovec struggled in 2022, but keep in mind that he fought through injury.
At Pitt, Jurkovec could have a better supporting cast around him. The former Notre Dame quarterback will also face off against his other old team since Pitt will travel to face the Fighting Irish on the road in 2023.
WAKE FOREST: MITCH GRIFFIS
2022 stats: 70.7% completion rate, 348 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT in six gamesThis will be an interesting situation to watch. Wake and coach Dave Clawson look to replace star quarterback Sam Hartman, who transferred to Notre Dame. Griffis started in place of Hartman in the 2022 season opener against VMI and played well, but the Keydets went just 1-11 on the season at the FCS level. Other than that, Griffis only featured in mop-up duty.
The 5-foot-11 Griffis lacks ideal traits from a physical perspective, but that isn't what is most important when it comes to running the slow-mesh offense. Griffis has plenty of experience in the system and should have a great handle on what he is doing.
GEORGIA TECH: HAYNES KING
2022 stats (at Texas A&M): 55.6% completion rate, 1,220 yards, 7 TD, 6 INTThe former four-star quarterback never got going at Texas A&M, but one has to wonder about how much of that falls at the feet of coach Jimbo Fisher, who will revamp his offense this offseason. King represents a worthy flier at the Group of Five level after he endured that mess in College Station.
Having said that, will King be in a significantly better position to succeed at Georgia Tech? The Yellow Jackets improved under interim coach Brent Key, who earned the full-time title. But there isn't a ton of talent on the roster, and the scheme and play calling are questions as well in Year 1 of an unproven staff. Zach Pyron is another young name to watch here.
VIRGINIA: TONY MUSKETT
2022 stats (at Monmouth): 64.1% completion rate, 1,997 yards, 17 TD, 8 INT in eight gamesFirst of all, there is something so poetic about Virginia starting a quarterback named Muskett. While the Monmouth transfer will face a step up from the FCS level, he played against some of the division's strongest competition in the Colonial Athletic Conference. Those stats are impressive for just eight games of action.
With Brennan Armstrong having transferred to NC State, Virginia coach Tony Elliott needs an answer at this position. Muskett would have had opportunities to come in as the clear starter at multiple Group of Five programs, so he would not have picked the Cavaliers if he didn't feel pretty good about his chances there. His high 3-star rating of 88 from 247Sports indicates that he projects as a solid starter at the Power Five level.
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Best/Worst 2023 Home Schedule (RX; HM)
Best/Worst 2023 Home Schedule
Who has the Best Home Schedule? Who has the worst? For this excercise, I'm using the same point system I used in my 2020 Best/Worst Home Schedule analysis [LINK]. In case you don't remember,
With that in mind, here are the home schedules of each ACC team, along with point values for each match-up (and top-rated games in bold):
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Ikea in Syracuse: Furniture store chain finally opens in Central NY, sort of (PS; Herbert)
Ikea is finally in Central New York — sort of.
The Swedish furniture store chain launched a new pick-up location for the Syracuse area this month, according to its website.
“We are excited to confirm that we’ve recently opened our Pick-Up Location in Liverpool, NY, which offers IKEA customers an option to purchase qualifying furniture orders online for a flat rate of $30 and pick them up closer to home,” the website says. “As IKEA U.S. continues its transformation journey to become more accessible by opening new customer meeting points in cities, we are excited to bring the IKEA experience closer to the Syracuse, NY community.”
The Ikea pick-up location is located at 4530 Steelway Blvd South, Liverpool, N.Y. 13090, which is the same address as a Dunk & Bright Distribution Center off Morgan Road. Ikea orders will be available there for pickup Mondays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.; the warehouse is closed on Sundays, according to Ikea’s website.
Ikea says its pick-up locations are partner locations where qualifying online orders from ikea.com can be picked up for a flat-rate fee of $30.
That would mean a savings for many customers in Central New York. A delivery of a $299 Ekedalen table would include a $45 shipping cost to Liverpool and a $1,999 Morabo couch would cost $99 to ship to Utica. Otherwise, shoppers would have to drive themselves to an Ikea location; the U.S. store closest to Syracuse is more than 200 miles away in Paramus, New Jersey.
Ikea now has 12 pick-up locations in the U.S., including a new one for the Buffalo area located at 2525 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga, N.Y. 14225. Online delivery for pickup in Cheektowaga also costs a flat-rate fee of $30.
Ikea still has no brick-and-mortar stores in Upstate New York, and items cannot be purchased in-person at pick-up locations.
Ikea previously told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard that it would “not ever” open a store in Syracuse because its worldwide retail locations — which range in size from 260,000 to 340,000 square feet — require a population base of at least 2 million people to be successful. The Syracuse metro area has roughly 660,000 residents, according to U.S. Census data, though a $100 billion Micron Technology project in Clay is expected to drive a population boom over the next two decades.
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