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Assessing the 2010-11 SU Recruiting Classes: About Half the Players Signed Made an Impact (PS; Mink)
National signing day is less than two weeks away, and coaches across the country will inevitably speak to the optimism shared amongst the staff as they formally introduce the incoming freshman class.
In Scott Shafer's eyes, every player in the class is a necessary widget in this rebuilding project.
Yet seven of the 24 recruits signed just last year either never made it to Syracuse or have already left the program.
There is a good chance Shafer will attempt to contain any extremes about the class by downplaying star ratings or explain that a recruiting class cannot properly be judged for a few years.
If that is the metric, let it be.
Today we look at the 2011 recruiting class, the most recent set of players to leave the program. We'll also include the 2010 recruiting class in this assessment because there were a few fifth-year players who contributed to a 31-32 record from 2010-14.
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2014-15 Orange Eagle Trophy Update: SU and BC Remain Neck and Neck (bcinterruption.com; Swordsman)
Following Boston College's dominating win over the hapless SU football team, BC went into the holidays with a narrow six point Orange Eagle Trophy lead. The 12 points earned by The Eagle football team in Chestnut Hill were crucial to their Orange Eagle chances, as 18 of the first 24 points of 2015 were to be contested on the hardwood, where SU's strong men's and women's basketball teams were favored.
The past three days saw SU and BC match up for the first two of four basketball contests in January and February, and sure enough, Syracuse came away with nine points and a slim three-point OET lead off the back of a dominating performance by the SU women, and adominating performance near historic choke by the SU men. Let's recap the action from Conte and The Carrier Dome.
January 18 - Women's Basketball (3 Points) - Syracuse 64, Boston College 46
With most of New England glued to happenings in Foxborough, Syracuse and Boston College faced off for the first time in 2015 with BC hosting The Orange at Conte Forum. Syracuse entered the game without star player Brittany Sykes, and subsequently struggled to get into their offensive flow. Solid defending by BC held SU to their weakest first-half output of the season, and the teams went into the half with SU holding a slim 24-22 lead.
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Top Nature Coast Football Prospect Draws Attention of Power Conference Schools (Including Syracuse) (tampabay.com; LaRaviere)
For more than a year and a half, Christian Pellage has been courted, his name known more readily by college recruiters than by classmates in the halls of his own school.
The usually anonymous offensive tackle speaks softly despite his 6-feet-7, 291-pound frame. At first, he was surprised by the attention he received from major university programs, but as he has gotten older, he's become more accustomed to the process.
"From the beginning, it was really hard," Pellage said. "Going through this process has helped me break out of my shell."
That ability to step out of the shadows helped him out as a senior, when he became a leader for Nature Coast under first-year coach Justin Worden.
"After I got hired, he found me on Twitter and got information from me on there before I even came to the school," Worden said. "He was one of those leaders that rallied everybody. He was never shy of asking questions, always making sure that other people were ready to go."
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EIU Adds Six to Roster, Including SU Transfer Mitch Kimble (jg-t.com)
Four Football Bowl Subdivision transfer, a junior college player and 2014 high school graduate have joined Eastern Illinois football team.
Here are the newcomers now attending classes with more on them to come in Friday's JG-TC:
Devin Church (5-8, 190, R-Jr., RB, Detroit, Mich./Brother Rice HS/Univ. of Illinois) – Church was a three year member of the Illinois football team... last season he played in 11 games with a start in the win over Minnesota… he had a season high t10 yards rushing against Wisconsin and 24 yards receiving against Washington... as a redshirt freshman he played in 10 games with 44 yards rushing including six carries for 34 yards against Ohio… he had first career touchdown against Ohio… redshirted 2012 season due to injury… played at Brother Rice HS in Detroit where he was ranked the No. 22 overall prospect in the state of Michigan by … rushed for a school-record 2,191 yards in 2011 including 938 yards in five playoff games… led team to MHSAA Division 2 state title rushing for 244 yards and three touchdowns in championship game…
Mitch Kimball (6-3, 195, R-So., QB, Jerserville/Jerserville HS/Syracuse Univ.) – Kimball was a two-year member of the Syracuse football team… last season played in three games with significant time against Duke… in the Duke game was 6-of-13 passing while rushing for 42 yards and one touchdown… redshirted his freshman season in 2013… played at Jerseyville HS where he was the Alton Telegraph Large Schools Player of the Year… named All-State by IFCA as a senior… passed for 1,427 yards and ten touchdowns completing 121-of-192 passes as a senior… rushed for an additional 957 yards and 15 touchdowns…
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LED Upgrades From Syracuse Company to Light Up Field on Super Bowl Sunday (bizjournals.com; Ringle)
University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale will be the first NFL venue to light its field with LED lighting for the Super Bowl Feb. 1.
Ephesus Lighting Inc., a Syracuse, New York-based LED lighting company, installed the high-performance LED stadium lights at the football stadium in September.
The Glendale stadium, home to the Arizona Cardinals, is hosting the Pro Bowl Jan. 25 and the Super Bowl Feb. 1. It also hosts the Fiesta Bowl every year.
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Syracuse.com Ranked America's #1 Newspaper Website Again (PS; Moriarty)
Syracuse.com has once again been ranked the No. 1 newspaper website in the nation in terms of market penetration.
The Scarborough research company has given Syracuse.com its latest No. 1 ranking, based on the percentage of adults in the market who visit the website in a seven-day period. According to Scarborough, 26 percent of adults in the Syracuse designated market area visit Syracuse.com.
The website has held the top spot for the past 24 months. The rankings are released twice a year and include 12 months of data.
Nola.com, which is affiliated with The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, was ranked second, reaching 22 percent of adults in its market. Like Syracuse.com, Nola.com is owned by Advanced Local.
Scarborough also ranked The Post-Standard's Sunday newspaper and its electronic edition No. 3 in the U.S., with a market penetration of 42 percent.
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Assessing the 2010-11 SU Recruiting Classes: About Half the Players Signed Made an Impact (PS; Mink)
National signing day is less than two weeks away, and coaches across the country will inevitably speak to the optimism shared amongst the staff as they formally introduce the incoming freshman class.
In Scott Shafer's eyes, every player in the class is a necessary widget in this rebuilding project.
Yet seven of the 24 recruits signed just last year either never made it to Syracuse or have already left the program.
There is a good chance Shafer will attempt to contain any extremes about the class by downplaying star ratings or explain that a recruiting class cannot properly be judged for a few years.
If that is the metric, let it be.
Today we look at the 2011 recruiting class, the most recent set of players to leave the program. We'll also include the 2010 recruiting class in this assessment because there were a few fifth-year players who contributed to a 31-32 record from 2010-14.
...
2014-15 Orange Eagle Trophy Update: SU and BC Remain Neck and Neck (bcinterruption.com; Swordsman)
Following Boston College's dominating win over the hapless SU football team, BC went into the holidays with a narrow six point Orange Eagle Trophy lead. The 12 points earned by The Eagle football team in Chestnut Hill were crucial to their Orange Eagle chances, as 18 of the first 24 points of 2015 were to be contested on the hardwood, where SU's strong men's and women's basketball teams were favored.
The past three days saw SU and BC match up for the first two of four basketball contests in January and February, and sure enough, Syracuse came away with nine points and a slim three-point OET lead off the back of a dominating performance by the SU women, and a
January 18 - Women's Basketball (3 Points) - Syracuse 64, Boston College 46
With most of New England glued to happenings in Foxborough, Syracuse and Boston College faced off for the first time in 2015 with BC hosting The Orange at Conte Forum. Syracuse entered the game without star player Brittany Sykes, and subsequently struggled to get into their offensive flow. Solid defending by BC held SU to their weakest first-half output of the season, and the teams went into the half with SU holding a slim 24-22 lead.
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Top Nature Coast Football Prospect Draws Attention of Power Conference Schools (Including Syracuse) (tampabay.com; LaRaviere)
For more than a year and a half, Christian Pellage has been courted, his name known more readily by college recruiters than by classmates in the halls of his own school.
The usually anonymous offensive tackle speaks softly despite his 6-feet-7, 291-pound frame. At first, he was surprised by the attention he received from major university programs, but as he has gotten older, he's become more accustomed to the process.
"From the beginning, it was really hard," Pellage said. "Going through this process has helped me break out of my shell."
That ability to step out of the shadows helped him out as a senior, when he became a leader for Nature Coast under first-year coach Justin Worden.
"After I got hired, he found me on Twitter and got information from me on there before I even came to the school," Worden said. "He was one of those leaders that rallied everybody. He was never shy of asking questions, always making sure that other people were ready to go."
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EIU Adds Six to Roster, Including SU Transfer Mitch Kimble (jg-t.com)
Four Football Bowl Subdivision transfer, a junior college player and 2014 high school graduate have joined Eastern Illinois football team.
Here are the newcomers now attending classes with more on them to come in Friday's JG-TC:
Devin Church (5-8, 190, R-Jr., RB, Detroit, Mich./Brother Rice HS/Univ. of Illinois) – Church was a three year member of the Illinois football team... last season he played in 11 games with a start in the win over Minnesota… he had a season high t10 yards rushing against Wisconsin and 24 yards receiving against Washington... as a redshirt freshman he played in 10 games with 44 yards rushing including six carries for 34 yards against Ohio… he had first career touchdown against Ohio… redshirted 2012 season due to injury… played at Brother Rice HS in Detroit where he was ranked the No. 22 overall prospect in the state of Michigan by … rushed for a school-record 2,191 yards in 2011 including 938 yards in five playoff games… led team to MHSAA Division 2 state title rushing for 244 yards and three touchdowns in championship game…
Mitch Kimball (6-3, 195, R-So., QB, Jerserville/Jerserville HS/Syracuse Univ.) – Kimball was a two-year member of the Syracuse football team… last season played in three games with significant time against Duke… in the Duke game was 6-of-13 passing while rushing for 42 yards and one touchdown… redshirted his freshman season in 2013… played at Jerseyville HS where he was the Alton Telegraph Large Schools Player of the Year… named All-State by IFCA as a senior… passed for 1,427 yards and ten touchdowns completing 121-of-192 passes as a senior… rushed for an additional 957 yards and 15 touchdowns…
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Other
LED Upgrades From Syracuse Company to Light Up Field on Super Bowl Sunday (bizjournals.com; Ringle)
University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale will be the first NFL venue to light its field with LED lighting for the Super Bowl Feb. 1.
Ephesus Lighting Inc., a Syracuse, New York-based LED lighting company, installed the high-performance LED stadium lights at the football stadium in September.
The Glendale stadium, home to the Arizona Cardinals, is hosting the Pro Bowl Jan. 25 and the Super Bowl Feb. 1. It also hosts the Fiesta Bowl every year.
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Syracuse.com Ranked America's #1 Newspaper Website Again (PS; Moriarty)
Syracuse.com has once again been ranked the No. 1 newspaper website in the nation in terms of market penetration.
The Scarborough research company has given Syracuse.com its latest No. 1 ranking, based on the percentage of adults in the market who visit the website in a seven-day period. According to Scarborough, 26 percent of adults in the Syracuse designated market area visit Syracuse.com.
The website has held the top spot for the past 24 months. The rankings are released twice a year and include 12 months of data.
Nola.com, which is affiliated with The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, was ranked second, reaching 22 percent of adults in its market. Like Syracuse.com, Nola.com is owned by Advanced Local.
Scarborough also ranked The Post-Standard's Sunday newspaper and its electronic edition No. 3 in the U.S., with a market penetration of 42 percent.
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