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Welcome to International Left-Handers Day!
Scientific Left Handed Facts
- Make up between 5% and 10% of the population (depending on who you ask)
- More likely to have allergies
- More prone to migraines
- More likely to be insomniacs
- Use the right side of the brain the most
- Three times more likely to become alcoholics – the right side of the brain has a lower tolerance to alcohol!
- More likely to be on extreme poles of the intelligence scale
- Tend to reach puberty 4 to 5 months later than right handers
- More likely to suffer stuttering and dyslexia
- Twice as likely to be a man
- Better at 3D perception and thinking
- Better at multi-tasking
- Live on average 9 years less than right handed people (this study was disproved! read more)
- 39% more likely to be homosexual
- Left handed pens are a thing! Who knew!?
- Make especially good baseball players, tennis players, swimmers, boxers and fencers (almost 40% of the top tennis players are lefties)
- Celebrate left handed day once a year – August 13th – International Left Handers Day
- Draw figures facing to the right
- Recover from strokes faster
- More likely to pursue creative careers
- Of the seven most recent U.S Presidents, 4 have been left handed
- Left handed college graduates go on to become 26% richer than right handed graduates
- On a QWERTY keyboard there are 1447 English words typed solely with the left hand, whilst only 187 are typed with the right hand.
- Adjust to seeing underwater quicker
- Less able to roll their tongue than a righty
- Nails grow faster on the left hand than the right
Linkage
SU News
SU OC Time Lester on Installing the New Offense: 'We Have a Long Way to Go' (PS; Bailey)
Syracuse offensive coordinator Tim Lester handed the keys to his offense to quarterback Terrel Hunt at the end of spring practice.
While coaches are allowed to interact with players over the summer, including watching film, 7-on-7 work is reserved for players-only workouts, per NCAA rules.
And as the leader of the offense, Hunt was tasked with hammering home the portion of Lester's offense that was installed this spring, particularly in regard to the West Coast concepts that the passing game is based around.
Lester, speaking for the first time during preseason camp on Tuesday, spoke highly of his unit's retention rate and believes the installation process is on track. However, the team is far from ready to execute the full playbook.
"We have a long way to go," Lester said. "We're trying to get better every day, but when we talk to the players, they know what we're talking about. I don't have to explain the play before I talk about the nuances of it."
Lester said Wednesday would be the last day of practice dedicated primarily to installing new information. The first few sessions during camp were "heavy" on new information, but over the next couple weeks only one or two more elements will be worked into the mix each day. And many of those additions are similar to ones the players have learned in this system or the last one, Lester said.
The veterans' ability to retain as much information as they have should allow Lester an extra couple days at the end of camp to thin out the playbook and fine-tune minor nuances.
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New SU Football Drone. It is Not Known If It Has Been Outfitted with Anti-Syracusefan.com Firepower
Parris Bennett Has The Edge for the 3rd Linebacker Spot and Other Notes (DO; Schneidman)
With two of the three starting linebacker spots taken by sophomore Zaire Franklin and junior Marqez Hodge, the battle for the third is leaning in favor of another sophomore. Parris Bennett, who made four tackles in eight games last year, has the edge over sophomore Jonathan Thomas and senior Oliver Vigille, head coach Scott Shafer said at his Wednesday press conference.
“We’ve got a little bit of a battle going on between those guys,” Shafer said. “Parris probably is a little bit ahead of both those guys as we speak today.”
Shafer said Bennett is the best athlete of the three, Thomas has the fastest straight-line speed and Vigille is versatile and has been playing more inside the box. Linebackers coach Clark Lea trains them to play all three linebacker positions, Shafer added, and they’ll often bounce around during practice.
The head coach pinpointed an instance from practice when Thomas “put a knife” on hybrid Erv Phillips as he looked like he was about to cut the corner. But as of now, Bennett looks to be the one to complement Franklin and Hodge in the defensive unit where Syracuse returns the most experience.
Other notable points from Shafer’s press conference
- Shafer touched on the improvements of running backs George Morris and Devante McFarlane, who’ll be tasked with improving on the two combined touchdowns from SU’s running backs last year.
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Meet Brisley Estime (thejuice; Cheng)
Syracuse struggled mightily on offense last season, finishing 121st overall in the NCAA at just 17.1 points per game, and 105th overall with 184.1 passing yards per game.
A lot of SU’s woes had to do with injuries to their top playmakers, including quarterback Terrel Hunt and receiver Brisly Estime. Estime played in just five games last season, missing seven due to a foot injury.
When he was able to play, Estime was effective. In a 31-15 loss to then-No. 8 Notre Dame, Estime led Syracuse with four receptions for 58 yards. But Estime finished with just 10 receptions for 140 yards in an otherwise disappointing 2014.
Estime was hurt in the early part of spring practice, but returned to play in the spring game. The junior receiver caught two passes for 43 yards.
“It’s good to see Brisly back out there,” Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer said after the spring game. “He’s healthy, running around.”
A healthy Estime was one of the bright spots in SU’s 2013 season.
As a true freshman, Estime racked up 28 receptions for 257 yards in 11 games. He is perhaps best known for 70-yard return that set up the winning touchdown in SU’s 21-17 victory over Minnesota in the Texas Bowl.
Shafer is hoping Estime can recapture some of that spark in his third year at SU.
“He’s had a great offseason,” Shafer said at SU media day. “He killed all the testing, ran extremely fast in his sprints. He’s ready to roll, anxious and ready to roll.”
