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Welcome to National TV Dinner Day!
In 1953, C.A. Swanson & Sons introduced a new product called “TV Dinners” and changed the prepackaged meal industry forever. The Smithsonian Institute inducted the original Swanson TV Dinner tray into the Museum of American History in 1986. Today we celebrate this piece of American cultural history with TV Dinner Day!
The term “TV Dinner” is now synonymous with any prepackaged, frozen meal that requires little preparation and contains an entire single-serving meal. Modern-day TV dinners can be cooked in the microwave (instead of the oven) and include gourmet recipes as well as organic and vegetarian dishes.
Want to celebrate TV Dinner Day? Stop by your local supermarket and pick up some old-fashioned TV dinners for your family!
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Rex Culpepper Will Enroll at SU In January 2016
ACL Tears Don't Necessarily Derail the Recruiting Process (tampabay.com; Parsons)
Junior quarterback Cade Weldon — one of Tampa Bay's top passers last season and a 6-foot-2, 190-pound Division I-A prospect — carried the weight of those expectations square on his shoulders.
The Dragons hadn't made it very far in the playoffs since winning the Class 3A championship in 2010. But before the season began, coach Jeremy Earle had a gut feeling all of that was about to change.
"Playing 11 games last year and being able to experience all the different scenarios, you can't really simulate in practice. It's just really set him apart as compared to last year," Earle said of his starting quarterback before a preseason practice. "To be able to have the position with the quarterback, it's very eerie the similarities of how 2010, 2009 and all that went down."
But in the first quarter of the season opener, all of that came crashing down.
Weldon tore his ACL against Tampa Bay Tech, becoming the second 2,000-yard passer in Hillsborough County this year to go down with the season-ending injury. In July, Plant's Rex Culpepper tore his ACL during a 7-on-7 tournament at USF.
While their high school teams were left with big holes to fill, Culpepper and Weldon had their college futures to consider.
Culpepper, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound recruit, had committed to Syracuse just weeks before his injury, choosing the Orange over 14 other D-I offers. Still, Plant coach Robert Weiner said, the day of the injury, a million questions — including ones about his recruitment — ran through the quarterback's head.
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Wake Forest-Syracuse Preview, Q&A with Wake Blogger So Dear (TNIAAM; Cassillo/Kurzius)
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John Wolford had a difficult first season, getting hit a ton. Now the O-line in front of him is even less experienced. Is that seen as problematic by the Wake faithful?
Well, frankly, the offensive line couldn’t be any worse than it was last season. The fact that John Wolford is still standing under center after last season exemplifies his poise. While the line is young, most of the linemen have a full year in Dave Clawson’s program and have the size and strength to hold their own. There is no doubt that the line is a serious liability, but at least it’s improving.
Obviously it's been several years since the Deacs had a real running game? What's prevented it, and what are you expecting this season?
Feeding off the last question, the offensive line has been a complete dumpster fire in recent years. The final two years under Jim Grobe, Wake underperformed. The Deacs had the playmakers on offense but the line gave these players (like Steelers running back Josh Harris) less space than the campus cafeteria at lunch time. Last season, Clawson came in and completely tore down the decaying program. He’s slowly building a foundation with a strong offensive line (and a new training program which has produced immense results in one year) and playmakers behind the quarterback. For this year, we have three youngsters getting significant touches from the backfield: sophomore Isaiah Robinson, freshman Matt Colburn and freshman Tyler Bell. Robinson is the powerful, between-the-tackles runner. In the first game, Colburn displayed quick speed from the backfield and often runs sideline-to-sideline. Meanwhile, Bell saw most of his work as a pass-catcher. Fans are very optimistic about these youthful runners.
How's the secondary going to perform against Syracuse -- and all year -- without Bud Noel and Kevin Johnson?
Wake understands that nobody can come in and replace two shutdown ACC corners, and two players on NFL rosters right now. Junior Brad Watson is very competent in coverage. However, he will be aided in coverage by junior, and three-year starter, Ryan Janvion. Also, Wake’s outside linebackersBrandon Chubb and Hunter Williams are the strength of this defense and have the speed and wits to help in coverage.
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Wake Student Section During Happier Times (2012)
Wake Forest Scouting Report (thejuice; Cheng)
Syracuse will try to win its first conference game of the season when it hosts Wake Forest on Saturday. Here’s a quick look at the game:
OFFENSE AWAKENS: All spring, Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson said that his offense was going to be more explosive this season. The reality is, nearly anything would be an improvement on last season’s woeful offense, which ranked 118th overall in the FBS. But if Wake Forest’s 41-3 win against Elon in its opener was any indication, the Deacons will indeed be more explosive this season. Wake Forest exploded for 591 yards of total offense, with 388 through the air. One play in particular seemed to catch Clawson’s attention: A 70-yard highlight reel touchdown scramble by quarterback John Wolford. “How about Wolford’s run?” Clawson said. “I don’t think anybody would have expected him a year ago to ever make a run like that.” That statement rings especially true since Wake Forest averaged a paltry 1.25 per carry in 2014.
SCOUTING THE DEAMON DEACONS: Linebacker Brandon Chubb was one of two Preseason All-ACC selections for Wake Forest. Chubb was second on the team with 109 tackles and led the team with six quarterback hurries in 2014. He recorded four tackles in the win over Elon. The other preseason selection was punter Alex Kinal, who punted for 3,535 yards last season, and has his own cult following among Deacons fans in the same way that Riley Dixon does among the SU community.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: The two teams met last season in what would turn out to be a battle of ACC doormats. The Orange won 30-7 behind AJ Long’s 171 passing yards and a rushing TD. SU is 3-1 all time against Wake, with the other two wins in 2013 (13-0) and 2011 (36-29). Wake Forest won the first meeting in 2006 (20-10).
GAME INFORMATION: Saturday, Sept. 12 at 12:30 p.m. at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. TV: ACC Network.
