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Welcome to National Button Day!
Button Day is a fun day to collect, use, and just enjoy buttons. Button come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, colors and designs. There is an amazingly endless variety of buttons for your collection.
But, wait a minute... is that the meaning of this day!? Maybe, the purpose of this day is to wear buttons. You know, those diverse buttons that send a message for political purposes. Or, ones that have funny sayings. Or, a button with a smiley face to cheer everyone up.
The origins of this day are unknown. So, we can't be certain to the real meaning of this day.
And, that could be a good thing. It means you can celebrate today in anyway you want. Here are our suggestions. I suspect you may have more...
- Button Collecting and Display Day - collect and display clothing buttons
- Button Up Day- 'cuz it's cold outside!
- Pushing Your Buttons Day - you're kidding me, aren't you!?
- Belly Button Day - now, here's one that could be real fun
- Belly Button Fuzz Day - it's amazing what you find in there.
- Wear Buttons Day - skip the political buttons. My favorite is a Smiley button.
When It Comes to Scott Shafer, You're All Right (thejuice; Stechschulte)
It is hard to be a Syracuse fan right now and not know that Scott Shafer’s job is most likely on the line. After all, there’s a hashtag supporting him on Twitter, a segment of the fanbase that is very disappointed that the team has lost seven games in a row, and the head coach acknowledged this week he is only under contract for one more year and has made veiled comments after games that the program is building for the future and he hopes the big picture is being used to judge the program.
So, since you’re reading this, you undoubtedly have an opinion on Shafer and his future. And, no matter where you come down on the issue, you’re right. But, it’s complicated. And simple. And hard. And easy.
Some Syracuse fans have a simple goal for the football team – win as many games as possible. Well, of course, that is the goal. And, with the team staring a second straight three-win season in the face, they can make a case that the coach is not getting it done.
But, for those on the other side of the coin, there are reasons why the team is struggling to get back in the win column. It is a young group almost everywhere except the offensive line. In the last couple weeks, it has gotten worse as some key players have been banged up. Quarterback Eric Dungey missed his second game since taking over the reins, starting linebacker Parris Bennett sat out Saturday’s Clemson tilt, and leading rusher Jordan Fredericks injured Saturday and left the Dome with an arm in a sling.
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Soldiers Spend All-Access Weekend with Syracuse Football Team (DO; Scheidman)
Capt. Greg Durso stood on Syracuse’s sideline just more than an hour before the Orange played No. 1 Clemson. He and SFC Shane Hankey made their rounds behind the white lines, now guests in SU’s home. Durso has hosted the players and coaches at his, Fort Drum, but Saturday was his chance to be a fan for a change.
“That’s the partnership, right?” Durso said, “That we show them what we do as our team, the army, and they’re showing us what they do here.”
Syracuse has ventured to the upstate New York military base the last four summers, advancing a partnership with the soldiers that started in 2012. Saturday was Durso’s second trip to the Carrier Dome this season — he and the soldiers came down for SU’s game against Wake Forest — but this was the first all-access weekend for the troops.
The Orange (3-7, 1-5 Atlantic Coast), wearing 10th Mountain Division patches on the upper left corner of its jerseys, fell to the top-ranked Tigers (10-0, 7-0), 37-27. But observing the on-field product just scratches the surface of what Durso is trying to cultivate.
“Football is important and winning and losing is important,” Durso said, “but we’re talking about building relationships here.”
Friday night, Durso and the soldiers talked to the team at its 8 o’clock meeting. They helped check beds, ate breakfast with the team Saturday morning and attended player and coach meetings. They oversaw activity in the training room, locker room, joined on the bus ride to campus and attended the silent prayer in Hendricks Chapel on the team’s walk to the Carrier Dome.
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