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Welcome to National Spaghetti Day!
Today is National Spaghetti Day! Did you know that in the year 2000, 1.3 million pounds of spaghetti were sold in American grocery stores? If all of those packages were lined up, they would circle the Earth nine times!
The first historical reference to boiled noodles (found in the Jerusalem Talmud) suggests that the Arabs invented the dish thousands of years ago. What’s remarkable about this record is that it actually refers to dried noodles purchased from a vendor, which means that pasta has been sold in stores since at least the 5th century!
Today we associate pasta with the Italians, who have revolutionized the dish and invented a wide variety of pasta shapes. These include farfalle, conchiglie, rotini, penne, tortellini, and, of course, spaghetti. Spaghetti is the most common round-rod type of pasta and in Italian, “spaghetti” means “little lines.” Spaghetti is traditionally served with tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese, but you can also add meat, garlic, oil, and pepper for extra flavor.
To celebrate National Spaghetti Day, make spaghetti and meatballs for dinner or head to your favorite Italian restaurant. Enjoy!
SU News
Syracuse Outside WRs Coach Beatty Leaving to Become Maryland WR Coach (si.com; Evans)
Syracuse outside wide receivers coach Chris Beatty is the new wide receivers coach for Maryland coach D.J. Durkin, according to sources.
Beatty took his job with the Orange nearly a month ago, but decided to accept Durkin’s offer to be closer to his wife and six-year-old son per the sources. It’s another huge hire for Durkin, who’s assembled an impressive staff that includes former Syracuse coach Scott Shafer, ex-Virginia coach Mike London and former Ball State coach Pete Lembo to go with rising offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Walt Bell.
One of college football’s top recruiters, Beatty is highly respected in Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C., all essential recruiting areas for the Terrapins. He spent this past season as assistant head coach and running backs coach at Virginia for London.
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Tidbits for Syracuse Football: Offers 4 Star California QB Devon Modster and More (the juice; Cheng)
A happy (early) birthday goes to Malachi Richardson, who went off for 20 points against Miami over the weekend. On to today’s recruiting links…
Four-star QB Devon Modster from Tesoro (Ca.) decommitted from Arizona last week, and Syracuse is now among the schools in pursuit. Modster tweeted that he had received an offer from the Orange over the weekend, and holds offers from UCLA, Utah, Arizona State and Cal, among others.
2017 four-star offensive lineman Kevin Jarvis tweeted over the weekend that he had received an offer from the Orange. The Park Ridge (Ill.) has offers from Illinois, Rutgers and Toledo, among others.
Columbia (MO) Battle DL Jerrion Nelson has Iowa State, Tulsa, Purdue, and Syracuse in his final four, writes 247 Sports’ Alex Gleitman. He hasn’t visited Syracuse yet, but plans on scheduling a visit. He is rated 3-stars.
» Related: Syracuse among those working hardest for Taurean Thompson
Syracuse QB commit Lindsey Scott from Zachary (La.) has been named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Louisiana Farm Bureau/Mr. Football. Scott reaffirmed his commitment to the Orange recently. “In my mind, I needed to work on everything … my passing, my speed and my ability to read defenses,” Scott said to NOLA.com.
USA Today named Syracuse commit Isaiah McDuffie its New York Defensive Player of the Year. “It’s a great honor but overall I just want to get better as a player because I can always get better,” McDuffie said. “It’s a great award. I’m proud of myself but I just want to get better.”
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Buffalo Bills FAn Catches Fire Tailgating (video; PS; Fairburn)
Buffalo Bills fans have been among the most reckless tailgaters in the NFL this season. It seems every time there is a Bills home game at Ralph Wilson Stadium, a tailgater ends up doing something stupid.
A bit of lake effect snow and freezing temperatures didn't stop Bills fans from having rowdy tailgates for the team's Week 17 game against the New York Jets on Sunday. This week, a Bills fan caught on fire.
Plenty of Bills fans have tried to put themselves through tables this season, but to our knowledge, this is the first time a flaming table has been used as a prop. At least this man found a way to stay warm during a snowy tailgate.
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