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SU News
Mount Pleasant in the Fall
Central Michigan Preview: Chippewas Led by Titus Davis and Justin Cherocci (PS; Mink)
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2. Maybe the most impressive stat with CMU is WR Titus Davis being the active NCAA leader with a career average of 18.9 yards per reception. Is it possible to quantify how important he is to the offense? I imagine he's going to be a player that immediately pops out on film. Why is he able to routinely make the big play?
Butzin: Make no mistake about it, Titus Davis is the CMU offense. When teams focus two or three defenders on him, it limits CMU's ability to make big plays and spread the field for the rest of the offense. He has good speed and tremendous hands. He should be playing in the Big Ten, but he was flat out overlooked in the recruiting process. At 6-foot-2, 190-pounds, he has good size to go with his speed. He runs good routes and is able to find the holes in coverages. He has good body control and is able to identify the ball in the air and bring it down against physical cornerbacks. Plus, he's a playmaker on special teams as a punt returner. Davis has a knack for the end zone with eight touchdowns in each of his three seasons, and it's only a matter of time until he's playing on Sundays.
3. Justin Cherocci has a nice story, and the word that I think immediately comes to mind is 'playmaker.' What do you see out of the supporting cast this year? Is Cherocci someone who can take over a game himself?
Butzin: Cherocci was allowed to come to CMU as a walk-on as a favor to his high school coach. He's repaid the staff by becoming a scholarship player and three-year starter. Cherocci is an absolute tackling machine, which is a must for the Chippewas' 4-2-5 defense. Cherocci led the MAC last year and finished 16th in the nation with 121 tackles, but he's going to have to break in a new partner at linebacker following the graduation of Shamari Benton. The defensive line and backfield both have a ton of experience coming back, so they have a chance to be effective if they can find another linebacker to pair with Cherocci. Tony Annese and Kavon Frazier are opportunistic defensive backs with the ability to force turnovers. Leterrius Walton and Blake Serpa are preseason All-MAC selections on the defensive line.
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Abandon or Renovate Carrier Dome? Syverud Says There Are Two Years to Decide (PS; Tobin)
Syracuse University has two years to decide whether to abandon or renovate its Carrier Dome, SU Chancellor Kent Syverud said today.
Syverud said that given the lead time for repairs and new construction, university officials need to decide in the next two years which of three options to act upon.
The Dome's inflatable roof, last replaced in 1999-2000, will need to be replaced again in five years, Syverud said.
Syverud recently received a report from a university advisory group that considered options for football and basketball games if the Dome's roof were to fail. The report said the Carrier Dome roof is "highly likely" to need to be replaced by 2024 and would cost the university $25 million.
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Poll: What Should SU Do with the Carrier Dome? (PS; Axe)
The future of the Carrier Dome rests on one of three choices.
As Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud told syracuse.com's Dave Tobin, SU will either replace the current air-supported roof, build a new roofing system or build an off-site stadium.
"Within the next 24 months we have to decide what we're going to do," Syverud said. "Twenty-four months because the useful life of the current roof is at most five years, and a process of replacing it - getting the fabric, getting it installed, planning for all the disruption around that - is a couple year process."
"None of the three are easy," he said. "None of the three are without disruption, particularly if they are working on I-81 at the same time."
Which of those three options sounds like the best one to you?
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As of 7:03 AMJ, Build a New Roof System Led with 61.05% of the votes
ACC News
Toughest Stretch Series: Virginia Tech (ESPN; Hale)
Toughest stretch: Oct. 4-23 (at North Carolina, at Pittsburgh, vs. Miami)
Why: The Hokies should actually be tested early this season, with nonconference games against Ohio State and East Carolina (always a thorn in Virginia Tech’s side), as well as the ACC opener against Georgia Tech in its first four games, so fans should have a pretty good idea by the end of September if this team is ready to compete.
But if September is an appropriate test for Frank Beamer’s crew, October will be the turning point in Virginia Tech’s season.
After wrapping up the nonconference slate against Western Michigan to close September, the Hokies get North Carolina on Oct. 4 in the first of three straight games that figure to help define the Coastal Division.
UNC finished last season as one of the nation’s hottest teams, and many early prognosticators have the Tar Heels pegged as the Coastal favorites for 2014. Virginia Tech has the luxury of a bye week after its trip to Tobacco Road, but the Hokies then head north to Pitt, where the Panthers offense figures to be an exceptional test for Tech’s strong secondary. The trifecta ends with a home date against Miami, the second straight week of prime-time football for the Hokies.
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Miami Takes Unique Workout Approach (ESPN; Fortuna)
A word of advice if you happen to be lifting in Coral Gables, Florida, this summer: Make sure you have someone spotting you.
You might not be able to see anything else otherwise.
Miami has taken a rather unique approach to its early-morning summer workouts this June, turning its weight room into something resembling that of a nightclub.
Hey, they like to party into the morning hours anyway near South Beach … so I'm told.
The Hurricanes blitzed social media Wednesday with clips from team workouts, which now include strobe lights and, of course, a DJ.
The program created a Storify of its players' "#RISEAndGRIND", and the clips pretty much tell the tale.
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Duke Johnson
Miami Faces an Uphill Climb (sportsonearth.com; Brown)
A lot of unexpected things can happen in 10 years. Duke can win a division title in football. Wake Forest can win the entire ACC and go to the Orange Bowl. Founding member Maryland can leave for the Big Ten. Miami can win an ACC basketball championship.
For all the surprises, though, what's most notable is what hasn't happened: Miami still has not won an ACC football championship, or even appeared in the league title game at all. It's mostly been sort of...irrelevant.
It's been 10 years since the Hurricanes' entry into the league from the Big East -- the official anniversary is Tuesday, July 1 -- and Miami football is still treading water, a good-but-not-great team consistently in the second tier of the ACC. When the ACC originally decided on the Atlantic and Coastal division splits, it was widely assumed that separating Florida State and conference newcomer Miami would create repeated rematches, with the two rivals playing annually in the regular season but also dominating their divisions to meet again in December, with potential national title implications. It was supposed to be Miami and Florida State, then everyone else.
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Other
Jermaine Jones and Benedikt Hoewedes
Large Crowds Gathered in Many US Cities to Watch the Game, Including Buffalo
World Cup Update: US Advances, Second Round Set (PS; Walsh)
The United States is through to the second round of the World Cup.
It wasn't pretty though.
Germany controlled Thursday's game against the U.S. until the final minutes before closing out a 1-0 win.
But the U.S. got some help from Cristiano Ronaldo, whose late goal led Portugal to a 2-1 win over Ghana. With the U.S. outpacing Portugal on goal differential, the primary tiebreaker, they placed second in the group, which means they live to play another day. In this case, it will be Tuesday against Belgium.
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200 Fans Fill Small Plates to Cheer on the US Against Germany (PS; Bailey)
Alex Cauwels stood on a chair and began waving an American flag in the air. Soon after, beer bottles were risen from a packed, sweaty crowd as chanting broke out throughout Small Plates on Walton Street.
Led by the Syracuse chapter of the American Outlaws, roughly 200 United States supporters celebrated the team's advancement to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
"In all honesty, it was probably just under what we had for the Sunday game (against Portugal)," Steve Haller, president of the Syracuse American Outlaws Chapter said. "For noon on a Thursday, you can't really beat it. It was utterly amazing."
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SU News
Mount Pleasant in the Fall
Central Michigan Preview: Chippewas Led by Titus Davis and Justin Cherocci (PS; Mink)
...
2. Maybe the most impressive stat with CMU is WR Titus Davis being the active NCAA leader with a career average of 18.9 yards per reception. Is it possible to quantify how important he is to the offense? I imagine he's going to be a player that immediately pops out on film. Why is he able to routinely make the big play?
Butzin: Make no mistake about it, Titus Davis is the CMU offense. When teams focus two or three defenders on him, it limits CMU's ability to make big plays and spread the field for the rest of the offense. He has good speed and tremendous hands. He should be playing in the Big Ten, but he was flat out overlooked in the recruiting process. At 6-foot-2, 190-pounds, he has good size to go with his speed. He runs good routes and is able to find the holes in coverages. He has good body control and is able to identify the ball in the air and bring it down against physical cornerbacks. Plus, he's a playmaker on special teams as a punt returner. Davis has a knack for the end zone with eight touchdowns in each of his three seasons, and it's only a matter of time until he's playing on Sundays.
3. Justin Cherocci has a nice story, and the word that I think immediately comes to mind is 'playmaker.' What do you see out of the supporting cast this year? Is Cherocci someone who can take over a game himself?
Butzin: Cherocci was allowed to come to CMU as a walk-on as a favor to his high school coach. He's repaid the staff by becoming a scholarship player and three-year starter. Cherocci is an absolute tackling machine, which is a must for the Chippewas' 4-2-5 defense. Cherocci led the MAC last year and finished 16th in the nation with 121 tackles, but he's going to have to break in a new partner at linebacker following the graduation of Shamari Benton. The defensive line and backfield both have a ton of experience coming back, so they have a chance to be effective if they can find another linebacker to pair with Cherocci. Tony Annese and Kavon Frazier are opportunistic defensive backs with the ability to force turnovers. Leterrius Walton and Blake Serpa are preseason All-MAC selections on the defensive line.
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Abandon or Renovate Carrier Dome? Syverud Says There Are Two Years to Decide (PS; Tobin)
Syracuse University has two years to decide whether to abandon or renovate its Carrier Dome, SU Chancellor Kent Syverud said today.
Syverud said that given the lead time for repairs and new construction, university officials need to decide in the next two years which of three options to act upon.
The Dome's inflatable roof, last replaced in 1999-2000, will need to be replaced again in five years, Syverud said.
Syverud recently received a report from a university advisory group that considered options for football and basketball games if the Dome's roof were to fail. The report said the Carrier Dome roof is "highly likely" to need to be replaced by 2024 and would cost the university $25 million.
...
Poll: What Should SU Do with the Carrier Dome? (PS; Axe)
The future of the Carrier Dome rests on one of three choices.
As Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud told syracuse.com's Dave Tobin, SU will either replace the current air-supported roof, build a new roofing system or build an off-site stadium.
"Within the next 24 months we have to decide what we're going to do," Syverud said. "Twenty-four months because the useful life of the current roof is at most five years, and a process of replacing it - getting the fabric, getting it installed, planning for all the disruption around that - is a couple year process."
"None of the three are easy," he said. "None of the three are without disruption, particularly if they are working on I-81 at the same time."
Which of those three options sounds like the best one to you?
...
As of 7:03 AMJ, Build a New Roof System Led with 61.05% of the votes
ACC News
Toughest Stretch Series: Virginia Tech (ESPN; Hale)
Toughest stretch: Oct. 4-23 (at North Carolina, at Pittsburgh, vs. Miami)
Why: The Hokies should actually be tested early this season, with nonconference games against Ohio State and East Carolina (always a thorn in Virginia Tech’s side), as well as the ACC opener against Georgia Tech in its first four games, so fans should have a pretty good idea by the end of September if this team is ready to compete.
But if September is an appropriate test for Frank Beamer’s crew, October will be the turning point in Virginia Tech’s season.
After wrapping up the nonconference slate against Western Michigan to close September, the Hokies get North Carolina on Oct. 4 in the first of three straight games that figure to help define the Coastal Division.
UNC finished last season as one of the nation’s hottest teams, and many early prognosticators have the Tar Heels pegged as the Coastal favorites for 2014. Virginia Tech has the luxury of a bye week after its trip to Tobacco Road, but the Hokies then head north to Pitt, where the Panthers offense figures to be an exceptional test for Tech’s strong secondary. The trifecta ends with a home date against Miami, the second straight week of prime-time football for the Hokies.
...
Miami Takes Unique Workout Approach (ESPN; Fortuna)
A word of advice if you happen to be lifting in Coral Gables, Florida, this summer: Make sure you have someone spotting you.
You might not be able to see anything else otherwise.
Miami has taken a rather unique approach to its early-morning summer workouts this June, turning its weight room into something resembling that of a nightclub.
Hey, they like to party into the morning hours anyway near South Beach … so I'm told.
The Hurricanes blitzed social media Wednesday with clips from team workouts, which now include strobe lights and, of course, a DJ.
The program created a Storify of its players' "#RISEAndGRIND", and the clips pretty much tell the tale.
...
Duke Johnson
Miami Faces an Uphill Climb (sportsonearth.com; Brown)
A lot of unexpected things can happen in 10 years. Duke can win a division title in football. Wake Forest can win the entire ACC and go to the Orange Bowl. Founding member Maryland can leave for the Big Ten. Miami can win an ACC basketball championship.
For all the surprises, though, what's most notable is what hasn't happened: Miami still has not won an ACC football championship, or even appeared in the league title game at all. It's mostly been sort of...irrelevant.
It's been 10 years since the Hurricanes' entry into the league from the Big East -- the official anniversary is Tuesday, July 1 -- and Miami football is still treading water, a good-but-not-great team consistently in the second tier of the ACC. When the ACC originally decided on the Atlantic and Coastal division splits, it was widely assumed that separating Florida State and conference newcomer Miami would create repeated rematches, with the two rivals playing annually in the regular season but also dominating their divisions to meet again in December, with potential national title implications. It was supposed to be Miami and Florida State, then everyone else.
...
Other
Jermaine Jones and Benedikt Hoewedes
Large Crowds Gathered in Many US Cities to Watch the Game, Including Buffalo
World Cup Update: US Advances, Second Round Set (PS; Walsh)
The United States is through to the second round of the World Cup.
It wasn't pretty though.
Germany controlled Thursday's game against the U.S. until the final minutes before closing out a 1-0 win.
But the U.S. got some help from Cristiano Ronaldo, whose late goal led Portugal to a 2-1 win over Ghana. With the U.S. outpacing Portugal on goal differential, the primary tiebreaker, they placed second in the group, which means they live to play another day. In this case, it will be Tuesday against Belgium.
...
200 Fans Fill Small Plates to Cheer on the US Against Germany (PS; Bailey)
Alex Cauwels stood on a chair and began waving an American flag in the air. Soon after, beer bottles were risen from a packed, sweaty crowd as chanting broke out throughout Small Plates on Walton Street.
Led by the Syracuse chapter of the American Outlaws, roughly 200 United States supporters celebrated the team's advancement to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
"In all honesty, it was probably just under what we had for the Sunday game (against Portugal)," Steve Haller, president of the Syracuse American Outlaws Chapter said. "For noon on a Thursday, you can't really beat it. It was utterly amazing."
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