Author: Carter Bainbridge
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Syracuse Football’s Most Important Players: #10 Courtney Jackson
It‚Äôs T-minus 13 days until Syracuse football gets its 2022 season started. There‚Äôs some buzz around this year‚Äôs ‚ÄòCuse squad as it hopes for a bowl, but the Orange will need sizable contributions from their returning players to get to the postseason. Here at the Fizz, we‚Äôve whittled down a list of the Top 10…
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Recent Preseason AP Poll Reveals a Brutal SU Schedule
If you can believe it, Syracuse football‚Äôs season opener is just over two weeks away. While we spent most of last summer dreading opening day after a 1-10 season, there‚Äôs some legitimate buzz surrounding this year‚Äôs SU squad. It‚Äôs bowl or bust for Dino Babers and company, but the newly-released AP Preseason poll shows that…
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What Needs to Break Right for SU to Make a Bowl?
Syracuse’s football opener is now less than a month away, and that means we’re now in the nitty-gritty of schedule gymnastics. How can SU sneak its way into a bowl? It’s certainly possible, but hinges on a few key factors. Last year, a similar article we wrote nailed some predictions for the ’21 squad. Ready…
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Syracuse Set To Step Up NIL Game With First-Ever “Collective”
Three months ago, Syracuse’s NIL shortcomings flashed across the pan as a short-lived topic of concern. Headlines made by other ACC players’ earnings through name-image-likeness opportunities forced SU Athletic Director John Wildhack to answer questions about what his teams were doing with regards to new NIL chances. At the time, Wildhack didn’t offer many specifics…
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The Five Games Syracuse Has To Win In 2022
We‚Äôre now just under a month away from Syracuse football‚Äôs 2022 season opener against Louisville. There‚Äôs plenty on the line for both the Orange and head coach Dino Babers this year, and we at the Fizz are currently working on some season predictions. For now, it‚Äôs worth taking a look over Syracuse‚Äôs schedule just as…
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College Hoops Outlet Projects SU’s Starting Five, Predicts A Middling Squad
The calendar has officially flipped over to August, and that means a few things for Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball. The first is that we‚Äôre way past the threshold for any kind of recruiting splashes akin to last year‚Äôs Class of ‚Äò22 bonanza. Another is that we‚Äôre that much closer from the Orange retaking the court –…
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Fizz Five 7/31: Men’s Basketball Class of ’23 Targets, Sean Tucker, and Football Outlook
Carter Bainbridge and Cam Ezeir are back on this week’s Fizz Five to discuss men’s basketball recruiting, Sean Tucker’s chances for 2022 awards, and football’s conditions for success. 1. JP Estrella status (1:41-8:31)2. Elijah Gertrude’s fast-rising stock (8:33-15:50)3. Sean Tucker’s chances for a major award (15:53-24:02)4. ACC Media Poll’s dreary outlook on SU football (24:05-31:25)5.…
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Latest Twist In The JP Estrella Saga Favors SU
We‚Äôre just a few days shy of August, and Syracuse men‚Äôs hoops has still yet to net its first Class of 2023 commit. No matter how good a thing you believe that is to keep the structural integrity of SU‚Äôs high-powered Class of ‚Äò22 intact, the Orange would certainly like to swing a player or…
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Fast-Rising Class of ’23 PG “Absolutely” Wants To Visit SU
The summer recruiting season has all but come and gone, and Syracuse men‚Äôs hoops‚Äô recruiting haul is conspicuous by its absence. A year after assembling a nationally ranked Top 25 class, the Orange have been quiet this year. We‚Äôve talked before about how a quality-over-quantity Class of ‚Äò23 would benefit both newcomers and the soon-arriving…
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Sean Tucker Added To Prestigious Maxwell Award Watchlist
Compared to last year, it‚Äôs been a relatively quiet summer of Syracuse sports. Men‚Äôs basketball has yet to secure even one commit in the Class of 2023, and SU football hasn‚Äôt blown up the headlines with major moves of its own. Perhaps that‚Äôs to be expected, but we already know freshmen aren‚Äôt going to change…
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SU’s Pair Of Top 2023 Targets Have Dominated AAU Play
As we approach the latter half of the summer, it‚Äôs become increasingly clear that Syracuse men‚Äôs hoops isn‚Äôt planning on a spectacular ending to the Class of 2023 recruiting cycle. The Orange used momentum last summer from its first big surprise commitment in Justin Taylor to assemble an increasingly exciting group, but we‚Äôre past the…
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Things Aren’t Looking Good For SU In The JP Estrella Sweepstakes
Compared to last year, it‚Äôs been all quiet on the Syracuse basketball recruiting front so far. The Orange snagged summertime commits from top prospects like Justin Taylor and Quadir Copeland, but have yet to secure even one commitment in the Class of ‚Äò23, highly rated or otherwise. There‚Äôs some speculation on why that‚Äôs been the…
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Should Syracuse Try To Join The Big 10?
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That’s the thought that’s surely crossed every embittered college football fan’s mind over the past few days – or years, give or take – as they’ve watched the NCAA’s traditional structure and Power Five alignment begin to break down. It should tell you a lot that UCLA and…
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Sean Tucker’s List Of Preseason Accolades, Hype Keeps On Growing
Syracuse Athletic Director John Wildhack just talked at length about the state of Syracuse football and the job security of head coach Dino Babers, and sounded typically non-alarmist in the face of rabid media members and fans. Wildhack maintains – predictably, but also laughably – that Babers is not on any kind of hot seat…
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SU’s Cornerbacks Are Key To Defensive Success, Wins In 2022
The summer has marked a veritable Syracuse sports desert. With no football or basketball to play, the attention has all but focused on men‚Äôs basketball recruiting efforts. There doesn‚Äôt appear to be another Justin Taylor walking through the door in the Class of ‚Äò23, so it‚Äôs worth keeping your eye on what Dino Babers and…
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There’s One Thing SU Hoops Needs Most From Its Incoming Freshmen
Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball chatter is appropriately picking up right around Class of ‚Äò23 commitment season. How deeply SU invests in this upcoming class is anyone‚Äôs guess – the Orange already faded out of contention for several high-profile targets, and one of our writers on the latest Fizz Five contended that Syracuse should settle for only…
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3-Star DL Tyriq Blanding Is Another In-State Miss For SU
As the Summer rolls along, we‚Äôre only bound to learn more about Syracuse football‚Äôs incoming Class of ‚Äò23. Things have been fairly quiet on that front since quarterback LaNorris Sellers committed to the Orange back in March, but you figure SU is gearing up to net some commits and come up with more movie poster…
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Syracuse’s 2-3 Zone Appeals To Top 2024 Center Target
With the 2023 recruiting cycle and the summer mercury heating up, we‚Äôre already seeing some of the nation‚Äôs top talent fall into place on the recruiting trail. SU can wave goodbye to former targets like GG Jackson and Blue Cain. In their stead, other doors have opened up, like the suddenly contentious battle between ‚ÄòCuse…
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Déjà Vu: SU Hoops Battling Duke For Big-Time 4-Star Target
Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball is currently venturing into an interesting summer of recruiting. For one thing, it‚Äôll be difficult to one-up its ballyhooed Class of 2022 that sits at No. 21 overall in the nation. SU has shot high and shot often for the crown jewels in the Class of ‚Äò23, but the recruiting tides have…
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Athlon’s Preseason All-Conference Teams Feature Plenty Of Orange
June is a big month for Syracuse football and men‚Äôs basketball recruiting alike. New recruits don‚Äôt necessarily change the compass readings for certain teams, but getting rosters closer to finalized means that predictions and previews can start coming out full force. SU football is certainly in that camp without any major Top 100 recruits, but…
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SU Men’s Hoops’ 2023 Recruiting Strategy Appears To Be Shifting
Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball is just about to rev up its recruiting efforts this summer. With AAU ball and commitment season approaching, SU is on the home stretch of assembling its Class of 2023. If this summer is anything like the last, Jim Boeheim and company will go a long way in a short time to…
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Dino Babers May Have To Make Hard Choices With Del Rio-Wilson, Shrader
The calendar is about to flick over to June, and Syracuse football recruiting is about to take center stage for a brief period of time. Pre-AAU season Class of ‚Äò23 commitments will fill the headlines and then inevitably fade away until late August, but there‚Äôs one recent addition to SU’s football squad whose name may…
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Syracuse Football’s O/U Win Totals Have Opened Predictably Low
We‚Äôre entering the very beginning of the traditional summer-long Syracuse sports desert. With football and basketball still appearing as a hazy mirage on the horizon, there‚Äôs not a ton to talk about with either team until AAU season and football commitments kick up in June and July. Until then, ‚ÄòCuse football fans desperate for content…
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Fizz Five 5/26: WLAX Finale, MLAX Transfer Portal, MBB Non-Con and Football Win Totals
Carter Bainbridge and Cam Ezeir are back on Fizz Five this week to discuss all things Orange. In order, topics today include: Women’s lacrosse finale recap (1:43 – 7:32)Men’s lacrosse transfer portal movement (7:35 – 13:14)Carlos Del Rio-Wilson’s impact on SU football’s QB room (13:17 – 19:51)Is an easy non-conference schedule for men’s hoops a…
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SU Hoops’ Class of ‘22’s Final Rankings Are High Across The Board
Summertime is nearly upon us in Syracuse, and that means it‚Äôs time for a couple things: recruiting season, and that it‚Äôs time to count down the days until football season. September 3rd is still a ways away, but this year‚Äôs midsummer stretch is expected to give us quite a bit of news on SU‚Äôs 2023…
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Former SU Lineman Josh Black’s Skillset, Fit Could Prove Beneficial With Saints
The NFL draft came and went in late April, and there were conspicuously zero Syracuse players taken throughout the three-day process. That fact stirred up some question marks here on the Fizz, but it appears SU football isn‚Äôt going to completely whiff on NFL representation. Former offensive lineman Aaron Servais and defensive tackle McKinley Williams…
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247Sports’ Finkelstein: SU Hoops Gaining Size, Athleticism With Class of ‘22
It‚Äôs been over two months since Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball played its last game, but SU men‚Äôs hoops has continued to linger around the headlines as it heads into a long summer of AAU watching and Class of ‚Äò23 commitment season. Duquesne center transfer Mounir Hima recently committed to play for the Orange over 15-plus other…
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Could a Potential ACC Football Scheduling Change Benefit SU?
A lot of things seemed like they started changing rapidly in the college football universe during the 2021 season. College football fans started to get drip-fed stories and developments about NIL, and there was a whole lot of nail-biting about conference structure. Specifically, the ground beneath the Big 12 turning to quicksand after the departure…
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SU Football’s Offensive Overhaul Is Already Impacting Recruiting
Syracuse football‚Äôs 2022 season is still a summer away, but coverage of the team and the ACC is beginning to pick up. ESPN noted SU‚Äôs depth at quarterback and a few other things in a preliminary Atlantic Coast review, but that‚Äôs not where the intrigue for the Orange offense ends. Offensive coordinator Robert Anae‚Äôs system…
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Does Syracuse Have An NIL Problem?
In the whirlwind world of college athletics, Syracuse sports teams have remained somewhat immune from the fast-changing, parity-heavy pace that has defined NCAA athletics during the 21st century. The school‚Äôs three ‚Äòrevenue‚Äô sports – football, men‚Äôs basketball, and men‚Äôs lacrosse – have all played in the same building since 1980. Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball has had…
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Fizz Five 5/2: Tucker Dordevic, State of Syracuse Lacrosse, and Orange NIL Deals
Carter Bainbridge and Cam Ezeir are back for this week’s Fizz Five, and cover a little bit of everything in this week’s edition. In order, the topics covered include: 1. Tucker Dordevic Enters Transfer Portal 2. State of Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse, Post-2022 Season 3. Syracuse Women’s Lacrosse ACC Tournament Opening Loss, NCAA Tourney Outlook 4.…
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Tucker Dordevic’s Transfer Muddies Outlook For SU Men’s Lax
Just a day removed from Syracuse men’s lacrosse’s season finale, Orange fans and lacrosse enthusiasts received some surprising news. Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse’s midfielder-turned-attackman who led the team in scoring this season, announced early Monday morning his intention to enter the transfer portal. Dordevic’s hasty exit not even 24 hours removed from SU’s 18-11 season-finale loss…
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Can SU Hoops Stay In The Mix For 2023’s No. 1 Prospect?
With the summer right around the corner, Syracuse basketball recruiting season is bound to kick up immediately. Last June, Class of ‚Äò22 forward Justin Taylor was the first domino to fall into place in SU‚Äôs upcoming class of freshmen. Guard Quadir Copeland followed in early August, and the Orange have only kept on adding pieces…
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Four Things For SU Football To Improve In 2022
As we venture towards the Summer, the flow of Syracuse sports news has slowed to a trickle. SU men‚Äôs hoops has been off for some time and doesn‚Äôt appear to be making any more big plays towards its 2022 recruiting class, and the men‚Äôs lacrosse team is a game away from ending a disappointing year.…
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SU Hoops Continues To Swing Big In The Class of ‘24
Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball, at least right now, is the de facto story on The Hill. SU football is still a little too far away to get truly excited about, and the men‚Äôs lacrosse team has already bombed out of playoff contention. For the foreseeable near future, Jim Boeheim‚Äôs team will be the likely subject of…
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ESPN‚Äôs 2022 Preseason FPI Rankings Aren’t High On SU
It might technically be Spring in Syracuse right now, but you wouldn‚Äôt know it by the still-chilly weather and incessant rain we can‚Äôt seem to get away from. The frosty air reminds us that we haven‚Äôt even come close to the Summer yet – and are still very, very far away from Syracuse football‚Äôs 2022…
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