Author: Carter Bainbridge
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SU Hoops Still Has A Big Reason For Optimism
In case you missed it, this past week has not been kind to Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball. COVID issues have forced the Orange off the court and shoved winnable non-conference games into uncertain makeup territory. The disruptions come at a bad time for a team lacking confidence and for fans all around New York searching for…
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Could Extra Time Off Help SU Hoops Recharge?
It‚Äôs now been over a full week since Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball took the floor. It wasn‚Äôt supposed to be this way, but COVID issues with Lehigh and Cornell just pushed back games the Orange were supposed to play on December 18th and 21st. It‚Äôs an unfortunate consequence of something larger that hopefully doesn‚Äôt throw off…
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SU’s Complete Signing Day Recap and Analysis
SU officially began its offseason roster retooling with its early signees. The Orange inked 13 players in total in a smaller class, but still managed to sign some nearby products. Let‚Äôs break down the class and what it means for SU this upcoming year. The Signees Note: All star ratings and measurements are courtesy of…
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Biggest Takeaways from Dino Babers’ Signing Day Presser
It‚Äôs been a busy early signing day for Syracuse football. This afternoon, SU head coach Dino Babers took to the podium to answer some questions about the team‚Äôs offseason so far. In case you haven‚Äôt listened or couldn‚Äôt make it, we‚Äôve broken down some of the main points Babers discussed earlier today. Recruiting Success Without…
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Which Transfer Portal QBs Should SU Go After?
UPDATE 12/14/21: Just minutes after this article was published, Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. committed to play at Washington. With early signing day set for tomorrow, Syracuse football is now well entrenched in its retooling phase ahead of 2022. The Orange overachieved last year, but now face difficult choices when it comes to personnel. Tomorrow‚Äôs…
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SU Hoops Just Showed Us Its Resilience and Flaws. What Now?
Almost three weeks ago, Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball was coming off a disappointing loss to a non-conference opponent with tougher games on the horizon. Today, the same exact things are true. Of course, any further comparisons would be facetious. Three weeks ago, SU had just gotten strummed by Colgate in a home upset with four challenging…
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Is SU Football Facing a Depth Crisis?
Men‚Äôs basketball season is officially under way in Syracuse. Much like the Syracuse winter winds that always seem to blow whichever way you‚Äôre facing, the renewed focus on Jim Boeheim‚Äôs squad has taken just about all the attention away from SU football. It‚Äôs par for the course, considering the former is playing and the latter…
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What Should We Make of SU’s Defense?
If you had just listened to the criticism of Syracuse‚Äôs 2021-22 prospects and nothing else, you would‚Äôve probably thought Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball was going to be the collegiate Washington Generals this season. Restlessness with head coach Jim Boeheim‚Äôs antique 2-3 zone and accurate concerns about the team‚Äôs defensive ability coupled to hold pundits back from…
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NCAA’s Coaching Carousel Is More Dollars Than Sense, and SU Isn‚Äôt Immune
Another season of SU football is in the books, and for the seventeenth time in the last 22 seasons Syracuse will not partake in a bowl game. The ending may be familiar, but the past season was a topsy-turvy one that reinvigorated the program after a pandemic-marred 2020. Even at 5-7, a four-win improvement would…
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By The Numbers: How SU’s Season Ended Against Pitt, 31-14
Syracuse football‚Äôs 2021 season ended with a disappointing clang last night. The Orange were underdogs against a talented Pitt team and couldn‚Äôt keep up after holding an early 7-0 lead. SU ends its season at 5-7 and finishes four games better than it did last year – but with the same record it had in…
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SU’s Final Non-Con Games Now Look Like Important Tests
The first loss of Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball‚Äôs 2021-22 season came as a surprising thud. Jim Boeheim‚Äôs first-ever career loss to Colgate was a true shocker and threw cold water on the teams‚Äô early-season honeymoon period. All of a sudden, a team the Fizz picked to make strides after last year looked vulnerable. We wrote pretty…
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By The Numbers: How NC State Scorched SU 41-17
As SU football‚Äôs 2021 season winds down, the Orange have dealt with two consecutive blowouts at the hands of conference opponents. Yesterday‚Äôs matchup was a little closer than the last, but ‚ÄòCuse still fell hard at NC State. Let‚Äôs take a look at some reasons why. 5 Of all the culprits for yesterday‚Äôs loss, Syracuse‚Äôs…
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Syracuse Shocked by Colgate 100-85, Ending 59-Year Unbeaten Streak
After 55 tries, the longest winning streak in NCAA history by one team over another has come to a close. On November 21st, 2021, Colgate men’s basketball took down Syracuse in the Dome by a score of 100-85. The win marked the end of the longest domination by one team over another in Division I…
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What Will It Take For SU Hoops To Get Ranked?
Compared to last year, this year‚Äôs Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball non-con slate has been pleasant. There hasn‚Äôt been a one-point heart-pounder against an FCS team or a discouraging smacking at the hands of a Northeastern rival. Instead, we‚Äôve been treated to an appetizer of what looks to be a high-scoring rendition of SU hoops. For clarity‚Äôs…
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For SU Football, A Disappointing But Predictable Ending Looms
As positively as it can be said, it wasn‚Äôt supposed to end this way for Syracuse football. By that, we mean the team that was picked to go winless in the ACC and finish with around three wins has exceeded all expectations. The Orange are now 5-5 and better than anyone thought they would be,…
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What Should We Expect From Benny Williams This Season?
It‚Äôs roughly t-minus six hours until Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball opens its 2021-22 season. In Year 46 under Jim Boeheim, there‚Äôs sure to be high emotions on opening night. Tonight‚Äôs Dome game is the first Syracuse basketball home game with full fan capacity since February 29th, 2020. Hopefully, a new-look SU team will be worth the…
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Syracuse Football’s Bye Week Report Card
Syracuse football finally gets a well-deserved break this week in the form of a bye. It might‚Äôve come a little later than Dino Babers would like, but the Orange now get some time off. Now that we‚Äôve seen the team play nine games, it seems appropriate that we give this year‚Äôs squad some grades based…
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Could Cole Swider Be This Season’s Breakout Performer?
Two exhibition games into Syracuse‚Äôs 2021-22 men‚Äôs basketball season, we‚Äôve certainly seen our fair share of offensive production. The Orange put up 79 and 90 points in two games against Pace and Le Moyne, respectively. Those two are certainly softer competition, but ‚ÄòCuse showed off a sharpshooting pedigree that hasn‚Äôt been present the past couple…
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By The Numbers: How SU Silenced BC 21-6
In a game not as close as the score would indicate, Syracuse raced away from Boston College in the second half yesterday for its second straight conference win. With the victory, the Orange are back over .500. Let‚Äôs take a look at some figures that explain how SU accomplished that yesterday. 19 Immediately, Syracuse‚Äôs strong…
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Garrett Shrader’s Career Day Cements Arrival Of A New Era
Syracuse‚Äôs win over Virginia Tech last Saturday should still have SU fans walking with a little extra zip in their step. Yes, it was the program‚Äôs first win at Lane Stadium since 2001. Yes, it was a dramatic last-second victory. But most of all, it was a coming out party for a blossoming offensive star:…
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By The Numbers: How SU Stunned Virginia Tech 41-36
Syracuse‚Äôs come-from-behind win over Virginia Tech was as unexpected as it was impressive. Here are a few key numbers that helped lead the Orange to a surprising victory at Lane Stadium. 410 Garrett Shrader‚Äôs 410 total yards were the primary driver behind a solid day for the Syracuse offense. Apart from another end-of-half snafu at…
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As Last Man Standing, Accountability Falls On Dino Babers More Than Ever
These days, being the head coach of a Division I college football team for six seasons is a serious accomplishment. Dino Babers has been lead man at Syracuse since 2016. Not many other coaches hired that year are still around with their same teams. Given his longevity, Babers has presided over a distinct period of…
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By The Numbers: How Clemson Silenced SU 17-14
After a couple of days to process Friday night‚Äôs loss to Clemson, the sting hasn‚Äôt quite gone away for Syracuse. Let‚Äôs take a look at some of the key figures that led to SU‚Äôs demise. 20 Quarterback Garrett Shrader‚Äôs 20 incompletions on Friday night were as large a reason Syracuse lost as any. Whether they…
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Syracuse Drops Heartbreaker to Clemson, 17-14
Syracuse came into Friday night seeking to snap a two-game losing streak and knock off a heated rival in the Clemson Tigers. Unfortunately, SU couldn‚Äôt seal the deal and fell 17-14 in front of its home fans. Andre Szmyt‚Äôs potential game-tying 48-yard field goal fell short with under a minute to play. Szmyt‚Äôs miss was…
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What’s The Outlook On Chris Bunch and Chance Westry?
In case you missed it, Class of 2022 4-star guard JJ Starling committed to Notre Dame earlier this evening. Syracuse was among his final five teams. Instead, Starling is taking his talents to South Bend, and the Orange are dealt another blow for their Class of ‚Äò22 recruiting group that also saw Kamari Lands decommit…
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By The Numbers: How SU Let #19 Wake Forest Get Away
It‚Äôs been a tough last 16 hours or so for Syracuse fans. The Orange dropped an unexpectedly winnable game against No. 19 Wake Forest last night, and there‚Äôs plenty to talk about. Let‚Äôs dive into some of the game‚Äôs more important numbers. 354 Syracuse put up a staggering 354 rushing yards against Wake Forest. Quarterback…
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Syracuse Comes Up Just Short Against Wake Forest, 40-37
SU entered this Saturday seeking its first regular-season win over a ranked team since beating NC State in 2018. However, it was not to be. The Orange pushed Wake Forest all the way to overtime, but fell 40-37 on a walk-off 22-yard touchdown catch from Deacs wideout A.T. Perry. The Positives First, let‚Äôs go over…
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SU’s Rough Week Has The Program At a Crossroads
Nobody in Syracuse should underestimate how quickly things can change in a week. Just seven days ago, everyone was walking around in balmy 70-degree weather and getting amped up after SU football took down an undefeated Liberty squad. This week, we‚Äôre all putting on sweatshirts and dealing with the ever-charming pelting Autumn rain that Central…
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By The Numbers: How SU Faltered Against Winless FSU
Given how low expectations were for Syracuse going into 2021, yesterday‚Äôs loss against Florida State stings unexpectedly badly. The Orange were kept on their heels all game long by the Seminoles. Let‚Äôs take a look at a few numbers to understand why SU never quite pulled away. 244 It may not be a huge number,…
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SU’s Impressive Start Should Vindicate Dino Babers
A few quick Google searches on how to cook crow don‚Äôt yield much. YouTube says to pan fry it, while other sites say it‚Äôs better raw than it is cooked. No thanks. I‚Äôll leave that to Lithuanians, who apparently love the stuff. I learn something every day. Such research is all part of the penance…
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By The Numbers: How SU Shocked Undefeated Liberty
Of the three wins Syracuse now has in 2021, this past Friday‚Äôs stunner over Liberty is certainly the most impressive for Dino Babers. Let‚Äôs take a look at a few numbers to figure out how the Orange pulled it off. 0 It might be a fairly straightforward number, but SU‚Äôs zero turnovers in the game…
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After An Easy Week, The Real Tests Now Begin for Dino Babers
Say what you want about Syracuse‚Äôs Week 3 opponent in UAlbany. Yes, they‚Äôre an FCS team who stood no chance. Yes, SU paid a pretty penny to wallop them. Yes, the win felt about as artificial as the Dome‚Äôs black-speckled turf – but at the end of the day, it was a game Syracuse desperately…
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By The Numbers: How SU Blew Out UAlbany
A predictable 62-24 rebound against an FCS opponent was just the tonic for Dino Babers and his struggling offense. Syracuse racked up a lot of noteworthy figures against the Great Danes, so let‚Äôs dive right in to how the Orange performed yesterday. 9.44 It‚Äôs hard to score 62 points if your offense isn‚Äôt humming, and…
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Syracuse’s Offensive System Isn’t Fooling Anyone Anymore
In football, running a groundbreaking offensive system can take you to new heights. It can also go south quickly without proper adjustments. At this juncture of Dino Babers‚Äô tenure at Syracuse, the latter has been occurring since the program‚Äôs bowl-win 2018 season. It hasn‚Äôt been any clearer over the past two years than it was…
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By The Numbers: How The Orange Beat Themselves Against Rutgers
After a tidy Week 1 win, Syracuse football spiraled back down to earth with a frustrating 17-7 loss to Rutgers yesterday. There‚Äôs a lot more to this game than meets the eye, so let‚Äôs dive into some of the key numbers for both teams in the contest. 20 Including this weekend‚Äôs Rutgers game, Syracuse has…
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Syracuse’s Self-Inflicted QB Controversy Continues For Another Week
On Saturday night, Dino Babers was just two minutes and 29 seconds of game clock away from setting himself up for a perfect week. Syracuse was up 29-9 against the Ohio Bobcats in a well-played season opener. Running back Sean Tucker went bananas for a career day, while hotshot true freshman cornerback Duce Chestnut played…
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