Author: Damon Amendolara
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Reader Doug in Chicago Rocking His “Teach Me How to Dougie” Shirt
We put up the Bat Signal to our readers a few weeks ago, and Doug in Chicago responded! We just found a ton of backorder Doug Marrone t-shirts from a few seasons ago. I wanted to give our readers and Cuse fans the opportunity to grab one before I donate them to charity. Doug and…
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The Fizz Needs Your Help! What Do We Do With The Marrone Shirts?
A few years ago, at the height of the Marrone Optimism on the Hill, we at the Fizz decided to help fly the flag. With a local graphic designer, we developed the “Teach Me How to Dougie” tee. They were extremely popular, and even were the subject of a few local new stories. With each…
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Syracuse “Hot Head” Eric Devendorf Is Still A Handful
We all remember Eric Devendorf as the fiery, controversial, combative player who always seemed on the edge of self-combusting. He hasn’t seemed to change. Devo may be six years removed from his playing days at Syracuse (where we named him part of The Fizz’s All-Sanctions Team), but he can still get thrown out of a…
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Syracuse Gets Verbal From Penn State Target Isaiah McDuffie
Syracuse has added a second member to its football class of 2017 – the first being Daewood Davis¬†- as Buffalo, New York LB Isaiah McDuffie commits to the Orange. The report initially came from Mike McAllister of Scout.com and has since been confirmed on McDuffie’s twitter. McDuffie tweeted: “Thanks to all the Syracuse family #CuseFamily…
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Like It Or Not Zaire Franklin Is Syracuse’s Leader on Defense in 2015
The Syracuse coaching staff chose two players to represent the program at Sunday–Tuesday‚Äôs ACC Media Days. There were no surprises when it was announced that senior quarterback Terrel Hunt would be one player present at the festivities in North Carolina. Many fans did not expect to see the staff‚Äôs defensive selection get the nod however,…
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Syracuse Vet Calls Tyler Lydon “A Gem” & Potential One-And-Done
With their first game in The Basketball Tournament on Saturday, Boeheim‚Äôs Army decided to get a warm-up in by playing some pick up games with Jim Boeheim‚Äôs current squad. While the team comprised of former Syracuse greats such as Eric Devendorf, Hakim Warrick and Demetris Nichols has been in Syracuse this week to prepare for…
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Syracuse Football Scholarship Crunch: Creativity With Adam Giordano
The NCAA has a strict limit on the number of commitments a football team can accept each year. Syracuse has reached the limit of 25 but there is a 26th player who appears to be coming to the Hill in the fall as part of the 2015 recruiting class. With the twenty-five players signed, Syracuse…
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Here’s How Syracuse Will Find Scholarship Space for Tyus Battle
It‚Äôs huge that Tyus Battle decided to commit to SU. But everyone is wondering about¬†that elephant in the room. How can the Orange fit Battle in given the NCAA sanctions? As of right now, Syracuse has 11 scholarship players committed for the 2016 season, and just 10 available scholarships. There are multiple possibilities for the…
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All-Star Hangover? Here’s The Syracuse Basketball ‚ÄúAll-Sanctions‚Äù Team
The sanctions on Syracuse‚Äôs men‚Äôs basketball team were handed down over four months ago, which means we can now¬†have at least a small sense of humor about them. In honor of last night‚Äôs MLB All-Star Game, I decided to put together a team of my own. The Syracuse All-Sanctions Team: a collection of the best…
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SU Needs to Be Careful With Cycoby Burch, Learn From Past Mistakes
Following the path of 2015 signee Jake Pickard, defensive back Cycoby Burch will visit Syracuse after being turned away by the Wisconsin Badgers in May. Pickard decommitted from the Badgers last recruiting cycle, committed to SU, and will make his debut this fall. Burch, from Orlando, FL, is a three-star ‚Äòathlete‚Äô recruit who has received…
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Top 5 Quotes From Tyus Battle’s SNY Profile “Battle Plan”
The verbal commitment of 2016 five-star standout Tyus Battle has Orange hoops fans buzzing, and he’ll be helping fill the Carrier Dome soon¬†barring anything crazy happening. Last November, SNY profiled Battle in the middle of his junior season of high school ball. During this season he injured his wrist, although he is expected to be…
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Three Biggest Positives From Tyus Battle’s Commitment to Syracuse
It was a momentous Monday, as one of the best guards in the country declared on Twitter that he’ll be coming to Syracuse. Here’s the three most important takeaways: 1) “It mattered.”¬† This was Battle’s response to whether Mike Hopkins being named the official successor to Jim Boeheim factored into this. “He’s a great guy…
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Numbers Crunch: Can Syracuse Make Room for Another Commit After Battle?
What a fascinating 24 hours for Syracuse basketball.¬†In the wake¬†of Tyus Battle verbally committing (via Twitter) to the Orange, eyes are on center Paschal Chukwu. He announced a few weeks ago that he plans to transfer to Syracuse. This would really put the cramp on SU with its scholarship situation for the upcoming season, when…
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Switcheroo! Syracuse Pulls Off Huge Move, Lands 5-Star Guard Tyus Battle
2016 5-star guard Tyus Battle has announced his commitment to the Orange after previously being committed to Michigan. Battle confirmed the ESPN report as he tweeted:¬†‚ÄúExcited to say I have officially committed to Syracuse University!!‚Äù Battle is the 6th ranked SG and 27th ranked overall recruit for 2016 according to 27Sports.¬† He decomitted from Michigan…
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Losing Sean Frazier in Syracuse AD Search is Being Overblown
Sean Frazier is the dream AD hire for most Syracuse fans. But sounds like SU has to look in a different direction. Syracuse.com reports: “He said this week he has not been contacted by Syracuse or its search firm about the AD position.¬†He also said he has no interest in the job, citing his commitment…
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Who is Unknown Syracuse QB Target Jarrett Collins?
Syracuse’s next quarterback signee has become an interesting adventure, and little-known Jarrett Collins is the newest intrigue. Sawyer Smith verbally commits to UCF, Anthony Brown just chose BC, and a slew of others looked elsewhere. On Monday QBHitList.com tweeted that Collins would be visiting the Hill this weekend, but he doesn’t even have a scouting…
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