Author: Ian Unsworth
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Do Syracuse’s Early Season Struggles Prove Jim Boeheim Doesn’t Fit with the Roster?
Six freshmen, one transfer. A class that Jim Boeheim, in his 47th year at the helm, having recruited players like Billy Owens, Carmelo Anthony, Johnny Flynn and Michael Carter-Williams, called his best ever. Well, after three games, the ‘Cuse head man is retreading on those words. “Right now, Colgate is a better team than we…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Florida State
We have reached a point where it’s extremely difficult to say anything positive about this football team. Last night was the season’s low point. Getting dominated in every facet by a more athletic, more physical more prepared team sometimes happens in the game of football. It shouldn’t happen three weeks in a row. Somehow, we’re…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Pitt
Syracuse football is really trending in the wrong direction. The Orange stand at 6-3, and after three straight losses, this team is really dragging through the mud. Without a starting QB or a competent D-line, this crew is Pinstripe Bowl-bound. However, Pitt’s slog of an offense and Kedon Slovis’ incompetency kept this game close. Stock…
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Fizz Instant Reaction: Pitt 19, Syracuse 9
Ian Unsworth hosts our weekly postgame Twitter Space to react to SU’s abysmal 19-9 loss to Pitt. We discuss: Carlos Del Rio-Wilson’s first career start, the poorest of poor O-line Play, all the defensive injuries (and why) and much more.
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Three Things Syracuse Needs to Improve Before the Regular Season
Syracuse basketball is almost upon us. Jim Boeheim’s 47th year begins with a Monday night affair with Lehigh at the JMA Dome (we wonder if the cell service will work…) After two exhibition scrimmages, it’s safe to say nobody has been wowed by this team. The Orange beat Indiana University (conveniently located in Pennsylvania) 86-68…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Notre Dame
Saturday was not one to remember for Orange fans. Syracuse fell 41-24 to Notre Dame in what felt like everyone’s worst preseason prognostications coming true. SU was out-sized, out-manned and out-schemed. To quote fellow Fizzer Carter Bainbridge said on our weekly reaction Twitter Space, “it looked like SU got off the plane from Clemson this…
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Where is Syracuse going Bowling?
Some of you probably already have winter break vacation plans. Maybe you’re going to Florida, or making a cross-country drive to see family. We hope you’ve been in the process of changing those after Syracuse’s sixth win. However, things have definitely changed for the ‘Cuse. Gone are those fantasies of the College Football Playoff, and…
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What’s at Stake when Syracuse takes on Clemson?
No. 14 Syracuse heads to No. 5 Clemson hoping to break a 37-game Tiger home winning streak. Dabo Swinney’s team has been excellent in Death Valley over the past few years, and this year is no different. The Tigers are holding opponents to just 12 points per game at home. Quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei is completing…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: NC State
Let’s go bowling, Fizz Nation. Get ready to book those Florida vacations! (Hopefully we’re shooting a little higher than Pinstripe Bowl this year). No. 18 Syracuse is 6-0 for the first time since 1987 with a 24-9 win over No. 15 NC State, and if the Orange beat Clemson next week, they’ll be clear atop…
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Could Syracuse Make the College Football Playoff?
Life is crazy. Sometimes, the improbable falls into your lap. And according to Seth Walder, ESPN analytics expert, in worlds unknown to mankind, the undefeated, 5-0 Syracuse Orange make the playoff 10 times out of 20,000. But sometimes, the wild and absurd happens, and before you know it the Syracuse Orange are in the College…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Bye Week Evaluation
Throughout the first five weeks of Syracuse football, the Orange have been through many highs, and a few lows. The 5-0 record is a great accomplishment, and the high-flying SU passing offense has been the antithesis of last year’s Sterlin Gilbert slog. However, there have been nail-biting moments, head-scratchers and injuries. Not everything has been…
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Fizz Five 9/30: SU Football Needs a “Get Right Game,” Class of 2023 Hoops and Non-Rev Success
Ian Unsworth and Francesco Simone hop on this week’s Fizz Five to discuss lingering issues for SU football, such as offensive struggles and injuries heading into the Wagner game, as well as Jim Boeheim’s plan for the class of 2023 and the success of Syracuse’s soccer teams.
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Can Syracuse Cover a 55-point Spread?
Bettors, raise your eyebrows. On WynnBET, Syracuse is a 54.5-point favorite against the lowly Wagner Seahawks this Saturday. That’s a six-touchdown gap. It’s the largest spread in program history. Now history would suggest Syracuse wins this game. The Orange are 19-0 against FCS teams. However, betting 10 bucks wins you less than a cent. How…
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Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse 22, Virginia 20
Syracuse pulled a nail-biter out on Friday night, with a 22-20 win over Virginia. Check out the Fizz’s instant reaction from the Dome press box, complete with exclusive comments from Oronde Gadsden and Dino Babers’ press conference. Fizz staffers Ian Unsworth, Francesco Simone, Liam Griffin and John Eads all chimed in with their thoughts. Key…
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“Flex-Wide” and “Football Player”: How Unique Talent Succeeds in the Robert Anae Offense
Who ever thought a 6-foot-4, 190 pound wide receiver would line up in a three point stance next to a left tackle? Watching Oronde Gadsden II as a freshman, most would’ve assumed he was the next big bodied receiver to come into Syracuse, line up near the boundary, run deep routes, and never produce. Remember…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Purdue
What a rush. Yesterday was an absolute rollercoaster of a game for Syracuse fans. Dino Babers said as much in his postgame presser. From up 10 to down four, with 45 seconds left, the Orange pulled the contest from the jaws of defeat, complete with some of the most mindless penalties we’ll see all year…
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Elijah Gertrude is SU’s Latest Miss in Class of 2023
Elijah Gertrude was thought to be a player that fit the Syracuse system. He attends Hudson Catholic in Jersey City, N.J., and played for the Albany City Rocks Nike EYBL team. He was intrigued by the zone. He wanted to visit the Hill. Orange fans were keen to bring on one of the fastest-rising prospects…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: UConn
After a riveting opening win over Louisville (and big boosts in the market), let’s just say the stocks barely flinched during Syracuse-UConn. A predictable 48-14 scoreline is all that came out of East Hartford, CT. last Saturday. Dino Babers and crew steamrolled the Huskies with 465 yards of total offense. Garrett Shrader had another fantastic…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Louisville
What a way to start the season! Syracuse welcomed Louisville to the newly-named JMA Wireless Dome (with no 5G, none the less) and smacked the Cardinals around from start to finish. If you missed the game, listen to our Fizz Twitter Space recap with Carter Bainbridge to catch up on the week one win. As…
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Syracuse Football’s Most Important Players: #6 Matthew Bergeron
Last season, Syracuse only had one offensive lineman start every game at the same position. That was Matthew Bergeron, who suited up for all twelve games and anchored the left tackle spot, protecting Garrett Shrader (and Tommy DeVito’s) blind side(s). The Canadian has played in all 35 games, acting as a model of consistency as…
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Fizz Five 8/20: Latest Camp Intel, AP Poll and Rating Pressure Levels on SU Football and Basketball
On this week’s Fizz Five, John Eads and Ian Unsworth go over the latest news from Syracuse football fall camp, discuss the Orange’s ranked opponents in the AP Poll, talk about how opposing coaches will approach SU’s strengths and weaknesses, select their 2022 breakout players and finally answer the question posed on the Fizz: Which…
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Fizz Film Study: How Will Teams Counter Syracuse’s Run Game?
Everyone in the ACC knows the strength of the Syracuse football team is the run game. Sean Tucker is a bonafide stud, named to almost every award watch list before the start of the 2022 season. The SU single-season rushing record holder is practically guaranteed to be an NFL Draft selection after this season. Syracuse…
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What Happened to Trishton Jackson?
In 2019, the Syracuse offense was rather awful. Terrible sack numbers, bad quarterback play and an inability to score points defined a disappointing season. But there was one bright spot. A 6-foot-1, 185 lb. transfer wide receiver from Michigan State whose connection with Tommy DeVito kept SU in a couple of games. In total, Jackson…
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What Can Sean Tucker Do to Improve His Draft Stock?
One would expect this to be Sean Tucker’s last season at Syracuse. Last year, he was SU’s most important player, setting the single-season rushing record. He led the NCAA in yards after contact. He was first team all-ACC and a Maxwell Award Finalist. Coming into 2022, everyone knows what to expect from the Orange’s junior…
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Polling the Fizz: 2022 ACC Football Predictions
We’re under a month away from the Syracuse Football season! SU’s first game is on September 3 against Louisville, and we’ll have full coverage on Twitter, with a postgame Twitter Space, and here on the site. We reacted to the ACC’s preseason poll last week, which predictably had SU near the bottom of the conference.…
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What Does History Say about the ACC Preseason Poll?
The 2022 ACC Preseason Football media poll is out, and Syracuse is not in a good spot. The Orange received 201 points from media, the fewest of any team. Even Duke, yes, Duke, got more recognition. This is all preseason speculation of course, but it paints a very consistent picture of the national media’s view…
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Can Buddy and Jimmy Boeheim Stick Around in the NBA?
It just makes sense that Buddy and Jimmy Boeheim reunited in the NBA. After finishing first and second on Syracuse in scoring in 2021-22, the brothers both felt it was time to move on. Buddy put the nation on notice during the 2021 NCAA Tournament, then won the ACC scoring title. Jimmy applied for an…
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Why Did Emoni Bates, Formerly the “Best Prospect Since LeBron,” Transfer to Eastern Michigan?
At the age of 13, Emoni Bates was the number one prospect in all of basketball. He was 6-foot-7, dunking on eighth graders in Ann Arbor, Michigan and playing AAU basketball for his dad’s Bates Fundamentals team. Heading into high school, the hoops world fixed its gaze on the skinny small forward, and Bates delivered…
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Is Syracuse Hoops Missing Out on Top In-State Talent?
Right now, Syracuse doesn’t have a commitment in the basketball class of 2023. That’s a prospect that’s starting to get scarier and scarier as the AAU circuits roll on. The top player in the 2023 class, small forward DJ Wagner, plays in nearby Camden, New Jersey, and there’s a wealth of hooping talent in the…
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Syracuse Falls Out of Contention for Brewster Academy Star Matas Buzelis
Taurean Thompson. Buddy Boeheim. Kadary Richmond (kinda). Syracuse has picked up good talent from Brewster Academy in recent years. One might figure that reputation would help Jim Boeheim out in with future recruiting classes. But instead, talent from this Northeast basketball powerhouse in the class of 2023 is going elsewhere. Case in point, Matas Buzelis.…
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Former SU Star RB Recruit Switching Positions
Syracuse is currently lacking big bodies at defensive end. The Orange are currently in the mix for a couple of edge rushers in the 2023 recruiting cycle, but for the short term, SU is taking some drastic measures. To be specific, Tony White and Dino Babers have moved sophomore former running back Josh Hough to…
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Love or Hate it, “JMA Wireless Dome” Makes Sense for SU Athletics
The memories Syracuse fans made in the Carrier Dome over the past 43 years are unforgettable. Big East championships, big-time touchdowns, and the thrill of sweating bullets on those metal benches with 30,000 other people in an indoor space with no air conditioning. Regardless of how hot you were in the Dome, there’s at least…
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Syracuse Football Shouldn’t be Playing Penn State
Yesterday, Syracuse football announced the Orange would be playing Penn State in a home-and-home in six years. SU and PSU will battle with today’s eighth-graders in 2027 and 2028, with the latter edition at “Our House” *eyeroll*. So yes, this is a historic matchup. The teams have played each other 71 times since the inaugural…
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Which Syracuse Football Players have the Best Chance to Get Drafted?
Last year, on the fourth Thursday of April, all eyes in the 315 were glued to the television. The anticipation of Andre Cisco, Trill Williams and Iffy Melifonwu moving on to the NFL unified all the Syracuse faithful, regardless of how the 2020 season went for SU football. But this year, when it comes to…
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Fizz Five 4/25: Men’s Lacrosse State of the Program, Women’s Lacrosse Postseason Preview and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
On this week’s Fizz Five, Ian Unsworth and John Eads dig deep into the world of Syracuse lacrosse, and try to figure out the backup center situation as Brandon Huntley-Hatfield takes his talents elsewhere. Here are the five topics from this edition: 1. Syracuse men’s lacrosse falls 21-15 to No. 5 Virginia The guys recap…
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Fizz Five 4/18: Quincy Ballard, SU’s Other Transfer Portal Options and more
On this week’s Fizz Five, Ethan Frank and Ian Unsworth break down a bevy of topics: 1. Quincy Ballard’s decision to transfer to Wichita State After narrowing his transfer options down to Syracuse and Wichita State, the 7-footer decided to go to Kansas and be a shocker. The Syracuse native has now spurned SU twice,…
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