Author: Tim Leonard
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The Fizz’s Syracuse Basketball Crystal Ball Season Predictions
Another year with question marks and another year where the Fizz takes a crack at predicting the Orange’s final regular season record. After falling short of expectations last year, the Fizz staff mostly sees Syracuse as a bubble team this year. Tim Leonard (21-10) Syracuse is going to overachieve expectations because unlike previous groups they…
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Brian Ward Fired: What’s Next?
After another embarrassing defensive performance against Boston College, it felt like this was the last year of the Brian Ward era as the defensive coordinator. It‚Äôs a little surprising to see this news come out in the middle of the season though. However, I like it. One thing is for sure: change was needed. So…
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Syracuse vs Florida State: Crystal Ball Predictions
Thomas Shults (5-2): Florida State 31, Syracuse 17 As bad as Florida State has played this year, Syracuse has played even worse. In 3 ACC games, SU has given up 25 sacks. On top of that, starting right tackle Ryan Alexander didn‚Äôt travel to Tallahassee, and¬†Syracuse.com¬†reported that he has left the program. So, freshman tackle…
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Fizz Film Room: Just How Bad is the O-Line?
8, 8, 9. That’s the amount of sacks Syracuse has allowed in its last three games against power five opponents after nine again last night to Pittsburgh. The Orange are allowing 5.0 sacks per game, by far the worst mark in the country out of 130 teams. Now it might be easy to look at…
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Pitt Beats Syracuse 27-20, When Does Hoops Start?
It‚Äôs time to officially give up on this team. They are arguably the most disappointing team in college football this season (relative to expectations) and have arguably the worst offensive line in the country. You can talk all you want about the play calling. About who Dino should start next week (assuming DeVito is even…
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Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh: Crystal Ball Predictions
The Fizz was split on NC State last week. Now with another toss-up of a conference game on the calendar it’s time to see what they think will happen this week. Jonathon Hoppe (5-1): Pittsburgh 38, Syracuse 28:¬† At some point, we have to accept this Orange team for what it is. While I think…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #5 Quincy Guerrier
Quincy Guerrier isn‚Äôt the highest-rated recruit in this ambiguous incoming freshman class for Syracuse. Brycen Goodine owns that title. Guerrier isn‚Äôt the most-hyped recruit in this five person class. That belongs to Joe Girard and his laundry list of NY state records. However, Guerrier has the highest ceiling this year of anyone in this class. …
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Syracuse vs NC State: Crystal Ball Predictions
Tim Leonard (5-0)¬†Syracuse 27, NC State 20 This game is so huge. It honestly feels like its worth two wins tonight for Syracuse based on where it falls in their season. And the same can be said about NC State. These are two teams that have underwhelmed since the loss of star quarterbacks last year.…
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How Many Guys Will Be In Syracuse Rotation?
It‚Äôs almost basketball season, which means it‚Äôs time for the annual question: How many guys will Coach Boeheim play this year? This year it‚Äôs especially intriguing. Considering the amount of question marks on this team there are tons of players that are in the mix this year. Counting all five freshman there are 12 guys…
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10/5 Fizz Radio: Bye Week Evaluations & Post Hopkins Recruiting
Tim Leonard and Harrison Singer debate the offensive line, Tommy DeVito’s pocket presence and whether fans should be worried about the direction of recruiting after missing out on Andre Jackson in the latest Fizz Radio. You can subscribe and listen on iTunes Apple Podcast app, Spotify and below via SoundCloud.
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Should We Be Worried About Syracuse Recruiting?
For the longest time Andre Jackson felt like a sure thing for Syracuse basketball. Everything was going Syracuse‚Äôs way. They were on him early. There was mutual interest early with several visits at his home and on campus. He‚Äôs somewhat of a local product from Albany. The connections were there with the Albany City Rocks,…
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Syracuse Football: Stock Up, Stock Down
About a quarter of the way into the season, it‚Äôs time to take stock on some individual players. Whose stock is up the most and down the most from the start of the season to now? Stock Up Trishton Jackson Jackson has established himself as the number one guy. After his second two touchdown, 140+…
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Syracuse vs Western Michigan: Crystal Ball Predictions
Everyone on the Fizz had the easy win last week with Clemson, now it’s time to see how they think Syracuse will fare against Western Michigan Saturday afternoon. Jonathon Hoppe (2-1): Syracuse 30, Western Michigan 17 There‚Äôs one thing we need to see on Saturday (other than a win): a poised Tommy Devito. The Sophomore…
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Syracuse vs Clemson: Crystal Ball Predictions
One of the biggest games in Syracuse football history is finally here. After a toss-up in week two, the Fizz predicts the big game. Jonathon¬†Hoppe (1-1): Clemson 48, Syracuse 27 One of the biggest weekends in the history of Syracuse University is here. Unfortunately, the Orange are a .500 team after a performance I didn‚Äôt…
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9/9 FizzCast: What Happened at Maryland & What Now?
Tim Leonard and Jonathon Hoppe get together to hash out their feelings and discuss the shocking Maryland game. They debate how Tommy DeVito played, what a realistic season win total is now and look ahead to the Clemson game. You can listen to the FizzCast and FizzRadio episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and by clicking…
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Syracuse at Maryland: Crystal Ball Predictions
After an easy 1-0 start to the season for everyone on the Fizz staff, this week at Maryland is a total toss-up. Syracuse opened as four-point favorites on most gambling sites but has now shifted to two-point underdogs. Here’s how the Fizz sees this critical matchup going down. Tim Leonard (1-0): Maryland 20, Syracuse 17.All…
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Fizz Film Room: Why Tommy DeVito Struggled
Tommy DeVito didn’t put together the game he wanted in his first career start at Liberty Saturday. The redshirt sophomore went 17/35 for just 176 yards, while tossing two interceptions and no TDs. We went into the film room to figure out why the four-star recruit struggled. Forcing The Issue Perhaps DeVito’s worst mistake of…
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Syracuse at Liberty: Stock Up, Stock Down
Stock Up Iffy Melifonwu¬† We saw a taste of Melifonwu last year when he was thrown into the fire against North Carolina. He shined against the Heels, just as he did Saturday night in his first career start. The redshirt sophomore defensive back–who surpassed senior Scoop Bradshaw in the starting lineup during the offseason–picked up…
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Syracuse at Liberty: Crystal Ball Predictions
Our Fizz crystal ball game predictions are back for the new season. Comment below with your own prediction ahead of the season opener at Liberty. Jonathon Hoppe (0-0): Syracuse 35, Liberty 17 There‚Äôs only one real reason to believe Liberty can upset Syracuse on Saturday: fourth-year quarterback Buckshot Calvert has a career day with the…
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Syracuse Football 2019 Crystal Ball Season Predictions
Every year each Fizz member predicts the season win total for football before the season. Last year, like most, we were way off. Now after the surprising 10-win season, it’s time to see what the Fizz has in store for the most anticipated season in two decades. Jonathon Hoppe 10-2 In my eyes, the hype…
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5 Bold Syracuse Football Predictions
1 Trishton Jackson Surpasses 1200 Yards All the buzz around camp is Jackson is as advertised or even better. There is usually a go to guy in the Dino offense at wide receiver. Etta-Tawo had over 1400 yards in year one, Ishmael racked up 1300+ in year two and Custis, to a much lesser extent,…
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Top 3 Syracuse Camp Risers
Every football camp season there are some surprise players that shoot up the depth chart. This year has been no different for Syracuse. Plenty of players have been getting rave reviews and seeing more time than maybe initially expected. Here are the biggest ones to note.¬† WR Courtney Jackson Jackson made news for being the…
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8/17 Fizz Radio: Italy Takeaways & Camp Surprises
The Fizz’s Tim Leonard summarizes the big takeaways from Syracuse basketball’s trip to Italy, some camp risers in football and much more on this weeks Fizz Radio. You can listen to the full episode by searching “Orange Fizz” on the Apple Podcasts app, Spotify or by clicking the Sound Cloud link below.
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #3 Andrew Armstrong
After a double-digit win season in 2018, the hype train for the upcoming season in Syracuse is packed to the brim. The Orange are less than a month away from beginning their most-anticipated season in recent memory. If SU wants to continue its rise to national prominence, a few players are going to need to…
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8/3 Fizz Radio: What’s Next For Football Recruiting, Boeheim’s Army & Melo?
Tim Leonard is back on this week’s Fizz Radio to break down what this roller-coaster recruiting week means for the program, how Boeheim’s Army can take that next step, what ‘Melo should do now and much more. Fizz Radio airs every Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. on the Score1260 in Syracuse. You can get all…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #4 Ryan Alexander
After a double-digit win season in 2018, the hype train for the upcoming season in Syracuse is packed to the brim. The Orange are less than a month away from beginning their most-anticipated season in recent memory. If SU wants to continue its rise to national prominence, a few players are going to need to…
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What Will Syracuse’s Starting Five Be Next Year?
Maybe it‚Äôs just Boeheim‚Äôs Army playing lately, but basketball season feels like it is now (finally) in the nearish future. While there isn‚Äôt as much hype around this years team as football for the first time in a couple decades, there is still plenty to discuss with this deep roster of unknowns. It feels like…
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7/27 Fizz Radio: ACC Preseason Polls & Realistic Hoops Expectations
Get caught up on everything you need to know from the Syracuse sports week now with Fizz Radio! Tim Leonard recaps what the ACC Preseason Polls mean, breaks down the massive stretch in the hoops schedule and TBT Founder/CEO Jon Mugar joins the show to discuss this years tourney. Fizz Radio airs every Saturday from…
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7/25 FizzCast: TBT Founder/CEO Jon Mugar
With The Basketball Tournaments sixth year now underway, we chatted with TBT Founder and CEO Jon Mugar on this weeks FizzCast. Jon details the unique story of how he took a leap of faith and started the tournament, touches on Boehiem’s Army’s chances, why they selected Syracuse to host, and what fans should expect from…
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The Key to the Syracuse Season
With Syracuse football right now, there are tons of positives. A loaded secondary, a talented duo of edge-rushers, plenty of offensive weapons and, of course, a young quarterback that seems poised for the big stage in Tommy DeVito. Oh and yeah they also have arguably the best special teams unit in the entire country.¬† So…
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7/20 Fizz Radio: What We Learned at ACC Kickoff
A lot of eyes were on Syracuse this past Wednesday at the annual ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, NC. We learned a lot about the state of the Orange from hearing what Dino Babers, Tommy DeVito and Kendall Coleman had to say. Tim Leonard and Jonathon Hoppe go over everything from the week, including what Dino…
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2019 ACC Kickoff Syracuse Opponents Thread
Football season is kinda, sorta here! Welcome to our 2019 ACC Kickoff opponents thread. This¬†Wednesday and Thursday each team in the ACC will field questions about their expectations and prospects for the 2019 season. We will keep a running thread of what they‚Äôre saying in here and give you a crash-course on every 2019 Syracuse…
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New Syracuse Football Depth Chart Takeaways
Right before the ACC Media Days start Wednesday, Syracuse released its new depth chart with plenty of changes.¬† New depth chart is out. ⬆️: WR T. Jackson, RT A. Red, LB M. Jones, CB I. Melifonwu ⬇️: CB S. Bradshaw, LB T. Richards Plus, reshuffling on O line with Servais back at center: pic.twitter.com/nvXb0C2tLK —…
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Should Syracuse Fans Be Happy With Recruiting Class So Far?
With one more verbal commitment this week, Syracuse now has reeled in 11 total in this 2020 class. For complete profiles on all 11 commits and other key targets out there check out our Complete 2020 Football Recruiting Guide.¬† Basically all 11 commits have been in the same ballpark. Now rankings obviously don‚Äôt mean everything,…
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OG Josh Ilaoa Picks Syracuse
OL/DL: Josh Ilaoa¬†(Mallard Creek, Charlotte, NC) Check out my highlights😤 – https://t.co/ZwHkKnPuJm — Josh Ilaoa 🇦🇸 (@honchojosh) November 28, 2018 Size:¬†6-3, 280 Ranking:¬†1480th, 3-star, 83 overall (via 247sports.com) Other Offers:¬†ECU, Hawaii, Elon, Illinois, Colorado State, James Madison, Kent State Unlike some of the other targets and commits in this cycle, Ilaoa has a college ready…
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Who is Syracuse’s 2020 Quarterback?
Next year Syracuse is Tommy DeVito‚Äôs team and the Orange have a strong signal-caller for the future with him. However, it never hurts to get more depth at the most important position in sports and DeVito unfortunately can‚Äôt stay forever. Therefore, given the limited options at backup quarterback right now, Syracuse wants to grab a…
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