Author: Tim Leonard
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Likely Bowl Games For Syracuse Football
SU football is bowl eligible for the first time since 2013. You‚Äôve probably already seen that same exact sentence like 20 times in the past couple days and already know that but it‚Äôs just fun to type so I did it again. Now let‚Äôs have some fun. Let‚Äôs figure out just what bowl SU could…
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Let’s Go Bowling: Syracuse Tops NC State 51-41
Syracuse football is bowl eligible for the first time since 2013 and they‚Äôve only played 8 games. Man that feels good to type. SU outlasted NC State in a shootout 51-41 Saturday night in the dome. Say what you want about this season so far. It‚Äôs been a weird one. Lots of twists and turns…
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Syracuse Ranks 16th In AP Preseason Poll
You guys smell that? That‚Äôs the sweet smell of basketball season returning to Central New York. We are oh so close to another year of Syracuse basketball. Peek inside the Carrier Dome… that’s a basketball court. 🍊🏀 #HoopsAreBACK pic.twitter.com/2OTrTO5PEj — Orange Fizz (@OrangeFizz) October 22, 2018 Preseason action starts this Thursday against the College of…
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It’s Tommy Time: Syracuse Tops UNC in Double OT Thriller
Wow, where do we even start. What even just happened. That was one of the craziest football games I can remember. Syracuse is somehow, someway still undefeated at home after a 40-37 double overtime win over UNC and now 5 and 2 on the season. It was a rollercoaster ride all day. The Orange went…
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ACC Football Power Rankings: Week 8
Clemson This week Clemson squares off with the only other unbeaten team in the conference: NC State. That‚Äôs probably the toughest test standing in their way of another CFP appearance. The winner of that pretty much locks up the Atlantic division. ¬†NC State From a Syracuse perspective, I‚Äôm trying to decide if it would…
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Syracuse Gets Joe Girard Commitment
It happened. Syracuse got him. Joe Girard III has verbally announced he is taking his talents to the 315. Girard announced his commitment to Syracuse over Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame, Boston College and Penn State Sunday night.¬†Take that Coach K. What Syracuse is Getting The 2017 New York Gatorade player of the year can score…
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2019 Safety Decommits From Syracuse
One of SU football‚Äôs highest recruits so far in the 2019 cycle is decommitting from the Orange. Cornelius Nunn, a 3-star safety, tweeted this out Monday morning. De committed….. — Neil Nunn Jr (@Cnunnjr) October 8, 2018 Nunn then told recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. that he plans to reconsider his options, according to Mike…
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Syracuse Basketball Recruiting Update: Second Commitment, Girard Close To Decision
As the 2018 basketball season approaches, Syracuse got some good news this week about the potential 2019 roster. Let’s catch you up. Orange Gets Second Commitment First off, SU picked up its second recruit of the 2019 class. 6-11 three-star center, John Bol Ajak, will join combo-guard Brycen Goodine as commits from that class. Bol…
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Syracuse Football Mid-Season (Kinda) Report Cards
Quarterbacks: A Dungey has exceed expectations so far this year when he‚Äôs been out there. I mean the dude is actually kinda in the Heisman conversation. Tommy D struggled initially, but while playing with the first stringers in the second half of FSU‚Äîthe redshirt freshman delivered. That’s the difference between this year and years past.…
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Clemson vs Syracuse: By The Numbers
So I don‚Äôt know if you‚Äôve heard but this Clemson school is pretty good at football. Let‚Äôs figure out exactly what makes them so good. We’re going to breakdown the stats behind each phase of the Tigers and compare them to the Orange. Most Impressive Stat: Sacks Clemson: 16 (T-2nd) Syracuse: 13 (T-9th) A lot…
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How Many Games Will Syracuse End Up Winning This Year?
Well, Saturday was pretty cool. Tommy DeVito arrived. The dome got loud again. Syracuse is now receiving votes in a freaking AP Top 25 poll and, of course, Dino did his thing after the game. Man does that guy have a brand. That one clocked in at roughly a 9.3/10 on the ‚ÄúI‚Äôm ready to…
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Winners and Losers From First Two Weeks
Winners Andre Cisco Sure, a lot of it is right place right time, but the dude is one of just two players in the entire country with three interceptions right now. Not too shabby for your first two college games. Obviously, the interception trend is not sustainable. However, Cisco does feel like a star in-the-making…
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Five-Star Isaiah Stewart Keeps Syracuse in Top 6
Syracuse is still in the running for the fourth best player in the 2019 class, according to ESPN. Isaiah Stewart, a 6‚Äô9‚Äù, 245-pounder, who has been surging up the recruiting rankings all summer, just announced his top six schools on twitter Friday. Stewart is down to Duke, Villanova, Washington, Syracuse, Indiana and Michigan State.¬† I…
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Syracuse Football Position Previews 2018: Defensive Tackle
Oh, the boys in the trenches. They‚Äôre not going to show up on SC Top 10 but they might make the difference in winning Syracuse some football games this year. The good news? Of all positions on the SU roster, defensive tackle might have the least amount of turnover from last year. The Squad Starters:…
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Does Dino Think It’s Bowl Game or Bust This Year?
In his first two years at Syracuse, Dino Babers has knocked down some checkpoints. In year one it was the marquee win over Virginia Tech. Then, this past year, of course, there was a much bigger victory. The Clemson upset made Syracuse football the topic of the sports world for a night, which hasn‚Äôt really…
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Syracuse Football Position Previews 2018: Running Backs
The Syracuse backfield will look pretty similar to last year. Dontae Strickland and Moe Neal will headline the group and our expected to get essentially all the carries again. The only difference is the two will have another year of experience and on paper better run protection in front of them. Behind Strickland and Neal…
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Make Your Syracuse Basketball All-Time Starting Five
Watching Boeheim’s Army got me thinking. If we could combine all eras what would be the best Syracuse basketball starting five ever. To make it more interesting, lets throw a budget on it. You have $15. Go ahead and make your Syracuse basketball All-Time starting lineup. Guard #1¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†…
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Previewing Syracuse’s 2018-19 Basketball Schedule
Syracuse athletics has announced eight of the team‚Äôs 13 non-conference games for the 2018-19 season. Not included in those eight is a road game at Georgetown, which Syracuse.com has reported is likely slated for Dec. 8th, and another likely installment of the SU/Colgate ‚Äúrivalry.‚Äù Counting those two inevitable additions, SU has three open games left…
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Goodine Rises in New ESPN Rankings
ESPN updated its top 100 rankings for the Class of 2019 on Friday and it should put a smile on plenty of SU fans faces. 2019 point guard commit Brycen Goodine has jumped all the way to #65 in the latest rankings. The 6-4 combo guard from St Andrews in Rhode Island wasn‚Äôt even ranked…
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Way Too Early ACC Basketball Preseason Rankings: 2018-19
Welp May 30th was certainly a rollercoaster of emotions but the NBA draft deadline day has come and gone. We now know who is coming back for at least one more season of ACC basketball and who is taking their talents to the NBA. With all that in mind, let‚Äôs try to decipher what this…
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Everything You Need To Know About Osun Osunniyi’s Decision
While everyone patiently waits in limbo for Tyus Battle‚Äôs draft decision, Syracuse basketball will find out another important offseason decision tonight. It‚Äôs finally decision night for 2018 center Osun Osunniyi. His Skill Set Standing 6-10 and 185 lbs, Osunniyi is a raw big man with loads of potential. The Putnam, Connecticut native didn‚Äôt start playing…
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Why Syracuse Should Try To Become Wide Receiver U
If the first two years of the Dino Babers era has taught us anything it’s that his offense makes Syracuse wide receivers look really, really good. In year one, it was unheralded grad-transfer Amba Etta-Tawo, who finished in the top 10 nationally in receiving yards and suddenly went from a little-known wide-out at Maryland to…
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FizzCast: Will Tyus Battle Stay in The Draft?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard are back to disect Battle’s decision to declare for the 2018 NBA draft without signing an agent. Is he just testing the waters or is he gone for good? Listen below or via the iTunes podcast app.
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4/14 Fizz Radio: Spring Football And Is Bryce Golden Coming to SU?
Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard are back to break down the latest developments in the SU basketball offseason, react to your Fizz Feedback responses and analyze the SU football roster ahead of the Spring Game Friday.
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Syracuse in the NBA: 2018 Season Recap
Tyler Ennis In his third full season in the NBA, Ennis has had perhaps the most productive season of his career. The former SU point-guard is playing roughly 12 minutes a game for the Lakers and averaging exactly four points a contest. Lately, though, with the Lakers out of contention and dealing with some injuries…
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FizzCast: Oshae/Tyus Update, Bazley’s Article and The Matt Moyer Guessing Game
The Fizz’s Tim Leonard and Tyler Aki tell you what Oshae Brissett’s comments on TSN radio mean for his chances of coming back, where they think Matt Moyer is going to school next year and also react to Darius Bazley’s Players Tribune article.
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Way Too Early Look At Next Year’s Roster
Now that the magical ride is finally over, let‚Äôs take the mandatory way too early look at next year‚Äôs SU basketball roster. Disclaimer: For the sake of this hypothetical let‚Äôs just assume everyone is coming back. Obviously, there are approximately 50 variables that could change the landscape of this roster next year from the draft…
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Rapid Reaction: Duke Tops Syracuse 69-65
First off, before we break down the ins and outs of this game, let‚Äôs acknowledge how fun of a ride that was because it‚Äôs really easy to forget just how pathetic and boring this team was at some points this season. I mean they seemed destined for the NIT multiple times but kept on fighting…
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Making the Case for Why Syracuse Could Beat Duke
I gotta say, it seems like the Vegas isn‚Äôt really drinking the Jim Boeheim Kool-Aid like we are. Most oddsmakers out there set Duke as 11.5 point favorites over Syracuse Friday night. Now, keep in mind those same wise-guys also had SU as 10.5 point dogs against Michigan State and we all know how that…
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How Syracuse Can Upset Michigan State
Welp, despite what many experts thought (looking at you Doug Gottlieb), Syracuse is still dancing. It hasn‚Äôt exactly been pretty, but SU now meets Michigan State in the second round of the tournament Sunday afternoon after grinding out a victory over TCU and Jamie Dixon. So is there any chance Syracuse keeps the good times…
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Two Bubble Teams That Shouldn’t Get In Over SU
Syracuse might not have the best resume in the world this year. But, there are two teams in the Pac-12 that definitely don‚Äôt match SU‚Äôs resume as of right now and are somehow being placed ahead of the Orange in several mock brackets. USC (21-10) Now, The Trojans are facing Arizona in the PAC-12 title…
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FizzCast: ACC Tourney Preview and SU’s Tournament Chances
On this weeks edition of the Fizzcast, JD Raucci and Tim Leonard breakdown the entire ACC tournament, recap SU’s much-needed win over Clemson, and assess what the Orange needs to do to get into the big dance.
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The One Question That Could Determine SU’s Tournament Fate
I‚Äôm sure you‚Äôve heard by now but this year marks a new ‚Äúquadrant‚Äù era in college basketball bracketology, where every opponent a team plays is given a certain quadrant based on the following RPI ratings. Quadrant 1: Home 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75 Quadrant 2: Home 31-75; Neutral 1-50; Away 76-135 Quadrant 3: Home 76-160;…
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Syracuse Suffers Fitting 85-70 Loss at Boston College
If Syracuse lost at Boston College Wednesday night it was going to hurt regardless. I mean after all the 85-70 defeat basically ended SU‚Äôs tournament hopes and season all together. However, this loss hurt even more because it was so unbelievably predictable. It was literally like watching this entire SU basketball season condensed down to…
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Why Jim Boeheim’s Thoughts On the Scandal Might Mean SU’s Innocent
After a demoralizing loss like SU‚Äôs 60-44 one at Duke Saturday, Jim Boeheim‚Äôs usually pretty short and cryptic at the podium for his post-game press conference. However, the SU headman was actually behind the microphone for roughly 17 minutes on Saturday night. He surprisingly didn‚Äôt take the extra-time to bash a certain player this time…
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Bubble Watch: SU’s Resume Compared to Others
I‚Äôve seen a lot of people comparing SU‚Äôs current resume to previous Syracuse resumes from the past couple years (myself included). However, that‚Äôs pretty trivial at the end of the day because every year is different. So let‚Äôs try something else. Let‚Äôs breakdown SU‚Äôs resume compared to other bubble teams because that‚Äôs really what matters…
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