Author: Tyler Aki
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The Class of 2017 Beat UNC, Shows Promise for Syracuse’s Future
When Dino Babers came to Syracuse, his initial recruiting class felt more like step-sons than blood family. They weren‚Äôt his guys, they were Scott Shafer‚Äôs. But when the 2017 cycle came around, Babers finally got the prospects he sought out to fit his system. Now that those players have a season and a half under…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and North Carolina
After completely whiffing against Pitt, the Fizz staff is back from pondering over the bye and brought in the newest staff member to make his selection. Here are your picks for Saturday‚Äôs matchup against North Carolina. Tyler Aki (5-1): Syracuse 44, North Carolina 20 Syracuse needs to get its mojo back after some rough defensive…
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Syracuse’s Rushing Attack is Primed For an Outburst Against UNC
Prior to its bye week, Syracuse produced its two lowest rushing totals of the season. It‚Äôs also the only times the Orange has rushed below 200 yards this year. Uncoincidentally, it also produced SU‚Äôs only losses in 2018. The Orange‚Äôs difficulties running the ball and, inversely, inability to stop the run on defense were the…
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Everything You Need To Know About Joe Girard’s College Decision
It‚Äôs the day a lot of Syracuse hoops fans have been waiting for. Three star guard Joe Girard will pick his future team today. Here‚Äôs the rundown of the Glens Falls product‚Äôs impending decision: Who: Joe Girard is a three star guard from upstate New York. He is the state‚Äôs all-time leading scorer, despite not…
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10/13 Fizz Radio: Tempering the Overreaction and Will Joe Girard Pick Syracuse?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Gill Gross break down Syracuse’s first half performance (0:00-13:13), what they want to see in the second half of the season (13:13-28:14), evaluating Joe Girard’s pending college decision (28:14-35:44) and wrap it all up with Fizz Feedback (35:44-End).
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Three Things Dino Babers Said On Wednesday’s ACC Teleconference
Today was Dino Babers only media availability during the bye week. With a lot of questions heading into the second half of the season, Babers gave us some answers and some non-answers with the bye week on the horizon. On the health of Ravian Pierce and Antwan Cordy: ‚ÄúIt’s looking good. I can’t promise you…
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Which Syracuse Players Need To Step Up Post-Bye Week
Syracuse‚Äôs loss to Pitt has certainly dampened the mood on the 2018 season. The Orange fanbase went from believing this team could potentially win 10 games to panicking as to whether or not SU will get a bowl game. Regardless of where you lie on this spectrum, the Orange‚Äôs flaws have certainly been exposed over…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Pitt
Despite Syracuse’s best efforts to prove The Fizz wrong for the second straight year, all but one staff member correctly predicted a Clemson win and just one staff member predicted it would be a one possession game. How consensus are this week’s predictions? Tyler Aki (5-0): Syracuse 48, Pitt 17 The Panthers are about to…
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Redshirt Report: Who Does Syracuse Have To Decide On Soon?
College football‚Äôs new redshirt rule has everyone in a frenzy. High-profile players are on the move, others are speaking out and coaches have a lot of decisions to make. With conference play in full swing, Dino Babers is not alone in having to pick his spots with some of his freshmen. To get everyone up…
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Syracuse Has Officially Shed The “Moral Victory University” Label
Over the past three seasons, some of Syracuse football‚Äôs crowning achievements end with promise, but not a win. A moral victory as some may call it. Sure, there have been big wins. Victories over ranked Virginia Tech and Clemson teams certainly come to mind. But for every one of those, there seems to be just…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and #3 Clemson
Last season, the Orange made us eat our words with a shocking 27-24 upset win over the Tigers. Is anyone taking Syracuse this time around in Death Valley? Tyler Aki (4-0): Clemson 30, Syracuse 24 This game is going to be a lot closer than people think. Syracuse’s defense has been dominant all season long,…
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9/27 FizzCast: Pitino’s Trip To Syracuse and a Wild, Wild Clemson Preview
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard break down Rick Pitino’s trip to visit Syracuse basketball and breakdown all aspects of this weekend’s matchup against the Tigers including Kelly Bryant’s decision to transfer, Trevor Lawrence’s emergence, the Orange’s defensive overachievement and the disrespect from the rest of the college football world.
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Round 2? What Has To Go Right For Syracuse To Beat Clemson
Last year, I called Syracuse and Clemson a trap game for the Tigers. But it was only based off of circumstance. It wasn‚Äôt because the Orange was the better team (they weren‚Äôt). But they did play the better game. So much has changed since SU pulled off one of the biggest upsets in program history…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and UConn
Last week marked the first time our staff had differing opinions on a game. Half of them moved to 3-0 while the others picked up a loss. Now, it’s back to unanimous decisions as Syracuse takes on UConn this Saturday. Tyler Aki (3-0): Syracuse 62, UConn 17 This will be an Orange lead from wire…
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Three Things To Watch For Syracuse Against UConn
Through three games, everything has gone according to plan for Dino Babers and company. The Orange is 3-0 for the first time under the head coach, every game has been won in convincing fashion and we‚Äôve seen nothing but ‚Äúowies‚Äù on the field health-wise. Now, a much inferior UConn comes into the Dome fresh off…
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Grit, Grind and the Golden Boy: Syracuse Dominates Florida State
The year is 2018, and Syracuse beating Florida State doesn’t feel like an upset. Who would have thought that would be the case less than five years ago. But it accurately sums up the feelings with the Orange‚Äôs 30-7 win over the Seminoles. The first half was unbearable. Just check Twitter. A 6-0 showing by…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Florida State
So far, the entire staff is a perfect 2-0, but that’s about to change in week three. The Fizz crew is split right down the middle for tomorrow’s matchup inside the Dome. Tyler Aki (2-0): Syracuse 41, Florida State 23 Don‚Äôt look at this as me picking Syracuse. It‚Äôs more me betting against Florida State.…
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What Does Syracuse Need To Prove These Next Three Weeks?
Through two weeks we have seen points, points and more points. Young players have stepped up, others have emerged and Eric Dungey is still Eric Dungey. But Western Michigan and Wagner are two of the easiest opponents the Orange will see all season long. So it‚Äôs refreshing that Syracuse has dominated with Dungey on the…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Wagner
The Fizz went an undefeated 4-0 in its 2018 picks debut against Western Michigan. This week, to the surprise of no one, another consensus pick is upon us. Tyler Aki (1-0): Syracuse 57, Wagner 17 It’s no secret that Syracuse is going to come out victorious. The only question is, by how much? The Orange…
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What Does Syracuse Need to Prove Against Wagner?
You usually aren‚Äôt going to take away a lot of positives from your team against an FCS opponent. If anything, you will learn where your team‚Äôs flaws are exposed. That‚Äôs the predicament Syracuse finds itself in this week against Wagner. That being said, this Orange team can use a lower tier opponent to fine-tune some…
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Which Fresh Faces Shined In Syracuse’s Opening Win?
Syracuse‚Äôs opening matchup against Western Michigan answered a lot of questions. While the third quarter provided a colossal rough patch, the Orange was dominant offensively and showed defensive promise in quarters one, two and four. Throughout the game, a couple players showed they were ready to fill in for graduated players. Here are the three…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Western Michigan
The season opener is finally upon us. After all the talk, Syracuse finally gets to lace up against Western Michigan in its first road opener since 2010. SU also opens up against a non-FCS team, which poses a completely different type of challenge. Here’s how the staff thinks week one in Kalamazoo will go down:…
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Syracuse Football’s 2018 Fizz Crystal Ball Picks
It’s finally that time. Syracuse football is back and that means it’s time for The Fizz’s annual crystal ball picks. Last season, only one of our writers hit the nail on the head with a 4-8 record. The other five all finished a game off. AKA, if Syracuse didn’t allow Wake Forest to close out…
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What Does Syracuse’s Move Back to the 4-3 Defense Mean?
Dino Babers released his week one depth chart earlier this week and one notable thing stuck out. For the time being, the Orange is switching from the previously reported 4-2-5 nickel defense back to its conventional 4-3. What that means is Syracuse will lose a defensive back (the nickelback) and add a linebacker to the…
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Syracuse Football Positional Previews: Return Specialists
In the Fizz’s final installment of positional previews, the return units bring back a lot of promise and stability. The Squad Star of the Group: Sean Riley Riley was an electrifying return man last year. Although he never took one the distance, he had the potential to flip the field whenever he had the ball…
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8/18 Fizz Radio: Is 2018 Bowl or Bust for Syracuse Football?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down some intricacies of Syracuse football ahead of the team’s opener against Western Michigan (0:00-11:13), the latest with Darius Bazley (11:13-22:15), if 2018 is bowl or bust with the Fizz’s JD Raucci (22:15-36:34) and wraps it up with Fizz Feedback (36:34-End).
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Syracuse Football Position Previews 2018: Quarterback
Three years ago, Dino‚Äôs Babers‚Äô received a gift he had no idea about. Eric Dungey took a chance and came to Syracuse, across the country from his Oregon home. At the time, Babers was the head coach at Bowling Green, a year away from becoming the head man at SU. Now, the two are a…
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8/11 Fizz Radio: The NCAA’s PR Stunt Gone Wrong and Syracuse Football’s Impact Freshmen
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down the NCAA’s new rules in college basketball (0:00-10:23), Tim Leonard joins the program to talk about why the NCAA’s new rules won’t change much (10:23-24:36), a preview of potential impact freshmen for Syracuse football (24:36-35:26) and wrapping it all up with Fizz Feedback (35:26-End).
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The Fab Five: Who Are Syracuse Football’s Freshmen To Watch In 2018?
The feeling around Syracuse football will certainly feel different this season than in years past. Entering the third year of Dino Babers‚Äô tenure, ‚Äúhis guys‚Äù are starting to be the ones to fill roles across the field as opposed to Scott Shafer‚Äôs. But even as Babers‚Äô recruits have grown older, there are plenty of impact…
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Recruiting Wrap Up: Syracuse Football Picks Up Four 2019 Recruits As Camp Starts
Even with summer camp getting underway this week, Dino Babers secured four commitments for the Class of 2019. Wide receiver Nazir Burnett, defensive end Ishmael Goulbourne, cornerback Garrett Williams and safety Dorian Hewett all made verbal commitments to the Orange. All four prospects are three-star recruits, according to 247Sports. There has been a clear emphasis…
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8/4 Fizz Radio: Recapping Week 1 of Cuse Camp and Who Will Step Up at WR?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki goes through some notes and preliminary reactions to the first couple days of Syracuse football’s summer camp (0:00-12:46), Jonathon Hoppe joins to guess which anonymous ACC coach’s said what about the Syracuse football program (12:46-24:50), evaluating the ceiling of the wide receivers with JD Raucci (24:50-37:23), and wraps it all up…
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Syracuse Football Position Previews 2018: Safeties
Last season, the Orange finished ranked 97th out of 128 teams in the country in passing defense. A huge part of that was due to some meltdowns in the secondary at the back end of the season. But at times, the ‚ÄúBlue Tails‚Äù (a self-anointed nickname for the group based on the movie ‚ÄúRed Tails‚Äù)…
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7/28 Fizz Radio: The Syracuse Salary Cap Game and Can Eric Dungey Be ACC POY?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki reviews the ACC Player of the Year voting and what it would take for Eric Dungey to win the award (0:00-8:16), a preview of Saturday’s Boeheim’s Army matchup (8:16-13:47), and Tim Leonard joins the show to play the Syracuse Basketball $15 Salary Cap Game with all-time players (13:47-25:39) and a new…
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Boeheim’s Army Uses Late Surge to Top Team Fancy
After a hard-fought battle yesterday against the South Jamaica Kings, Boeheim’s Army gritted out another victory against Team Fancy 60-55 in the second round of The Basketball Tournament. Unlike yesterday, it was a little more expected that a team like Team Fancy would give the SU alumni team fits. Fancy held a five point lead…
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Boeheim’s Army Survives Early Scare, Advances to Second Round of The Tournament
With recent and current Syracuse royalty in the stands, Boeheim‚Äôs Army couldn‚Äôt come out and disappoint. Tyus Battle and Malachi Richardson sat in the stands at the Steinberg Wellness Center at LIU-Brooklyn watching teammates and fellow former Orange stars escape past the South Jamaica Kings 90-72 in game one of The Tournament, an annual basketball…
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7/21 Fizz Radio: What We Learned About Syracuse Football at ACC Kickoff
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Jonathon Hoppe are on the scene in Charlotte to break down what lies ahead offensively, defensively and in the ACC Atlantic fo Syracuse football after the events at ACC Kickoff this week down in Charlotte.
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