Tag: 2018
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The Fizz’s 2018 Syracuse Football Year-End Awards
Now that we are a week removed from Syracuse finishing off its historic 2018 season with a win over West Virginia in the Camping World Bowl, let’s take a look back at the incredible season that was for Dino Babers and company with the Fizz’s Year-End Awards for SU Football. MVP Eric Dungey This isn‚Äôt…
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Will Eric Dungey Play in the NFL?
Eric Dungey walked off the field for the last time in a Syracuse uniform, and he did so in style, passing Ryan Nassib to become the Orange’s all-time passing leader and cementing his legacy as one of the greatest quarterbacks in SU history. Orange fans will always remember his Gerry McNamara-esque grit over four years…
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How You Will Remember 2018 When it is “Last Year”
How exactly can a person put a year into context? 365 days? 8,760 hours? 31,536,000 seconds? What about in moments? It‚Äôs said we experience about 20,000 individual moments in a day (‚ÄúHow Full is Your Bucket‚Äù by Clifton and Rath). So as a sports fan, maybe ‚Äúbig moments‚Äù or highlights? Like a game-changing Eric Dungey…
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Reactions: SU Basketball Falls to Buffalo in 2nd Half Collapse
Syracuse dropped its fourth non-conference game of the season on Tuesday, 71-59 to the Buffalo Bulls. It’s the first time that Syracuse has dropped two straight non-conference games at home in program history. So people are upset. Reactions are happening. Let’s sort out the overreactions from the fair reactions. This was a bad loss‚Ķ No‚Ķ…
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Syracuse Lands Four-Star Linebacker Lee Kpogba
What? Dino Babers has his signature recruit for the 2019 class. Who? Lee Kpogba is a three-star on 247Sports.com but a four-star and the 6th ranked outside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com. He’s 6′ 2″ 210 lbs. out of Winston Salem, North Carolina. Florida State, Duke and Tennessee were among his offers. Kpogba was…
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The Tantalizing Tale of Eric Dungey’s Health
For four years, Eric Dungey has gone hard on every play, and it‚Äôs safe to say his efforts have produced results. He‚Äôs Syracuse‚Äôs all-time leader in total yards and second in touchdowns, but more importantly, has quarterbacked the first ranked Orange team since 2001. Better yet, before sliding seven spots to No. 19, the Orange…
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The Painful Truth About SU’s Loss to Oregon
Syracuse didn’t lose to 80-65 to Oregon on Friday at MSG due to bad coaching or mental errors. Defensively, the Orange big men got out-muscled inside. Offensively, the Orange couldn’t make an open jumpshot. It would be much easier to blame such a harrowing loss, the second of the week, on something that seemed more…
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Nazir Burnett De-Commits From Syracuse
Bishop McDevitt High School’s Nazir Burnett de-committed from Syracuse on Monday night. The three-star Class of 2019 receiver announced his decision on Twitter, calling it one of the toughest he‚Äôs ever made. https://twitter.com/Naz_717_/status/1059579553750892547 The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native committed to the Orange back on Aug. 3, but an impressive senior season for the Royal Lancers is…
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Eric Dungey Isn’t Just Good, He’s Big-Time
Syracuse proved that it‚Äôs capable of beating a quality opponent on Saturday, but that‚Äôs not all it showed. If you watched the Orange down NC State, you would‚Äôve seen that Syracuse has a big-time player in quarterback Eric Dungey. Not just a talented, effective or impressive player, but a big-time one. Dungey was named ACC…
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It’s Time to Start Appreciating Oshae Brissett Just A Little Bit More
Two big storylines emerged from SU‚Äôs 80-49 exhibition win over The College of Saint Rose on Thursday. The first was the shining debuts of Buddy Boeheim and Elijah Hughes. Each newcomer went for 19 points and shot over 40% from beyond the arc to get their Syracuse careers ‚Äúofficially‚Äù underway. The other big plot line…
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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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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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Syracuse Football Position Previews: Tight Ends
Often when thinking about passing the ball, football enthusiasts look toward the wide receiving corps; however, tight ends play a vital role as well. Over the past few years, names such as Amba Etta-Tawo, Steve Ishmael and Ervin Philips have been prominent on and off the field. But, don‚Äôt count out tight ends for…
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Boeheim’s Army Receives Seeding in The Basketball Tournament
The start to Syracuse basketball’s 2018-2019 season may still be a few months away, but in just a few days, you will be able to watch some of your favorite SU players of the past take the court in competition. On July 21, The Basketball Tournament will kick off for its fifth time, and…
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Why this is Jim Boeheim’s best coaching job ever
In his 42nd season at the helm of the Syracuse basketball program, Jim Boeheim has somehow led his team to the Sweet Sixteen after an astonishing win over Michigan State on Sunday afternoon. Pretty much nobody, including us here at the Fizz, saw this coming. For all intents and purposes, the Spartans should have smacked…
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Today: Four-Star and Three-Star Players Visiting Syracuse Football
Syracuse University campus might be quiet right now during summer break, but Syracuse football is busy with campus visits. Four-star offensive lineman Qadir White from the Bronx and three-star safety Cameron Jonas from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida are in Central New York right now. CuseNation.com‚Äôs Mike McAllister first reported the visits this morning. White and…
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Syracuse Adds Class of 2018 Wide Receiver Anthony Queeley
Syracuse beat Duke. Again. This time it came on the gridiron recruiting circuit as the Orange picked up a verbal commitment from Class of 2018 wide receiver Anthony Queeley over schools like the Blue Devils along with Minnesota, Rutgers and Central Florida. The Florida native is SU‚Äôs third from the Sunshine State and the second…
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Syracuse’s 2018 recruiting class could be historic, but don’t let the numbers fool you
Syracuse football added an eighth member to its 2018 recruiting class when running back Jawhar Johnson Jr. committed to the Orange last night. Any player with a 4.48 40-time in the Dino Babers offense has huge upside potential, but his commitment is just part of a great start to the 2018 recruiting cycle for Dino…
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Three-Star Running Back Cooper Lutz Commits to Syracuse
Two days after four-star center Tyrone Sampson Jr. committed to Syracuse football while on a visit to Syracuse University, three-star running back Cooper Lutz did the same. The high school junior was on campus Thursday and verbally committed to the Orange. Lutz will join the Orange for the 2018 season after graduating from high school…
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