Tag: ACC football
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Is the ACC the Worst Power Conference in College Football?
The ACC has gotten the short end of the stick in college football over the past few years. In each of the last three seasons, the conference has been completely left out of the College Football Playoff. That was particularly rough last year, when Florida State went 13-0 and were the ACC Champions, yet got…
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Syracuse Ranked 12th in ACC Preseason Poll
Yesterday, 170 media voters submitted their ACC Preseason Poll for the upcoming football season. The votes were tallied, and when it was all said and done, Syracuse was picked to finish 12th in the conference. That, to be quite blunt, is disrespectful to what the Orange have done this offseason. New head coach Fran Brown…
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Syracuse Football Schedule Through 2030 Announced
This season is turning into one to forget for Syracuse football. But the ACC just announced its conference slate for each season until 2030, so Orange fans can now turn their attention to the future for a bit. Permanent Rivalry Games The biggest takeaway is for the Syracuse football schedule is that SU has two…
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When Will Dino Babers Stop Getting the Benefit of the Doubt?
After Syracuse’s fourth straight loss last Thursday at the hands of Virginia Tech, 38-10, the calls for Dino Babers’ job and the program he has going in Central New York right now are getting louder. Over the past four weeks, the Orange have lost by 17 to a Clemson team with an identical 4-4 record…
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Conference Power Rankings: Where’s the ACC?
Four weeks into the season, most of the FBS is entering conference play. With 2023 being the last year of existence for the current Power Five, let’s take a look at a mid-season set of conference power rankings. 5. Big 12 This is probably the easiest ranking on the list. While #3 Texas has had…
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Ranking Which ACC Week 1 Matchups to Watch
After getting left out of the beloved Week 0, all 14 ACC football teams play their opening game of the year this weekend. In terms of competition and importance, these matchups span from nationally important to completely irrelevant. Tier Five: FBS Fodder Pittsburgh vs. Wofford Syracuse vs. Colgate Wake Forest vs. Elon These three matchups…
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ACC Realignment is Picking Up Steam
College football season is officially here, and with Week 0 in the rearview mirror, that means Week 1 is in sight. Yet, despite the fact that games are actually going to be played this week across the country to match the few that were contested last week, conference realignment is all the rage, and it’s…
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Polling the Fizz: 2023 ACC Football Predictions
Syracuse’s opening night clash with Colgate is just three weeks away and getting closer by the day. Last week, the preseason ACC poll came out, in which the Orange were picked to finish 10th out of 14 teams. Here’s what Team Fizz has to say about the upcoming ACC football slate. ACC CHAMPION Florida State-…
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Storylines To Watch Out For At ACC Media Days
ACC Football Media Days are almost upon us, and all 14 schools in the conference will send their head coach along with three student-athletes to meet with the media in Charlotte. Here are three big things to look out for next week, from both a Syracuse and conference-wide perspective. 1. JASON BECK’S OFFENSE Garrett Shrader,…
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Must See ACC Games to Watch Week One
It’s nearly August, and that means college football season is rapidly approaching. So, we at The Fizz have decided a worthwhile exercise would be to detail some of the big games around the ACC during the season’s opening week, now that matchups, kickoff times, and TV networks have been announced. Louisville – Georgia Tech |…
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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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Could a Potential ACC Football Scheduling Change Benefit SU?
A lot of things seemed like they started changing rapidly in the college football universe during the 2021 season. College football fans started to get drip-fed stories and developments about NIL, and there was a whole lot of nail-biting about conference structure. Specifically, the ground beneath the Big 12 turning to quicksand after the departure…
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This Stretch on SU Football’s 2022 Schedule is Brutal
Syracuse dropped its 2022 slate last night and it’s very intriguing. The Orange open up against an ACC foe in the Loud House as Louisville comes to town. A couple weeks later, SU battles with an improving Purdue squad under Head Coach Jeff Brohm. The non-conference contest against the Boilermakers sets off a string of…
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Best Matchups You Might See with the Three Conference Alliance
A part of the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 alliance is to stop the bleeding before it happens. With Texas and Oklahoma moving on to the SEC, these three conferences had to be sure there wouldn’t be any more programs on the move, blind-sighting the rest of the nation. But there will also be a scheduling…
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The ACC’s Preseason Poll is The Latest to Discount SU
With football season on the horizon (and SU‚Äôs virtual season in full swing), you‚Äôd be forgiven for hoping against hope and getting excited for this year‚Äôs squad. Here at the Fizz, we‚Äôve written about the storylines surrounding Dino Babers‚Äô quest to journey back from last year‚Äôs 1-10 boondoggle. However, other publications haven‚Äôt been so kind…
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If The Big 12 Falls, The ACC Should Welcome SU’s Former Big East Rival
We‚Äôre approaching the end of a typical Syracuse sports-less summer, but you‚Äôd be forgiven if you aren’t suffering Carrier Dome atmosphere withdrawals. There‚Äôs plenty of SU sports headlines to go around: we‚Äôve got ‚ÄòCuse athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics, ACC Kickoff going on, and Boeheim‚Äôs Army getting TBT play under way. With that in…
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ACC Kickoff Preview: Louisville
Make sure to check out our content hub where you can find all of the Fizz‚Äôs coverage from ACC Media Kickoff. 2020 Record: 4-7 All-time series: 12-7 Louisville Last Meeting: 11/20/2020, 30-0 Louisville What to Know About the Cardinals: Scott Satterfield‚Äôs team lost some of its best talent this past offseason. On the offensive side,…
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ACC Kickoff Preview: NC State
Make sure to check out¬†our content hub¬†where you can find all of¬†the Fizz‚Äôs¬†coverage from ACC Media Kickoff. 2020 Record: 8-4 All-time series: 12-2 NC State Last Meeting: 11/28/2020, 36-29 NC State What to Know About the Wolfpack: Coach Dave Doeren claims this group might be the best he‚Äôs ever been around. Don‚Äôt sleep on the…
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ACC Kickoff Preview: Wake Forest
Make sure to check out¬†our content hub¬†where you can find all of¬†the Fizz‚Äôs¬†coverage from ACC Media Kickoff. 2020 Record: 4-5 All-time series: 6-4 Syracuse Last Meeting: 10/31/2020, 38-14 Wake Forest What to Know About the Demon Deacons: Dave Clawson has done something that no Wake Forest coach has before him, make five straight bowl games.…
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ACC Kickoff Preview: Boston College
Make sure to check out¬†our content hub¬†where you can find all of¬†the Fizz‚Äôs¬†coverage from ACC Media Kickoff. 2020 Record: 6-5 All-time series: 31-22 Syracuse Last Meeting: 11/7/2020, 16-13 Boston College What to Know About the Eagles: Boston College hasn‚Äôt exactly been an ACC powerhouse in recent history. The Eagles were‚Ķ.fine for a long time under…
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ACC Kickoff Preview: Clemson
Make sure to check out our content hub where you can find all of the Fizz’s coverage from ACC Media Kickoff. 2020 Record: 10-2 All-time series: 7-2 Clemson Last Meeting: 10/24/20, 47-21 Clemson What to Know About the Tigers: Well, you already know they‚Äôre good. In fact, many voices around the college football landscape including…
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ACC Kickoff Preview: Virginia Tech
Make sure to check out our content hub where you can find all of the Fizz’s coverage from ACC Media Kickoff. 2020 Record: 5-6 All-time series: 10-8 Syracuse Last Meeting: 10/15/16, 31-17 Syracuse What to Know About the Hokies: It‚Äôs not often that Syracuse and Virginia Tech face off on the gridiron, just 18 times…
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2021 ACC Kickoff Content Hub
Matt Bonaparte and John Eads were in Charlotte for ACC Media Day. Stay up to date with their latest coverage on this page. FizzCasts: FizzCast: ACC Kickoff Preview Podcast FizzCast: Day 1 Recap FizzCast: Day 2 Recap Opposing Team Previews: Virginia Tech Preview Pitt Preview Clemson Preview Boston College Preview Florida State Preview Wake Forest…
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How Does Dino Babers Compare to 2016’s Other Coaching Hires?
With just over a month and change to go until Syracuse football gears up for its 2021 season, we‚Äôre starting to get a better feel for what fans should expect from the team. Several publications have put together their predictions for SU‚Äôs season, and if written prognostication isn‚Äôt your fort√©, the Fizz is monitoring the…
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247sports Predicts SU to go Winless in ACC
If you‚Äôve been keeping up with our posts here on the Fizz, you‚Äôve seen the attitude from the media towards the Syracuse Football program. Whether it be casinos setting the conference win over/under at 1.5, or preview magazines featuring opposing coaches ripping the SU Football program, the outlook of ‚ÄòCuse Football is very bleak in…
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Does SU Win Over or Under 1.5 ACC Games?
We‚Äôre less than 90 days from college football! We‚Äôre even closer to the ACC Media Days down in Charlotte, North Carolina coming in mid-July. For now we‚Äôre sticking with previews and hypotheticals. South Point Casino released over/unders for ACC teams conference win totals. Syracuse and Duke are projected to get the least amount of wins…
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ACC Post-Spring Positional Power Rankings: Running Back
Well the spring is absolutely flying by. The Fizz staff will be packing up for the summer over the coming weeks and enjoy a few months away from school. Obviously, the content will continue to pump here as well. We‚Äôve got plenty of football, basketball, and even lacrosse to talk about. Today we‚Äôre back to…
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ACC Post-Spring Positional Power Rankings: Quarterback
Spring football is coming to a close around the nation and around the Atlantic Coast Conference. From here until August there really isn‚Äôt much to hang your hat on if you‚Äôre a college football fan. Sure the occasional commitment, transfer, or leakage of a 20-second practice clip is always welcomed. But this is preview time.…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #3 Airon Servais
Coming off as bad a performance an offensive line can have, Airon Servais looks to anchor a unit that can protect its quarterback. Tommy DeVito was sacked more than any QB in the country last season, a staggering 44 times. Why SU Needs Him Servais played the majority of last season filling in for an…
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The ACC COVID-19 Dashboard
It seems crazy that this can even be typed, but ACC football is slated to begin in 12 days. And from Syracuse, everything seems to be running smoothly. According to SU athletic director John Wildhack, nobody involved with Syracuse athletics has tested positive for COVID-19 in the past six weeks. Football players have asked for…
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7/18 Fizz Radio: Boeheim’s Army, ACC Football, and Tony Pauline’s Analysis of Andre Cisco
On this week’s Fizz Radio, Jaron May and Matt Bonaparte discuss where Boeheim’s Army went wrong this year and how they can improve, give their opinions on a possible ACC football schedule change, and talk with Pro Football Network’s Tony Pauline about Andre Cisco as an NFL prospect. Oh, and of course get to your…
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Will Syracuse’s Offensive Line Improve this Season?
Last season Syracuse football was underwhelming. Just 5 wins after a 10-win, bowl winning season was a bad look for the Orange. The main problem with the team? The offensive line. In 2019, SU ranked 127th out of 130 teams in sacks allowed with 50, only edging out Miami, Akron, and Old Dominion. Tommy DeVito…
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Ranking Syracuse’s Toughest 2019 Games
A few months back, we projected SU’s win/loss record for the upcoming season. Twelve games later the Orange had finished with their second consecutive ten-win season. Whether that prediction is accurate or not remains to be seen. However, the level of competition Syracuse will face this year is rather clear. We ranked all 12 games…
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A Job Well Done, an Award Well-Deserved: Dino Shares AP ACC COY Honors
For Dino Babers,¬†there was much to prove heading into the season. Three months later, saying he‚Äôs done exactly that would be fair, and on Tuesday, his efforts were recognized by the Associated Press. After flipping consecutive 4-win seasons into nine wins, a national ranking and a trip to the Camping World Bowl in 2018, Babers…
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