Tag: acc realignment
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Syracuse Wins Again Behind Buddy’s Big Game
Don‚Äôt look now but Syracuse is on a win streak. After a 71-69 victory over Virginia Tech the Orange has won 3 in a row and March dreams are starting to flicker again. That may not seem like much to the powers of the ACC, but considering where SU was just a few weeks ago…
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Syracuse’s Two-Headed Monster That Nobody is Talking About
We knew coming into the season that Elijah Hughes was going to be the go-to-guy for Syracuse basketball. We knew that game in and game out, his performances were going to be critical to the Orange‚Äôs success. Play well and SU had a shot, play poorly and things could go badly very, very quickly. He‚Äôs…
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Should Clemson Worry About The Ultimate Goal of a National Title?
Clemson was taken to the brink by North Carolina on Saturday. The close game and UNC‚Äôs late drive to nearly win the game has some wondering if Clemson has the toughness this season to make it through the College Football Playoff again. The Tigers opened as 27.5 favorites over the Tar Heels at Bovada Sports,…
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The ACC is Anyone’s Conference in 2019-20
Last year was one of the more entertaining years in recent memory for the ACC. It all culminated with a heart-stopping run by the Virginia Cavaliers to cut down the nets. But there‚Äôs a lot of change that‚Äôs going to take place between the final buzzer in Minneapolis and when the season tips off next…
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Post-Spring Projection of SU’s 2019 Record
More than a month later, Syracuse football’s 2019 spring practice schedule is complete. The Orange capped of their spring slate in the Carrier Dome last weekend with the team’s annual spring game. So far, so good for Syracuse, meaning there haven’t been any significant injuries. Dino Babers told the media last week that he expects…
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Why SU Fans should care about ACC Network Launch
On August 22, a national network for ACC athletics coverage will launch on linear television.¬† In it’s first year, the network will broadcast 1,300 events, including 40 regular season football games and 150 men’s and women’s basketball games. It’s going to have a substantial effect on fans and Syracuse Athletics. Lets break it down from…
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Syracuse’s Odds to Win ACC Tournament
Considering Syracuse’s history in the ACC Tournament, Jim Boehiem’s team shouldn’t be thinking about winning the whole thing. Beating Pittsburgh on Wednesday night would suffice, and probably let SU fans breathe easy on Selection Sunday. But the Orange are the 7th betting favorite (+5000) to win the ACC Tournament in Charlotte, so it’s not completely…
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Previewing the ACC Tournament and Syracuse’s Path to a Conference Title
Well, that‚Äôs certainly not the end to the regular season we envisioned or the result SU was looking for. Blowing yet another halftime lead and dropping the final game of the regular season to Clemson probably wasn‚Äôt what Jim Boeheim had drawn up to improve the Orange‚Äôs NCAA Tournament resume, but the season is far…
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Syracuse’s Second Half Struggles Continue At Clemson
Syracuse basketball ended its season on a sour note on Saturday, again having trouble performing in the second half. For the fourth game in its last five, SU was leading at halftime but wound up with the loss. In the final game of the regular season, the Orange lost to Clemson by a score…
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Despite Outcomes, Syracuse is Playing its Best Basketball
Syracuse is in the middle of arguably the toughest five game stretch any team in the country will face all season. Already through three games, the Orange has four ranked teams in five games, three of which sit in the top five in the nation. Through the first three, Syracuse has registered just one win:…
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Syracuse Basketball’s Seven Most Influential Moments Since Tom Brady’s First Super Bowl
February 3rd, 2002. The day of Tom Brady‚Äôs first Super Bowl victory. Exactly 17 years and six Super Bowl victories later, here we are in the present day.¬† In fact, it appears that Jim Boeheim and his sons were witnesses to the Pats’ sixth championship down in Atlanta. A lot has changed since Brady‚Äôs first…
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The Roller Coaster of Syracuse Hoops
Syracuse’s basketball season has already gone through enough rises and falls to qualify for a ride at Six Flags. The campaign began with high expectations following the run last March, only to look bleak with dispiriting losses to Oregon and UConn in New York City. Fear not! The Orange began clicking back up the incline…
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Syracuse May Be 5-2 in ACC Play, But the Road Ahead is Daunting
Syracuse raced out to a 5-1 start to ACC play. All previous shortcomings seemed forgiven, especially with a colossal Duke upset as a part of the fold. But the weekend‚Äôs embarrassment against No. 10 Virginia Tech represents a shift in the schedule for the remainder of league play. Don‚Äôt get me wrong, winning five of…
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Syracuse Lays an Egg in Lopsided Loss to Georgia Tech
There are no easy wins in the ACC. All of a sudden, one of the worst offensive teams in the country couldn‚Äôt miss. The referees did them no favors. The excuses ring hollow after Syracuse’s 73-59 loss to Georgia Tech ‚Äî one of the conference‚Äôs cellar dwellers ‚Äî Saturday at the Carrier Dome (on national…
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He’s Back: Tyus Battle Dominates On Way to ACC Player of the Week Honors
Let‚Äôs rewind the clock a few weeks. Tyus Battle is coming off an exhibition against the College of St. Rose where he only mustered 7 points on 1-for-10 shooting. He‚Äôs off to another slow start in the Orange‚Äôs second preseason game of the year against crosstown rival Le Moyne. We ask Fizz Nation a simple…
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Is Dino Babers the ACC Coach of the Year?
Imagine this. It‚Äôs Thursday, August 30th, 2018, one day before the season opener against Western Michigan. Expectations are a bit higher than last year‚Äôs 4-8 finish, but most don‚Äôt envision Syracuse being anything special in 2018. Then someone tells you that with two games left in the season, the Orange will be ranked 11th in…
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A look at how past SU basketball teams with high expectations have fared
The AP released its preseason Top 25 poll on Monday and not only did it show us which teams are expected to make gigantic leaps this season (#7 Nevada comes to mind), but it also confirmed something we‚Äôve been speculating on for a while when it comes to Syracuse basketball: there are high expectations for…
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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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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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7/14 Fizz Radio: ACC Media Kickoff Preview and an NBA Summer League Check-In
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Jonathon Hoppe go through their biggest storylines heading into this week’s ACC Media Kickoff (0:00-13:22), when the Orange will start to be a force in the conference (13:22-30:59), a look at former SU players in the NBA Summer League (30:59-36:22) and wrap it up with Fizz Feedback.
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Who Is Syracuse’s Alter-Ego In Other Major Conferences?
Syracuse is certainly unique. There‚Äôs an ungodly amount of snow into the early spring months, an unabashed love for a certain grocery chain and a mall that‚Äôs seemingly the size of a small town. In the ACC, SU also stands out amongst the crowd. It‚Äôs the one of the few full time members that‚Äôs closer…
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Can Syracuse Basketball Win 30 Games Next Season?
Tyus Battle‚Äôs return has significantly brightened the future for Syracuse in 2018-19. With the junior back in the fold, the Orange will not have an NBA draft pick for the first time since the 2011 Draft. What happened that following season? Only the winningest season in school history in both total wins (34) and winning…
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How Does Eric Dungey Stack Up With Syracuse’s Opposing Quarterbacks?
Despite missing the final three plus games, Eric Dungey finished eighth in the ACC in both passing yards and touchdowns. Health aside, the senior-to-be has been much better than his eighth overall ranking shows. He‚Äôs a dynamic rusher along with his passing abilities that thrive in Dino Babers‚Äô offense. In a preview of the 2018…
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Syracuse Basketball Unveils 2018-19 Conference Opponents
When you play in the ACC, the conference schedule never provides any breaks. And that has never been more apparent that for the Orange next year. Syracuse basketball unveiled its 2018-19 non-conference opponents today. Only the opponents were released. The dates won‚Äôt be know for a little while longer. Here‚Äôs what you need to know:…
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Tobacco Road Toss-Up: Who Does Syracuse Have A Better Shot To Beat?
Well who would have thought we would even be having this conversation at this point in the season. After catastrophic losses to Notre Dame and NC State at home and on the road to Georgia Tech and Wake Forest, there is still life in the Orange‚Äôs season. A huge road win over Miami has infused…
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Needed Sunshine: Syracuse Goes to Miami and Finds a Huge Win
On Wednesday, the Syracuse season was on life support. Saturday, it had new life injected into it. The Orange win in Miami took some of the dark cloud that had been hanging over the program and washed it away into Biscayne Bay. SU’s loss to NC State at the Dome on Valentine’s Day seemed to…
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Awards from Syracuse’s Deflating 59-44 Loss to No. 2 Virginia
Breaking News Award: Syracuse‚Äôs Offense Is Not Good <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>There is zero confidence with these kids. Battle just looks tired. So does Brissett. Not having a bench with some talent hurts these kids. With Thompson and the guard from S FL leaving school, hurt SU. Here‚Äôs to next year.</p>— Brett Baron (@brettbaron)…
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Just How Dire is Syracuse Basketball’s Situation?
Things were going so well for the Orange just a few weeks ago. Then a loss to St. Bonaventure started a bit of a slide for the Orange that now puts them in a precarious situation. Syracuse is 1-3 in conference play after a hideous loss to Notre Dame and a valiant effort on the…
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SU’s running game may be out for the season
Through four weeks of the 2017 season, Syracuse starting running back Dontae Strickland is averaging just 3 yards per carry. That‚Äôs the lowest among Orange backs besides Tyrone Perkins‚Äô 9 yards on five carries. In fact, the only other players on the roster it beats are Rex Culpepper (whose only rush is a four-yard sack),…
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What Happened Tuesday and How Does This Affect Syracuse?
When the news broke on Tuesday that at least four NCAA Assistant Coaches were arrested in conjunction with an FBI corruption investigation, it came as a huge surprise to fans and the NCAA alike. Coaches from Oklahoma State, Arizona, USC and Auburn were arrested in the first wave of ten arrests. As the day wore…
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Dino Babers Talks Antwan Cordy, Rex Culpepper, and Swag
Syracuse head football coach Dino Babers spoke with the media on the weekly ACC teleconference Wednesday morning. Naturally, one of the first questions focused on free safety Antwan Cordy, who went down with a lower-leg injury in the Orange‚Äôs 50-7 win over Central Connecticut State. ‚ÄúI‚Äôm not gonna talk about who‚Äôs been at practice,‚Äù said…
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How Does Eric Dungey Stack Up With Other ACC QBs?
Once a laughing stock amongst Power Five football conferences, the ACC has risen to college football supremacy. 2016 certainly sealed the envelope on that. The conference had the nation‚Äôs best team (Clemson) and best player (Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson). Somewhere in the middle of all of it lies Syracuse. The Orange hasn‚Äôt been to a…
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Three Syracuse Football Players Featured on Preseason All-ACC Teams
Preseason is all about predictions. Who is on the team, what they are capable of individually and what they will do together over the course of a season. With just 81 days until the first game of 2017 (but who‚Äôs counting?), various outlets are ranking players based on preseason projections. Lindy‚Äôs is the latest national…
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Sports Illustrated Writer Pegs Syracuse As Tier 3 Football Program
Ranking college sports programs by prestige is never an exact science: everyone has their own parameters to define the difference between a ‚Äúblue blood‚Äù and a ‚Äúcellar dweller,‚Äù and people react to single-season performances ‚Äî whether it be a surprisingly successful campaign or an uncharacteristic down year ‚Äî in different ways. Aside from declaring the…
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Syracuse Fans, The Georgetown Rivalry Is Over
It started how every present day athlete gets into hot water: social media. Last Friday, Tyus Battle posted an Instagram photo of Georgetown guard Jagan Mosely. The Orange guard prompted his followers to go follow his fellow New Jersey product. The post has since been removed, but we here at the Fizz grabbed a screenshot…
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How Does Oshae Brissett Compare To The ACC’s Top Commits?
Syracuse basketball’s 2017 recruiting class is slim, and some people are worried Jim Boeheim hasn’t put together the talent he’ll need to compete in the 2017-18 season. But the Orange does have Oshae Brissett, the highest ranked player committed to the Orange. Yesterday,¬†247Sports put Brissett at No. 48 its final recruit rankings, giving the Orange…
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