Tag: ACC Realignment
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Fizz Report Card: Duke Races Past Syracuse in Second Half for 86-66 Win
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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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Can ACC Basketball Stop Its Decline This Season?
Over the past five years, ACC basketball has taken a step back on the national stage. While major retirements of coaches like Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski have been in the headlines, the more disappointing aspect of the conference has been postseason success. That statement might seem a bit odd. In the last few seasons,…
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Syracuse Must Play an “A” Game to Beat Duke
The most one-sided rivalry in the ACC returns to Central New York this weekend, as Duke, whose fans do not care much about Syracuse, travels to the Dome to face the Orange, whose fans are obsessed with the Blue Devils. Especially with Coach K now gone, this “rivalry” has never been deader, especially with the…
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Syracuse’s Most Fun Players to Watch in the Last 10 Years
2022-23 is Syracuse’s 10th season playing in the ACC, which makes this a perfect time to do an unequivocal ranking of the Orange’s most enjoyable players to watch over that time span. This is a comprehensive list and not wrong (at least I’d like to think), but other answers will be tolerated. Since the move…
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Jim Boeheim’s Teams Always Have the Same Singular Characteristic
Syracuse has had a season of ups and downs. Upset losses to Colgate, Bryant, and Pittsburgh at home. The rock-bottom loss at Illinois. But, there have also been the ups of going to overtime on back-to-back nights at the Barclays Center, sweeping Notre Dame, and crushing Georgetown. Outside of that Illinois game, one thing remains…
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Syracuse Has a Long Way To Go
Syracuse had been playing with fire for a while now, and it finally got burned in an 84-82 loss at home to Pittsburgh Tuesday night. The Orange once again started slow, as they have for the entirety of this homestand, and mounted a furious comeback late in the second half, but could not finish the…
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Syracuse Would Benefit From a Tough Non-Conference Schedule
Late last week, Syracuse began releasing its schedule for the 2022-23 season. So far, the Orange have confirmed Lehigh and Colgate as opponents. Also, sources say Bryant will come to the Dome in late November. Two of those programs made the NCAA Tournament, but that isn’t exactly elite competition. Also, even though March Madness sweetheart…
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Is Buddy Boeheim Deserving of An All-ACC 1st Team Nod?
Barring an unlikely tournament run or NIT invitation, the end of Buddy Boeheim’s career is coming up on the horizon. His accolades are plenty and the player he’s grown into is exponentially better than what Syracuse fans saw when he first played in Orange. After taking a backseat in his freshman year to players like…
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Syracuse thrashes Wake Forest 94-72
Jim Boeheim had never entered the month of February under .500 in his 46-year coaching tenure, but last night, it was a forgone conclusion that the hall of famer finally would, but still had one more chance to creep closer to that even win-loss record mark. The 9-11 Orange took full advantage of that opportunity…
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A Step Back: How “Bad” is the ACC?
Let’s not sugar coat things. Everywhere you look, every game you watch and every show you listen to is telling you the ACC is having a “down year.” Usually, this is a narrative formed after a couple of bad non-conference losses from the higher-powered teams, and it sticks around until March. It happened in 2021…
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Boeheim Brothers Not Enough as Syracuse Falls 74-69 to Virginia
ACC play revolves around team cohesion. Usually when Buddy Boeheim drops 27 points and makes five threes, you’d think Syracuse has a pretty solid chance to win. If Jimmy Boeheim also pitches in 18, you figure SU should be cruising to at least 75 points. However, the questions around SU’s ability to succeed in conference…
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Will Syracuse Ever Dig Out of the Recruiting Basement with Babers?
Syracuse announced Dino Babers is staying as coach for another year, and the news wasn’t all that surprising. Despite the depressing three-game skid to end the season, the Orange being 5-4 seemed to lock in Babers for ’22. The improvement from last season was obvious, and with a few minor strokes of luck the Orange…
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Analyzing Syracuse Basketball’s 2021-22 ACC Schedule
In case you missed it, the non-conference slate is already out, but let’s dive right into the meat and potatoes. There it is, in all its glory. Syracuse’s 2021-22 conference schedule has been released, and it’s an absolute doozy. A Brutal Start Two of SU’s first three conference games are against teams are guaranteed to…
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Syracuse Nabs 3-Star DL Q’yaeir Price
Today, 3-star defensive lineman Q‚Äôyaeir Price announced he‚Äôs committed to Syracuse Football. Price is a huge get for the Orange as the New Jersey native is ranked top 700 nationally. With Price‚Äôs commitment, Syracuse snapped back at West Virginia, as the Mountaineers beat the Orange in the battle for 4-star cornerback Jacolby Spells earlier this…
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Did the ACC Fail on College Basketball’s Biggest Stage?
Make sure to check out Fizz in Indy, our on-site coverage of the 2021 NCAA Tournament! A week ago, the Fizz set out to give you, the reader, some last minute bracket advice. We covered the six other ACC teams in the tournament, and guessed analytically predicted to where each of them would fall out…
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Six Tournament Predictions for Six ACC Teams
There are seven ACC teams in the tournament. But right now, we’re only talking about six, because we here at the Fizz have been covering every aspect of Syracuse and San Diego State. From the Aztecs’ weaknesses, to SU’s recent tournament failures and even the rest of the Midwest region. Best of all, two Fizz…
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How People Are Betting Syracuse vs. UVA
The Orange have a chance to take their fate out of the selection committee’s hands on Thursday at noon. The game will be televised on ESPN. Syracuse picked up a comfortable 89-68 win over NC State in the 2nd round. The Cavaliers come off a double bye, and are the oddsmakers favorite to win the…
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If Syracuse Can’t Beat NC State, It Doesn’t Deserve March Madness
In 2017, Syracuse beat three ranked teams from January 28th to February 22nd. This was before the dreaded NET system was put into place. But if I were to guess, the Orange picked up three quadrant one wins on their home floor down the stretch: FSU, Duke and Virginia. That Tyler Lydon, Andrew White and…
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Which Team is on a Bigger Roll? Syracuse Faces Duke in a Battle of Winning Streaks
Syracuse takes on Duke tonight in a game that probably looked a lot better on paper before the season. The Orange are 13-6 coming into this one, the Blue Devils, 10-8. Despite mediocre records, both teams are riding three straight wins heading into tonight. It always feels good to have a little winning streak under…
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