Tag: Boston College
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Boston College loses to Syracuse in 3OT
Boston College fell 95-86 to Syracuse in triple-overtime yesterday. The phrasing of that is important. While yes, SU certainly deserve more credit, this game was mostly decided by the fact that the Eagles made more mistakes than the Orange. The ‘Cuse certainly made enough mistakes to lose, had BC not been even worse. With 20…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Downs Boston College 77-68
The first half was a lot of back-and-forth action with the two teams going back and forth for the first 20 minutes. Jesse Edwards established himself early, while Judah Mintz made plays on the perimeter, but the Eagles stayed right with it, not giving into the Orange’s physicality. In the second, Boston College came out…
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Dissecting Fact and Fiction From Last Night’s Skirmishes
We told you about Syracuse’s 32-23 win over Boston College. But we’d be remiss if we didn’t address the fiasco that took place between the players, coaches, and even the fans in attendance. So let’s break down everything that happened last night in terms of people getting chippy because there was plenty of it. It…
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Crisis Averted: Syracuse Sneaks Past Boston College 32-23
Thank all that is good and pure. Following the trainwreck of a basketball game against Bryant, we were looking for Syracuse Football to give us something to be excited about. And that it did. Despite trailing Boston College 17-6 early in the fourth quarter, the Orange put their rally caps on and squeaked past the…
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Syracuse vs. Boston College: Crystal Ball Predictions
ETHAN (10-1): Syracuse 21, Boston College 17 If Syracuse loses this game Dino Babers should be fired. Full stop. There is no excuse to lose this game and the Orange have some offensive momentum after the Wake game. But, it will be cold on Saturday night, and it’s the last game at Alumni Stadium for…
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Meet the Enemy: Boston College’s Facts and Players to Know
One more regular season game. Imagine people saying that with a sigh of relief after the Orange finished off their magical 6-0 run to start the season. Oh, how things have changed. SU has limped to its regular season finale with five consecutive defeats, only worsening Dino Babers’ horrific record in November. To make matters…
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Behind Enemy Lines at the ACC Kickoff: BC Returns its Field General and a Brick Wall
Boston College surprised a lot of people last year when it finished 6-5, despite having a first year head coach in Jeff Hafley and the lack of a normal season due to COVID-19. The former co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Ohio State came to Chestnut Hill and immediately changed the culture of the program. …
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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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Fizz Radio 2/13: Boston College Preview, Tourney Talk & Sink or Swim
Matt Bonaparte and Jaron May host this week’s Fizz Radio. The guys preview Syracuse Men’s Basketball’s matchup with Boston College, have a little tourney talk, and play a game of Sink or Swim. Oh, and of course, they get to Fictional Fizz and your Fizz Feedback. You can listen to Fizz Radio on the Score…
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FizzCast: NC State and BC Previews
John Eads and Ian Unsworth are back to preview Syracuse’s matchups NC State and BC! John and Ian also discuss Benny Williams’ impact on the 2021 SU squad after the five-star forward officially signed his letter of intent.
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Syracuse Drops 16-13 Struggle to Boston College
Syracuse lost 16-13 to Boston College Saturday, its fifth straight loss in a row. However, this one didn‚Äôt have the demoralizing feel of the four prior. Both teams struggled to find any sort of rhythm in the early going. The first three drives of the game ended in punts. The first points came when BC…
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Fizz Radio 11/6: Goodbye, Trill Williams, the QB Situation, BC Preview with Andy Backstrom
On this week’s Fizz Radio, Gill Gross and Ian Unsworth discuss Trill Williams’ decision to opt out and declare for the NFL draft, Dino Babers’ refusal to start a freshman QB, and preview Boston College with Andy Backstrom of Eagle Action.
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Boston College vs. Syracuse: Crystal Ball Predictions
Brad (7-0): Boston College 35, Syracuse 17 The fallacy behind Boston College football is that they run well. Gone are the days when AJ Dillon ran like a gazelle for the Eagles. I‚Äôm fact, BC averages fewer than 100 yards per game on the ground. But the 3-3-5 set has been vulnerable to the big…
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Fizz Cast: Boston College Preview
John Eads and Ian Unsworth break down Saturday’s matchup between longtime northeast rivals, Syracuse and Boston College.
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Early Breakdown of First Half of Syracuse Football Schedule
Earlier this week, Syracuse posted its upcoming football schedule.¬† Boston College Syracuse starts its season on a Friday against a Boston College team with a new head coach. Jeff Hafley a co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State before taking the BC job. He‚Äôs tasked with replacing AJ Dillon, one of the best players in Boston College…
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Beating BC: Syracuse Looks to Get Back on Track Against the Eagles
What a tough one it was for the Orange back on Tuesday night.¬†Syracuse lost to Florida State 80-62, in what simply was the latest poor showing from a team barred by inconsistency. However, the Orange has a nice chance to bounce back on Saturday against its next opponent. Boston College enters having dropped eight of…
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Can You Solve This Syracuse Football Bye Week Math Equation?
Well, the Orange is off this week, which means something must be done to keep everyone excited during the bye. With that said, what better way is there to do that than another Syracuse football equation? So, here‚Äôs a step-by-step problem that includes every opponent the Orange faces (or has already faced) this season: Step…
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Syracuse Suffers Fitting 85-70 Loss at Boston College
If Syracuse lost at Boston College Wednesday night it was going to hurt regardless. I mean after all the 85-70 defeat basically ended SU‚Äôs tournament hopes and season all together. However, this loss hurt even more because it was so unbelievably predictable. It was literally like watching this entire SU basketball season condensed down to…
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Eyeing the Eagles: Three BC Players to Watch on Wednesday
For the third season in a row, the SU basketball team is on the NCAA tournament bubble. No surprises there right? And after losses to both Duke and North Carolina in the last week, the prospects of making it to the tournament appear to be¬†shrinking rather quickly. But, SU still has two games left on…
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Syracuse fires up the Dome and clobbers Boston College
The always-wise Jim Boeheim has mentioned many times this season that games become easier when your team is able to knock down shots. After an eight-day layoff, Syracuse proved that theory right when it shot over 60% from the field on Wednesday en route to a dominant 81-63 win over Boston College. Despite the convincing…
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Three reasons the Boston College game is crucial to SU’s tournament chances
Last season we saw Syracuse basketball finish as one of the first four out of the NCAA tournament and one of the biggest reasons was because it had some atrocious losses on its resume. Sure, SU was able to knock off the likes of Duke, Virginia and Florida State during the season, but it also…
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Eagle Eye: Three BC players to watch on Saturday
SU all but eliminated themselves from bowl contention with last week‚Äôs blowout loss to Louisville, but there‚Äôs still something to play for this weekend versus Boston College. With a win, SU can improve to 5-7, which would be a one-win improvement from last season. The victory would also mark the third straight win over the…
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What SU Should be Thankful for this Thanksgiving
After a promising start, Syracuse football is in danger of finishing the season where it began. Considering the mood surrounding the program back in October, that‚Äôs a shocking statement, to say the least. Just after the Orange‚Äôs surprise win over Clemson, I wrote about the next steps¬†that SU needs to take as a program. Unfortunately,…
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Notable Names Not Returning To The ACC Next Year
Next season, Syracuse will be down three of its top four scorers from last year. However, the Orange is not alone in the ACC in terms of key absences come 2017. Here are the most notable departures for each team in the conference for next season. (Note: Some of these players have not declared for…
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Games Syracuse Could Have Won To Be Safely “In” The Tournament
Syracuse basketball’s five-game winning streak has taken the college basketball world by surprise. Before January 24, the Orange had lost three of its last four ACC games (including blowouts to UNC and Notre Dame) and was under .500 in conference play for the first time this season. Since, the Orange has beaten two top 10…
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It’s A Number’s Game: How Does Syracuse Win BC Round Two?
Saturday, Syracuse basketball will play Boston College for the second time in two weeks. The Orange, as we all know, opened ACC play with a 15-point loss to the Eagles on the first day of the New Year. SU has lost some ugly games this season, but Boston College may have been the worst of…
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Syracuse Holds Off Boston College, 28-20
It looked like it was going to be one of those days for Syracuse. On the first drive of the Orange‚Äôs game at Boston College on Saturday, SU drove down to the BC 35-yard-line, and was within striking distance of the home team‚Äôs end zone. Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey used a hard count to draw…
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Key to Syracuse vs. Boston College: Run-Pass Ratio
Boston College hasn‚Äôt won a game against an ACC opponent in more than two years, but the Eagles are favored by 4.5 points in their game against Syracuse on Saturday. BC isn‚Äôt a cupcake, by any means ‚Äî Steve Addazio‚Äôs squad is 3-3 this season ‚Äî but it is an extraordinarily unbalanced team that features…
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How Bad is The Syracuse Coaching Job?
ESPN’s Travis Haney lists SU as the 9th-worst job in the country.
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Quick Rebound: Syracuse Grabs First Win Since Postseason Ban
It has been a frustrating season for B.J. Johnson. Johnson scored a career-high 19 points in the season opener against Kennesaw State and then came close to that on Wednesday night in a 70-54 win over Boston College at Conte Forum. He had no choice but to step up for the Orange on a night…
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PG Kaleb Joseph Continues to Grow Before Syracuse’s Eyes
Perhaps things are slowly starting to click for Kaleb Joseph. The freshman point guard scored 13 points in the 69-61 win over Boston College on Tuesday night, but nine of those points came from the free throw line. That statistic right there is solid proof of Joseph driving more to the basket and drawing…
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Syracuse’s Offense Stalls, Orange Loses to Tigers
Sometimes in sports records mean nothing and today in Clemson was just one of those days.¬† Syracuse was undefeated in conference play as they took on the 1-3 Clemson Tigers.¬† Today, Syracuse just didn‚Äôt have it and the Tigers came to play. Clemson defeated Syracuse 66-53 as the Orange falls to 13-5 overall and 4-1…
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Orange Gearing Up for Tough ACC Schedule
There is a major difference between the old Big East and the current ACC, and Syracuse‚Äôs near win against Villanova could be promising as the Orange prepare for ACC play. After the Villanova game, Jim Boeheim mentioned how Chris McCullough is not physically capable of being competitive against bigger, stronger teams ‚Äì ones like the…
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Syracuse Football Goes Back to Drawing Board to Begin Fixing Problems for ’15
Focus shifts to next season as offense must get back on track.
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