Tag: dino babers
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Could Syracuse Target Western Kentucky’s Record-Setting Offense?
The Syracuse football season is over but there is plenty to talk about. Looks likethe Orange will welcome Notre Dame to the Carrier Dome for the first timesince 2003. The big date with the Irish will land on October 29th and a win would be perhaps the biggest in years for the program. It appears…
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Syracuse Football’s Early 2022 Outlook
The Orange will look to improve upon a disappointing 2021 campaign in which they finished with three consecutive losses to end with an underwhelming 5-7 record. But to be fair, they faced stiff competition down the stretch and had the unenviable task of lining up against three ranked opponents in Wake Forest, NC State, and…
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Who are Robert Anae and Jason Beck?
With early signing day in the rearview mirror, Dino Babers seems to be focussing on his coaching staff. After a five-win season that Babers defended as a success considering the low expectations the nation had for the Orange going into the year, SU saw a mass exodus from the coaching staff. Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks…
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Syracuse Special Teams Trending in the Right Direction
Syracuse just received its 15th commitment in the class of 2022, getting a pledge from Maryland native and “4.5 star” long snapper Ethan Stangle. There is no doubt Stangle’s commitment was purely the work of new SU special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky. Yes, this is a long snapper. But this is one of a few…
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4-star UAlbany Transfer Jared Verse is a Must Get for Syracuse
Early National Signing Day circa 2021 has come and gone for Syracuse football. December 15th was quite uneventful for SU on the recruiting trail, which can be a good thing. On the one hand, nobody de-committed or spurned the Orange for another destination. But on the other hand, there were little to no additions or…
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SU’s Complete Signing Day Recap and Analysis
SU officially began its offseason roster retooling with its early signees. The Orange inked 13 players in total in a smaller class, but still managed to sign some nearby products. Let‚Äôs break down the class and what it means for SU this upcoming year. The Signees Note: All star ratings and measurements are courtesy of…
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Biggest Takeaways from Dino Babers’ Signing Day Presser
It‚Äôs been a busy early signing day for Syracuse football. This afternoon, SU head coach Dino Babers took to the podium to answer some questions about the team‚Äôs offseason so far. In case you haven‚Äôt listened or couldn‚Äôt make it, we‚Äôve broken down some of the main points Babers discussed earlier today. Recruiting Success Without…
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FizzCast: 2021 Early National Signing Day Fizz Round Table
As Early National Signing Day winds down, Jaron May, Ian Unsworth and John Eads hop on the mic for the annual Fizz Round Table. The guys give their thoughts on an underwhelming class, analyze some of the strengths and weaknesses of the group, and point out the big names you should know.
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Syracuse’s Class of 2022 Early Signing Day Offensive Commits
Dino Babers‚Äôs class of 2022 is scant. While yes, this is the early signing period, and the Orange could potentially grab players out of the transfer portal, the 70th-best class in the nation doesn‚Äôt appear to be bringing a ton of firepower to the 315, especially on the offensive end. SU only has four players…
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The Hub – Syracuse Football’s Early National Signing Day
Sure the holiday season is wonderful and fun, but December 15th is the day we all have been waiting for. Happy Early National Signing Day! It is the best day of the entire year, and Orange Fizz has all of your coverage throughout the day. We’ll have articles breaking down Syracuse signees, as well as…
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Which Transfer Portal QBs Should SU Go After?
UPDATE 12/14/21: Just minutes after this article was published, Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. committed to play at Washington. With early signing day set for tomorrow, Syracuse football is now well entrenched in its retooling phase ahead of 2022. The Orange overachieved last year, but now face difficult choices when it comes to personnel. Tomorrow‚Äôs…
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Is SU Football Facing a Depth Crisis?
Men‚Äôs basketball season is officially under way in Syracuse. Much like the Syracuse winter winds that always seem to blow whichever way you‚Äôre facing, the renewed focus on Jim Boeheim‚Äôs squad has taken just about all the attention away from SU football. It‚Äôs par for the course, considering the former is playing and the latter…
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Three Position Groups SU Should Fill In the Transfer Portal
Syracuse head coach Dino Babers described the 2021 season as a “year of change,” and while the Disney metaphor-spouting eternal optimist is still leading the Orange after a disappointing end to the season, many other pieces to the puzzle are shifting. Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Sterlin Gilbert, defensive line coach Vinson Reynolds and tight ends coach…
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Coaches that SU Should Target for the OC Vacancy
It is November 30th, 2021 and Sterlin Gilbert is no longer the offensive coordinator for Syracuse football. Nothing personal against him, but look he just didn’t do anything. Fans never heard from him, saw him, and media could never get a hold of him. The offense he was running is outdated and not set up…
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NCAA’s Coaching Carousel Is More Dollars Than Sense, and SU Isn‚Äôt Immune
Another season of SU football is in the books, and for the seventeenth time in the last 22 seasons Syracuse will not partake in a bowl game. The ending may be familiar, but the past season was a topsy-turvy one that reinvigorated the program after a pandemic-marred 2020. Even at 5-7, a four-win improvement would…
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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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What Should Syracuse Prioritize? Rebuilding Or Winning With Sean Tucker?
After a 5th negative record in 6 years, fans are once again voicing displeasure with Dino Babers at the helm of Syracuse football. With 3 games left on the schedule, the Orange found themselves at 5-4, one win away from clinching Dino a second bowl berth. Though, as you know, things didn‚Äôt go as planned…
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By The Numbers: How SU’s Season Ended Against Pitt, 31-14
Syracuse football‚Äôs 2021 season ended with a disappointing clang last night. The Orange were underdogs against a talented Pitt team and couldn‚Äôt keep up after holding an early 7-0 lead. SU ends its season at 5-7 and finishes four games better than it did last year – but with the same record it had in…
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Pitt Slices Orange’s Bowl Hopes in 31-14 Season Finale
The families began to file out with 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. What started as a trickle of fans leaving the Dome turned into a tsunami, as Syracuse‚Äôs quest for its first bowl game in three years came to a sad conclusion. The Orange fell to Pitt 31-14 Saturday night, cementing Dino Babers‚Äôs…
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This Season Leads to Football Recruiting Wins Regardless of the Finish
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Could Jim Mora at UConn Hurt Syracuse Recruiting?
UConn is still laboring on the hamster wheel of college football, insisting it will get somewhere despite running in place for so long. The latest swing is the hire of Jim Mora Jr., who spent 6 seasons at UCLA going 46-30, and 29-24 in the Pac-12. In his first four seasons with the Bruins he…
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For SU Football, A Disappointing But Predictable Ending Looms
As positively as it can be said, it wasn‚Äôt supposed to end this way for Syracuse football. By that, we mean the team that was picked to go winless in the ACC and finish with around three wins has exceeded all expectations. The Orange are now 5-5 and better than anyone thought they would be,…
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Blowout Babers: Why Does Dino Get Routed So Often?
It was all ugly on Saturday for Syracuse. The Orange need just a single win over the last three weeks of the season, but the best chance perhaps to get a victory went up in smoke at Louisville 41-3. Malik Cunningham was a knife cutting through a solid SU defense, combining for 5 TDs on…
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Has Dino Babers Done Enough To Be Taken Off The Hot Seat?
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Syracuse projected to inaugural Fenway Bowl vs. UCF
At 5-4, Syracuse’s season has been a thousand times better than most could have imagined. Coming off the disastrous 1-win campaign last year, not much was expected of this year’s squad. Yet, with three games to go, the Orange are one win away from a likely bowl game. None of the three games will be…
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It’s the Least Wonderful Time of the Year for SU Football
At this point, it‚Äôs fair to ask what‚Äôs not to like about Syracuse football right now. The Orange were projected to win three games this year, began the season as an underdog to a MAC team, and scraped together five wins in a season when they could have three or even four more wins with…
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Syracuse Stock Up/Stock Down: Week 9
Are we dreaming? Pinch yourselves. Syracuse has won two consecutive ACC games. No this isn’t a dream, this is reality and its a darn good one. The “best case scenario” season we laid out in the preseason appears to be unfolding. On this week’s episode of stock up/stock down we recap SU’s 21-6 win over…
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Are You Happy With Dino Babers?
Prior to this season, Dino Babers was not all that popular within the Syracuse fan base. Orange fans were justifiably unsatisfied after SU scratched across one measly win in a year to forget. Babers has been on the hill coaching this team for 6 years now, of course, his crowning jewels are the 2017 upset…
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Garrett Shrader’s Career Day Cements Arrival Of A New Era
Syracuse‚Äôs win over Virginia Tech last Saturday should still have SU fans walking with a little extra zip in their step. Yes, it was the program‚Äôs first win at Lane Stadium since 2001. Yes, it was a dramatic last-second victory. But most of all, it was a coming out party for a blossoming offensive star:…
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Syracuse Stock Up / Stock Down: Week 8
It‚Äôs always more fun to take a trip to the stock market coming off a big win. Perhaps the market has more customers this week? Well let‚Äôs give the people what they want. The intel on who‚Äôs rising and who‚Äôs falling. If you bought stock in Sean Tucker or Garrett Shrader early on, you‚Äôre probably…
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By The Numbers: How SU Stunned Virginia Tech 41-36
Syracuse‚Äôs come-from-behind win over Virginia Tech was as unexpected as it was impressive. Here are a few key numbers that helped lead the Orange to a surprising victory at Lane Stadium. 410 Garrett Shrader‚Äôs 410 total yards were the primary driver behind a solid day for the Syracuse offense. Apart from another end-of-half snafu at…
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Will Tommy DeVito’s Transfer Hurt Syracuse Recruiting?
February 1, 2017 was supposed to be a turning point in Syracuse football history. Dino Babers had just wrapped up his first season and gone 4-8 with Scott Shafer’s roster. Babers had immediately injected energy into the program, like gulping down a 5-Hour Energy. He was far more quotable than the buttoned-down Shafer, and instead…
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As Last Man Standing, Accountability Falls On Dino Babers More Than Ever
These days, being the head coach of a Division I college football team for six seasons is a serious accomplishment. Dino Babers has been lead man at Syracuse since 2016. Not many other coaches hired that year are still around with their same teams. Given his longevity, Babers has presided over a distinct period of…
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Syracuse Stock Up/Stock Down: Week 7
Just another Tuesday morning here recapping a sudden death Syracuse loss. This should become a scheduled text or tweet by now. Anyways, the stock market is busy once again today following SU‚Äôs 17-14 defeat to Clemson. Here are the big movers: Stock Up RB Sean Tucker I‚Äôll be damned if I don‚Äôt appreciate Tucker enough.…
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