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ESPN’s Football Power Index Loves Syracuse
Statistics say Syracuse football has had the best start of the season in the country. The Orange have scored 56.5 points per game, the third highest average in the FBS, and have allowed just 3.5 points per game, the lowest average in the FBS. SU is the only team to rank in the top five…
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A Look Back at Last Year’s Syracuse vs Purdue Game
Just under a year ago, Syracuse football played one of the craziest games you’ll ever see on the gridiron. At halftime, Syracuse trailed 9-3, in a game that’s over/under spread was 59.5. In the first half, Garett Shrader had just four completions for 35 yards. It was a disastrous start for the Orange after a…
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Saturday’s Game Is Must-Win
Domination would be an understatement to describe Syracuse’s first two games. The Orange have routed Colgate and Western Michigan by a combined score of 113-7. Regardless of the opponents, that margin is very impressive. The going gets tougher when SU visits Purdue this weekend, and this game represents a major turning point for this season.…
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Dino Babers Coached A Good Game Against Western Michigan
Dino Babers gets criticized a lot. Often, it’s for fair reasons. Whether it stems from recruiting struggles or his team being undisciplined. However, when he succeeds, he deserves to be praised, and right now is one of those times. Babers coached a great game on Saturday in Syracuse’s 48-7 win over Western Michigan. It began…
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What Does the Offense Look Like Without Oronde Gadsden?
At the start of the year, the Syracuse offense looked like Oronde Gadsden and everyone else. And, for good reason. Gadsden is one of the best skill position players in the country. Outside of him, you had LeQuint Allen, who’s started just one game. And a ton of receivers who have high hopes but have…
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Fizz Report Cards: Syracuse Boat Races Western Michigan 48-7
Another week, and another blowout for Syracuse. SU took a step up in competition, moving from the FCS with Colgate to the MAC with Western Michigan. It didn’t seem to matter. Jalen Buckley gave Orange fans a scare with a 75-yard touchdown run on the Broncos’ second play from scrimmage, but after that, it was…
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Fizz Five 9/8: Western Michigan Preview, Elijah Moore Switches High Schools, and a ‘Cuse MSOC Update
Ethan Frank and Tyler Aitken break down the five biggest stories of the week going on with Syracuse Athletics:1. Football vs. Western Michigan Preview (1:00)2. Analyzing the Orange’s Schedule after Week 1 (7:45)3. Elijah Moore Transfers High Schools (14:40)4. Syracuse Men’s Soccer Has a Top-10 Matchup (20:45)5. Predictions/Keys for Western Michigan (25:00)
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Top Three Storylines To Watch For, Syracuse vs. Western Michigan
Despite SU beating Colgate 65-0 to open the season, there were still plenty of reasons to pay attention to the blowout. Headed into Syracuse vs. Western Michigan, here are the top three storylines for SU fans. 1. Oronde Gadsden’s Health Oronde Gadsden’s status is something of a mystery right now. The tight end was seen…
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Week 1 Results Make No Bowl Game Inexcusable For Syracuse
Week 1 in college football is always interesting in that it can say a lot, but never quite tells the full story. We learned a lot about what the end result of Syracuse’s 2023 campaign might look like based on the dominating victory over Colgate as well as some out of town results. After the…
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Are The Expectations for Syracuse Too High?
This past Saturday’s 65-0 win over Colgate was impressive, there is no denying that. However, it was a win over an FCS team who won just three games last year. In the Raiders matchup against an FBS team last year, they lost by more than 30 to Stanford, who won just three games. Since Saturday,…
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Syracuse’s Schedule Looks Like It’s Opening Up
Entering the 2023 season, Syracuse had a lot of expectations after winning seven games and getting to its first bowl game in four years in 2022. But, the Orange were presented with a very challenging schedule that included games against the three possible best teams in the conference all in a row, plus not a…
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Ranking SU Football’s Season Openers in the Dino Babers Era
On Saturday, Syracuse clobbered Colgate 65-0, the largest win in the Dino Babers era. But where does it stack up with Babers’ other season openers in terms of dominance, importance, and entertainment? 8. 2020: North Carolina 31, Syracuse 6 Baber’s lone loss to open a season is an obvious choice to take the last slot.…
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Where Can Syracuse Improve After Blowout Win Against Colgate
It can be hard to find negatives from the performance Syracuse had yesterday vs Colgate. A 65-0 final score, 677 yards to 106. That all sounds pretty perfect. However, that’s exactly what the Orange were supposed to do. FBS teams win 86% of games against FCS teams. Most of those are in blowouts like this…
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Syracuse Football Report Card vs. Colgate
In a dominant 65-0 win for Syracuse over Colgate, it’s hard to imagine anyone would have less than an A+ performance. While plenty of players on the Orange aced the season opener, not everyone was perfect. Here are the most important player, coach, and position group grades of the victory. Secondary: A+ I know I…
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Redshirt Freshman Donovan Brown Named A Starter
Each year, some players stand out in the preseason and earn starting jobs. Last year, the breakout star was Oronde Gadsden. Since then, the TE has been named a preseason All-American. This year’s surprise starter is WR Donovan Brown. The redshirt freshman was a three-star recruit out of high school and committed to the Orange…
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Three Wishes For Saturday’s Game
Three days from now, Syracuse Football will be back on the Dome field to do battle with Colgate. You can never take an opponent lightly, even if it’s an FCS school, but this matchup with the Raiders represents an opportunity for the Orange to tinker, experiment, or try some new things. Three things MUST happen…
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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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Where Syracuse Stands in ESPN Preseason Bowl Projections
In his seven years as the head coach of Syracuse, Dino Babers has made just two bowl games. The Camping World bowl in 2018, when the Orange finished the season ranked 15th in the country and last year’s Pinstripe bowl. This year, the goal for Babers is to play an extra game once again. Last…
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Who Is Brady Denaburg And Why Is He So Important?
With the exception of the offensive line, no element of football is more under-appreciated and not talked about enough than kicking- both field goals and PATs. Andre Szmyt’s tenure at Syracuse was a roller coaster. He won the Groza Award in 2018 only to stumble big time but bounce back last season. Szmyt is gone,…
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Fizz Five 8/25: Conference Realignment, Donnie Freeman’s Transfer, and Dino’s Future
With both the school year and football season around the corner, Liam Griffin and Ethan Frank connect to discuss the biggest preseason headlines and give a hoops recruiting update. 1. Conference Realignment (1:18-7:23)2. Gadsden’s Accolades and The Rest of the Receivers (7:23-13:14)3. Donnie Freeman Transferring to IMG (13:14-18:41)4. Dino Babers’ Future (18:41-24:30)5. Training Camp Observations…
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Damien Alford is Primed for a Breakout Year
A year ago, conventional wisdom said that if Syracuse was going to have a breakout receiver that would differentiate himself as the number one option in the passing game, it would be Damien Alford. He was coming off a 2021 season where he flashed. He caught a 70 yard touchdown early in the year against…
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Takeaways From Two Days of Spring Practice
Getting to attend Syracuse Football practice over the past two days as well as the subsequent press conferences was a very insightful experience. It was what you would typically expect with opening week around the corner- position groups running drills, followed by some one-on-ones, and the last thing the media was allowed to see was…
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Oronde Gadsden Named Preseason AP All-American
As the season continues to get closer, the accolades for Syracuse TE Oronde Gadsden continue to pile up. Gadsden has already been named one of the top 100 players by ESPN, first team all-ACC, and a member of the Maxwell Award watch list. Gadsden was named to the AP preseason All-American second team. The first…
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Dino Babers has Everything to Gain in 2023, and Everything to Lose
With less than two weeks until the first snap of Syracuse’s 2023 season, it’s time to examine the stakes for this year. 2023 is going to be a referendum on Dino Babers’ ability as a head coach weekly, Babers’ hiring ability (with his two new coordinators), his recruiting ability (after a lot of talent was…
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Sean Tucker Impresses in Buccaneers Preseason Game
In a school that is known for its historically great running backs, Sean Tucker was one of the most special halfbacks Syracuse has ever seen. Tucker was an all-American and broke countless records for the Orange. Yet, he went undrafted after being flagged with a congenital heart defect at the NFL combine. Tucker wasn’t cleared…
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What Does a Dream Season Look Like for Syracuse?
After last season’s historic 6-0 start, everything fell apart for Dino Babers. The Orange lost six of their final seven games and had a chance to be the third FBS team ever to lose their first six after starting 6-0. There were many reasons why things got so bad and it can be hard to…
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The Potential “Turning Point” Games in Syracuse’s Schedule
Before any team’s season, you can usually pick out a few games that you chalk up as wins, some that you figure will be losses and others that are toss ups. That’s certainly the case with Syracuse this fall. SU faces Colgate, Western Michigan and Army in the first four weeks of the season. Conventional…
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Former Nebraska Starter Myles Farmer Commits to Syracuse
After losing Duce Cheasnut and Ja’had Carter to the transfer portal this offseason, things were looking bleak for the Syracuse secondary. However, Dino Babers has rebounded, picking up two DBs from Nebraska. After finishing second on the team in tackles last year, starting safety Myles Farmer entered the transfer portal a few weeks ago. This…
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LeQuint Allen Named to Preseason Doak Walker Watchlist
LeQuint Allen is eligible to play for Syracuse this Fall, and is already receiving praise on a national stage. SU’s new bellcow running back was named to the Doak Walker award watch list, one of 75 preseason candidates to win the award for best running back in the nation. Allen is set to be a…
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The Three Position Groups That Will Determine Syracuse’s 2023 Success
A little under a year ago, we stated that Syracuse’s wide receivers, offensive line, and defensive backs would be key factors in whether the Orange had a successful 2022. Two of those groups were relatively successful- Oronde Gadsden’s emergence and a tenacious pass defense were major contributors toward SU’s 6-0 start. But mediocre blocking led…
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Clemson Picked to Win ACC for 8th Time in Nine Years
Yesterday, the Atlantic Coast Conference released its 2023 preseason poll that was voted on by 176 members of the media. Clemson received 103 first-place votes while Flordia State received 67. North Carolina got five votes and one person voted for NC State. Syracuse was ranked 10th, well above Virginia Tech who is 11. Florida State…
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What National Experts Think of Syracuse Heading into 2023
With ACC Kickoff behind us, there’s only about a month before Syracuse takes the field in its home opener on September 2nd. So, that means anyone and everyone is starting to predict how this season might play out in the conference and nationally. So, what are people saying about Syracuse? The Athletic released a mailbag…
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Final Thoughts From ACC Kickoff
Two days removed from the ACC Kickoff event in Charlotte, there are still plenty of storylines to digest. Whether it’s the excitement from both Syracuse and Pittsburgh about the Yankee Stadium game, Florida State’s quest to dethrone Clemson, or the new 3-5-5 scheduling format, there was and is plenty to dissect. Three things in particular…
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Analytics Give Syracuse 7% Chance at ACC Title Game
This year marks the beginning of a new era of ACC football. The Atlantic and Coastal divisions have been abolished, and the participants in the conference title game will be determined by overall record against ACC opponents. The schedule format has changed as well, with the ACC adopting a 3-5-3 approach. That sees each school…
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Takeaways From Syracuse’s ACC Kickoff Presser
On Tuesday Morning, Dino Babers, Oronde Gadsden, Garrett Shrader, and Marlowe Wax took the podium to address the local media and representatives covering other ACC schools and some national media members. A lot was said, so let’s dive right into it. Not much, if anything, was said about LeQuint Allen’s recent off-field news, but everyone…
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Could this be Dino Babers’ Final Season at Syracuse?
As the 8th season of Dino Babers as the head coach of the Syracuse football program creeps closer and closer, it’s time to take a further look at what the possibilities are for a man who has been in SU fans’ lives since 2016. In his first seven seasons with the Orange, Babers has gone…
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