Tag: dino babers
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Fizz Spaces (10/22): Clemson Instant Reaction
The Fizz’s Carter Bainbridge and Liam Griffin had postgame coverage of SU’s 27-21 loss at Clemson ready on the Fizz’s Twitter Space.
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College Football is Having Its Bounce Back
The power of college football is undeniable. We have become a football-obsessed country, and while we tolerate and sometimes celebrate other sports, we do not smother them like we do football. The highest-rated television series last year was Sunday Night Football. The second was Thursday Night Football. The difference between first and third (“NCIS”) was an…
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A Win Over Clemson Would Change Syracuse’s Program for a Decade
Frankly, Syracuse football has not had many great moments over the last couple of decades. Aside from Doug Marrone’s decent years at the end of the Big East days in the early 2010s and Dino Babers’ one great season in 2018, it’s been more bad than good. But, 2022 at this point is the best…
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What Should the New Expectations Be For Syracuse Football?
Dino Babers has pulled Syracuse out from the depths of the dark abyss this season. The #14 Orange head to Death Valley for a bout with #5 Clemson this weekend. SU has a perfect 6-0 record and has come a long way from the disappointments of a pair of 5-7 campaigns in 2019 and 2021…
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How Has Syracuse Fared Against Top 10 Teams Under Babers?
There’s a good case to be made that Syracuse’s game against Clemson on Saturday is SU’s biggest since Dino Babers took over in 2016. The 6-0 14th ranked Orange and the 7-0 5th ranked Tigers are the only undefeated teams in the ACC Atlantic division. However, it doesn’t seem like Syracuse is being given much…
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Meet the Enemy: Clemson’s Facts and Players to Know
Fizz Nation, this is the big one. It’s without question the most nationally-acclaimed matchup Syracuse has been in for a long time. If the Orange emerge victorious in Death Valley on Saturday, we could see them in a very glamorous bowl game. But oh boy, is that easier said than done. SEASON/PROGRAM OVERVIEW Clemson needs…
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How SU-eet It Is: ‘Cuse Vanquishes Lost Era With Bowl Clinch
On Saturday, we were there to bear witness. We were there after Syracuse football saw College Gameday and its short-lived relevance slip through its grasp in one four-hour span in September 2019. A 63-20 immolation at the hands of Maryland in Week 2 of that year was the end of 2018’s beginning and a catapult…
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Isaiah Johnson’s Journey from Dartmouth to Syracuse
Full interview with Isaiah Johnson: Syracuse’s defense faced more adversity this past Saturday, as if that was even possible. SU has already been gutted with key injuries at several positions and some more piled up in this past weekend’s 24-9 win over NC State. Garrett Williams went down in the first half after a thunderous…
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Pack Your Bags for El Paso, Syracuse is Going to the Sun Bowl: CBS Sports
Syracuse is off to its best start in decades, and a massive matchup with #5 Clemson looms next. But it’s time to reap some of the spoils of the Orange 6-0 start. The school is printing up “bowl eligible t-shirts,” which is pretty hysterical. But it’s proof of just how dark days had gotten that…
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Fizz Five 10/17: NC State Recap
Ian Unsworth and Liam Griffin recap Syracuse’s victory over NC State from a multitude of angles. 1. What is now considered a successful season?2. How does the win impact recruiting?3. Is this team getting better every week, getting lucky, or a combo of the two?4. Who gets your game balls from Saturday?5. Is this season…
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By The Numbers: How SU Exorcized NC State, 24-9
It really happened, Fizz Nation. SU did indeed stifle NC State inside the Dome last night 24-9 and secure just its second bowl berth since 2013. For a program that gauges success on postseason appearances, yesterday’s victory was the exclamation point on a dream start to 2022. Let’s take a look at the figures that…
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Syracuse Needs to Drop the Bag on Tony White this Offseason
SU football earned ranked status for the first time 2019 last week. Seven days later, the Orange have vaulted into the top-20 and may not be done climbing. On the note of ’19, think back to how horrid the defense was that season. The situation was so bad that Dino Babers had to fire his…
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Deserving Orange Set Up to Snag Bowl Eligibility, Silence Critics
Syracuse football’s soar into relevance this season has officially produced a new curiosity. This week, head coach Dino Babers strayed away from the grim underdog clichés spoken through long, purposeful blinks that usually mark his press conferences. Instead, he projected new confidence that suggests he knows the Orange aren’t really fighting for respect these days.…
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Meet the Enemy: NC State’s Facts and Players to Know
Get amped, Fizz Nation. Saturday’s matchup between #18 Syracuse and #15 NC State is the first matchup between two top-20 teams in the Dome since 1998. How long ago was that? Well, 1998 saw “Seinfeld” air its final season, the first iMac, and the founding of Google. Over 45,000 tickets have already been sold for…
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How Has Syracuse Fared as an ACC Favorite Under Babers?
Syracuse is back from the bye week, and now the season really gets going. The number 18 Orange begin a stretch of six straight games against teams who either are or have been ranked this season with a matchup against number 15 NC State Saturday. SU‚Äôs 5-0 start has caught the attention of oddsmakers. Syracuse…
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SU Football’s ‘22 Bye Week Report Card
Syracuse football is idle this week ahead of a colossal matchup of unbeatens with NC State on October 15th. While we all bide our time, it seems right that we should assess how the team has performed so far through five weeks on an A through F scale. Coaching: B+ Coaching was one of SU‚Äôs…
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John Wildhack Takes Victory Lap on Dino Gamble
Back in June, Syracuse Athletic Director John Wildhack declared that even after three losing seasons in a row with a combined record of 11-24, head coach Dino Babers was not on the hot seat. This three-year stretch came on the heels of a 10-3 campaign in 2018 and evidently bought Babers essentially eternal time as…
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Re-Visiting our Most Important Players List
We’re about halfway through Syracuse Football’s 2022 season. SU has shocked pretty much everybody with an impressive 5-0 start. Although the road may have been rocky with come from behind wins against Purdue and Virginia, the record is what it is! The team as a whole is experiencing a lot of success and a big…
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Unbeaten, Unrivaled, and Unreal: SU’s Destiny Is In Its Own Hands
On Saturday morning, I wasn‚Äôt thinking about getting an early spot inside the Dome to watch Syracuse decapitate Wagner College. Instead, I moseyed on over to a fan-run tailgate just outside the stadium to film a news package and gauge the mood. While I was there, a bunch of Syracuse football fans made pleasant chit-chat…
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Syracuse’s Unnecessary Risk Against Wagner
Syracuse beat Wagner 59-0 in what can only loosely be called a football game Saturday. The Seahawks went in not having won a game in three calendar years, and it showed, converting only four first downs and gaining 50 yards of total offense. It was such a mismatch that the two teams agreed to play…
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Does a Top 25 Ranking Prove Babers Have the Right Formula?
Somehow, someway, Syracuse is ranked. At 5-0, the Orange are ranked #21 in the Coach’s Poll and #22 in the AP. Coming into the year five wins would’ve been a likely season total, and many wondered whether the Dino Babers experiment was flickering at the end. Instead, the Orange have a Cinderella season, great vibes,…
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Is The Bye Week Coming at the Right Time?
Ever since Dino Babers took over the head coaching job in 2016, Syracuse’s performance in the week after the bye has been rather shaky. The Orange are just 2-7 in such games in Babers’ tenure, among them the now-infamous drubbing at Louisville last year. The good news is, SU has as many wins now as…
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By The Numbers: How SU Skated Past Wagner, 59-0
Yesterday marked Syracuse‚Äôs yearly tradition of hosting an FCS sacrificial lamb inside the Dome, and 2022‚Äôs edition did not disappoint. The Orange laid the lumber to Wagner College 59-0 in historic fashion to move to 5-0 for the first time in 35 years. Let‚Äôs break down some of the bigger numbers that led SU to…
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Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse 59, Wagner 0
Following Syracuse Football’s 59-0 trouncing of Wagner, Cameron Ezeir hopped on Twitter Space to break down the game with some of the SU faithful. Plus, hear from Dino Babers, Garrett Shrader, Sean Tucker and Duce Chestnut.
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Party Like it’s 1987: Syracuse Thrashes Wagner 59-0 to Improve to 5-0
Prior to Syracuse’s third ever meeting with Wagner, SU head coach Dino Babers stressed the importance of avoiding complacency, even referring to his 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers who upset San Diego State 40-19 in the season opener. But that scenario quickly dissipated from existence after a historic first half flurry and saw SU take a…
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What Does a Successful Rest of the Season Look Like?
Syracuse is off to one of its best starts in program history. Dino Babers has revitalized his team with new coaching philosophies, experienced players, and a new attitude. His new mantra, ‚Äòtry less harder‚Äô, has worked to perfection as the Orange are a perfect 4-0 heading into a game against FCS Wagner where they are…
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Syracuse’s Hopes for College Gameday are Now Gone
The exhilarating start to the season has stirred dreams of ESPN’s College Gameday making its first ever appearance at Syracuse. The Orange have come close to hosting of the sport’s most visible and popular show, but it’s never quite come to fruition. The 4-0 record combined with a gimme win over Wagner this weekend will…
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Meet the Enemy: Wagner’s Facts and Players to Know
1987. That’s the last time Syracuse Football started a season with five straight wins. Following SU’s triumph over Virginia, the Orange are one win away from that mark, and there may be magic in the air. To match its total from a season ago, Syracuse will have to take down Wagner. The Seahawks as a…
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Despite 4-0 Start, Holes in SU’s Ship Are Hard to Ignore
In more ways than one, it wasn‚Äôt supposed to go this way for Syracuse football. SU‚Äôs 4-0 mark is legitimate. It‚Äôs impressive. It‚Äôs only the second time the program has turned the trick since the fall of the Soviet Union, and earned the team the No. 25 spot in the Coaches Poll – along with…
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Have Syracuse football fans bought into SU’s 4-0 start?
Syracuse is off to its first 4-0 start since 2018, and with Wagner, who hasn‚Äôt won a game since 2019, visiting the Dome Saturday, odds are SU is about to be 5-0 for the first time since 1987. Those seasons both ended with double digit wins, so for this team to be in the same…
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Is Syracuse Getting Lucky?
Let’s preface this by saying that it’s no coincidence the Orange are 4-0. The passing game is much improved and the defense for the most part has been rock solid. SU wholeheartedly deserves its ranking in the Coaches Poll. With that in mind, Syracuse was very fortunate to escape its last two contests victorious. Both…
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Is This the Beginning of a Magical Syracuse Season?
Another week, another Syracuse win. Another win, another thriller. The Orange are 4-0, and fans are starting to wonder just how far SU can go. By virtue of the win over Virginia on Friday night, SU is almost guaranteed to still be undefeated by mid-October. Next up is Wagner, a game the Orange simply can’t…
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By The Numbers: How Syracuse Outlasted Virginia, 22-20
Sound the alarm: Syracuse football is 4-0 for the first time since 2018 and just the second time since 1991. SU took down Virginia 22-20 on Friday in a war of attrition inside the JMA Wireless Dome. Let‚Äôs take a look inside how the Orange pulled it off. 16 Without a career day from its…
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Fizz Five 9/23: Syracuse-Virginia Preview, Men’s Basketball Schedule
Ethan Frank and Liam Griffin are with you for a gameday edition of Fizz Five! The duo breaks down what to expect under the Friday Night Lights of the JMA Dome, talks the men’s basketball schedule that came out last week, and predicts what is to come for the Orange on the gridiron. 1. SU-Virginia…
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Is Syracuse Getting Disrespected For Its Win Over Purdue?
Garrett Shrader threw the pass. Oronde Gadsden caught the pass and got a foot in bounds. Syracuse showed resiliency throughout the afternoon. The Orange counterpunched every time they trailed in the fourth quarter, and the offense has been a breath of fresh air compared to recent years. So why does it seem some observers still…
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Meet The Enemy: Virginia’s Facts and Players to Know
After taking down Purdue last week, Syracuse has a chance to be 4-0 for the first time since 2018. To do so, SU will have to take on an opponent it hasn’t seen in the Dino Babers era: Virginia. The last time these two schools met was in the final year of the Scott Shafer…
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