Tag: Edelstein
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How to Say Goodbye
Over the years, players and coaches come and go. Rarely is it that things stay the same. Even this past year with Syracuse basketball returning all five starters, it was a completely different team. Elijah Hughes became eligible to play. Buddy Boeheim joined the team and left an impression. Jalen Carey came off the bench…
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Syracuse’s Second Half Struggles Continue At Clemson
Syracuse basketball ended its season on a sour note on Saturday, again having trouble performing in the second half. For the fourth game in its last five, SU was leading at halftime but wound up with the loss. In the final game of the regular season, the Orange lost to Clemson by a score…
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Jim Boeheim’s Meaningful Compliment
Win or loss, it‚Äôs not often that you get a smile out of Jim Boeheim. And, with that, it‚Äôs even less often that you get a compliment. Rarer still is when the visually tough, angry, yelling coach on the court specifically takes an extra few seconds to make the compliment even while a reporter…
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Syracuse’s 20-Point Victory Over #18 Louisville Sets Tone for Tough Remaining Schedule
Entering Wednesday night‚Äôs game against Louisville, Syracuse‚Äôs 17-8 record was already full of big moments that had the Orange positioned well for an NCAA Tournament bid. Now, with a 69-49 domination of the Cardinals, SU takes one step closer to securing a March Madness spot while also setting the tone to start off one of…
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Four Key Messages We Learned from Dino Babers on National Signing Day
Although Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers said most of the Orange‚Äôs recruiting class signed on Early National Signing Day in December, today‚Äôs National Signing Day was full of impactful moments. The ‚Äúfine tuning‚Äù of the signing class today, as Babers put it, includes quarterback David Summers, running back Garrison Johnson, defensive tackle Jason…
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How You Will Remember 2018 When it is “Last Year”
How exactly can a person put a year into context? 365 days? 8,760 hours? 31,536,000 seconds? What about in moments? It‚Äôs said we experience about 20,000 individual moments in a day (‚ÄúHow Full is Your Bucket‚Äù by Clifton and Rath). So as a sports fan, maybe ‚Äúbig moments‚Äù or highlights? Like a game-changing Eric Dungey…
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The Nail-Biting Moments of Syracuse Basketball’s One-Point Win over Georgetown
Sometimes in basketball, some of the best games you can ever see are the ones where your team starts off playing nearly as bad as you‚Äôve ever seen. A 72-71 Syracuse win over former Big East rival Georgetown lies up to the intensity you‚Äôd imagine if you knew the final score beforehand, but in the…
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Syracuse Football’s Eighth Win: What Made this Night Special
The Eighth Win: Highlights of SU Football vs. Louisville For the second week in a row, Syracuse football started out slow. Then SU blocked a field goal and scored the first points of the game on that drive, owning the momentum from there. Penalties, missed opportunities and turnovers defined Louisville‚Äôs night as the…
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11/8 Pregame FizzCast: #13 Syracuse Football Home vs. Louisville: Oh, How the Roles Have Reversed
David Edelstein and Harrison Singer discuss how the roles have changed between Syracuse football and Louisville heading into their 7:00 p.m. Friday game. The two talk about one crucial mistake the Orange have to avoid. Also, what happened to Louisville’s season from the start? Which Cardinals players should SU watch out for and how does…
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Quick Reactions to Syracuse Football’s Win Over Wake Forest
#22 Syracuse football did what it had to do on Saturday: win. As a ranked team for the first time in more than a decade, SU could not fall to a .500 team that lost its influential quarterback to graduation coming into 2018. The Orange has now exceeded the four-win threshold that is had been…
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10/27 Pregame FizzCast: Fetching the Sixth Win, Syracuse Football vs. the Wolfpack
David Edelstein previews Syracuse Football’s game against NC State. What is the importance of this game? What are the various connections to 2013? What is SU’s two-quarterback situation? Listen: Published: David Edelstein
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10/24 Postgame FizzCast: Syracuse Tiptoes Past the Tar Heels
David Edelstein discusses the key points of Syracuse football’s 40-37 2OT victory over North Carolina. Where was SU’s secondary to start the game? How did the bye week affect the Orange? What was the effect of DeVito taking over for Dungey? What might be North Carolina’s one crucial mistake? Listen: Published: David Edelstein
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The Fifth Win: Avoiding a Shakespearean Tragedy
It would be an absolute tragedy if Syracuse football could not win a fifth game this season. Only Shakespeare could have written a story entailing a greater misfortune. Having started the season 4-0 for the first time in 27 years, it would simply be an utter shame to see this SU team go 4-8…
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10/6 Postgame FizzCast: Panthers Jump on Syracuse Football in OT
David Edelstein discusses key moments of Syracuse Football’s 44-37 loss to Pittsburgh. How did SU let the game slip away? How crucial were the interceptions and sacks? What impact might a loss have right before a bye week? Listen: Published: David Edelstein
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9/28 Pregame FizzCast: Syracuse Football Eyes the Tigers
David Edelstein and Harrison Singer preview Syracuse football’s Week 5 game at Clemson. Tigers freshman Trevor Lawrence will get his first start at QB while QB Kelly Bryant announces he will transfer. What effect will this have? Can Syracuse take advantage? It is said that Clemson is a loud place, but will the noise affect…
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9/26 Postgame FizzCast: Syracuse Leashes the Huskies
David Edelstein explains how Syracuse football’s win over UConn was expected but still had impacts on how the season might go from here. How does this set the stage for Week 5 at Clemson? Published: David Edelstien
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9/21 FizzCast: Syracuse Football Faces UConn
David Edelstein previews Syracuse Football’s Week 4 matchup against UConn. How good (or bad) have the Huskies been so far this season? What is SU’s greatest fear going into this game? How have the two fared against each other in the past? What is Eric Dungey’s status for the game after being poked in the…
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9/17 Postgame FizzCast: Syracuse Football Defense Dominates Florida State
David Edelstein and Harrison Singer discuss Syracuse Football’s 30-7 win over Florida State‚Äîthe first time SU has defeated the Seminoles since 1966. The two set the scene of the hot, heated, packed, loud Carrier Dome and break down how the Orange defense was so dominant. They talk about how the Syracuse offense pulled away in…
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9/14 Pregame FizzCast: Syracuse Football v Florida State
David Edelstein and Harrison Singer preview Syracuse football’s week 3 game against Florida State. The two discuss last year’s last-second loss on the road and the impact that game may have on this year. Edelstein and Singer debate whether this is the same caliber Seminoles team we are used to seeing. Dino Babers says the…
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V-Formation: Syracuse Football Soars Past Seahawks
Syracuse entered Saturday‚Äôs Week 2 game against Wagner as the heavy favorites, and the Orange proved it was superior from the start in what would be a 62-10 victory. The only thing the Seahawks won in this game was the coin toss, where they elected to receive. Then, on the game‚Äôs opening drive,…
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9/7/18 FizzCast: Return of the Orange, Syracuse Football v Wagner Pregame Show
David Edelstein previews Syracuse football’s week two game against Wagner. He discusses the teams’ history together, taking a flashback to 2013, and explains which team is favored to win and why. Edelstein gives the Wagner scouting report and talks about where Syracuse needs to improve in week two as well as what the Orange have…
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9/2/18 FizzCast: Syracuse Football at Western Michigan, Dungey is the Stallion Against the Broncos
David Edelstein discusses Syracuse’s 55-42 win over Western Michigan. He discusses Eric Dungey’s performance and energy throughout the game as well as how much of a difference maker he is on the field. Tommy DeVito saw his first minutes of playing time, and Edelstein discusses the results of Dino Babers’ decisions. Who will be Syracuses…
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Top Five Dino Babers Facial Expressions
If Dino Babers were an emoji, there would be a bunch of expressions that people could use. From focused to celebratory to sullen, there are many adjectives that could be used to describe Babers‚Äô emotions at various times during Syracuse football games. With the Orange‚Äôs first game of the season on Friday, here is…
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Syracuse Football Position Previews: Punter/Kicker
Special teams comes with special requirements, and the punters and kickers embrace their important roles as specialists. Although not the most prominent figures on a team, punters and kickers play arguable one of the most important roles throughout a season. If an offense doesn‚Äôt execute, it‚Äôs their job to get the ball down the…
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Syracuse Football Position Previews: Tight Ends
Often when thinking about passing the ball, football enthusiasts look toward the wide receiving corps; however, tight ends play a vital role as well. Over the past few years, names such as Amba Etta-Tawo, Steve Ishmael and Ervin Philips have been prominent on and off the field. But, don‚Äôt count out tight ends for…
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Former Syracuse Linebacker Parris Bennett Retires from NFL
Some things come too early. On Tuesday, former Syracuse football linebacker Parris Bennett announced his retirement from the NFL. Bennett‚Äôs decision comes just two months and 20 days after signing with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent and his graduation from Syracuse University and just 16 days before what would…
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Syracuse Through Time: Hot Sports Topics During Last Year’s MLB All-Star Game
Things can change a lot in a year. With the MLB All-Star game this week, featuring stars from around the league such as the Chicago Cubs, here’s a look back one year ago at what we were talking about in the Syracuse sports world around last year’s MLB All-Star game: Syracuse Basketball Offered Tyus Battle’s…
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Here are the Effects of All Five Syracuse Basketball Starters Returning
With the the announcement that Tyus Battle opted away from the NBA Draft in favor of coming back to Syracuse, the return was complete. All five of SU‚Äôs 2017-2018 starters‚ÄîTyus Battle, Frank Howard, Oshae Brissett, Paschal Chukwu and Marek Dolezaj‚Äîwill once again play for the Orange for the 2018-2019 season. This scenario does…
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An Independence Day Look at Independent Syracuse Basketball
Syracuse basketball is full of its tournament runs and rivalries, big wins and tough losses, conference matches and non-conference visits. But before the ACC, and even before the Big East, SU basketball was Independent. So on this Independence Day, let‚Äôs take a look back at how the Orange performed during their independence. …
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Who Will Syracuse Football Upset this Year?
In each of the past two seasons, Syracuse football has surprised fans across the country with one signature underdog win. And should the trend wish to continue, there are a couple of teams that may want to prepare just a little bit extra before visiting the Carrier Dome in 2018, no matter how good they…
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Boeheim’s Army Receives Seeding in The Basketball Tournament
The start to Syracuse basketball’s 2018-2019 season may still be a few months away, but in just a few days, you will be able to watch some of your favorite SU players of the past take the court in competition. On July 21, The Basketball Tournament will kick off for its fifth time, and…
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Pros and Cons of Tyus Battle Returning to Syracuse
So Tyus Battle is on his was back to Central New York for another season of college basketball. After going through the combine, taking all the steps to enter the NBA Draft, Battle made a near-last-minute announcement that he would return to Syracuse for his junior year. There were various arguments made over…
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One Day to Decide: Will Tyus Battle Stay or Will He Go?
Whether or not music is playing in your head right now because of the title of this post is of much less concern than the news Syracuse basketball fans are waiting for that might (or might not) bring music to their ears. Tyus Battle has until tomorrow to decide if he will officially declare for…
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Syracuse Football Recruiting Target Announces Commitment Date
A Syracuse football recruiting target from the Class of 2019 announced on Twitter today that he will announce his final decision on who he will play for next year on July 2. Three-star player Cornelius Nunn announced his top eight schools along with the date he will commit to one of them. The safety…
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Family Reunion: Three Boeheims will be on the Same Court, in Same Game This Season
Each year, the story seems about the same. Syracuse basketball has beaten Cornell each of the past 38 times the teams have played, going back to 1969. All-time, Syracuse is 59-19 against the Big Red. But this year, things are a little different. On December 1, SU will host Cornell in the Carrier…
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Syracuse Basketball Will Play an Old Friend for First Time in More Than Three Decades
It has been more than three decades‚Äînearly 38 years, to be exact‚Äîsince the last time Syracuse Basketball and Old Dominion basketball have played each other. But the wait to see the Orange and the Monarchs take the same court at the same time once again is about to be over. Syracuse University athletics announced…
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