Tag: Football
-
Syracuse Loss to Louisville Creates Even More Questions
It was readily apparent early in the season this would be difficult to stomach. From injuries to ugly performances, the Orange were swimming upstream and the rest of the ACC were logs floating with the current. The loss to Liberty was humiliating, not necessarily because of the caliber of the opponent. The Flames have been…
-
Louisville Served SU a Goose Egg: Let’s Look on the Bright Side
Another Saturday, another loss for the Orange. Louisville snuffed SU on Friday night, 30-0. Instead of harping on the negatives, like poor 3rd down offense/defense, bad special teams play, lackluster officiating, and more, let‚Äôs look on the bright side.¬† This defense continues to force turnovers. Dino Babers’ squad forced three in the first half alone,…
-
Taj Harris: A Bright Spot in a Dark Season
I just want to start by acknowledging that 2020 has understandably been a rough year for a lot of people ‚Äì and for several reasons to-boot. Certainly, this sentiment can be applied to the players, coaches, trainers and all else involved with Syracuse Football, at the moment. The Orange is currently 1-7, in what has truly been…
-
Trill Williams Opts Out, Targets NFL
Syracuse star defensive back Trill Williams will forgo the season’s final four games, and enter the NFL draft, the junior announced on Twitter Wednesday. The move mirrors his close friend and fellow DB Andre Cisco, who opted out of the season after sustaining a season-ending injury. Williams was also sidelined with injury, but it’s unclear…
-
FizzCast: Pitt Preview
Ian Unsworth and John Eads preview Syracuse’s second opponent, the Pitt Panthers. Ian and John cover Pitt’s best players, changes for SU to make after the loss to UNC, and some betting lines.
-
FizzCast: SU Top 100: Football Recap With Matt Park
Our FizzCast analysis concludes with the Voice of the Orange, Matt Park, who chats with Jaron May about the Syracuse Football players who are named on our SU Top 100 list. Park bridges the gap between eras and gives his opinions on who is ranked properly and who isn’t. You can find the Fizz‚Äôs complete¬†SU…
-
SU Top 100: #30 Jim Nance
First of all, not that Jim Nantz. In a football history chock full of great ball carriers, Jim Nance is criminally underappreciated. He scored 13 rushing touchdowns in 1964, tying Jim Brown and surpassing Ernie Davis. He led the Orange in rushing (1,021 yards) in 1964, when Floyd Little was a freshman. Nance went pro…
-
7/25 Fizz Radio: No Fans for Football, Boeheim’s CBB Proposal, and Fizz Top 100 with Tyler Aki
On this week’s Fizz Radio, Ian Unsworth and Gill Gross discuss Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ruling that Syracuse must play football without fans, Jim Boeheim’s proposal to start the basketball season during Thanksgiving break, and battle over the Fizz’s Top 100 athlete rankings with associate editor Tyler Aki. You can listen to Fizz Radio on the…
-
Oddsmakers Scoff at Syracuse Football
The Orange have been handed the longest odds to win the ACC Atlantic, tied with Wake Forest. You can bet $10 on Syracuse to win $500. A 250 dollar bet on Clemson to win the Atlantic nets 10 bucks. The same bet on Syracuse wins you 12 and a half grand. Parity is not the…
-
Top 3 Seasons in Syracuse Football History (Part 3)
We‚Äôve done honorable mentions and have gotten through numbers 2 and 3. Now, we are down to our final reveal. This three-part series of the best seasons in Syracuse football history comes to and end with our No. 1, and it‚Äôs certainly a good one. No. 1: 1959 (11-0) This one probably doesn’t come as…
-
Top 3 Seasons in Syracuse Football History (Part 2)
We resume our countdown of the best football seasons in program history at No. 2. Without a doubt, several tremendous Syracuse teams were shown love in the honorable mentions, and at No. 3 with the 1992 squad. It was certainly a close race for that No. 3 spot. Depending on who you talk to, compelling…
-
Top 3 Comebacks in Syracuse History Part 2
Imagine Syracuse leads a football game 24-3 heading into halftime. The Orange proceed to get shutout in the second half, but hang on to win 24-21. How do you feel leaving the Dome? SU won, but the elation is absent, because they almost blew it. Comebacks are the opposite. You think it‚Äôs a loss, then…
-
Top 3 Seasons in Syracuse Football History (Part 1)
There has been well over a century‚Äôs worth of football played in Syracuse program history. Since its first-ever game on Nov. 23, 1889, SU has experienced a considerable amount of success ‚Äì illustrated by 724 program wins, 206 total weeks spent ranked in the polls and five conference championships during its time in the Big…
-
Syracuse Lands 17th Recruit in 2020 Cycle
With the early national signing period starting on Wednesday, it looked like Syracuse football was going to be stuck on 16 recruits for the 2020 cycle. SU picked up a big-time late pledge from Florida wideout Damien Alford but it looked like that was where the commitments would stop, at least ahead of Wednesday. That…
-
Three Young Standouts Named Freshmen All-Americans
When we take a look back at the 2019 season for Syracuse football, it‚Äôs likely going to be remembered as one of the more disappointing seasons in quite some time that just so happened to finish with one of the most exciting endings possible. It‚Äôs a bit difficult to reflect on the season that was…
-
Strategies on College Football Betting this Bowl Season
No, Syracuse isn’t playing in the postseason, but with legalized gambling spreading quickly throughout the country at least there’s reason to stay interested. There’s been a boom in sports gambling programming, from TV shows, radio networks, and digital content. Feel out of the loop? Want to take advantage of all this information? Here’s the basics…
-
10 Thoughts on Syracuse’s Win Over Wake Forest
Syracuse closed its season with a 39-30 overtime victory over Wake Forest. The Orange finish 5-7 and bump Wake Forest down in bowl prestige. 1. Senior send-offs Syracuse dressed 22 of its 23 seniors on Saturday. Players took pictures with Dino Babers and AD John Wildhack in a pre-game ceremony. The most impactful losses for…
-
How Syracuse Football and Basketball are Responding to #NotAgainSU
The #NotAgainSU movement has gripped not only the Central New York community but the national news landscape for the better part of the last week. Numerous bias incidents fueled by racist and anti-Semitic language and symbols have been reported across the Syracuse University Campus. These incidents plus a lack of response by the University have…
-
Brian Ward Fired: What’s Next?
After another embarrassing defensive performance against Boston College, it felt like this was the last year of the Brian Ward era as the defensive coordinator. It‚Äôs a little surprising to see this news come out in the middle of the season though. However, I like it. One thing is for sure: change was needed. So…
-
Syracuse Picks Up Huge Defensive End Commit in Class of 2020
On a day that featured one of the worst performances for Syracuse football in the last decade, it didn‚Äôt seem like there was any way for the program to salvage some level of positivity away from the weekend. Not only was the game itself embarrassing, but it also put SU in a position where it…
-
Tough Road Ahead Spells Trouble for Syracuse’s Bowl Chances
Let‚Äôs just come right out and say it. Saturday‚Äôs 35-17 loss to Florida State was nothing short of demoralizing and debilitating. Not only was it the Orange‚Äôs third straight loss since the bye week, but it also kept SU as the only winless team in the ACC. Dino Babers and company have still yet to…
-
After Florida State Loss Syracuse Fans Are Getting Restless
How quickly it has all come apart, like a sweater chewed through by hungry moths. Syracuse’s season began with a preseason ranking and now threatens to be an oh-fer, a pitiful winless conference record. The offensive line was once again a disaster, Tommy DeVito couldn’t move the ball, and FSU took a 35-3 lead into…
-
The Syracuse Warning Sign We All Missed
The 2019 football season has been disastrous for the Syracuse Orange. A few months ago, picking the Orange to finish in the bottom half of the ACC was a hot take. Now, Dino Babers’ squad is the only team in the league without a conference win. Ouch. We could produce pages of content exposing media…
-
Syracuse vs Pittsburgh: Crystal Ball Predictions
The Fizz was split on NC State last week. Now with another toss-up of a conference game on the calendar it’s time to see what they think will happen this week. Jonathon Hoppe (5-1): Pittsburgh 38, Syracuse 28:¬† At some point, we have to accept this Orange team for what it is. While I think…
-
Takeaways: Syracuse Offense Malfunctions in 16-10 loss to NC State
1. Tommy DeVito is Injured We, the media, were lied to throughout the last two weeks. Dino Babers and Tommy DeVito both insinuated there was nothing to worry about following the quarterback’s 4th quarter exit against Holy Cross. Stephen Bailey was one of the firsts to sniff out some abnormality in pregame warm-ups. DeVito was…
-
Bye Week Defensive/Special Report Card for Syracuse Football
The unit that was supposed to be the strength of the team. The unit that returned some of the most formidable young secondary talent in the country. The unit that was supposed to have a pair of pass rushers that unleashed almost certain havoc on a weekly basis. That‚Äôs how the SU defense was billed…
-
Three Things We Learned from Western Michigan
Was it perfect? No. Was it pretty? No. Was it what it needed to be to start getting back on the right track? Yes. The Maryland loss was ugly. The Clemson loss was disappointing. A lot hinged on this past weekend‚Äôs matchup with Western Michigan and while it answered some questions, some others have been…
-
Film Study: The O-line is Taking Too Much Blame
Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito was sacked eight times in Saturday’s 41-6 loss to Clemson. That doesn’t include all the times DeVito was running for his life and got a throw off. The redshirt junior was getting hit so much that Dino Babers barely let him drop back in the 4th quarter, even with SU down…
-
Missed Opportunities, Mistakes, Anemic Offense Doom Syracuse in 41-6 Loss to Clemson
When you‚Äôve got the defending national champion and consensus No. 1 team in the country at your place and they‚Äôre four-touchdown favorites, you‚Äôve got to play a near perfect game to beat them. You cannot beat yourselves and you cannot make mistakes. Syracuse beat themselves and made mistakes in an ugly 41-6 loss to Clemson…
Latest News
You May Have Missed
