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Buddy Boeheim is Too Important to Disappear
In an absolutely critical game against NC State ‚Äì with star Elijah Hughes sitting injured on the bench ‚Äì Buddy Boeheim delivered one of his worst games of the season. Boeheim‚Äôs 10 points was his lowest scoring game since SU‚Äôs win over Notre Dame.¬† Instead, freshmen Joe Girard and Quincy Guerrier led the way for…
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Three Things to Know About Florida State
With the effects of Tuesday night‚Äôs devastating loss to NC State in the rearview mirror, Syracuse now turns its attention to one of the toughest teams it will face all year. The Orange head to Tallahassee, FL for a date with the No. 8 Florida State Seminoles on Saturday.¬† The ‚ÄòNoles are coming off a…
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Big Men Foul Trouble Is Syracuse’s Demise
‚ÄúThat‚Äôs number five. Bourama Sidibe fouls out of the game.‚Äù How many times have we heard that this season? It seems like it is happening every game and, honestly, it is. Sidibe has fouled out seven times already this season and in the past four straight games. Take a look at the breakdown of how…
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Hughes-less Syracuse Falls to NC State 79-74
Story written by J.D. Raucci Just 2 minutes and 32 seconds into Tuesday night‚Äôs pivotal bubble vs bubble matchup with NC State, Syracuse fans‚Äô worst nightmares were realized. Hughes would never re-enter the game and his status for Saturday‚Äôs monumentally important matchup against Florida State is still very much up in the air. That‚Äôs incredibly scary for…
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What to Take Away from the Orange Loss to the Wolfpack
Well, there goes everything, maybe. Last night Syracuse suffered a 79-74 loss at the hands of NC State. Elijah Hughes got hurt, Joe Girard kind of stepped up and Bourama was Bourama. Here are the takeaways from last night‚Äôs heartbreaker. Devastating Loss Considering the tournament implications present, this was SU‚Äôs most important game of the…
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Here’s Why You Should Play College Football!
College football’s power structure has been under fire for years. Critics have railed against the an economy that is built on free labor. Players have begun to seize some of their own control. Stars have decided to sit out bowl games. Players redshirt and enter transfer portals if they don’t like their situations. But we’re…
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Will This Stretch Make or Break SU’s Season?
Are you tired of all this tournament talk? Do you want to know if Syracuse actually has a shot at making the NCAA Tournament? This is the three-game stretch for you. After escaping the Dome with a one-point win against Wake Forest on Saturday, the Orange are primed for their biggest stretch of the season.…
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What to Know About Syracuse’s Upcoming Matchup with NC State
After squeaking past Wake Forest on Saturday night, Syracuse looks towards it‚Äôs next opponent, NC State. The Orange will host the Wolfpack in Carrier Dome on Tuesday night, at 7:00 pm. With similar records in the middle of the ACC, this matchup looms large for NCAA tournament implications. Here are a few things to know…
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Why Brycen Goodine Deserves More Playing Time
After Saturday‚Äôs theatrics against Wake Forest, with Brycen Goodine serving as the hero, Syracuse capped off one of the best weekends of the season.¬† Jim Boeheim mentioned in his press conference, that Goodine came into the game after Dolezaj fouled out because of how well he‚Äôs been playing in practice. Bourama Sidibe and Quincy Guerrier…
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Brycen Goodine Stole the Show in SU’s 75-73 Victory over Wake Forest
Brycen Goodine stole the show with a layup to seal a Syracuse takedown of Wake Forest 75-73 in what was a must-win for the Orange. Buddy Boeheim and Elijah Hughes shared the spotlight once again, as SU provided fans with a win after two deflating losses. Here are some takeaways from SU‚Äôs win over the…
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Five-Starless No More! Syracuse Scores Dior
WOAH! Five. Star. Commit. Those are words Syracuse hasn‚Äôt been able to boast in roughly six years. However, that all changed on Friday (Feb. 7) when Class of 2022 guard Dior Johnson announced his commitment to the Orange. ‚ÄúI don‚Äôt have anything against the Blue Bloods, but I‚Äôm the kind of guy who wants to…
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The Candyman Can: Get to Know Quincy Guerrier
As Syracuse prepares this week for its upcoming matchup against Wake Forest, forward Quincy Guerrier leaves practice with a typical routine in mind. ‚ÄúGo home, eat. I play games a little bit‚Ķ PS4, Call of Duty. That‚Äôs pretty much it,‚Äù Quincy says. ‚ÄúAfter that, I go to bed, wake up in the morning, [eat] breakfast‚Ķ…
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Sun Devil to Syracuse: Who is New Defensive Coordinator Tony White?
The question of who was going to replace Brian Ward as Syracuse‚Äôs next defensive coordinator was seemingly answered weeks ago.¬† The Orange seemingly made a splash when they hired Zach Arnett away from San Diego State as the young DC was set to bring his unique 3-3-5 scheme to Central New York. But, as we…
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2/5 FizzCast: NSD Recap and Tony White Intro
On the latest edition of the FizzCast, Tim Leonard and Jonathon Hoppe recap a busy National Signing Day for the Orange. They discuss why snagging a QB was so important and why new defensive coordinator Tony White is a great fit.
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Major Takeaways from National Signing Day II
After penning 18 players back in December during the Early National Signing Day, Syracuse lured four more recruits today. That brings SU‚Äôs total to 22 recruits for the class of 2020. All but one of the recruits are three-star prospects, putting this Orange class 59th nationally and 10th in the ACC, according to 247Sports. To…
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Syracuse Lands 3-Star DB Jahad Carter
Early Wednesday morning, Syracuse got its man. Jahad Carter, a 3-star versatile DB out of Richmond, Virginia just committed to play for the Orange per Michael Mcallister.¬† Size: 6-0, 185 Ranking: 84.25, 3-star (via 247sports.com) Carter Chose SU over FAU, Texas Tech and Virginia Tech. He originally committed to Virginia Tech in the 2019 recruiting…
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The Fizz’s 2020 National Signing Day II Thread
7:00 am – National Signing Day II is here! Syracuse expects to get three signees today in QB Jacobian Morgan, DB Chase Atkinson, & QB Dillon Markiewicz. They are also waiting on at least one decision from DB Jahad Carter, which Syracuse.com’s Stephen Bailey reports is coming at 9:30 a.m. You can follow along all…
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National Signing Day II: What to Expect From Syracuse
National Signing Day two is upon us Wednesday. Three Syracuse commits are expected to sign and one target is set to make his decision. Here‚Äôs what you need to know about the big day for the Orange.¬†Let‚Äôs start with the three set to sign.¬† QB: Dillon Markiewicz (McKinney North, McKinney, TX) Size: 6-4.5, 215 Ranking:…
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Syracuse Seems to Be Lacking This Key Element
As the season has progressed a few flaws have emerged for Syracuse basketball.¬† At the beginning of the season, it was an over-reliance on the three-ball to win games. That seemingly has been fixed with terrible shooting performances transforming into wins against Pitt (5-21) and Virginia Tech (6-24).¬† The more the season has gone on,…
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A Few Takeaways from the Orange Loss to the Blue Devils
Another Syracuse loss makes it 2 in a row following a 5 game win streak that seemed to pour hope back into the hearts of Orange fans. The 97-88 loss doesn‚Äôt look bad on paper, however if you look into the box score, things seem a bit more grim. Here‚Äôs a few takeaways from Saturday‚Äôs…
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The Next Step in The Evolution of Buddy Boeheim’s Game
Syracuse basketball lives and dies by how well Buddy Boeheim plays on a particular night. He will clearly be the ‚Äúgo-to guy‚Äù next season if Elijah Hughes declares for the draft, and at times Boeheim is the one his teammates look to for a bucket. He‚Äôs shown his ability to go on double-digit runs by…
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The Next Five Games Will Determine Syracuse’s Season
Syracuse seemed to have clicked, beating up on inferior opponents on its way to a five game win streak. Then a trip down to Clemson snapped the streak in a game that looked like Syracuse would squeeze out ‚Äì just as it had against Notre Dame and Virginia Tech.¬† With Duke coming to the Dome…
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You Should Be Excited About Syracuse’s Latest QB Commit
It may have taken a while, but Syracuse now has a solid haul at the quarterback position in this cycle. Just one day after getting its long overdue first commit from Jacobian Morgan, Texas signal caller Dillon Markiewicz pledged to SU.¬† Let‚Äôs preface by saying Markiewicz is not Tommy DeVito and he does not have…
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Three Takeaways from SU’s Heartbreaking Loss to Clemson
Syracuse suffered a devastating loss to Clemson last night. Instead of extending the win streak to 6, the Orange end up on the wrong side of 1 point heartbreaker. Let‚Äôs try to move on, here‚Äôs what we learned about SU during that game. There‚Äôs a Real Problem Down Low: All season there‚Äôs been a conversation…
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HEARTBREAK: Syracuse’s Winning Streak Ends in Road Loss to Clemson
The start was less than desirable and so was the finish. In between there were some moments of brilliance from SU‚Äôs two-headed monster and a few brief moments of some gutsy down-the-stretch play from a pair of freshmen, but in the end Syracuse‚Äôs five-game winning streak came to a screeching halt with a 71-70 loss…
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Early Breakdown of Second Half of Syracuse Football Schedule
Today we‚Äôll continue breaking down Syracuse football‚Äôs 2020 football schedule. You can find analysis of the first half of the schedule here.¬† Clemson Syracuse has the misfortune of starting the second half of its season against the juggernaut that is Clemson. Hopefully this will be the last time the Orange tee off against Trevor Lawrence…
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Disappointment Turned Tournament Hopeful: What’s Changed for SU?
This season, Syracuse Men‚Äôs basketball didn‚Äôt start out so hot. An opening night loss to the defending champions in which the team scored 34 points, an amount they hadn‚Äôt finished a game with since 1945. Things didn‚Äôt look good and Orange fans weren‚Äôt too hopeful for what was to come. After the Orange strung a…
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The Key to It All: Marek Dolezaj
Let‚Äôs go back in time for just a moment. It‚Äôs just about three weeks ago. Syracuse is coming off its third ACC home loss of the season against Virginia Tech and nothing seems to be going right for the Orange. To be honest, if you had asked SU fans if they thought the Orange had…
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Three Things to Know About Clemson
From fringe-NIT team to NCAA Tournament hopeful, Syracuse has flipped its narrative in speedy fashion over the last two weeks. With five straight wins, all in conference, SU sits at number four in the ACC. The only teams above it are top-25 teams in Louisville, Florida State, and Duke. In order to keep the streak…
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Syracuse Pushes Win Streak to Five with Win Over Pitt
It‚Äôs become something of a trend this season. After a dominating first half, Syracuse has consistently let ACC opponents back into games. Then the Orange will regroup and shut the door, as it did today to extend it win streak to five games. Once again Buddy Boeheim was electric in the first half, before cooling…
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1/25 Fizz Radio: Is the NCAA Tournament Back in Play?
In this week’s edition of Fizz Radio, Gill Gross and Jonathon Hoppe try to figure out how the Orange have won four-straight games. Plus, does the current win streak put SU back in the tournament conversation? They discuss. Remember, you can hear Fizz Radio live on TheScore1260 every Saturday morning at 9.am.
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Syracuse’s Midseason Report Card
We‚Äôve just about hit the midway point of the season for Syracuse. With some players being surprisingly strong and some others falling a bit short, it‚Äôs time to give out some grades, here is SU‚Äôs report card: Elijah Hughes: A SU‚Äôs frontman is having an incredible season. Hughes supplies the team with 19.7 PPG, 5.2…
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Early Breakdown of First Half of Syracuse Football Schedule
Earlier this week, Syracuse posted its upcoming football schedule.¬† Boston College Syracuse starts its season on a Friday against a Boston College team with a new head coach. Jeff Hafley a co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State before taking the BC job. He‚Äôs tasked with replacing AJ Dillon, one of the best players in Boston College…
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Leader in the Clubhouse: Elijah Hughes is on Another Level
We‚Äôve talked a lot about how good Elijah Hughes is here at Orange Fizz. He‚Äôs Syracuse‚Äôs best and most important player. He‚Äôs a potential ACC Player of the Year candidate. After Wednesday night‚Äôs gritty win over Notre Dame in which he led all scorers with 26 points, he‚Äôs also the conference‚Äôs leading scorer at 19.7…
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Syracuse Gets Its Revenge Over Notre Dame
Just 18 days ago, Syracuse held a three point lead at the half over Notre Dame, but a second half meltdown led to a Fighting Irish win. Tonight, with that loss still fresh in their minds, the Orange were hungry for revenge and got what they were looking for in a 84-82 victory. The win…
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Syracuse’s New DC Zach Arnett Takes MSU DC Job
Welp, the Zach Arnett era in Syracuse is over before he even signed a contract. Reports say Arnett is spurning SU for the SEC (can‚Äôt really blame him) and Mississippi State. Arnett, the former coach of a top 10 defense at San Diego State, and his intriguing 3-3-5 scheme are joining Mike Leach, who just…
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