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Happy Halloween! The Costumes Syracuse Players Should Be Rocking this Holiday
Happy Halloween! With it being the spookiest day of the year, it is only fitting to think about what some Syracuse basketball players should dress up as for the holiday. Keep in mind these are very rough sketches, but without further adieu here are some of the Fizz‚Äôs ideas. Buddy Boeheim Buddy seems like the…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #1 Elijah Hughes
For two straight seasons, Syracuse looked to Tyus Battle in their most desperate moments. Shot clock winding down? Game on the line? Battle was the answer. Jim Boeheim said Battle made possibly more big shots than anyone he’s ever coached. This season, Elijah Hughes needs to fill that void. He needs to be the hero…
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Report Card for Syracuse Basketball After Carleton Game
Syracuse wasn‚Äôt so friendly to its friends to the north, when Carleton University of Canada came to the Dome Tuesday night. In the final preseason game, the Orange downed the Ravens 77-58. It’s a pretty impressive margin against a Carleton team that is no pushover. The Canadian powerhouse has won 14 national championships, including the…
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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…
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Can Syracuse Turn this Season Around?
Obviously this season hasn‚Äôt gone to plan for Syracuse football. Looking ahead to the remaining four games, what once looked like a stroll to a bowl game is starting to look like a semi-gauntlet.¬† On Saturday Syracuse hosts Boston College who is 4-4 (2-3 ACC). The Eagles were on the receiving end of a 52…
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What Ryan Alexander’s Departure Says About Syracuse Football
Graduate transfer Ryan Alexander‚Äôs Syracuse career ended as quickly as it began. The right tackle left the team last Friday after transferring from South Alabama this past offseason. He played in all seven of SU‚Äôs games before this weekend‚Äôs FSU showdown. Alexander‚Äôs absence will be felt on an already weak, depleted offensive line. The Syracuse…
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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…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #2 Buddy Boeheim
For the past 44 seasons, Syracuse has been led by Jim Boeheim. This year Jim’s son Buddy returns for his sophomore campaign in the Orange and Blue. The 6-foot-6 guard really turned on the heat during the last few months of the 2018-19 season. Boeheim scored 20 points in the Orange’s ACC Tournament win against…
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Syracuse vs Florida State: Crystal Ball Predictions
Thomas Shults (5-2): Florida State 31, Syracuse 17 As bad as Florida State has played this year, Syracuse has played even worse. In 3 ACC games, SU has given up 25 sacks. On top of that, starting right tackle Ryan Alexander didn‚Äôt travel to Tallahassee, and¬†Syracuse.com¬†reported that he has left the program. So, freshman tackle…
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Offensive Line Issues Could Continue if Syracuse Doesn’t Improve Recruiting
At this point in the season, as SU sits at 3-4, it‚Äôs obvious what‚Äôs gone wrong. Syracuse is home to the worst offensive line in the FBS. In its three ACC games, the Orange have allowed 25 sacks. Over the course of the year, Syracuse has allowed an FBS-worst 35 sacks. That averages out to…
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Get To Know Moe, For Real
It‚Äôs a rainy Tuesday evening at the Iocolano-Petty Football Complex, and the Syracuse football team has just wrapped up practice for the day. As far as Tuesdays typically go, senior running back Moe Neal is feeling fresher than usual. ‚ÄúUsually on Tuesday practice, my body is hit or miss coming off the weekend game. Either…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #3 Bourama Sidibe
This year‚Äôs Syracuse basketball team is a guard-driven squad. The Orange don‚Äôt have as much height, as much depth or as much talent as past years. The depleted front court has only one returner that saw somewhat significant minutes at the center position last year. That player is Bourama Sidibe. The 6‚Äô10‚Äù forward‚Äôs shoulders will…
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Kadary Richmond Saga Continues, Four-Star Guard Sets Official Visit Date
On Friday, October 11th, all of the focus surrounding Syracuse basketball was centered on the Melo Center. Both the men‚Äôs and women‚Äôs teams were hosting media day and media members and fans alike were getting their first look and listen into what the Orange have in store for the 2019-20 season. At least that was…
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DeVito or Welch: Who Should Start Against Florida State?
Quarterback Tommy DeVito hasn‚Äôt had the best season so far. Dino Babers‚Äôs golden child has been waiting for his shot at the starting role for a few years and now that he has it, he isn‚Äôt living up to expectations. The offensive line in front of him isn‚Äôt helping, either. They have allowed 35 sacks,…
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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…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #4 Jalen Carey
In Jalen Carey‚Äôs first season in Orange there was plenty of hype, a few flashes, and way too many turnovers. In the third game of the season Carey almost led SU to a win over UConn, slashing to the hoop for 26 points to go along with seven rebounds and three steals. But the stat…
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Fizz Film Room: Just How Bad is the O-Line?
8, 8, 9. That’s the amount of sacks Syracuse has allowed in its last three games against power five opponents after nine again last night to Pittsburgh. The Orange are allowing 5.0 sacks per game, by far the worst mark in the country out of 130 teams. Now it might be easy to look at…
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Pitt Beats Syracuse 27-20, When Does Hoops Start?
It‚Äôs time to officially give up on this team. They are arguably the most disappointing team in college football this season (relative to expectations) and have arguably the worst offensive line in the country. You can talk all you want about the play calling. About who Dino should start next week (assuming DeVito is even…
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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…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #5 Quincy Guerrier
Quincy Guerrier isn‚Äôt the highest-rated recruit in this ambiguous incoming freshman class for Syracuse. Brycen Goodine owns that title. Guerrier isn‚Äôt the most-hyped recruit in this five person class. That belongs to Joe Girard and his laundry list of NY state records. However, Guerrier has the highest ceiling this year of anyone in this class. …
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Why Marek Dolezaj Could Be Poised for a Breakout Season
He‚Äôs a fan favorite. He‚Äôs the glue guy. He‚Äôs the one that does the little things that don‚Äôt show up in the box score. When he first committed to Syracuse back in May of 2017, nobody thought much of the skinny kid from Slovakia. SU was his only offer and the only school he visited…
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What is Elijah Hughes’ Floor/Ceiling?
As the season quickly approaches, it‚Äôs time to take a look at Syracuse‚Äôs top player this season. Elijah Hughes has been on the receiving end of high praise from Jim Boeheim. Recently Boeheim went on record saying Hughes will be a top five player in the ACC this season ‚Äì at worst.¬† Besides being the…
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Give Credit Where it’s Due ‚Äì Syracuse’s Defense is Fantastic
After SU‚Äôs 16-10 loss to NC State, it‚Äôs tough to find positive takeaways from Syracuse‚Äôs offense. Tommy DeVito was sacked eight times and the rushing attack gained just 41 yards. So instead, let‚Äôs look at the defensive performance and break down how well a few guys played. SU sacked NC State quarterback Bailey Hockman three…
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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…
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Syracuse vs NC State: Crystal Ball Predictions
Tim Leonard (5-0)¬†Syracuse 27, NC State 20 This game is so huge. It honestly feels like its worth two wins tonight for Syracuse based on where it falls in their season. And the same can be said about NC State. These are two teams that have underwhelmed since the loss of star quarterbacks last year.…
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Eric Dungey is Not Done Yet
Tough. Resilient. Dogged. All words that were frequently used to describe Eric Dungey during his four years as Syracuse’s starting QB. A bit less than a year removed from his college playing days, Dungey is showing his persistence once again. After being cut by the Giants in training camp and taking part-time jobs with ESPN…
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Three Things You Need to Know About NC State
The bye week has come and gone for Syracuse. The Orange have had their time to rest. They‚Äôve had their time to heal and they‚Äôve had their time to improve. And that‚Äôs a really, really good thing, not only for SU‚Äôs psyche, but also because the heart of the season is on the way and…
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How Many Guys Will Be In Syracuse Rotation?
It‚Äôs almost basketball season, which means it‚Äôs time for the annual question: How many guys will Coach Boeheim play this year? This year it‚Äôs especially intriguing. Considering the amount of question marks on this team there are tons of players that are in the mix this year. Counting all five freshman there are 12 guys…
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All Eyes on Syracuse Running Back Moe Neal
The stage is set for Syracuse’s Thursday Night matchup with NC State. Both teams are 3-2 and haven’t played since Sep. 28. As SU head coach Dino Babers said in his Monday press conference, this is a swing game for both teams. This week, the key for Syracuse seems pretty simple: get the ground game…
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Bourama Sidibe Holds The Keys to Syracuse’s Season
Even though Syracuse is tasked with replacing four starters from a season ago, Jim Boeheim seems confident in his young squad. A main reason is because of the sheer quantity of shooters Boeheim and his staff have accumulated. Of course Buddy Boeheim may be the first guy fans think of. Joe Girard is another guard…
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10/5 Fizz Radio: Bye Week Evaluations & Post Hopkins Recruiting
Tim Leonard and Harrison Singer debate the offensive line, Tommy DeVito’s pocket presence and whether fans should be worried about the direction of recruiting after missing out on Andre Jackson in the latest Fizz Radio. You can subscribe and listen on iTunes Apple Podcast app, Spotify and below via SoundCloud.
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Syracuse Basketball Shows New Uniforms For Upcoming Season
As the 2019-20 college basketball season approaches, Syracuse dropped new uniforms this week. Personally I think that every uniform should come with some drip that Elijah Hughes is showing off around his neck. After showing off almost all Orange road uniforms last season, this year‚Äôs road jerseys bring back more of the blue that SU…
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Should We Be Worried About Syracuse Recruiting?
For the longest time Andre Jackson felt like a sure thing for Syracuse basketball. Everything was going Syracuse‚Äôs way. They were on him early. There was mutual interest early with several visits at his home and on campus. He‚Äôs somewhat of a local product from Albany. The connections were there with the Albany City Rocks,…
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Three Reasons why Isaiah Jackson would Pick Syracuse
5-star recruit Isaiah Jackson has the Orange in his top three. He is ESPN’s #22 ranked recruit in the class of 2020. 247sports.com has the Michigan native at #25. It’s been a while since the Orange has landed a recruit as coveted as Jackson. Darius Bazely would qualify, but in order to find a similar…
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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…
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Should Clemson Worry About The Ultimate Goal of a National Title?
Clemson was taken to the brink by North Carolina on Saturday. The close game and UNC‚Äôs late drive to nearly win the game has some wondering if Clemson has the toughness this season to make it through the College Football Playoff again. The Tigers opened as 27.5 favorites over the Tar Heels at Bovada Sports,…
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