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6/23 Fizz Radio: Joe Girard Narrows His List and NBA Draft Speculation
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down Joe Girard’s impending college decision and where SU stands (0:00-9:42), the impact of Anthony Red’s commitment to Syracuse and where the Orange goes from here(9:42-15:42), NBA Draft speculation and where Syracuse’s prospects would have landed (15:42-35:11) and then gets the pulse of Orange Nation in Fizz Feedback (35:11-End).
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Who Are Syracuse’s All-Time NBA Draft Value Picks
We know that the 2-3 zone isn‚Äôt an NBA translatable defense. But that doesn‚Äôt mean Jim Boeheim and Syracuse haven‚Äôt produced quality pros. There won‚Äôt be any SU players picked in this Thursday‚Äôs NBA Draft for the first time since 2011, which gives us here at The Fizz a great opportunity to look back at…
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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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Three-Star Lineman Commits to Syracuse
On a day when Syracuse hosted an on-campus football camp, the program picked up a big 2019 commitment from one of the attendees. Offensive lineman Anthony¬†Red has verbally committed to the Orange, making him the first in his class at his position and the third overall. https://twitter.com/AnthonyRedJr1/status/1008447233249955840 Red, from St. Thomas More High School in…
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Evaluating All Options in Joe Girard’s Final Six Schools
Syracuse got some good news this weekend when Joe Girard included the Orange in his top six schools. But the battle for the guard, who may be a three star recruit in name only, is going to be difficult. SU is up against some great recruiters and coaches in both the ACC and Big Ten.…
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Fan Favorite Joe Girard Puts Syracuse in Top Six
Syracuse basketball took a step in the right direction with Class of 2019 guard Joe Girard. The Glens Falls product listed the Orange in his top 6, according to a tweet. Thankful for every opportunity I’ve been given! #Top6 💯🏀💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/xN8yLyNTmE — Joseph Girard III (@JG3_____) June 16, 2018 SU has been in on Girard…
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6/16 Fizz Radio: The NCAA Botches New Redshirt Rules and Boeheim’s Army GM Kevin Belbey
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki tells you why the NCAA was too lenient with its new football redshirt rules (0:00-8:22), a meet and greet for Syracuse’s newest football recruit Joe Rondi (8:22-17:07), a preview of The Basketball Tournament with Boeheim’s Army GM Kevin Belbey (17:07-36:23) and a wrap-up with Fizz Feedback (36:23-End). Follow The Fizz on…
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Syracuse Lands Second 2019 Recruit
Three-star defensive tackle Joe Rondi has verbally committed to Syracuse, according to his twitter account. I am so blessed to be an orangemen!! #GOCUSE 🍊🍊 pic.twitter.com/DSBiuiDrTm — Joseph Rondi (@joerondi61) June 14, 2018 Rondi, a New Jersey native, chose Syracuse over several schools, including Rutgers. Rondi is 6-foot-4, 250 pounds and is listed as a…
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Athlon Sports Ranks SU’s Dino Babers Among Worst ACC Coaches
Fans across the country can’t wait for the college football season to kick off. Unfortunately for all of us, that won’t happen for more than two months. In the meantime, it’s always fun to check out various websites’ rankings. The latest, from Athlon Sports, ranks all 14 ACC coaches. Where does Dino Babers stack up?…
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6/13 FizzCast: Syracuse Hoops and Boeheim’s Army With GM Kevin Belbey
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki talks Syracuse and The Basketball Tournament with Boeheim’s Army GM Kevin Belbey. They reflect on last year’s Final Four run (0:00), the growth and popularity of TBT (4:31), a preview of this year’s team (11:31), the roster construction process (18:14), a look at some of the new guys on the team(24:11)and…
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Could a Syracuse and Jordan Brand Partnership Be In Store?
The UK’s Royal Wedding has almost reached its one month anniversary. Now, the basketball world is set to have a Royal Wedding of its own. Jasmine Jordan, daughter of Michael, and former SU star Rakeem Christmas got engaged over the weekend. The engagement brings up some interesting potential for Syracuse. Could the school take the…
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Where does the Carrier Dome rank in Travel Channel’s Sweet 16 of college basketball venues?
There are a few things that immediately come to mind when you think about Syracuse basketball. Some think of the 2003 National Championship. Others think of the legendary careers of Jim Boeheim, Pearl Washington or Dave Bing. However, one single thing has to come to represent the team and university more than just about anything…
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Syracuse Offers Oregon 2021 Running Back Commit
Dino Babers has sneakily been a great recruiting poacher, while also fending off predators. The third year head coach stole quarterback Chance Amie away from Houston in the Cougars’ own backyard and fended off Power Five football juggernauts in their late pursuits of Tommy DeVito. Now, Babers is on the prowl, and this venture is…
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6/9 Fizz Radio: Can Tommy DeVito Start This Season and Syracuse on the AAU Circuit
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki takes a look at how Syracuse basketball commit Brycen Goodine is doing on the AAU circuit (0:00-9:45), a recap of the rest of SU’s targets on the circuit (9:45-25:09), what will it take for Tommy DeVito to dethrone Eric Dungey for the starting quarterback spot (25:09-35:20) and Fizz Feedback closes out…
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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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Koda Martin: Much More Than the Coaches Son-In-Law
When offensive tackle Koda Martin announced his decision to join Syracuse as a graduate transfer, all the talk was about his connections to the program. After all, when you‚Äôre married to Dino Babers‘ daughter and you‚Äôre the son of the newly-named quarterbacks coach (Kirk Martin), that‚Äôs likely to happen. However, Martin brings much more to…
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How Are Syracuse Basketball Commits and Targets Performing on the EYBL Circuit?
Without baseball, the summer is pretty tame on the SU hill. But away from it, Jim Boeheim and his staff has a chance to watch some potential future Orange players spike their stock on the prestigious Nike EYBL Circuit. Many players that have either committed to or been offered by Syracuse have been making their…
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Way Too Early ACC Basketball Preseason Rankings: 2018-19
Welp May 30th was certainly a rollercoaster of emotions but the NBA draft deadline day has come and gone. We now know who is coming back for at least one more season of ACC basketball and who is taking their talents to the NBA. With all that in mind, let‚Äôs try to decipher what this…
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Can Syracuse Basketball Win 30 Games Next Season?
Tyus Battle‚Äôs return has significantly brightened the future for Syracuse in 2018-19. With the junior back in the fold, the Orange will not have an NBA draft pick for the first time since the 2011 Draft. What happened that following season? Only the winningest season in school history in both total wins (34) and winning…
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6/2 Fizz Radio: 6/2 Fizz Radio: Tyus Battle is BACK and a Way Too Early B1G-ACC Challenge Preview
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki takes you through Tyus Battle’s decision to return to Syracuse (0:00-10:45), what it means for the program (10:45-22:50), a breakdown of the Ohio State matchup for the Big Ten-ACC Challenge and the significance of Isaiah Stewart putting SU in his top 10 (22:50-34:41) and wraps it up with Fizz Feedback (34:41-End).…
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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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5/31 FizzCast: The Return of the Battle and How Syracuse Shapes Up
Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard are back to break down the Tyus Battle timeline of events (0:00-8:30), their reactions to the surprising move (8:30-15:40), how SU stacks up for next season (15:40-46:07) and wrap it up with “Conspiracy Corner” (46:07-End).
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Elite Class of 2019 Recruit Isaiah Stewart Puts Syracuse In His Top 10
In a day that‚Äôs been overshadowed by Tyus Battle‚Äôs draft decision uncertainty, the Orange got some good news regarding its future. Five star center Isaiah Stewart put Syracuse in his top ten for potential landing spots. https://twitter.com/Dreamville_33/status/1001994551718969344 Stewart is a 6-foot-8 big man that checks in as 247Sports‚Äô no. 8 recruit in the country. He…
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Tyus Battle Spurns NBA Draft, Returns For Junior Season
After weeks of waiting, a ton of speculation and virtually no questions answered, we finally have an answer on whether or not we‚Äôll see Tyus Battle in the Carrier Dome next season. The rising junior is staying in Orange and White, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.¬† With the amount of question marks surrounding Battle‚Äôs draft…
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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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Life of a Syracuse Fan the Last Time LeBron James WASN’T in the NBA Finals
Imagine this: the year was 2010 and LeBron James was NOT in the NBA Finals. Blasphemy right? But believe it or not kids aged 8 and under, there was once a time when the King didn‚Äôt make it to the promised land. After losing to the Celtics in the conference finals, LeBron bolted to Miami…
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Vegas Gives Syracuse Worst ACC Over-Under Win Total
Earlier this month, Las Vegas released its over-under win totals for the 2018 NCAA Football season. Syracuse’s number has been set a 4.5 by the website BetDSI, the worst number in the ACC. The teams nearest SU are Virginia (5) and Pittsburgh (5.5). When I first read the list of ACC teams, I was surprised.…
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Who Is Syracuse’s 2018 Breakout Receiver?
Dino Babers likes to stress being ‚Äúconsistently good, not occasionally great.‚Äù But in each of Babers’ two years at SU, he has had at least one consistently great wide receiver. Both Amba Etta-Tawo and Steve Ishmael put up record-breaking numbers in their final seasons with the Orange en route to All-American honors. Now, Syracuse needs…
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5/26 Fizz Radio: Your Weekly Tyus Battle Update and Syracuse Football Gets No Respect
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down why Tyus Battle should leave now for the NBA instead of returning for his junior season (0:00-11:10), breaks down why Vegas is selling SU football short on its over/under win totals (11:10-22:07), who is going to be Syracuse’s go-to receiver this season (22:07-35:10) and gets the pulse of Orange…
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5/22 FizzCast: SU Gets Osunned, Tyus Battle Combine Update and Troughs or No Troughs?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard connect to talk about why Syracuse shouldn’t care about losing out on Osun Osunniyi to St. Bonaventure (2:22-14:42), Tyus Battle’s performance at the combine and why he won’t be coming back to Syracuse (14:42-26:31), what to make of the new Carrier(?) Dome renovations (26:31-43:13) and wrap it all…
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FASHION STATEMENT: What Dino Babers Outfits Lead To More Syracuse Wins?
You may be familiar with some of the fashion trends New England Patriots‚Äô head coach Bill Belichick uses. So much so that Pats fans have dissected his coaching record when his hoodie is blue or red or if it has the sleeves cut off. While Dino Babers doesn‚Äôt necessarily make a fashion statement on the…
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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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Osunniyi Spurns Syracuse For In-State Foe St. Bonaventure
One of Syracuse basketball‚Äôs last ditch recruiting efforts is coming to New York. However, it‚Äôs not the result Orange fans wanted. Center Osun Osunniyi announced today at a team dinner that he will join St. Bonaventure next season. He chose the Bonnies over SU and Georgetown. The 6-foot-10 big man was originally committed to La…
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STOCK WATCH: Tyus Battle’s NBA Draft stock post-combine
With the NBA Draft Combine finishing up in Chicago over the past weekend, Syracuse basketball fans will all be wondering the same thing for the next 10 days or so: will Tyus Battle come back for his junior year? Battle has until midnight on May 30th to decide, and until then, he‚Äôll be working out…
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Everything You Need To Know About Osun Osunniyi’s Decision
While everyone patiently waits in limbo for Tyus Battle‚Äôs draft decision, Syracuse basketball will find out another important offseason decision tonight. It‚Äôs finally decision night for 2018 center Osun Osunniyi. His Skill Set Standing 6-10 and 185 lbs, Osunniyi is a raw big man with loads of potential. The Putnam, Connecticut native didn‚Äôt start playing…
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What Are Syracuse Football’s “Swing” Games?
The old coaching cliche says that every game is important. Is it true? Sure. But it doesn‚Äôt take an X‚Äôs and O‚Äôs wizard to tell you that certain games and matchups can swing a season. Given the Orange‚Äôs recent history under Dino Babers, SU will likely steal a game as a heavy underdog and lose…
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