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Fizz Radio 9/25: UAlbany Recap, Liberty Preview & Summer School
Jaron May and John Eads hop on the mic for this week’s Fizz Radio. The two discuss the big storylines coming out of Syracuse’s UAlbany win and preview what needs to happen to take down Liberty. Plus, Matt Bonaparte brings the listeners to Summer School. Oh, and of course, we get to Fictional Fizz and…
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Liberty’s X-Factor Isn’t Who You Think…
Liberty’s X-Factor isn’t its quarterback, Malik Willis, who is a projected first-round pick and by all means the best player on the team. It isn’t Joshua Mack, a Central New York native and multi-year starter. It’s not leading receiver Demario Davis or sack leader Kendy Charles. It’s the Flames third-string running back. *Record Scratch* Yeah,…
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Liberty: 2020 vs. 2021
Syracuse fans are still having Malik Willis nightmares from last year. Two touchdowns, 182 passing yards, 70 rushing yards, and one year later, the Orange are expecting more of the same from the quarterback after Liberty’s 38-21 win over Syracuse. “He’s one year older. One year faster. One year stronger. One year knows the offense…
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Ranking the 5 TV Networks/Timeslots for Syracuse Football
This week Syracuse announced the first five timeslots and television partners of the football season. We still have the bulk of the ACC schedule to go, but let’s take a rip at this quintet of games. 5) UAlbany: Saturday, Sept. 18th, 12p. ACC Network at Carrier Dome This is by far the least intriguing setup…
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Why Was Syracuse Football So Bad In 2020?
The biggest downfall last season was scheming. Blame injuries to players like Tommy Devito and Andre Cisco or the opt-outs of Jarveon Howard and Abdul Adams all you want, last year‚Äôs group failed to adjust to its opponents.¬† In SU‚Äôs first two games against a pair of ranked teams, the Orange fell flat. Number 18…
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The Three Most Interesting Matchups on the 2021 Schedule
The 2021 Syracuse Football schedule was released yesterday, and it‚Äôs daunting. We covered the schedule with a ranking of the games best to worst, and released our wayyyyyy to early record predictions. If you saw mine, you know I‚Äôm very skeptical of the team at this point. But, despite the several losses I see on…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Liberty
Yes, Syracuse lost to Liberty. It was awful. However, if Orange nation looks hard enough, they might be able to find a couple of bright spots. Here are some players whose stock rose during SU‚Äôs disappointment. DISCLAIMER: Just assume everyone else‚Äôs stock went down. Anthony Queeley: The redshirt sophomore had been quiet through his first…
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Bones’ Biggest Takeaways: Sean Tucker Stands Alone as a Bright Spot
This was the worst loss SU has suffered in a while. So bad, that the Flames took to Twitter to troll the Orange, blasting Jay-Z‚Äôs timeless classic, ‚ÄúEmpire State of Mind‚Äù in the visitor‚Äôs locker room. Saturday, Syracuse suffered a gut-wrenching 38-21 loss to Hugh Freeze and the Flames, here are the biggest takeaways: You…
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D.A.: Dino Babers Faces The Low Point
This is it, there can be no lower feeling inside the Syracuse football walls. SU fans remember the demolitions at the hands of Miami and Virginia Tech toward the end of the Coach P era. They remember the running-in-place of the Scott Shafer years. They remember the darkness of the early Doug Marrone tenure. None…
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Pure Embarrassment: Syracuse loses to Liberty 38-21
Yep. You heard that right. Liberty, a team that‚Äôs three years removed from even joining the Football Bowl Subdivision embarrassed Syracuse. The Flames looked like the team that‚Äôs part of a power 5 conference and despite its best running back not playing a single down, SU got walloped on the ground. SU‚Äôs run defense woes…
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Liberty vs. Syracuse: Crystal Ball Predictions
Brad (4-0): Liberty 24, Syracuse 20 This is one of the most difficult games to predict on Syracuse’s calendar. Liberty’s run game should flex against the 3-3-5 defense that gave up over 360 rushing yards to Duke last week. On top of that, the Orange are relying on redshirt senior quarterback Rex Culpepper in his…
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Fizz Radio 10/17: DeVito Goes Down, Adios Andre Cisco, Looking at Liberty
On this week’s Fizz Radio, Gill Gross and Ian Unsworth discuss where Syracuse goes without Tommy DeVito and Andre Cisco, how the SU run defense can improve, and preview the Liberty game this Saturday.
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FizzCast: Liberty Preview
Ian Unsworth and John Eads preview Syracuse’s Saturday matchup against Liberty. Ian and John discuss the Flames’ players to watch, SU’s keys to victory, and what Vegas thinks about this weekend’s game.
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Three Things We Learned in Saturday’s Win over Liberty
The most anticipated Syracuse football season in two decades got off to a great start on Saturday night with a 24-0 shutout victory over Liberty in the season opener. It was far from a perfect performance, but still a dominant win against a Hugh Freeze coached team is nothing to scoff at and the nice…
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Syracuse at Liberty: Stock Up, Stock Down
Stock Up Iffy Melifonwu¬† We saw a taste of Melifonwu last year when he was thrown into the fire against North Carolina. He shined against the Heels, just as he did Saturday night in his first career start. The redshirt sophomore defensive back–who surpassed senior Scoop Bradshaw in the starting lineup during the offseason–picked up…
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Finding the First Round Upsets in the NCAA Tournament
Most observers agree, this year’s NCAA Tournament owns the haves and the have nots. There are the true power teams, the four 1-seeds. Then a slight drop off to the 2-seeds. And then it’s a bathtub of flawed schools all swimming around looking for a rubber duck to save them from drowning. With that in…
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