Tag: Louisville Cardinals
-
The Best Of The Rest: ACC Kickoff Day 1
While Jim Phillips’ address to the media and the four Syracuse representatives were the marquee events of the day for Orange fans, there was still plenty to take in from the ensuing press conferences. Three opposing ACC schools took to the podium, and once they were done there was a special fireside chat with a…
-
Behind Enemy Lines at the ACC Kickoff: Louisville Has Been a Big Problem for SU
2-9. That‚Äôs Syracuse‚Äôs record against Louisville since 2009. Since joining the ACC, the Orange are just 1-6 against the Cardinals. UL has had SU‚Äôs number in the past decade despite coaching changes on both sides of the equation. The crazy part is, Louisville knows why they‚Äôve been so successful against Syracuse. Maybe last year was…
-
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,…
-
The ACC is Anyone’s Conference in 2019-20
Last year was one of the more entertaining years in recent memory for the ACC. It all culminated with a heart-stopping run by the Virginia Cavaliers to cut down the nets. But there‚Äôs a lot of change that‚Äôs going to take place between the final buzzer in Minneapolis and when the season tips off next…
-
A Bittersweet Bite out of the Orange’s Blowout Loss to Virginia
Monday‚Äôs 26-point loss to Virginia marked three-out-of-four losses for Syracuse, but after the tough stretch, the Orange should be feeling more encouraged than concerned. Beginning with the obvious, UVA shot an absurd 72 percent from the beyond the arc, going 10-for-13 from three in a second half that saw the Cavaliers absolutely pull away ‚Äì…
-
Battle, Syracuse Look to Bounce Back in Crucial Showdown Against Louisville
Syracuse begins a rather brutal stretch of games tonight in a crucial matchup against Louisville. After its meeting with the Cardinals, a few of the Orange‚Äôs final five opponents include No. 1 Duke, No. 8 North Carolina, and No. 3 Virginia, but for now, the focus is solely on the task at hand. Returning home…
-
Will Syracuse Cruise Past Louisville?
It may be a necessary change of pace for Syracuse on Friday. If you think about it, the last five games for the Orange have been pretty hectic. First, SU dropped two close road games in Clemson, and a shocker¬†in Pittsburgh. After that, the Orange came home for 1-4 North Carolina, but just barely escaped…
-
The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Louisville
The Fizz crew is rolling off a perfect week against Wake Forest. And another consensus panel arrives in game number 10. Tyler Aki (8-1): Syracuse 65, Louisville 24 Forget Rutgers. Forget Kansas. Louisville is the worst team in the Power Five. It‚Äôs to no fault of the talent. The Cardinals may actually have just as…
-
Can You Solve This Syracuse Football Bye Week Math Equation?
Well, the Orange is off this week, which means something must be done to keep everyone excited during the bye. With that said, what better way is there to do that than another Syracuse football equation? So, here‚Äôs a step-by-step problem that includes every opponent the Orange faces (or has already faced) this season: Step…
-
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…
-
Battle, Howard Power Syracuse to Shocking Win Over Louisville
Hello Syracuse. Welcome back to the bubble. By some miracle, this SU team topped Louisville 78-73. On the road. On short rest. It wasn‚Äôt too long ago when people began to question if Syracuse would win another game this season.¬†Yes, this is the same Orange team that was just held to 44 points at home.…
-
The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Louisville
Logan Grossman (5-4):¬†Louisville 42 Syracuse 24 Syracuse‚Äôs defense imploded in last weeks loss to Wake Forest. John Wolford had his way with the Orange defense both in the air and on the ground. Now all the Orange have to do to stay in the bowl hunt is slow down the defending Heisman trophy winner who…
-
Bowl Watching: How Confident Should Syracuse Be About Its Postseason Chances?
For what has seemingly been every single road game this season, the Orange left the field with a moral victory on Saturday in SU‚Äôs loss to Florida State. That pins Syracuse at 4-5 (which is the record many expected SU to have at this point anyways), yet the optimism surrounding this team seems to be…
-
Which Recruits Could Appear on Syracuse’s Radar After NCAA Scandal?
The fallout from Tuesday‚Äôs NCAA bribery and corruption scandal continues to spill out new developments. Let‚Äôs look at Wednesday‚Äôs timeline. Auburn Class of 2018 commit E.J. Montgomery was the first domino to fall. The 6-foot-10 forward decommitted from the Tigers after assistant coach Chuck Person was among the four college coaches arrested for the for…
-
Watching Louisville Go Down in Flames is Really Fun
Syracuse has had its own well-documented problems with the NCAA. As a fan in college athletics, it’s impossible to sit in an Ivory Tower and suggest that all the other schools are breaking the rules and yours isn’t. We’ve seen it all. Hell, even Harvard had a cheating scandal. But watching Louisville try to throw…
-
Why Syracuse is Primed For Another Big Upset
After losing to a Pitt team that was previously 2-9 in ACC play, Orange fans may be back on the panic train. Maybe people are still in their football hangover where every loss is so critical to a team‚Äôs season, but this loss is an overreaction. But fear not. Although No. 4 Louisville is coming…
-
Comparing Eric Dungey and Lamar Jackson
Syracuse gets its first test against a ranked opponent this season and it comes in Dino Babers‚Äô second week at the helm. Louisville comes to the Dome fresh off a 70-14 trouncing of Charlotte and moved up to 13th in the AP Poll. Lamar Jackson‚Äôs historic performance against the 49ers catapulted him into the Heisman…
-
Louisville Contest a Winnable Game for Orange
The Cardinals are in a very difficult chunk of their schedule and it has shown.¬† UofL has dropped three of its last five games, which includes an upset over second-ranked UNC.¬† Otherwise, Louisville has lost to Virginia at home, and Duke and Notre Dame on the road.¬† The Orange, on the other hand, defeated Duke…
-
Louisville Follows Syracuse’s Path, Self-Imposes Postseason Ban
It‚Äôs been a crazy season of college hoops, perhaps the craziest in a long time.¬† Number one teams are dropping like flies, underdogs are winning contests like its no big deal, and following Friday‚Äôs press conference, two ranked teams will not be dancing. SMU, as part of NCAA sanctions against the program, was already not…
-
A Chance for SU to End a Losing Streak
This is the week. It feels like there is a real chance the Orange could end this losing streak and pick up win number 4 on the season. This comes when Scott Shafer and SU head down to Louisville Saturday. Look, the Cardinals came into the year with some legitimate aspirations to be a player…
-
Cardinal Sin: Huge Syracuse Lead Disappears Under Louisville’s Frantic Press
Pitino’s press dismantles huge SU lead, sends Orange home without the storybook.
-
Fizz Five: Is Jim Boeheim Lying When He Says He Likes This SU Team?
Syracuse has now lost three straight and is sinking fast in the Big East standings.
-
Downight Offensive: Syracuse Again Can’t Find the Hoop, Loses to Louisville
What is wrong with the Syracuse offense and how to fix it?
-
Boeheim Sticks It To Pitino Again: Triche & MCW Lead Win Over #1 Louisville
The Orange have now defeated the Cardinals in each of their last three meetings.
-
Louisville Added to the ACC: What it Means for Syracuse, UConn & the League
The Cardinals move in to Maryland’s old spot, what does this mean for the ACC?
-
Final Four or Bust: 30-1, Undefeated at the Dome, Another Impressive Victory
Is anything less than a trip to New Orleans a failure for SU?
-
The Fizz 5: What Needs to Change For Syracuse Heading to UConn
Here is The Fizz’s weekly look at the 5 critical elements of the SU game.
-
Cardinal Collapse: Syracuse Succumbs to its Recent History of Letdowns
The Orange prove it hasn’t turned the corner we had all hoped with this loss.
-
Just Shut Up: Morally Corrupt Pitino is Ultimate Realignment Hypocrite
Slick Rick criticizing the greed of realignment is the height of hypocrisy.
-
Time To Admit Rick Pitino Owns Jim Boeheim
Another Syracuse-Louisville tilt. Another humiliating Cardinals victory.
-
FizzCast: How did Louisville Expose SU’s Defense?
The banged-up Cardinals made the Orange defense look mediocre.
-
We’re Closing Down this Dump?
This is what Cardinals Fans are weeping about this week? It looks like the entrance to Shoppingtown Mall.
-
The Great (cough) Rick Pitino.
Teflon Rick’s tinkerbells are at it again, spreading the pixie buzz that the Louisville head coach could be looking at another jump to the NBA.
-
Through the Louisville Looking Glass
Let me get this straight: Syracuse lost in Louisville, to Steve Kragthorpe, when someone named Andrew Robinson intercepted SU’s final pass?
Latest News
You May Have Missed
