Tag: NCAA
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The New, Stupid Trend In College Athletics
The new world of college athletics has brought a lot of change in a very short amount of time. Every five seconds, you’ve got players hitting the portal and trying to land as much money as possible. While there’s been a lot of debate on whether this has been good or bad for the collegiate…
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College Basketball Stars To Watch Out For This Season
The stars are out. Both the men‚Äôs and the women‚Äôs college basketball scene is blowing up this season, with a whole host of talent coming from every state. Here’s the stars to watch out for as they should give you some tremendous NCAAB betting odds. Chet Holmgren – Gonzaga Despite his thin frame, Holmgren is…
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The NIL Dominoes Have Fallen, and It Benefits Syracuse
The time has passed where players must decide between returning to college or staying in the 2021 NBA draft. Its results were very interesting. Syracuse transfer Quincy Guerrier took his name out of the running a couple weeks ago, followed by big man Kofi Cockburn and plenty of other names. But the few that stood…
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What Will NIL Look Like for SU Athletics?
Syracuse Athletics is already trying to get behind the wheel of the runaway train that name, image and likeness could be for the NCAA. SU announced a partnership with INFLCR (pronounced ‚ÄúInfluencer‚Äù) to help its athletes navigate new NIL rules. That’s the behind the scenes stuff, the nitty gritty. Everyone, including the athletes want to…
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How Does The Supreme Court’s NCAA Decision Affect SU?
A new chapter was just written in the ongoing quest to compensate collegiate athletes and drag the NCAA into a new era. The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a unanimous 9-0 decision that the NCAA‚Äôs continual refusal to allow education-related payments to student athletes violated antitrust laws. It sounds a little complicated, but the…
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Why Is the Incoming Class of 2022 So Important?
The class of 2022 is the most integral incoming class that SU has ever had.¬†That‚Äôs because the last couple years of Syracuse recruiting has been interesting to say the least. There was the decommitment of five-star Darius Bazley, followed up by the expectation of local product Joe Girard, all paired with the copious amounts of…
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If the NCAA Approves This, Call it the Sidibe Statute
Over the next few days, the NCAA is meeting in Indianapolis to discuss possible college basketball rule changes. Some are more likely to be approved than others, but one presents an interesting opportunity for Syracuse especially. There have been rumblings of a modified six-foul rule, unlike the six foul limit in the NBA. With it,…
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Theories on Why Syracuse Keeps Dancing After Subpar Seasons
Death, taxes, and Syracuse winning games as a double-digit seed. You can set your watch to it. Subpar regular seasons. Middling seeding in the ACC Tournament. A restless night on the bubble. A double-digit seed. An inspired run through the NCAA Tournament. It’s happened so often we’ve come to expect it. But why? How did…
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What is San Diego State’s Major Weakness vs. Syracuse?
“They really don’t have a weakness. That’s unusual.” Words from Jim Boeheim on ACC Network earlier this week. His initial read on San Diego State, Syracuse’s NCAA Tournament first round opponent on Friday, is terrifyingly close to being completely accurate. The Aztecs are top-110 in the country on both offense and defense, in effective field…
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If Syracuse Can’t Beat NC State, It Doesn’t Deserve March Madness
In 2017, Syracuse beat three ranked teams from January 28th to February 22nd. This was before the dreaded NET system was put into place. But if I were to guess, the Orange picked up three quadrant one wins on their home floor down the stretch: FSU, Duke and Virginia. That Tyler Lydon, Andrew White and…
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Play Ball! Here’s Why We Still Need Sports in Schools
The pandemic has affected all parts of American life this year. One of the pressing issues is the affect it has had on school budgets. Syracuse and the ACC lost a year of NCAA Tournament money from March. The football season has been played without fans and the normal amount of home dates. High schools…
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The Good Guys: Top 5 NBA Players with College Degrees
As we know from decades of players deemed ineligible for their unproductive academic careers, being a student and an athlete is not easy. Most successful people tend to concentrate on their studies, to become professionals in their fields. Players, however, spend most of the time working out their bodies to become perfect athletes. Where’s the…
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Fizz Four: Controversies No. 2
The big bad NCAA came for Syracuse’s jugular in March of 2016. After a ludicrously lengthy investigation of eight years, the infractions committee imposed harsh penalties and sanctions against mostly the basketball program, but also the football program. You can read a much less entertaining, more official summary of the violations here, but allow me.…
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When will Syracuse Football Return to Campus?
This is the million-dollar question. Spoiler alert: nobody, even Syracuse Athletic Director John Wildhack, knows exactly. But Wildhack has left this decision up to medical experts, government officials and national precedent. The road has been paved for a mid-June return. The NCAA is allowing on-campus voluntary workouts as early as June 1. However, this is…
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5/2 FizzRadio: NCAA Changes, Syracuse NFL Prospects & Basketball Recruiting
On this episode of FizzRadio, Jaron May and Matt Bonaparte discuss how the NCAA’s new stance on name, image and likeness will impact Syracuse, predict some future Orange in the NFL, get you caught up on SU basketball recruiting, and of course check the Fizz Feedback. You can listen to Fizz Radio on the Score…
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How would the Proposed NCAA Player Endorsement Plan Affect Syracuse?
It‚Äôs no secret that revenue-generating players want their fair share. No fan base should know that better than Orange nation. The Darius Bazley wound still has not fully healed. But Syracuse and the NCAA might have ammunition to keep high school players from foregoing college, and in other sports like football, for example, encourage them…
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This is Jim Boeheim’s Year
Too much isolation, not enough creative offense! These complaints loomed large throughout the last two seasons with Tyus Battle, Oshae Brissett and Frank Howard at the core. The offense was truly stagnant with the trio. The 2017 sweet 16 run was on the shoulders of outstanding defense. They never meshed offensively. Sure, Jim Boeheim can…
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The #1 Key for SU’s Tournament Success
This Syracuse team is not perfect. Point guard play has been inconsistent, although trending in the right direction. The bigs barely contribute offensively. Free throw shooting has been abysmal. Three point shooting hasn’t improved as much as we thought it would by adding Buddy Boeheim and Elijah Hughes. And Syracuse still gives up an alarming…
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Syracuse’s Odds to Win ACC Tournament
Considering Syracuse’s history in the ACC Tournament, Jim Boehiem’s team shouldn’t be thinking about winning the whole thing. Beating Pittsburgh on Wednesday night would suffice, and probably let SU fans breathe easy on Selection Sunday. But the Orange are the 7th betting favorite (+5000) to win the ACC Tournament in Charlotte, so it’s not completely…
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What is the 2-3 Zone’s Real Weakness?
How do you beat the Syracuse zone? It’s an age old question. Actually, it’s a 23 year old question. Head Coach Jim Boeheim switched to a permanent 2-3 zone in 1996. Regardless, every time an opposing team slices up the zone, it is hereby declared that they “figured out how to beat the zone.” It’s…
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Complete Guide to SU Football’s 2019 Class
Syracuse added four signees on National Signing Day, rounding off the class at 21 players. For details on the new commits, check out this piece. Time to break down the 2019 class in full. By Position: Defense: 13 Six DLs ¬†Four DBs Three LBs Offense: 8 Three OLs Two RBs One QB One TE One…
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Which Numbers Determine If SU Beats West Virginia at Camping World Bowl
SU feels like a football school this year, and the Camping World Bowl is fast approaching.¬† It’s an occasion that calls for the deep statistical dive of a lifetime. Our twelve game sample size has shown some numbers to be awfully important in SU’s success, and others not so much. When Syracuse faces West Virginia…
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The Mysterious Tale of Tyus Battles’ Jump Shot
In SU’s last game, a 72-49 win over Northeastern, Tyus Battle struggled again, going 0-4 on three point attempts. It continues what has been a mysterious season for Battle’s jay, both on the court and in the quote-book. Battle’s looming NBA decision was the talk of the summer. But while everyone was talking, Battle was…
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8/11 Fizz Radio: The NCAA’s PR Stunt Gone Wrong and Syracuse Football’s Impact Freshmen
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down the NCAA’s new rules in college basketball (0:00-10:23), Tim Leonard joins the program to talk about why the NCAA’s new rules won’t change much (10:23-24:36), a preview of potential impact freshmen for Syracuse football (24:36-35:26) and wrapping it all up with Fizz Feedback (35:26-End).
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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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What You Need to Know About the Newest Information on the FBI Investigation
Since October, college basketball fans have been waiting for more information on an investigation into illegal benefits received by athletes at some of the biggest names in college basketball. Thursday,¬†Yahoo! Sports¬†named several players that have allegedly received illegal monetary compensation. Here is everything you need to know, as a Syracuse fan, about the most recent…
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Which Bowl Games Should Interest Syracuse Fans?
Syracuse fans were hoping for a bowl game this season, especially after the upset of Clemson. But the Orange slide through the final six weeks left them out of the postseason yet again. But because we are still unabashed college football fans, it’s worth noting the best games to watch. What's better? Watching the snow…
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Boeheim’s Contract Is Syracuse’s Latest Jab At The NCAA
Yesterday was one of the most emotional days of Syracuse basketball’s long and stressful season (not what’d you’d expect the day after the year ended with the Orange falling in the second round of the NIT). The sky started falling when Mike Hopkins started the offseason by leaving his post as head-coach-in-waiting to take the…
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What Happened as Syracuse Played UNC Greensboro?
It has been snowing in Syracuse since 2 a.m. yesterday, but an accumulation of about 20 inches of snow didn‚Äôt stop Syracuse fans from showing up to the Carrier Dome to see their No. 1 Syracuse Orange play the No. 8 UNC Greensboro Spartans in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament . And…
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Is this Syracuse Season a Total Failure if No NCAA’s?
If Syracuse is left out of the NCAA Tournament tomorrow, will this season be a success? Not in most people’s eyes. This was a team coming off a Final Four berth last season, and Jim Boeheim openly glowed over the potential of this year’s squad. While midway through the season it looked impossible for the…
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Three Crucial Elements of Sunday’s Matchup Against Georgia Tech
It‚Äôs coming down to the wire. There are only four games left in the regular season. With Syracuse’s NCAA Tournament chances on the line, Georgia Tech makes up half of SU‚Äôs remaining schedule. The first of two times the Orange and the Yellow Jackets will meet is this Sunday in Atlanta. Here are three crucial…
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Media Professionals Agree: Jim Boeheim Has 1000 Wins
The NCAA doesn’t recognize 101 of Jim Boeheim’s 1000 career wins, but the rest of the world does. After Syracuse’s win over No. 9 Virginia gave a Boeheim opponent its 1000th loss, congratulations came pouring in for the Hall of Fame coach. Some of the biggest names in college basketball gave Boeheim a shoutout. Jim…
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Syracuse Fans May Witness Division I Men’s Basketball History at Home in the Dome
It is a possibility, but one that will take effort from the Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball team to make happen. As of right now, Jim Boeheim is in line to win his 1,000th game as a coach, right here at home on Jim Boeheim court in the Carrier Dome. The Orange just have to win their…
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