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Fizz Five 9/23: Syracuse-Virginia Preview, Men’s Basketball Schedule
Ethan Frank and Liam Griffin are with you for a gameday edition of Fizz Five! The duo breaks down what to expect under the Friday Night Lights of the JMA Dome, talks the men’s basketball schedule that came out last week, and predicts what is to come for the Orange on the gridiron. 1. SU-Virginia…
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Two Major Syracuse Football Storylines to Focus On
Syracuse football has taken some serious hits in the past few seasons, granted a level of respect far below what a school with Syracuse‚Äôs history should get. The disheartening 1-10 record last season was painful, and college football odds experts are not necessarily warm on Syracuse bouncing back. But that’s why they play the games,…
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Breaking Down Syracuse’s Competition for Donovan Clingan
If there‚Äôs one position that has lacked as of recent on the Hill, it‚Äôs the center slot. Over the past couple years, Bourama Sidibe and Paschal Chukwu have clogged the paint and added very minimal improvements to their respective SU groups. But a player who can change this fortune is Donovan Clingan, who just released…
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Georgia Tech vs. Syracuse: Crystal Ball Predictions
Jaron (2-0): Georgia Tech 24, Syracuse 17 Let‚Äôs first put this out there– if Syracuse is going to win an ACC game this season, this is going to be the one. Now that that has been said, it‚Äôs still not going to happen. Both of these teams are bottom feeders in the conference and have…
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Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh: Crystal Ball Predictions
Jaron (1-0): Pittsburgh 27, Syracuse 13 When Syracuse and Pittsburgh get together it is always a close game. Six of the last eight meetings between the two teams finished within a touchdown or less. This year, however, things are different. The Syracuse offensive line looked terrible against North Carolina, which had a trickle down effect…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Baylor in the NCAA Tournament
It’s tourney time again! Syracuse takes on Baylor tonight in Salt Lake City with a likely date against Gonzaga on the other side. Our staff tells you who will take on the Bulldogs in round three: Tyler Aki: Syracuse 66, Baylor 55 It‚Äôs a shame that this could be the way that Frank Howard‚Äôs college…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Boston College
After a mixed week for Team Fizz last week, there’s only one contrarian for this week’s season finale against Boston College in Chestnut Hill. Tyler Aki (9-2): Syracuse 45, Boston College 34 Both of these teams are coming off embarrassing losses, but both are for different reasons. For Syracuse, it was the final score. For…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and #3 Notre Dame
The Orange didn’t trip us up with its rout of Louisville last week. Now, Syracuse has a chance to flip the College Football Playoff System upside down with a trip to Yankee Stadium against No. 3 Notre Dame. Tyler Aki (9-1): Syracuse 37, Notre Dame 31 The Irish is about to see an offense it…
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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…
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The Fizz’s Syracuse Basketball Season Crystal Ball
Tyler Aki: 23-8 (12-6) This year is going to feel like the Syracuse teams of old. There won‚Äôt be a limp into the tournament in 2019. The Orange rolls back all five starters from one of the best defenses in the country. Syracuse has a top 3 defense in the country coming into this season,…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and NC State
After a clean sweep for the Fizz Staff against UNC, half of the crew will go home with a loss this week in a pivotal game on the Orange‚Äôs slate. Tyler Aki (6-1): Syracuse 37, NC State 30 It seems like Syracuse is a shoe-in for a ranked victory, and all signs point to this…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and North Carolina
After completely whiffing against Pitt, the Fizz staff is back from pondering over the bye and brought in the newest staff member to make his selection. Here are your picks for Saturday‚Äôs matchup against North Carolina. Tyler Aki (5-1): Syracuse 44, North Carolina 20 Syracuse needs to get its mojo back after some rough defensive…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Pitt
Despite Syracuse’s best efforts to prove The Fizz wrong for the second straight year, all but one staff member correctly predicted a Clemson win and just one staff member predicted it would be a one possession game. How consensus are this week’s predictions? Tyler Aki (5-0): Syracuse 48, Pitt 17 The Panthers are about to…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and #3 Clemson
Last season, the Orange made us eat our words with a shocking 27-24 upset win over the Tigers. Is anyone taking Syracuse this time around in Death Valley? Tyler Aki (4-0): Clemson 30, Syracuse 24 This game is going to be a lot closer than people think. Syracuse’s defense has been dominant all season long,…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and UConn
Last week marked the first time our staff had differing opinions on a game. Half of them moved to 3-0 while the others picked up a loss. Now, it’s back to unanimous decisions as Syracuse takes on UConn this Saturday. Tyler Aki (3-0): Syracuse 62, UConn 17 This will be an Orange lead from wire…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Florida State
So far, the entire staff is a perfect 2-0, but that’s about to change in week three. The Fizz crew is split right down the middle for tomorrow’s matchup inside the Dome. Tyler Aki (2-0): Syracuse 41, Florida State 23 Don‚Äôt look at this as me picking Syracuse. It‚Äôs more me betting against Florida State.…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Wagner
The Fizz went an undefeated 4-0 in its 2018 picks debut against Western Michigan. This week, to the surprise of no one, another consensus pick is upon us. Tyler Aki (1-0): Syracuse 57, Wagner 17 It’s no secret that Syracuse is going to come out victorious. The only question is, by how much? The Orange…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Western Michigan
The season opener is finally upon us. After all the talk, Syracuse finally gets to lace up against Western Michigan in its first road opener since 2010. SU also opens up against a non-FCS team, which poses a completely different type of challenge. Here’s how the staff thinks week one in Kalamazoo will go down:…
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Syracuse Football’s 2018 Fizz Crystal Ball Picks
It’s finally that time. Syracuse football is back and that means it’s time for The Fizz’s annual crystal ball picks. Last season, only one of our writers hit the nail on the head with a 4-8 record. The other five all finished a game off. AKA, if Syracuse didn’t allow Wake Forest to close out…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Duke’s Sweet 16 Matchup
Logan Grossman: Duke 70, Syracuse 55 I have picked the Orange to lose every game so far and, obviously, they’ve won them all. So why stop now? But in all seriousness, the Blue Devils offer something that none of Syracuse’s other opponents brought: knowledge of the 2-3 zone. Duke plays zone on over 80% of…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse’s First Round Matchup Against TCU
Most of the staff correctly picked Syracuse’s opening round win against Arizona State, but it’s not as split this time around. For a preview in podcast form, listen here. Tyler Aki: TCU 71, Syracuse 67 Just when Jim Boeheim though he was out of his nightmares, there he is. Jamie Dixon returns to haunt the…
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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…
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The Fizz’s 2017-18 Basketball Crystal Ball Predictions
After a disappointing NIT exit against Ole Miss last season, SU looks to return to form, but it will have to do so without four starters from last season. Here’s how The Fizz thinks 2017-18 will pan out for the Orange. Logan Grossman:¬†17-14 Syracuse‚Äôs new players this season alone would be a large rotation for…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Wake Forest
Logan Grossman (5-3): Syracuse 27 Wake Forest 24 I‚Äôve on back and forth on this game, which has to be considered a toss up (Vegas sees it that way too). The reason that Syracuse will come out on top is the venue. Since losing to Middle Tennessee State at home, the Orange have played some…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Florida State
Tyler Aki (5-3): Syracuse 33 Florida State 20 This is going to be a fun one for the Orange. Dino Babers has been superb off the bye week, especially in his second year as a head coach. This team has been dinged up all year with injuries, but with the expected returns of Kendall Coleman…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and #8 Miami
We didn’t raise our hands when Eric Dungey asked how many people picked Syracuse to win last week. The Fizz is coming off an 0-8 performance in last week’s picks against Clemson, but that certainly makes Orange fans happy. Here’s how the staff thinks the Orange will fare in this week’s matchup against the Hurricanes:…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and #2 Clemson
Logan Grossman (4-2): Clemson 45 Syracuse 14 We have talked all week about what Syracuse has to do to pull off a miracle win. When it comes down to it, a Syracuse win would be just that, a miracle. Clemson has proven once again to be National Championship contenders and have displayed no real weaknesses…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Pitt
The Fizz Staff finally had some parity last week in its picks, which resulted in a 5-2 record for the week after Syracuse‚Äôs loss to NC State. The Orange enters this week’s matchup as the favorite, however, not all of our staff is in agreement.¬† Nate Dickinson (4-1): Syracuse 35 Pitt 23 Syracuse has no…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and NC State
It was a hard-fought game in Death Valley last week. Regardless, the Fizz had a clean sweep predicting an LSU win. But for the first time all year, there is some parity amongst the staff as the Orange travels to Raleigh: Logan Grossman (3-1): NC State 31 Syracuse 24 Syracuse‚Äôs performance against LSU on the…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and #25 LSU
Just like the Orange, The Fizz got back on track last week with a perfect prediction slate (5-0) in the win over Central Michigan. Here’s what the guys think about this week’s matchup in Syracuse’s first road game and ranked opponent of the season: Logan Grossman (2-1): LSU 51 Syracuse 13 Saturday‚Äôs game against Central…
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Central Michigan
After a brutal showing last week by Team Fizz (and the Orange), the guys give their predictions another shot: Logan Grossman: Syracuse 28 Central Michigan 20 It’s no secret that the Orange were terrible a week ago in the loss to MTSU. While a huge bounce back from the offense would be nice, the Orange…
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2017 Syracuse Football Crystal Ball Predictions
The Orange is on the heels of a 4-8 season, which three of our writers correctly predicted last year. This season, there was little parity on The Fizz staff with how 2017 will shape up. Logan Grossman: 4-8 Prediction: More of the same. This time it may not necessarily be Syracuse‚Äôs fault. The Orange very…
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Syracuse Predicted to Play Inaugural Detroit Bowl vs. Northwestern
Early predictions have Syracuse squaring off against old foe Northwestern in the Detroit Bowl on Dec. 30.
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Annual Fizz Crystal Ball: The Staff Makes Its Syracuse/East Region Picks
How many members of Team Fizz believe this is a Sweet 16 team?
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Experts: Palm Says Syracuse to Final Four, Jalen Rose Predicts Round of 32
The nation’s pundits are split on how much success Syracuse will have in the brackets.
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