Tag: SU football
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How to Say Goodbye
Over the years, players and coaches come and go. Rarely is it that things stay the same. Even this past year with Syracuse basketball returning all five starters, it was a completely different team. Elijah Hughes became eligible to play. Buddy Boeheim joined the team and left an impression. Jalen Carey came off the bench…
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Introducing Syracuse Running Back Abdul Adams
As we approach the Orange’s pre-season camp this summer, there’s a lot of talk about the running back position. This year’s backfield could be one of the deepest in recent Syracuse memory and one of the best units in the ACC. Moe Neal returns for his senior season, while Jarveon Howard is back after a…
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Syracuse Football’s Unique Recruiting Strategy
What if we told you that Syracuse football was No. 2 in the country? You‚Äôd probably look at us like we had 10,000 heads and had lost all of our marbles. Well, it‚Äôs actually true, but not necessarily in the way that most SU fans would hope for. According to 247Sports and The Athletic‚Äôs Max…
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Reacting to the first Syracuse football depth chart of 2019
Nearly all of the attention that Syracuse fans have to spare is currently focused solely on SU basketball and for good reason. The Orange have put themselves in a great spot to make the NCAA Tournament and are coming off a dominant win over Wake Forest, before welcoming No. 2 Virginia to the Dome on…
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Four former Syracuse football players trying to make their mark in the AAF
Football doesn‚Äôt end in February anymore, folks. We‚Äôre just under two weeks removed from the end of the NFL season and another Patriots Super Bowl win, yet there‚Äôs still professional football being played in mid-February. That‚Äôs thanks to the newly introduced Alliance of American Football (AAF) that debuted over the weekend. The upstart league is…
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Four Key Messages We Learned from Dino Babers on National Signing Day
Although Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers said most of the Orange‚Äôs recruiting class signed on Early National Signing Day in December, today‚Äôs National Signing Day was full of impactful moments. The ‚Äúfine tuning‚Äù of the signing class today, as Babers put it, includes quarterback David Summers, running back Garrison Johnson, defensive tackle Jason…
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Syracuse National Signing Day Morning Recap
With the new early signing period in December, the traditional February window isn’t as big of a deal as it used to be. However, there are still plenty of impact players out there ready to pick their destination. Today doesn’t project to be that busy for Syracuse, but they have already gotten some good news…
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Can Syracuse Beat Clemson Next Year?
The Clemson Tigers are 2018 College Football champions. After steamrolling Alabama on Monday night, the Tigers are already looking ahead to what could be another 15-0 season. Syracuse hosts Clemson in the Carrier Dome this fall. Do they have a shot to beat them? Well, that depends on a few things. First things first, when…
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The Fizz’s 2018 Syracuse Football Year-End Awards
Now that we are a week removed from Syracuse finishing off its historic 2018 season with a win over West Virginia in the Camping World Bowl, let’s take a look back at the incredible season that was for Dino Babers and company with the Fizz’s Year-End Awards for SU Football. MVP Eric Dungey This isn‚Äôt…
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1/5 Fizz Radio: Ten-Win Season Sets up SU for 2019
Happy New Year! For the first time this year, Tim Leonard and Jonathon Hoppe hit the Fizz Radio airwaves to put a bow on the 2018 football season. Plus, Jim Boeheim and company get set to open up ACC play against Notre Dame.
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Syracuse’s Clear Path to the 2019 Orange Bowl
Most years, a 9-3 regular season would put the Orange in a good position to make the Capital One Orange Bowl. 2018 was not one of those years. Every three years, the Orange Bowl hosts a College Football Playoff semifinal game, eliminating the ACC’s only tie to a New Year’s Six Bowl. If the Orange…
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How You Will Remember 2018 When it is “Last Year”
How exactly can a person put a year into context? 365 days? 8,760 hours? 31,536,000 seconds? What about in moments? It‚Äôs said we experience about 20,000 individual moments in a day (‚ÄúHow Full is Your Bucket‚Äù by Clifton and Rath). So as a sports fan, maybe ‚Äúbig moments‚Äù or highlights? Like a game-changing Eric Dungey…
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Babers’ Bites: Camping World Bowl
When teams coached by Dino Babers and Dana Holgorsen take the field, all eyes are on the offenses. And rightfully so: both guys are innovators who have engineered high-powered, high-octane systems. This is the fourth matchup across the nation this season that pits two top-12 scoring offenses against each other (WVU ranks 9th at 42.3;…
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Grier be Gone: Three Ways Will Grier’s Absence Will Impact the Camping World Bowl
Saturday morning gave us news we all had a pretty strong inkling about, but just needed a little confirmation for: BREAKING: West Virginia QB Will Grier will not play vs. #Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl. He’s third in the nation in passing yards/game (351.3) and TD (37). — Orange Fizz (@OrangeFizz) December 8, 2018…
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Eleven Syracuse Players Earn All-ACC Honors
The college football regular season is over and award season is upon us. On Monday, the ACC announced its three all-conference teams. Eleven Syracuse players were honored by the league for their play throughout the season. Considering Syracuse finished the season with the second best record in the ACC, a heavy presense on the list…
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Is Dino Babers the ACC Coach of the Year?
Imagine this. It‚Äôs Thursday, August 30th, 2018, one day before the season opener against Western Michigan. Expectations are a bit higher than last year‚Äôs 4-8 finish, but most don‚Äôt envision Syracuse being anything special in 2018. Then someone tells you that with two games left in the season, the Orange will be ranked 11th in…
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Syracuse Football’s Eighth Win: What Made this Night Special
The Eighth Win: Highlights of SU Football vs. Louisville For the second week in a row, Syracuse football started out slow. Then SU blocked a field goal and scored the first points of the game on that drive, owning the momentum from there. Penalties, missed opportunities and turnovers defined Louisville‚Äôs night as the…
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11/8 Pregame FizzCast: #13 Syracuse Football Home vs. Louisville: Oh, How the Roles Have Reversed
David Edelstein and Harrison Singer discuss how the roles have changed between Syracuse football and Louisville heading into their 7:00 p.m. Friday game. The two talk about one crucial mistake the Orange have to avoid. Also, what happened to Louisville’s season from the start? Which Cardinals players should SU watch out for and how does…
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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…
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Syracuse Football Week 11 Rooting Guide
If you had asked many people at the beginning of the season what bowl game Syracuse would be playing in come December or January, you probably would have gotten one of two reactions: ‚Äúsome terrible bowl that nobody wants like the Gasparilla or Independence Bowl‚Äù or ‚Äúwhat do you mean which bowl? SU isn‚Äôt even…
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Three Biggest Moments in SU’s Season So Far
It’s November 5th, 2018 and Syracuse is No. 13 in the nation in the AP poll. Like any season, there have been some critical moments that have pushed the Orange in both the right and wrong directions. I’ve always found it funny how sports work: the result of a single play can can totally change…
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Quick Reactions to Syracuse Football’s Win Over Wake Forest
#22 Syracuse football did what it had to do on Saturday: win. As a ranked team for the first time in more than a decade, SU could not fall to a .500 team that lost its influential quarterback to graduation coming into 2018. The Orange has now exceeded the four-win threshold that is had been…
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Eric Dungey Isn’t Just Good, He’s Big-Time
Syracuse proved that it‚Äôs capable of beating a quality opponent on Saturday, but that‚Äôs not all it showed. If you watched the Orange down NC State, you would‚Äôve seen that Syracuse has a big-time player in quarterback Eric Dungey. Not just a talented, effective or impressive player, but a big-time one. Dungey was named ACC…
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STOCK WATCH: Who’s Up and Who’s Down After NC State
After a mostly dominant 51-41 win over NC State on Saturday, SU football is officially on the up and up. The anticipation and excitement surrounding this team is as high as it‚Äôs been in years and for good reason. The Orange is ranked for the first time in almost two decades (last ranked in 2001)…
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10/27 Pregame FizzCast: Fetching the Sixth Win, Syracuse Football vs. the Wolfpack
David Edelstein previews Syracuse Football’s game against NC State. What is the importance of this game? What are the various connections to 2013? What is SU’s two-quarterback situation? Listen: Published: David Edelstein
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10/24 Postgame FizzCast: Syracuse Tiptoes Past the Tar Heels
David Edelstein discusses the key points of Syracuse football’s 40-37 2OT victory over North Carolina. Where was SU’s secondary to start the game? How did the bye week affect the Orange? What was the effect of DeVito taking over for Dungey? What might be North Carolina’s one crucial mistake? Listen: Published: David Edelstein
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SU Football Offers Pair of Defensive Studs
Even though Syracuse topped North Carolina in a double-overtime nail-biter on Saturday, there are still a lot of questions surrounding the Orange and it seems like most of them remain on the defensive side of the ball. After giving up more than 300 yards of rushing against both Clemson and Pitt in its prior two…
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The Fifth Win: Avoiding a Shakespearean Tragedy
It would be an absolute tragedy if Syracuse football could not win a fifth game this season. Only Shakespeare could have written a story entailing a greater misfortune. Having started the season 4-0 for the first time in 27 years, it would simply be an utter shame to see this SU team go 4-8…
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Three Syracuse Problems Entering the Bye Week
After six games, Syracuse is a respectable 4-2. The only problem? SU closed out its first half of the season with back-to-back loses. The bye week is when every football team takes a look in the mirror. Honestly, there’s a lot there for Dino Babers and company to like. But let’s be honest, that overtime…
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Top 5 Worst Twitter Overreactions/Takes of the Weekend
Twitter is a place for people to vent a little bit, express their feelings and get away from everything else for just a little while. It‚Äôs also a place where people tend to overreact and spew some pretty crazy takes. There‚Äôs no better time for these kinds of bold statements than after a disappointing loss…
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10/6 Postgame FizzCast: Panthers Jump on Syracuse Football in OT
David Edelstein discusses key moments of Syracuse Football’s 44-37 loss to Pittsburgh. How did SU let the game slip away? How crucial were the interceptions and sacks? What impact might a loss have right before a bye week? Listen: Published: David Edelstein
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Moving up the Ranks: Making the Case for Syracuse as a Top 25 Team
It‚Äôs 2:00 on Sunday, September 30th. Just the day before, Syracuse football fans had their hearts broken after the team‚Äôs last-minute loss to #3 Clemson in Death Valley. Now, they‚Äôre experiencing a new type of feeling, a feeling they haven‚Äôt felt since 2001. Even after the loss, there‚Äôs a chance that Syracuse could be ranked…
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Syracuse Football Mid-Season (Kinda) Report Cards
Quarterbacks: A Dungey has exceed expectations so far this year when he‚Äôs been out there. I mean the dude is actually kinda in the Heisman conversation. Tommy D struggled initially, but while playing with the first stringers in the second half of FSU‚Äîthe redshirt freshman delivered. That’s the difference between this year and years past.…
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NOT THIS TIME: Syracuse falls to Clemson 27-23 in Death Valley
In front of a sold-out Clemson Memorial Stadium against the No. 3 team in the nation, Syracuse showed they can play with the big boys. The Orange took the lead in the second quarter and didn’t surrender it until there were 41 ticks left on the clock. At that moment, Clemson put any chances of…
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Syracuse and Clemson First Half Thoughts
HALFTIME SCORE: Syracuse 16, Clemson 7 The place is packed. The Fans are on their feet. The band welcomes the team onto the field. That was the case and then some around noon today when Clemson made its grand introduction. However, at the start of the game, Syracuse wasn’t phased by one of college football’s…
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9/28 Pregame FizzCast: Syracuse Football Eyes the Tigers
David Edelstein and Harrison Singer preview Syracuse football’s Week 5 game at Clemson. Tigers freshman Trevor Lawrence will get his first start at QB while QB Kelly Bryant announces he will transfer. What effect will this have? Can Syracuse take advantage? It is said that Clemson is a loud place, but will the noise affect…
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