Tag: Syracuse football
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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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Down-low on the Demon Deacons: 3 Wake Forest players to watch on Saturday
After an excruciating loss to Florida State last Saturday, SU now has to win two of its final three games to ensure itself a bowl berth this season. The first opponent standing in its way of that pair of Ws comes in the form of divisional foe Wake Forest on Saturday. The Demon Deacons enter…
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Fizzcast: Breaking Down Syracuse Football’s 27-24 Loss to Florida State
David Edelstein and Jonathon Hoppe talk about what happened during Cole Murphy’s missed field goal that could have tied the game as time expired. They discuss Syracuse’s missed opportunities and a what’s going on with Syracuse’s sleepy starts on the road. The two talk about who or what might be responsible for the loss and…
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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…
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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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What You Need to Know Ahead of Syracuse-Florida State
This was a game that pretty much every rational Syracuse fan would have chalked up as an automatic loss before the season started. Florida State has been one of the best and most consistent programs in the country over the last five years and the thought that a rebuilding Syracuse team could go down to…
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FizzCast: SU basketball beats SNHU & SU football prepares for Florida State
JD Raucci and Tim Leonard break down SU basketball’s victory over Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday night in its first exhibition game of the season and then preview SU football’s showdown with Florida State in Tallahassee this weekend.
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How Does Dino Babers Perform Off A Bye Week?
In the NFL, there is a huge emphasis on performance off the bye week. But the same can be applied for college football. Syracuse has a full two weeks to prepare for its matchup with a reeling Florida State team. With the Orange searching for two wins to secure a bowl for the first time,…
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10/28 Fizz Radio: Syracuse At The Bye And Preseason ACC Awards
This week on Fizz Radio, Tyler Aki and JD Raucci recap the first eight games of the season and assess how the Orange fares in its bowl hopes in the final four games. Also, the ACC released its preseason basketball media polls and awards. See how the conference views SU for the 2017-18 season. Be…
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SU football offers two pairs of prospects from Philadelphia, Detroit areas
For most Syracuse fans, the bye week probably isn‚Äôt the most exciting time of the football season. A whole week off without being able to watch your favorite team can be a bit of a drag sometimes. However, the bye is also a week off of sorts for the coaching staff. Because they don‚Äôt have…
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Bye Week Midterm: Grading Syracuse Football
Syracuse football is now two thirds of the way through the season, and so far, it has been quite the show. SU stayed on top of Clemson to pull a massive upset over the Tigers, was within two points of LSU in the final minutes of the game, rode alongside NC State for most of…
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How Cole Murphy Has Turned Into One Of Syracuse’s Best Players
It‚Äôs easy to blame the kicker at every wrong turn. Your expectation is for him to make every kick. They really can only let you down. In Syracuse‚Äôs case, we present Cole Murphy. He is often the butt of many jokes. The scapegoat for Syracuse‚Äôs struggles. The forgotten man on SU‚Äôs special teams. But quietly,…
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The Path to a Bowl: Where Does Syracuse Stand After the Miami Loss?
Sports are a fickle thing, particularly at the college level. After Syracuse’s loss to Middle Tennessee State, the Orange’s hopes of a bowl game were kaput. Just a few weeks later, Syracuse was flying high following a massive upset win over Clemson, the defending National Champions. Now, Syracuse is somewhere in between following a narrow…
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10/21 Fizz Radio: Previewing Miami and Hoops Talk
In this week’s episode, Nathan Dickinson and Drew Carter breakdown the Orange’s quest to pull of consecutive top 10 wins for the first time in program history, and chat with the newest member of SU basketball’s Class of 2018.
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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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Why The Weather Hurts Syracuse More Than Miami This Weekend
Remember last year‚Äôs loss against Wake Forest? This game could feel eerily similar. Syracuse travels into the tropics this weekend to face No. 8 Miami and with it comes the seasonal South Beach storms. I‚Äôm no meteorologist, but currently, The Weather Channel is calling for scattered thunderstorms for the entire game with around a 50…
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FizzCast: Syracuse Travels to Miami Looking To Pull Off Consecutive Top 10 Wins
David Edelstein and Jonathon Hoppe break down the Orange’s odds of pulling off back-to-back top-10 unbelievable upsets as Syracuse travels down south to take on Miami.
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Syracuse WR Steve Ishmael Named 2nd Team Mid-Season All-American
When Dino Babers took over the head coaching job from Scott Shafer, he promised to bring a fast and exciting offense to the Carrier Dome. He brought with I’m a history of working on high-powered offense with great quarterbacks and even better wide receivers. At his first National Signing Day press conference as head coach,…
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Three Things You Might Have Missed In Syracuse’s Win Over Clemson
We all know the result. We all heard the roar of the Loud House when the clock struck triple zeros. And of course, we all saw the field storming. If you haven‚Äôt at this point, you‚Äôve been living under a rock. However, there were a lot of forgotten elements as well as unseen moments that…
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My Apologies: We Were Wrong About Syracuse
After the Syracuse football upset of No. 2 Clemson Friday night, I think ‚Äúsorry, but we got it wrong‚Äù is something a lot of sports writers are saying (or maybe just thinking and not actually saying, though, because we like to be right and try to be right for our readers). But all bets…
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What Are Syracuse Commits Saying About The Clemson Upset?
Monumental. Program changing. David slays Goliath. Whatever your upset phrase of choice is, it probably worked to describe Syracuse‚Äôs unthinkable win over No. 2 Clemson on Friday night. While the entirety of Central New York and Orange Nation was rocking after the upset, the incoming Class of 2018 commits are just as giddy. Here‚Äôs the…
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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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What You Need to Know Ahead of Syracuse-Clemson
The Orange face what is undisputably their biggest test of the season when the defending National Champions come to the Hill Friday night. Syracuse put together a complete performance to beat Pitt last week but will need to take everything to the highest possible gear to have a shot against the Tigers. Below is a…
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Tabs on the Tigers: 4 Clemson players to watch on Friday
SU football picked up its first ACC win of the season and its first win over Pitt since 2012 last week in an ugly 27-24 victory inside the Carrier Dome. The Orange‚Äôs week 7 opponent is another feline foe, but this one is a whole different cat. The Clemson Tigers head to Central New York…
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Why Syracuse is Coming Off Its Best Performance of the Season
It may not jump off of the page when someone scans Syracuse’s schedule and sees that they squeaked by the Pittsburgh Panthers at home on October 7. However, what the scoreline may not tell you is that it was actually Syracuse’s best and most complete game that they have played this season and one of…
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How Syracuse Beats Clemson
Does Syracuse have a chance against Clemson? Well, on paper, it might not seem so. Syracuse has lost every regular season game against Clemson ever. The only victory SU has over the Tigers came in the Gator Bowl on New Year‚Äôs Day in 1996 when the Orange walked away with a 41-0 W in Jacksonville,…
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What Should Syracuse Expect If Kelly Bryant Doesn’t Play?
Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant left last week‚Äôs game against Wake Forest with an ankle injury. While Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney is optimistic his signal caller will play this Friday against Syracuse, there still are no guarantees. Clemson is traveling on a short week and coming in to face a much more inferior opponent. There‚Äôs…
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SU football hosts pair of crucial 2018 recruits over the weekend
Whenever a conference opponent, much less a bitter rival, comes to the Carrier Dome, it‚Äôs a perfect opportunity for SU to put its best foot forward and host recruits and commits to showcase the program as well as the University. Dino Babers and company did just that this past weekend when perennial rival Pittsburgh rolled…
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Did Syracuse Find Its Third Receiver?
Remember when Syracuse seemed like a shoe in for five star tight end Chris Clark‚Äôs services? Then when SU pulled his offer, Orange fans were up in arms and confused. Four star recruits are a rare sight in Central New York, let alone a five star guy. Yesterday, Clark came to Syracuse as a member…
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FizzCast: Syracuse tops Pittsburgh 27-24
JD Raucci and Jonathon Hoppe break down SU’s tight win over rival Pittsburgh on Saturday at the Carrier Dome. Is Eric Dungey elite? How diverse can this Syracuse offense be? Where the heck is Moe Neal? We have all the answers to those questions and more on this week’s FizzCast.
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What you Need to Know Ahead of Syracuse-Pitt
Syracuse and Pitt know each other well. From the Big East to the ACC, these two schools meet in nearly every sport every single year and the games tend to be exciting. The Orange and Panthers are set to renew their rivalry on the gridiron once again in what is surely a must-win game if…
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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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Keys to the Game for Syracuse Football and Pitt
Syracuse football and Pittsburgh football are similarly ranked at the moment. Neither has been great recently, yet there are positives in each team as well. Here’s each team’s key to winning on Saturday. Panthers Key to the Game: Crack the Syracuse Defensive Line on the Ground If Pittsburgh is to win this football game in…
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Panther Patrol: 3 Pittsburgh players to watch this Saturday
After a loss to NC State in its ACC opener, Syracuse football returns to the Dome on Saturday afternoon for a showdown with perennial rival Pittsburgh. Both teams come into the contest sitting at 2-3 on the season and are seeking their first conference wins of 2017. If this year‚Äôs edition of the rivalry is…
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Evaluating Syracuse Football’s Chances at Reaching Six Wins
Despite the fact that the Orange have now lost two straight games and sit under the .500 mark at 2-3, there is some renewed optimism on the Hill. Syracuse has hung in with superior teams on the road in back-to-back weeks. First, Syracuse took a game against LSU down to the wire in Death Valley…
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Syracuse Commit Earns All-American Bowl Invite
Back in April, the future Orange center committed to Syracuse. Now, Tyrone Sampson Jr. has been invited to play in the 2018 Army All-American game. The four-star recruit will head from his hometown of Detroit, Michigan to San Antonio, Texas in January. The game will be on January 6, 2018 at 1 p.m. (still some…
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