Tag: syracuse offense
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“Flex-Wide” and “Football Player”: How Unique Talent Succeeds in the Robert Anae Offense
Who ever thought a 6-foot-4, 190 pound wide receiver would line up in a three point stance next to a left tackle? Watching Oronde Gadsden II as a freshman, most would’ve assumed he was the next big bodied receiver to come into Syracuse, line up near the boundary, run deep routes, and never produce. Remember…
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By The Numbers: How SU Blew Out UAlbany
A predictable 62-24 rebound against an FCS opponent was just the tonic for Dino Babers and his struggling offense. Syracuse racked up a lot of noteworthy figures against the Great Danes, so let‚Äôs dive right in to how the Orange performed yesterday. 9.44 It‚Äôs hard to score 62 points if your offense isn‚Äôt humming, and…
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Syracuse’s Offensive System Isn’t Fooling Anyone Anymore
In football, running a groundbreaking offensive system can take you to new heights. It can also go south quickly without proper adjustments. At this juncture of Dino Babers‚Äô tenure at Syracuse, the latter has been occurring since the program‚Äôs bowl-win 2018 season. It hasn‚Äôt been any clearer over the past two years than it was…
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By The Numbers: How The Orange Beat Themselves Against Rutgers
After a tidy Week 1 win, Syracuse football spiraled back down to earth with a frustrating 17-7 loss to Rutgers yesterday. There‚Äôs a lot more to this game than meets the eye, so let‚Äôs dive into some of the key numbers for both teams in the contest. 20 Including this weekend‚Äôs Rutgers game, Syracuse has…
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For Better or Worse, Sterlin Gilbert’s System May Dictate SU’s Success
After such a dismal 2020 season, it‚Äôs been somewhat surprising to see how much intrigue there is surrounding the storylines of Syracuse football. We‚Äôre just a few weeks away from the season opener at Ohio on September 4th, and just a reminder: it‚Äôs okay to get excited. If you‚Äôre a Syracuse fan, it‚Äôs interesting to…
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Could a Blast From The Past Help the SU Offense?
To pass the time during what has been a very long SU football offseason, Syracuse fans have often wondered aloud about how to help the Orange offense. To be sure, last year’s Orange O struggled dearly on Dino Babers’ watch, finishing last in the ACC in points scored and total yards. Here at Fizz, we’ve…
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SU’s Offense Needs to Start Using its Key Ingredient Again
From the moment Syracuse hired Dino Babers all the talk surrounding the team has been about his unique offensive tempo. Last year it felt like every billboard, talk show, blog and media outlet in and around the Syracuse area mentioned that Orange is the new fast like five times a day. It was everywhere and…
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Dino Babers Has the Right Idea in Building Back Syracuse
There’s no guarantee Dino Babers is the cure to what ails the football program. But he sure believes a lot of the things I believe about Syracuse. I had him on my radio show this week (evenings on the Score 1260 in CNY). And for one, he’s not thrilled with the Notre Dame/MetLife series he…
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What Syracuse’s New Offense Must Do in Debut vs. National Champs
There’s no soft opening for Tim Lester as offensive coordinator.
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