Tag: Syracuse
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Syracuse Basketball Can Turn it Around Tonight
No lengthy introduction is needed here ‚Äî let‚Äôs get to the point. Syracuse basketball has been a disappointment so far this season. But you don‚Äôt need to be an optimist (although I am one) to see that this SU team can still turn it around. And the revival of a so far questionable season can…
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What’s Syracuse Missing Right Now? Natural Leadership
After a shaky beginning to the season that included losses to Wisconsin, UConn, and South Carolina, Syracuse basketball might be wondering what the missing factor is so far this year. One answer might be team leadership. Last year, Syracuse leaned on Michael Gbinije when it needed help. When SU was trailing the gameplan was often…
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Was The Floor a Problem for Syracuse at MSG?
Syracuse basketball still hasn’t figured themselves out yet, so it was a tall task to ask the Orange to figure out a new court as well against UConn at MSG. One potential issue for SU on Monday night? The court is an NBA court with NBA regulation lines. Yes, college regulation lines were added for…
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Free Throws Can Make a Big Difference for Syracuse
While they might seem small at just one point each, free throws are actually worth a lot. It‚Äôs like shopping at Five Below: each item seems so cheap, so you throw them all in your cart, and when you checkout at the register, they run up a large total bill. That is the story for…
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Hoops Recruit Bourama Sidibe Commits to Syracuse
Syracuse received more good news. Bourama Sidibe is the Orange‚Äôs second recruit from the Class of 2017.¬†The 6‚Äô11‚Äù center and forward currently plays for St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, NJ. 247Sports lists Sidibe as a four-star player ranking 89th in the nation, 24th at his position as a forward and as the top player in…
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Basketball Recruit Oshae Brissett Commits to Syracuse
Three-star forward Oshae Brissett will be wearing orange in Central New York. The Mississauga, Ontario, Canada native announced his commitment to Syracuse on TSN during halftime at the Raptors v. Knicks game. He put on an orange hat with the Syracuse ‚ÄúS‚Äù logo. Brissett stands at 6‚Äô6‚Äù and currently plays for the Athlete Institute Basketball…
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Syracuse Recruit Nick Richards Commits to Kentucky
Five-star center Nick Richards has made his decision. The 6’11” Jamaica native officially committed to Kentucky. He is the first player from the Class of 2017 to commit to the Wildcats. Richards has only been playing basketball for about four years and is currently with The Patrick School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He committed to…
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Fizz 5: The Most Important Games of Syracuse’s Non-Conference
Syracuse is coming off a Cinderella run to the Final Four, which energized all of Orange Nation. But since SU made it all the way to college basketball’s final weekend last year, are expectations unrealistic this season? Many figured last year would be a growing one, filled with young guys that weren’t quite read yet.…
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The Math Behind Syracuse’s Road to a Bowl
Coming into the season it seemed like an impossibility: Syracuse playing in the postseason. But at the bye week for the Orange it’s actually not an alternate universe that would have Dino Babers coaching in a bowl game in his first year at the helm. SU sits at 4-4 after consecutive ACC wins, and two…
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Fizz Radio: SU Must Score Big Against Virginia Tech
In this week’s episode of Fizz Radio, Connor Morrissette and Tyler Aki preview Virginia Tech, share thoughts on the¬†Dino Babers era through half a season and play over-under. As always, the show finishes with Fizz Feedback. Following a disappointing defeat to Wake Forest last Saturday, some SU fans were fed up¬†with Dino Babers this week.…
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Situation Couldn’t Shape Up Better for a Syracuse Upset
Could Syracuse be getting Notre Dame at exactly the right time? A few weeks ago this looked like another brutal matchup for the Orange against a superior team that would overwhelm SU in this rebuilding season. But somehow after a month, both teams are sitting with identical records and it’s the Irish who are in…
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Dino Babers Bringing Passion Back to Syracuse Football
It has been one of the most talked about topics of the summer. Dino Babers is leading Syracuse football into a new era and has brought some much needed optimism to Orange fans. He has been able to do this without winning a game. He is doing it with his words and his attitude. It…
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Can Syracuse Beat the Vegas Win Total of 4?
Syracuse fans have little faith that this football team will make a bowl game. Vegas has even less. The over/under win total for online oddsmakers at Vegas Insider is just 4. Do you think the Orange will win five or more games in Dino Babers’ first season is essentially what the wiseguys are asking. Honestly,…
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Why Michael Gbinije Will Make The Pistons
For Michael Gbinije, low expectations have become the norm. When he transferred from Duke to Syracuse in 2013, nobody expected the man who scored 1.7 points per game as a Blue Devil to contribute for the Orange. When his junior year came around, nobody expected him to learn a new position and become Syracuse‚Äôs starting…
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Can the ACC/B1G Challenge Help Stir Early College Hoops Interest?
There’s been an emphasis in recent years to create big matchups and stir interest in regular season college basketball. What NCAA and television execs are worried about is the growing reliance on March as the power point for the entire season. The term “one-month sport” has been used derisively at times to describe the dynamic…
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How Will Eric Dungey Look in Syracuse’s New Offense?
Projecting the sophomore QB in Dino Babers’ fast-paced system.
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The Painful ($) Truth on Why Mark Coyle Left Syracuse
Syracuse was blindsided by the news Wednesday that AD Mark Coyle would be leaving for Minnesota. Jim Boeheim called it “shocking” (and you have to imagine he has a pretty good grasp of what’s going on in that athletic department). While Syracuse’s official statement said it was for family reasons, one has to wonder if…
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DA: Pearl May Be Gone, But His Syracuse Impact Lives Forever
We knew it was coming, but it doesn’t make it any easier. Pearl Washington has passed away at just 52 years old. But instead of lamenting the shame of losing him so soon, or the gut-wrenching illness that took him late, why not remember the good times? Because Pearl lived, in some ways, one of…
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What Would a Win by the Syracuse Women Over UConn Mean?
While the Syracuse men’s team will always have top billing on the Hill (like almost any school in America), the impact of¬†what the women’s team has accomplished this year shouldn’t be ignored. SU has made its first Final Four ever, and now is one game away from a national championship. Unfortunately, that one game is…
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How the Melo Center Changed Syracuse & Created This Team
The story of the Melo Center’s impact from players, broadcasters, and administrators.
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College Hoops Writer: Syracuse Had “One of Toughest Roads” to Houston
Last night I had USA Today’s Scott Gleeson on the show. While some have scoffed at Syracuse’s easy road to Houston, he felt differently. “When you‚Äôre examining how these teams got there, I would argue that they have one of the toughest roads to get there.‚Äù Gleeson told me he feels like not only the…
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This is Karmic Payback for All The Painful Syracuse Exits
This Syracuse team was left for dead by almost all of us. They looked outgunned in its slog through the end of the regular season. It seemed over its head in the ACC Tournament. It seemed the clock was already ticking the moment the brackets came out (even though Syracuse was in the field of…
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Jim Boeheim is Laughing All the Way to the Sweet 16
You know it burned Jim Boeheim, because we know him for forty years. When the critics, including Doug Gottlieb, suggested Syracuse didn’t belong in the tournament, The Per’fesser steamed. He’s a fighter, and he’s a defender of his program. So for the Orange to still be dancing, to still be playing into the Sweet 16,…
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Syracuse gets a statement win at Cameron
The first four matchups between Syracuse and Duke were as exciting as they come, and part 5 did not disappoint. The Orange went to Tobacco Road and beat Duke in a thrilling 64-62 win over the Blue Devils. And what a win it was for the Orange. A back and forth affair, SU finally took…
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Big Ass Offense: Dino Babers BBQ Can Win at Syracuse
The official reports have surfaced, Bowling Green’s Dino Babers will become the next head coach at Syracuse. This has to be seen as a victory, even if there’s no guarantee it works. Syracuse has been lowered over the past decade to one of the toughest jobs in the Power 5. The last three coaches were…
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Did Tom Herman’s Extension Just Seal Dino Babers to Syracuse?
Dino Babers statement today doesn’t seem to change much in Syracuse Football Land, where he’s expected to be named the head coach sometime soon after the MAC title game (tonight). He didn’t deny the connection to the Orange, didn’t deny taking another job following the game, and by all accounts is expected to go somewhere…
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Pros & Cons of Dino Babers as the Next Head Coach at Syracuse
Once reports started to surface Wednesday that Chris Ash had taken himself out of the running for the Syracuse job, Orange social media was aflutter. When these things are worded like this it’s usually for all parties to save face. Ash, an Ohio State assistant, would get to keep his rep in tact instead of…
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Sun Burn: Syracuse Loses Scott Frost to UCF, So Who’s Next?
The news is jarring. Scott Frost will take the UCF job instead of Syracuse’s (assuming Mark Coyle offered it to him). I believe Coyle did, since he interviewed Frost for the coaching opening at Boise State. Frost had fans excited, was popular among the coaching industry, and could run a fun offense. But the fact…
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Syracuse Coaching Search: Cross Off Edsall, Dave Warner is Intriguing
When I wrote yesterday about Syracuse’s potential coaching candidates, I didn’t include Randy Edsall. But we should address him here. I don’t think there’s any chance Mark Coyle goes with him. Edsall is not an easy guy to get along with. He’s a hard ass, and unless you have a hugely successful track record, a…
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Will Syracuse Hoops Be A Holiday Gift or Straight to the Return Bin?
Syracuse basketball is off and running, and it’s still far too early to say how dangerous the Orange will be in March. Wins like the effort against St. Bonaventure and Elon prove just how wide the spectrum is on what the eventual destiny could be on this season. There’s no doubt SU has far superior…
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Breaking Down the Syracuse Football Coaching Candidates
Syracuse made the right move in firing Scott Shafer, as I wrote Monday. So how do we break down the now emerging list of candidates? Ed Orgeron: When a guy with that name recognition says he’s highly interested, it raises eyebrows. He’s a master recruiter, and will always have a job in college football because…
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Shafer’s Clock Management Comments Make Little Sense
When Scott Shafer defended his decision to not allow Pitt to score in the waning minutes of Saturday’s loss I had a familiar feeling. He’s in over his head leading this program. By now you know the situation: Syracuse and Pitt tied at 20, Panthers first down at the 18, with 1:39 remaining. Had SU…
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The Media Coverage of The Basketball Tournament Was Over The Top
This competition got too much coverage from the Syracuse press.
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