Tag: tommy devito
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The Improvement Syracuse Football Needs to Make
Last week, while addressing the media for the first time in months, Dino Babers proclaimed his desire for Tommy DeVito to run the offense just as the driver in Ford vs. Ferrari ran the Ford. That‚Äôs not a movie endorsement, and at this point in quarantine, if you haven‚Äôt finished your Netflix queue you never…
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How would the Proposed NCAA Player Endorsement Plan Affect Syracuse?
It‚Äôs no secret that revenue-generating players want their fair share. No fan base should know that better than Orange nation. The Darius Bazley wound still has not fully healed. But Syracuse and the NCAA might have ammunition to keep high school players from foregoing college, and in other sports like football, for example, encourage them…
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Projecting Tommy DeVito’s Future at Syracuse
Orange quarterback Tommy DeVito’s first season under center was a disappointment. Or was it? That’s the question The Fizz has attempted to answer. After appearing in seven games in 2018, the once four-star recruit was given the keys to the car in 2019. The Buzz around the Orange was at an all-time high when DeVito…
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How Syracuse Football and Basketball are Responding to #NotAgainSU
The #NotAgainSU movement has gripped not only the Central New York community but the national news landscape for the better part of the last week. Numerous bias incidents fueled by racist and anti-Semitic language and symbols have been reported across the Syracuse University Campus. These incidents plus a lack of response by the University have…
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The Offense or Defense- Who is More to Blame for Syracuse’s Struggles?
It has been a season to forget for Syracuse football. It started with high accolades and a relatively positive start. Take out the loss to Maryland and the Orange would have been perfect in non-conference play. Since then, the season has taken a drastic turn for the worse, leading to Defensive Coordinator Brian Ward‚Äôs firing.…
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Give Credit Where it’s Due ‚Äì Syracuse’s Defense is Fantastic
After SU‚Äôs 16-10 loss to NC State, it‚Äôs tough to find positive takeaways from Syracuse‚Äôs offense. Tommy DeVito was sacked eight times and the rushing attack gained just 41 yards. So instead, let‚Äôs look at the defensive performance and break down how well a few guys played. SU sacked NC State quarterback Bailey Hockman three…
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Bye Week Offensive Report Card for Syracuse Football
After a solid victory over a team Syracuse had no business playing in Holy Cross, the bye week is upon us. Five weeks into the season, how does Syracuse‚Äôs offense grade out in our bye week report card? Offensive Line Coming into this season the offensive line was a major question mark for Syracuse. And…
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Where Does Syracuse Football Go From Here?
Syracuse righted the ship on Saturday with a solid 52-33 victory over Western Michigan. The Broncos were always going to score points with the accuracy of Jon Wassink and the burst of LeVante Bellamy. But Syracuse lit up the scoreboard themselves, and its defense forced four turnovers to seal the win. After next week‚Äôs cupcake…
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Three Things We Learned from Western Michigan
Was it perfect? No. Was it pretty? No. Was it what it needed to be to start getting back on the right track? Yes. The Maryland loss was ugly. The Clemson loss was disappointing. A lot hinged on this past weekend‚Äôs matchup with Western Michigan and while it answered some questions, some others have been…
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Touchdown Tommy isn’t All Arm, He’s Got Legs Too
After Syracuse marched down the field on its opening drive for a Moe Neal touchdown in less than two minutes, it seemed like the Orange had one objective in mind. Run the football. Little did we know that the running backs wouldn‚Äôt be the only rushers. But it seems like Dino Babers knew. ‚ÄúTommy could…
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What’s the Worst Case Scenario for Syracuse vs Western Michigan?
On Saturday former Syracuse offensive coordinator Tim Lester will bring his 2-1 Western Michigan team to the Carrier Dome for a showdown against a stumbling SU squad. And while the Broncos suffered a blowout loss to Michigan State, they did smoke Georgia State 57-10 ‚Äì a team that beat Tennessee. By no means is this…
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Missed Opportunities, Mistakes, Anemic Offense Doom Syracuse in 41-6 Loss to Clemson
When you‚Äôve got the defending national champion and consensus No. 1 team in the country at your place and they‚Äôre four-touchdown favorites, you‚Äôve got to play a near perfect game to beat them. You cannot beat yourselves and you cannot make mistakes. Syracuse beat themselves and made mistakes in an ugly 41-6 loss to Clemson…
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HALFTIME TAKEAWAYS: Syracuse Hanging Tough with Clemson
The most anticipated football game of the new millennium is officially underway inside the Carrier Dome and while it has certainly not been a picture perfect game from the Orange, the ‘Cuse is hanging tough with the No. 1 team in the country. Overall, it’s been a pretty great bounce-back after last week’s train-wreck. Here…
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Offensive Line Faces Tough Challenge With Tigers Roaring In
Before we dive into the bad news and ponder what may happen to SU‚Äôs offensive line against Clemson‚Äôs front seven on Saturday, let‚Äôs begin with some good news. Airon Servais recorded his first tackle of the season last week. Three years of hard work finally paid off, as Servais notched the second tackle of his…
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5 Takeaways from Syracuse’s Blowout Loss to Maryland
Syracuse arrived in College Park, Maryland expecting to cruise to a 2-0 start to the season. Instead, the Terrapins walloped the Orange 63-20 behind six rushing touchdowns. The strength of SU‚Äôs squad ‚Äì the defense ‚Äì seemed to think arm tackles would get the job done. The Terps had other plans. Generally I try to…
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Fizz Film Room: Why Tommy DeVito Struggled
Tommy DeVito didn’t put together the game he wanted in his first career start at Liberty Saturday. The redshirt sophomore went 17/35 for just 176 yards, while tossing two interceptions and no TDs. We went into the film room to figure out why the four-star recruit struggled. Forcing The Issue Perhaps DeVito’s worst mistake of…
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Three Things We Learned in Saturday’s Win over Liberty
The most anticipated Syracuse football season in two decades got off to a great start on Saturday night with a 24-0 shutout victory over Liberty in the season opener. It was far from a perfect performance, but still a dominant win against a Hugh Freeze coached team is nothing to scoff at and the nice…
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Predicting 2019 Tommy DeVito vs. 2018 Eric Dungey, who’s better?
Since Tommy DeVito is entering his first season as the starter, the quarterback position may take a step back. Of course he isn‚Äôt the rushing threat that Eric Dungey was. Instead he‚Äôs a pure passer. In Dino Babers‚Äô air-raid like offense, that bodes well. So let‚Äôs predict how his stats will stack up against Dungey‚Äôs…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #1 Tommy DeVito
After a double-digit win season in 2018, the hype train for the upcoming season in Syracuse is packed to the brim. The Orange are less than a month away from beginning their most-anticipated season in recent memory. If SU wants to continue its rise to national prominence, a few players are going to need to thrive. Over…
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Major Syracuse Takeaways from 2019 ACC Kickoff
With just over six weeks until Syracuse opens its season at Liberty on August 31, the hype surrounding the program is real. At the ACC Kickoff on Wednesday there were more reporters surrounding head coach Dino Babers than the last two years combined. Alongside quarterback Tommy DeVito and defensive end Kendall Coleman, Babers spoke to…
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6/30 Fizz Radio: Syracuse O/U 5 Wins This Year?
On this week’s edition of Fizz Radio, Jonathon Hoppe and Tim Leonard attempt to explain how a credible organization could set the Syracuse O/U win total at five games. Plus, 2020 OL/DL Josh Ilaoa stops by the show to discuss his weekend visit and more. You can catch Fizz Radio every Saturday morning at 9…
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Who Could Break Out for Syracuse in 2019?
When the Orange heads back to camp to prepare for the 2019 season, it will do so without a number of primary contributors from last season. However, in some spots, SU brings back some key cogs, with a few potentially exciting players poised to fill new vacancies as well. With that said, there‚Äôs a good…
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What are Reasonable Expectations For Syracuse Quarterback Tommy DeVito?
Last week, on a Fizz Podcast, we sent out a poll asking fans what their expectations were for Tommy DeVito heading into the season. Clearly, fans have lofty goals for DeVito. FIZZ FEEDBACK: How good will Tommy Devito be next season? — Orange Fizz (@OrangeFizz) April 18, 2019 Throwing for 2,750 yards and 26 or…
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What to Look For in Syracuse’s Spring Game
After a remarkable turnaround 10 win season, Syracuse football kicks off its spring game this Saturday at 1:30. So, in fans first chance to see SU since its bowl game win over West Virginia, let‚Äôs break down what to look for. Tommy DeVito shows out as the starter After two years in the program, Tommy…
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Syracuse Gearing up for 2019 Football Season
At this point in the year, all eyes are on the SU Football program. Dino Babers and company have the backing of the community after an unexpected double-digit win season. Expectations will be higher when the season begins in August. To this point, fans have bought it: the university announced on Monday that over 4,000…
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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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Don’t Sleep on Chance Amie in 2019
There‚Äôs certainly plenty to get excited about for Syracuse football heading into 2019. Several key pieces return, including head coach Dino Babers on a new contract. Uncontrollably, however, there will be some departures as well, most obviously that of quarterback Eric Dungey, who graduates after setting 20 individual school records. This yields some question surrounding…
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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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West Virginia’s Bowl Absences Should Serve as a Warning for Syracuse in 2019
While Syracuse fans lay basking in the glory of their convincing Camping World Bowl victory, the West Virginia camp is probably putting an asterisk next to it. With NFL draft stock on the line, quarterback Will Grier, wide receiver Gary Jennings and left tackle Yodny Cajuste all sat out of the bowl game. As one…
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The Ups and Downs of Tommy DeVito
After Eric Dungey went down in the first quarter against Notre Dame, Tommy DeVito stepped in and faced his toughest test yet. Squaring up against the third-ranked Irish, DeVito clearly wasn‚Äôt ready for the challenge. To be fair, no one expected him to be. Notre Dame is likely college playoff bound and allows just 17…
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Stock Up, Stock Down From Cuse in the City
If John Wildhack learned anything from this past weekend, it might be to never schedule a giant weekend in New York City ever again. Jokes aside, a peaking Syracuse athletics program took a sharp downward turn after a 1-3 showing in NYC. The only saving grace was Women‚Äôs basketball beating a ranked Texas A&M team…
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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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Why a Two Quarterback System Would Work For Syracuse
Dino Babers has the biggest decision of his Syracuse coaching career this week. Will he stick with his veteran quarterback in Eric Dungey or roll with Tommy DeVito, the hero from UNC and the one who has captured the hearts of the fanbase? But what if he could do both? Two quarterback systems are a…
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The Class of 2017 Beat UNC, Shows Promise for Syracuse’s Future
When Dino Babers came to Syracuse, his initial recruiting class felt more like step-sons than blood family. They weren‚Äôt his guys, they were Scott Shafer‚Äôs. But when the 2017 cycle came around, Babers finally got the prospects he sought out to fit his system. Now that those players have a season and a half under…
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Syracuse Football Week Four Stock Watch
After a 3-0 start to the season, Syracuse football is riding high. Given that, it’s reasonable to think that many individual player stocks are on the rise. But how about the players that haven’t performed so well to start the season? Let’s take a look at which Orange stocks have shifted the most since the…
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