Tag: upset
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Which ACC Team Makes a Deep March Run?
March Madness starts today. Brackets will be busted, Cinderella runs started and a champion crowned. Will that winner be from the ACC? Nobody really knows right now, but there are certainly a couple of teams who have the potential to parade to the second weekend. Let’s check ’em out. South Region Virginia (No. 4 Seed)…
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A Win Over Clemson Would Change Syracuse’s Program for a Decade
Frankly, Syracuse football has not had many great moments over the last couple of decades. Aside from Doug Marrone’s decent years at the end of the Big East days in the early 2010s and Dino Babers’ one great season in 2018, it’s been more bad than good. But, 2022 at this point is the best…
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Anatomy of a Disaster: How in the World Did Syracuse Lose to Colgate?
Fifty-four games. Fifty-nine freaking years. That’s how long the winning streak had been over Colgate. Last night, it went up in a puff of dust like LeBron James clapping at the scorer’s table. How could something like that happen, especially with one of the better teams Syracuse has seemingly had in years? Start off with…
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After Duke Upset, Is Syracuse a Sleeping Giant or a One-Game Wonder?
Syracuse’s enormous upset over Duke Monday night had to surprise even the most ardent Orange fans. While the Blue Devils were missing Cam Reddish, who was out with an illness, and then lost Tre Jones in a collision during the game, it was still an incredible effort by Syracuse. The Orange was a 17-point underdog…
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SPARTY POOPERS: #11 Syracuse Upsets #3 Michigan State, Advances To Sweet 16
Midnight came. Georgetown still sucked. But Syracuse‚Äôs improbable run in the NCAA Tournament did not end. SU topped Michigan State 55-53 in the second round. It wasn’t pretty. Just check every national writer’s Twitter account. But that’s 2017-18 Syracuse basketball for you. But that’s just how they like it. Tyus Battle hit a huge jumper…
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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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How does SU’s upset over Clemson affect recruiting?
SU‚Äôs astounding victory over Clemson on Friday night had every single ingredient that a great upset needs. It came out of nowhere. It was a dominant effort (SU never trailed in the game). It saw one of SU‚Äôs most maligned units step up. It was a home victory in front of the largest crowd of…
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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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Emergency FizzCast: Breaking Down Syracuse’s Monumental Upset of Clemson
After Syracuse’s massive upset over #2 Clemson, Tyler Aki and Jonathon Hoppe discuss how exactly it happened and what it means.
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Dungey shines and Syracuse shocks Clemson in 27-24 upset
Syracuse fans came into Friday night‚Äôs tilt with No. 2 Clemson with no reason to believe SU would win. The Orange was shutout and lost by more than 50 last season to Clemson in Death Valley, and through five weeks SU hadn‚Äôt given the fans much reason to think this time around would be different.…
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Friday the 13th: Cuse Shocks Clemson, Nabs Program Defining Win
Dino Babers has spoken the words since the day he’s walked into town. It’s at times been hard to believe. The Syracuse head coach has said the program will eventually notch the big victories that define winning schools. He finally made good on that promise. In fact, he’s now made good on that promise twice.…
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Why Syracuse is Primed For Another Big Upset
After losing to a Pitt team that was previously 2-9 in ACC play, Orange fans may be back on the panic train. Maybe people are still in their football hangover where every loss is so critical to a team‚Äôs season, but this loss is an overreaction. But fear not. Although No. 4 Louisville is coming…
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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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Boeheim Sticks It To Pitino Again: Triche & MCW Lead Win Over #1 Louisville
The Orange have now defeated the Cardinals in each of their last three meetings.
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Can Syracuse Shock the World Today? The Orange Players Certainly Think So
What will it take to knock off the #2 team in the country?
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Harvard Study Says Indiana State Will Not Pull the Syracuse Upset
According to the number-crunchers, the Orange should breeze in the first-round Friday night.
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FizzCast: How did Louisville Expose SU’s Defense?
The banged-up Cardinals made the Orange defense look mediocre.
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Did Rutgers Really Just Lose to Tulane at Home?
The Knights look pathetic as the Wave turns Piscataway green. Ha.
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