Tag: Virginia
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Syracuse rolls to 84-70 regular season finale win over Virginia
While the game didn’t mean much (Syracuse had already learned its seeding fate about 30 minutes before tip), SU tried to pick up some late season momentum in its regular season finale against Virginia Saturday. And they did so in dominant fashion, cruising past Virginia xx-xx in one of the best SU performances of the…
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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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Who’s the Best Team in the ACC?
Even though Tallahassee is the westernmost point of any ACC school, the Atlantic Coast Conference is the Wild West. In the metaphorical sense. The top four teams in the league right now are Pitt (4-0), Clemson (4-0), Miami (3-1) and Syracuse (3-1). Florida State is 4-11, and has a better conference record than 11-4 Virginia…
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Why Did Garrett Shrader Start Slow Against Purdue?Ôøº
It‚Äôs no secret to anyone who watched the game or listened/read to any postgame coverage of Syracuse’s 32-29 win over Purdue that Garrett Shrader did not play his best. The final line reads almost 200 passing yards with three touchdowns including over 80 rushing yards and a two-point conversion. Yes, Shrader won the game with…
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Syracuse vs. Virginia: Crystal Ball Predictions
CAM (3-0) (Exempt from prediction): This is Syracuse‚Äôs most important game of the season. Already halfway to bowl eligibility, a win nearly assures that the Cuse have beaten their three-year postseason curse. But it‚Äôs also worth looking at last season‚Äôs final stretch meltdown as a possible scenario, which enhances the narrative of this game to…
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Meet The Enemy: Virginia’s Facts and Players to Know
After taking down Purdue last week, Syracuse has a chance to be 4-0 for the first time since 2018. To do so, SU will have to take on an opponent it hasn’t seen in the Dino Babers era: Virginia. The last time these two schools met was in the final year of the Scott Shafer…
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Elijah Gertrude is SU’s Latest Miss in Class of 2023
Elijah Gertrude was thought to be a player that fit the Syracuse system. He attends Hudson Catholic in Jersey City, N.J., and played for the Albany City Rocks Nike EYBL team. He was intrigued by the zone. He wanted to visit the Hill. Orange fans were keen to bring on one of the fastest-rising prospects…
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Boeheim Brothers Not Enough as Syracuse Falls 74-69 to Virginia
ACC play revolves around team cohesion. Usually when Buddy Boeheim drops 27 points and makes five threes, you’d think Syracuse has a pretty solid chance to win. If Jimmy Boeheim also pitches in 18, you figure SU should be cruising to at least 75 points. However, the questions around SU’s ability to succeed in conference…
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Six Tournament Predictions for Six ACC Teams
There are seven ACC teams in the tournament. But right now, we’re only talking about six, because we here at the Fizz have been covering every aspect of Syracuse and San Diego State. From the Aztecs’ weaknesses, to SU’s recent tournament failures and even the rest of the Midwest region. Best of all, two Fizz…
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Did Syracuse Do Enough to Earn an NCAA Berth?
There are balancing acts, and then there is Syracuse basketball. The last few years of living on the bubble has conditioned the fans to study KenPom numbers and define Quad 1 wins. After a win over NC State in Greensboro, and a buzzer-beater loss to Virginia, SU straddles in and out with one leg firmly…
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How People Are Betting Syracuse vs. UVA
The Orange have a chance to take their fate out of the selection committee’s hands on Thursday at noon. The game will be televised on ESPN. Syracuse picked up a comfortable 89-68 win over NC State in the 2nd round. The Cavaliers come off a double bye, and are the oddsmakers favorite to win the…
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Emergency Fizz Cast: Virginia ACC QF Preview
Listen as Ian Unsworth, John Eads, and Cam Ezeir preview SU’s next ACC tourney game against 1 seed Virginia. The boys analyze Syracuse’s 89-68 win over NC State and look back on the regular season meeting between the Orange and the Cavs. Tune in ahead of tomorrow’s noon contest!
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Who Can Carry SU to an ACC Tournament Run?
With the ACC Tournament around the corner, Syracuse basketball is squarely on the bubble, in need of at least one win. But it seems like a run in the conference tournament would push the Orange over the edge into the Big Dance. In order for Syracuse to make a deep run, they’ll have to rely…
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Fizz Follower Mailbag: 1/27
Disclaimer: This tweet got a lot of replies, which is always greatly appreciated. I took the tweets with the largest amount of likes, but can certainly get to more this Sunday. Monday was certainly a letdown. Syracuse fell to number eight Virginia 81-58 after playing about 16 minutes of competent basketball. Once UVA spread the…
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Syracuse vs. Virginia: Three Keys for the Orange
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Top 3 Comebacks in Syracuse History Part 3
Imagine Syracuse leads a football game 24-3 heading into halftime. The Orange proceed to get shutout in the second half, but hang on to win 24-21. How do you feel leaving the Dome? SU won, but the elation is absent, because they almost blew it. Comebacks are the opposite. You think it‚Äôs a loss, then…
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Beat the Best to Be the Best: Syracuse’s Path to an ACC Championship
With Syracuse dropping its last game to Miami, the Orange must advance through the ACC Tournament to have any chance at a NCAA tourney bid. One win isn‚Äôt going to do it for SU. Jim Boeheim‚Äôs squad has to beat the best to lift the ACC Tournament trophy and go dancing. Florida State, Duke, Louisville,…
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Syracuse Basketball has Unique Chance to Rewrite Wrongs
Syracuse basketball just delivered a shocking home loss to the reigning champion Virginia Cavaliers. In SU‚Äôs first ACC game of the year ‚Äì a home matchup against UVA ‚Äì an anemic Orange offense totaled a paltry 34 points. That was Syracuse‚Äôs worst scoring output since WWII.¬† After that loss, Syracuse defeated Georgia Tech before falling…
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Syracuse Offense Historically Bad in Opener against Virginia
This was never an easy spot for Syracuse or Virginia. It‚Äôs a nice luxury to play some weaker teams at the start of the season in order to feel comfortable and gain confidence. Instead, the Orange and the Cavaliers were thrust into the bright lights and looked thoroughly unprepared. Virginia turned the ball over 10…
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3/9 Fizz Radio: Should We Freak About the UVA Loss?
The Fizz’s JD Raucci and Thomas Shults are here to break down everything that happened in the Virginia game. Should fans be panicking after an ugly loss? Just how bad was the three-point defense? How can SU finish the season strong against Clemson? Plus, a look into the future for Syracuse football in 2019 and…
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A Bittersweet Bite out of the Orange’s Blowout Loss to Virginia
Monday‚Äôs 26-point loss to Virginia marked three-out-of-four losses for Syracuse, but after the tough stretch, the Orange should be feeling more encouraged than concerned. Beginning with the obvious, UVA shot an absurd 72 percent from the beyond the arc, going 10-for-13 from three in a second half that saw the Cavaliers absolutely pull away ‚Äì…
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Syracuse’s Tale of Two Halves
In the past four games, Syracuse has taken on three top-10 opponents. Now, all three of those teams reside in the top-5. But in all three games, SU went into halftime with a lead. Against Duke, Syracuse exited the floor to a roar of applause with a 34-29 lead after 20 minutes of play. The…
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SU Dominated by Nightmare Matchup Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is the best three-pointing team in the ACC. Four of their five starters can hit from deep with regularity. But they don’t just play on the perimeter. They know how to work the high post, cut back door, find open kick outs and make the extra pass. It all materializes in an ACC-best…
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Is Syracuse Really the Second-Best Team in the ACC?
The College Football Playoff Rankings came out Tuesday, and at No. 19, Syracuse (6-2, 3-2) is the second-highest ranked team in the ACC‚Ķ not too shabby. The only ACC team ranked ahead of the Orange is Clemson, but there are three others behind: No. 21 NC State (5-2, 2-2) No. 22 Boston College (6-2, 3-1)…
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Awards from Syracuse’s Deflating 59-44 Loss to No. 2 Virginia
Breaking News Award: Syracuse‚Äôs Offense Is Not Good <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>There is zero confidence with these kids. Battle just looks tired. So does Brissett. Not having a bench with some talent hurts these kids. With Thompson and the guard from S FL leaving school, hurt SU. Here‚Äôs to next year.</p>— Brett Baron (@brettbaron)…
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Fizz Film Room: What we saw in Syracuse-Virginia
Even though Syracuse didn’t get the win, Tuesday’s game against Virginia had to be relieving for Orange fans. SU went on the road to the No. 3 team in the country and lost by single-digits. There were a lot of goods, and certainly negatives to go with it (it was a loss), and the day…
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Just Released: New Chapters to Syracuse Basketball versus Virginia, 2018 Edition
Chapter 1: 2016 ‚Äî Syracuse defeats Virginia in the Elite Eight in comeback fashion after being down by 16 points to win the Midwest. Chapter 2: 2017 ‚Äî Syracuse again comes back from behind to top Virginia in the Dome, earning Jim Boeheim his unofficial 1,000th win. Chapter 3: 2018 ‚Äî Syracuse is…
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Casing the Cavaliers: Three Virginia players to watch on Tuesday
Coming off a heartbreaking loss to a banged-up Notre Dame team on Saturday, the ACC slate doesn‚Äôt get any easier for SU this week. The Orange travels south to take on #3 Virginia on Tuesday night in a matchup of two of the best scoring defenses in the country (Virginia is #1 at 52.5 ppg,…
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Notable Names Not Returning To The ACC Next Year
Next season, Syracuse will be down three of its top four scorers from last year. However, the Orange is not alone in the ACC in terms of key absences come 2017. Here are the most notable departures for each team in the conference for next season. (Note: Some of these players have not declared for…
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How Is the ACC Faring in Nonconference Play?
Jim Boeheim has provided several memorable quotes during his four-plus-decade tenure as head coach of the Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball team (‚Äúdumb question,‚Äù most recently), but none quite as famous as one from the late Dennis Green: ‚ÄúThey are who we thought they were!‚Äù The football coach was referring to the 2006 Chicago Bears, who had…
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Syracuse Trapped in Absurdly-Good ACC
Most basketball fans recognize the Atlantic Coast Conference as the preeminent league in college hoops. It has claimed seven of the past 16 national championships, and while the Big East‚Äôs Villanova cut the nets last season, the ACC put together the best conference-wide NCAA Tournament performance of all time. Six of the Sweet 16 and…
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Syracuse-Virginia: Three Things To Watch
Syracuse’s¬†season has turned around in a week. The once NIT-doomed Orange have won three in a row, including one in Cameron Indoor, and are riding that momentum into today’s game against Virginia. It’s another opportunity for a resume builder for Jim Boeheim’s squad, and the Orange will once again need to be on top of…
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East Region Rivals: Syracuse Fans Have Plenty to Root Against This March at the Dome
Louisville, Virginia and Villanova could find themselves in the Carrier Dome once again.
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