J.D. Raucci

Tyus Battle Spurns NBA Draft, Returns For Junior Season

After weeks of waiting, a ton of speculation and virtually no questions answered, we finally have an answer on whether or not...

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STOCK WATCH: Tyus Battle’s NBA Draft stock post-combine

With the NBA Draft Combine finishing up in Chicago over the past weekend, Syracuse basketball fans will all be wondering the same...

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Dome renovations set to make SU’s best-known venue state-of-the-art… or at least a lot better

For years we’ve been hearing about renovations to the Dome. SU fans have been clamoring for air conditioning. Media, us here at...

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Who could we see on the 2018 Boeheim’s Army Roster?

Early this week, the first two members of the 2018 Boeheim’s Army roster for the The Basketball Tournament in July and August...

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Three things Tyus Battle has to prove at the NBA Draft Combine

With a bit less than two months until the 2018 NBA Draft, there are still a lot of questions surrounding the stock...

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Why the running game is the most important part of SU football’s offense

For the past two seasons, we have been told and promised over and over again that SU football’s offense is going to...

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Evaluating SU’s top offerees and their chances of coming to Syracuse

Heading into the offseason, everything seemed right in the world of SU basketball. The Orange had just made a magical run to...

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Former four-star Pitt basketball commit could soon help Syracuse

It’s not very often that we here at Orange Fizz talk about how the Pitt Panthers could actually help out Syracuse. Far...

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SU football offers trio of 2019 O-Linemen

With basketball season officially over and a whirlwind week of roster moves behind us, at least some of the attention around SU...

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TOSS UP: Why it’s better to lose Tyus Battle to the NBA than Oshae Brissett

Now that SU’s magical postseason run has to come to an end, it’s just about that time where we take a look...

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Why this is Jim Boeheim’s best coaching job ever

In his 42nd season at the helm of the Syracuse basketball program, Jim Boeheim has somehow led his team to the Sweet...

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SU offers four-star forward from class of 2019

With SU basketball heading to the NCAA Tournament to take on Arizona State on Wednesday, a lot of the focus surrounding the...

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Scouting the Sun Devils: Three things that give Arizona State an advantage over SU

Against what seemed like nearly insurmountable odds, SU somehow found itself as one of the last teams in the NCAA Tournament when...

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Fizz Radio Episodes

Fizz Radio: Breaking Down the ACC Tournament and SU’s NCAA Tournament Chances

In this week’s edition of Fizz Radio, JD Raucci and Tim Leonard react to the Orange’s disappointing run in the ACC tournament,...

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Detailing the Demon Deacons: Three WF Players to Watch on Tuesday

With Saturday’s win over Clemson in its back pocket, SU seems to control its own destiny a bit in terms of making...

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What are bracketologists saying about SU’s tournament chances?

After Saturday’s huge win against Clemson, Syracuse was able to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive for at least another couple of...

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Eyeing the Eagles: Three BC Players to Watch on Wednesday

For the third season in a row, the SU basketball team is on the NCAA tournament bubble. No surprises there right? And...

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Why Frank Howard is Better Than People Give Him Credit For

Before people go and ask me how I could be writing this article after the performance that Frank Howard put together against...

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Tracking the Tar Heels: Three UNC players to watch on Wednesday

After a disastrous Valentine’s Day date with NC State last Wednesday, SU picked up a season-saving victory over a very tough Miami...

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Syracuse fires up the Dome and clobbers Boston College

The always-wise Jim Boeheim has mentioned many times this season that games become easier when your team is able to knock down...

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Three reasons the Boston College game is crucial to SU’s tournament chances

Last season we saw Syracuse basketball finish as one of the first four out of the NCAA tournament and one of the...

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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’t get any easier for SU...

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Stock Watch: SU escapes hang-tough Buffalo, 81-74

It was by no means pretty, but Syracuse somehow found a way to stave off a massive comeback attempt from Buffalo to...

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Gearing up for Georgetown: 3 Hoyas to watch on Saturday

After a week off because of finals week on the Syracuse University campus, the basketball team is back in action on Saturday...

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Recon on the Raiders: 3 Colgate players to watch on Saturday

SU enters a Saturday matinee matchup with in-state rival Colgate riding high after a 72-63 win over UCONN at Madison Square Garden...

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How SU opponents have taken advantage of the 2-3 zone

The narrative so far this season is that the SU defense has been the best part of this Syracuse basketball team. And,...

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Hawking the Jayhawks: 3 Kansas players to watch on Saturday

Throughout the football season, we previewed players for Orange fans to watch each week when SU took to the gridiron. With that...

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Syracuse football offers trio of 2019 recruits

Obviously, the 2017 season did not end how Syracuse football fans expected or wanted in an abysmal loss to Boston College on...

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Eagle Eye: Three BC players to watch on Saturday

SU all but eliminated themselves from bowl contention with last week’s blowout loss to Louisville, but there’s still something to play for...

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Post-game Evaluation: Louisville dismantles Syracuse 56-10

Going into the Louisville game on Saturday, not many people, including us here at the Fizz, gave Syracuse a chance to beat...

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Looking at Louisville: 3 Cardinals to watch on Saturday

After an embarrassing second half led to a disastrous loss to Wake Forest last week, SU football needs to win both games...

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A Tale of Two Halves: How SU imploded versus Wake Forest

Wake Forest 64, Syracuse 43 from inside the Carrier Dome. No that’s not a poor showing from the SU basketball team in...

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Down-low on the Demon Deacons: 3 Wake Forest players to watch on Saturday

After an excruciating loss to Florida State last Saturday, SU now has to win two of its final three games to ensure...

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