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FizzCast: Sat. 4/7 – N2′s Decision, Lax Report Card, Spring Football Secrets

D.A. — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:52:31 +0000

The future of the next season’s college basketball dominance may rest on the decision of one high school basketball recruit. Nerlens Noel will decide between Syracuse, Georgetown, and Kentucky in just 4 short days, and The Fizz is on the inside bringing you all the latest in this Fresh FizzCast.

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Kanell and Mosk talk about what each school has to offer N2, and which school will win out the big man in the end. Plus, they break down SU lax’s midseason grades, and take an early look at spring football. It’s all here, it’s all fresh, and it’s all Fizz!

5:00 minute mark – What does N2 want out of his college career? How will that play into his decision? What has he shown us thus far?

10:00 – Could Nerlens Noel be the next Anthony Davis?

19:00 – Lax Midterm Report Card: We debate whether the grades should be lower for a disappointing season. What is the future of a .500 team in the NCAA tournament? Can they even make it? We break down all phases of the game.

38:00 – SU Spring Football: Why is the Dougie running things under wraps? We talk about what’s up with the closed practices.

43:00 – Fizz Feedback

Check out Fizz Radio every Saturday morning on the Score 1260 and theScore1260.com. You can also listen to it on iTunes every week.

Fizz Radio: Fab’s Effect, UConn’s Probation, Marrone’s Boring Offense

D.A. — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:47:50 +0000

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Alex Plavin hosts Fizz Radio as the Brazilian big man returns to the Orange. What’s the effect on UConn’s postseason ban? And will SU open up his offense more in ’12?

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Fizz Audio Vault: 2nd Annual Signing Day SportsCenter, 17 Player Interviews

D.A. — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:09:58 +0000

Syracuse fans should be juiced today. For his 4th class, Doug Marrone pulled in gamebreakers (Sugar Bear, Morris), highly-sought after JuCo players (MPB, Jones), NYC’s best (“Light’s Out”), and a late switch from a rival (Hilliard). The Fizz is very encouraged by what the Orange did following a 5-game collapse, which would’ve sunk most program’s classes.

Team Fizz assembled Wednesday night after a tireless day of working the phones, attending press conferences, live blogging, answering questions on Twitter, and covering every angle of SU’s Class of ’12. Here’s everything you need to know, in our full-length 2nd annual Signing Day SportsCenter.

Listen to The Fizz’s 2nd Annual Signing Day SportsCenter

The Fizz also spoke to 18 SU commits and/or their coaches, so we could hear their stories, understand their decisions, and give Orange fans a chance to learn more about their newest additions. In case you missed some of it, or just want to hear it again, here’s a complete run down of the coverage we brought you yesterday.

The Official Fizz Signing Day Thread - hourly log of our thoughts as news broke.

DL Josh Manley - Spurned Late Visit to Mizzou
DB Wayne Morgan (Brooklyn) - Light’s Out for Opposing WRs
DB Julian Whigham (FL) - Press Coverage/Music Aficionado
OL Kyle Knapp – Impressed by Marrone’s Integrity
DB Dontez Ford (PA) – Part of Exciting Young Secondary
WR Alvin Cornelius (Staten Island) - NYC’s 3 Amigos Connect
OLB James Washington (FL) - Here to Change the Game
K Ryan Norton (Long Island) - Booming Kickoff Artist
OL Jason Emerich (PA) - Chose SU over UConn
WR Ben Lewis - The Guy To Make Us Giddy
RB George Morris (Georgia) - Wants to Carry the SU RB Tradiiton
RB Devante McFarlane (Long Island) - Mr. Do Everything
DE Markus Pierce-Brewster (CA) - SU’s Next Great Pass Rusher?
DT Zian Jones (CA) - Fast, Nasty, Ruthless
OL Omari Palmer (Middle Island, NY) - Grew Up Orange on LI
DE Pancho Barnwell (Rochester, NY) - Headed to Milford?
DT Myles Hilliard – Late Switch from Pitt
DT Julian Pinnix-Odrick’s HC John Fiore - Late Battle Goes to RU

Fizz Radio: We Debate SU’s Crunchtime Guys & Set the Table for Signing Day

D.A. — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:56:25 +0000

On another exciting edition of Fizz Radio Saturday mornings on The Score 1260. Hoffman and Kanell debate which 2 players they have to have on the floor in the final 5 minutes of a tight game for SU. Plus, they set the table for signing day just 25 days away. DVM and D.A. drop by as guests.

Listen to the 1/7 episode of Fizz Radio:

02:00 – Late game situation. Which two SU players should be on the floor?

03:00 – Hoffman says Kris Joseph and Dion Waiters

05:00 – Kanell wants Waiters and Fab Melo

09:00 – DVM talks SU’s class of ’12: NYC product Wayne Morgan, and replacing Chan Jones & the saga of EJ Fatu

17:30 – Kanell talks DE recruit Josh Manley

20:00 – AK & Hoffman break down “Nasty” Joe Scelfo

24:30 – D.A. joins the show to talk recruiting, hoops, t-shirts and sandwiches.

39:00 – Fizz Feedback

If you’d like to listen to the most recent episode of Fizz Radio or search our archives, check out our iTunes page and subscribe completely free. And tune in or stream us live Saturday mornings at 9a on The Score 1260 Syracuse and theScore1260.com.

Fizz Radio: SU’s Non-Con Criticism, Dealing with #1, Signing Day Countdown

D.A. — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:40:46 +0000

On another exciting edition of Fizz Radio Saturday mornings on The Score 1260 and streaming at theScore1260.com, Plavin, Kanell, and DVM discuss the nation’s #1 basketball team, whether criticism of the non-con schedule is legit, and the explosion of Dion Waiters. We also look at four-star running back David “Boom” Perkins decision to scratch SU, and what it means for the class of ’12 for Doug Marrone.

Listen to last week’s (12/17) Fizz Radio episode:

02:00 – Defamation lawsuit against Boeheim
06:00 - SU deserves the #1 ranking
08:00 – Dion’s value in coming off the bench
11:00 – Where SU can improve
13:00 – Can SU start three guards?
18:00 – Boom Perkins scratches SU from his top 5
22:00 – A look at RB George Morris
28:00 – Sporting News hoops writer Mike DeCourcey
30:00 – SU’s criticized non-con scheduling
32:00 – Do you need a superstar to win the title?
37:00 – The strength of the Big East schedule
41:00 – Marrone’s attempt at winning recruiting battles

Programming note: Fizz Radio is off for the holidays. We will return live on Jan. 7th. If you’d like to listen to the most recent episode of Fizz Radio or search our archives, check out our iTunes page and subscribe completely free. And tune in or stream us live Saturday mornings at 9a on The Score 1260 Syracuse and theScore1260.com.

Fizz Radio: Will Fitzpatrick Critique, New-Look Big East, Epitaph on SU Football

D.A. — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:54:29 +0000

On another exciting edition of Fizz Radio Saturday mornings on The Score 1260 and streaming at theScore1260.com, Kanell, Hoffman, and Team Fizz analyze whether Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick went overboard with last week’s press conference. We also update SU’s recruitment of four-star running back David “Boom” Perkins, and discuss the soon-to-be new members of the Big East that do not live up to the conference’s name.

Listen to this week’s (12/10) Fizz Radio episode:

01:00 – Fitpatrick’s press conference
07:00 – What’s next for Tomaselli?
13:00 – Fitzy on Jim Boeheim, no one made mistakes
18:00 – SU football’s scholarship crunch
21:30 – Boom Perkins still hasn’t committed
26:00 – The new look Big East makes sense or not?
28:00 – Jay Pohsner, San Diego Union-Tribune on new BE
35:00 – The Fizz 5 reasons football collapsed
43:00 – Ryan Nassib’s failures this season
48:00 – Antown Bailey’s carries needed to be increased

Fizz Radio: Boeheim’s Apology, ESPN’s Role in Scandal, Josh Manley Exclusive

D.A. — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:36:45 +0000

The Fizz has taken the next step in having an SU dining hall named after us: the launch of a fully operational weekly radio show. Saturday mornings from 9a-10a, Orange Fizz Radio takes over the airwaves on The Score 1260 in Syracuse.

Listen to the latest Fizz Radio episode (12/3) here:

1:00 – Reaction to Boeheim’s apology and post-Florida presser
10:00 – Kanell insists Boeheim is “not a heartless man”
13:00 – Dave Van Moffaert breaks down the hoops win over Florida
18:00 - Fizz Exclusive with Dennis Deninger, former ESPN producer and Newhouse professor, on ESPN’s reporting of the Fine scandal
34:00 – Reaction to Deninger’s comments: “Don’t run the story until you can release the tape”
40:00 - Fizz Exclusive with Georgia DE recruit Josh Manley
44:00 – Manley on whether ACC switch would affect his decision
48:00 – Fizz Feedback: “How much culpability does ESPN have in Fine story?”
52:00 – Fizz Feedback: SU football recruiting and Marrone’s slide as HC
55:00 – Is Marrone covering up too much for his players?

Listen to Fizz Radio every Saturday morning and subscribe to our podcast of every episode on iTunes.

Fizz Radio Special Report: The Multiple Layers of the Bernie Fine Scandal

D.A. — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:58:58 +0000

In this special episode of Fizz Radio, Team Fizz connects to dive into multiple angles of the ongoing Bernie Fine story. The media’s journalistic responsibility, Jim Boeheim’s future, and how recruiting may be effected by the allegations.

Reset. (0:00) Kevin Fitzgerald and Craig Hoffman recap the all of the news including clips of the Laurie Fine tape, quotes from 3rd accuser Zach Tomiselli and his father, and Hoff’s interview with Mike Waters, who takes us inside the Post-Standard’s investigation.

Media circus. (15:00) D.A. discusses how the story has become a circus. Unlike the Penn State scandal where everyone felt sick, this story has developed a sense of unfortunate ridiculousness. The allegations are incredibly serious, but every new twist is as unbelievable and absurd as the last.

University’s role. (30:00) Kanell discusses how Syracuse has handled the process. We grade Nancy Cantor’s responses, question Jim Boeheim’s verbal attacks, and wonder where has Daryl Gross been in all of this? Plus, if the allegations are true, does Boeheim have to go?

Recruiting. (36:30) Dave Van Moffert breaks down how this could effect SU’s recruiting. With multiple recruits saying they are still committed to the Orange, Fine doesn’t seem to have a large effect. But how does the dynamic change if Boeheim leaves?

A top 5 team. (41:30) Alex Plavin takes things on the court. Does SU feel the effect of losing an assistant of 35 years? Plus, since Fine coached the bigs, how does his dismissal effect the development of sophomore centers Fab Melo and Baye Keita?

The timing. (46:30) Perhaps the biggest side question of all – why now? If SU, the Post-Standard and ESPN have all known about this story since 2002, why did the story break 10 days ago? Why is the tape with Laurie Fine surfacing 9 years after its original recording? If ESPN and the Post-Standard had the tape, did they have a responsibility to give it to the police?

The answers to many of these questions simply lead to more questions. The Fizz will continue to dissect this as it progresses. We’ll also have coverage of The Per’fesser’s statements surrounding tonight’s game against Eastern Michigan (coached by former SU asst. Rob Murphy). Follow the games (and the post-game press conferences) live at our Twitter feed.

Orange Fizz Radio: ESPN’s Steve Bunin on Bernie Fine, Scholarship Crunch

D.A. — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:10:54 +0000

Listen to this week’s episode of Fizz Radio:

(2:00) Bernie Fine Reaction
(7:00) Nancy Cantor’s strong letter to the university
(11:00) Will other victims be dissuaded to come forward
(18:00) Phillip Thomas’ suspension and its ramifications
(19:30) John Garcia, Scout.com, on the scholarship crunch
(27:00) ESPN’s Steve Bunin on the role/responsibility of OTL
(41:00) Gerry McNamara’s new role
(42:00) Fizz Feedback – SU’s PR job, Cooney’s redshirt
(47:00) DVM on SU’s recruiting front

For those outside the listening area, you can also stream it at TheScore1260.com. The often-imitated but never-duplicated Orange Fizz Radio. You can also catch up on any episodes you may have missed on iTunes, or subscribe there to get them uploaded immediately for free.

Orange Fizz Radio: Can SU Really Land Boom Perkins, Guard Rotation Minutes

D.A. — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:02:40 +0000

Listen to Fizz Radio’s Episode #8:

01:00 – Boom Perkins De-commits, does SU have a chance?
06:00 – DVM on Hershey Hulk & Wayne Morgan
12:00 – D.A. on trying to recruit Perkins
21:00 – D.A. shares stories from the Coach P Era including his impersonation
24:00 – Andrew Kanell on the hoops expectations, playing man-to-man
32:30 – Triche needs to be more assertive
34:00 – Dion is the ultimate wild card this season
36:30 – Fizz Feedback: Boom’s geography, SU play-calling, guard rotation PT
42:00 – UConn predictions (HINT: everyone was wrong)

For those outside the listening area, you can also stream it at TheScore1260.com. The often-imitated but never-duplicated Orange FizzRadio. Like The FizzCast – but now with a bigger stick.