Orange Fizz
Posts By Damon Amendolara
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1.8KFootballLSU is Better Than Syracuse, But 21 Points Better?
We discussed¬†last week the questionable line Vegas¬†had created for Syracuse’s games vs. CMU. The Chippewas were coming off a dominant performance against...
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2.6KFootballWhy is Donovan McNabb the Butt of So Many Jokes?
If you’re a Syracuse fan, the last truly transcendent player in program history is Donovan McNabb. Dwight Freeney had an amazing SU...
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1.8KFeaturedHas Doug Marrone Finally Found a Home with the Jaguars?
The way it ended in Syracuse was uncomfortable. The way it ended in Buffalo was unbelieveable. And through all the tumult, a...
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2.2KFeaturedShould Syracuse Be Double-Digit Favorites Over CMU?
There was renewed optimism in Syracuse after the opening night blowout over Central Connecticut State. The Orange seemed to move the ball...
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3.1KFootballD.A.’s On-Air Eulogy for “Giant Among Men” Dick MacPherson
On Wednesday morning’s show on CBS Sports Radio, D.A. discussed the impact of Dick MacPherson on the most recent Golden Age of...
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2.6K2FeaturedWatching Louisville Go Down in Flames is Really Fun
Syracuse has had its own well-documented problems with the NCAA. As a fan in college athletics, it’s impossible to sit in an...
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1.5KHoopsWhy Hopkins Leaving for Washington Could Be A Good Thing for Syracuse
In the ultimate plot twist, Mike Hopkins is heading to Seattle to take over the Washington program and now suddenly the future...
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1.5K1HoopsSyracuse’s Frustrating Season Ends Perfectly, Losing to Ole Miss in NIT
What could be a more appropriate ending to one of the most disappointing seasons in program history than what we just witnessed?...
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1.5K9HoopsInconvenient Truth: Syracuse’s Biggest Problem Has Been Coaching
There is an uncomfortable wind blowing into Central New York today, whipping around Orange Nation. Not only has the reality set in of...
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1.2KFootballIs this Syracuse Season a Total Failure if No NCAA’s?
If Syracuse is left out of the NCAA Tournament tomorrow, will this season be a success? Not in most people’s eyes. This...
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1.2KHoopsI Think Syracuse is Playing in Dayton Next Week
Syracuse didn’t help itself out by losing in its first ACC tourney game. A win over Miami, I think, would’ve safely but...
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1.2KHoopsWhy One CBS Analyst Thinks Syracuse “Is Definitely In” the Tournament
Brendan Haywood knows something about the ACC. He was an All-American player for UNC, and reached the Final Four in 2000. Now...
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1.4KHoopsWatch the Phone Footage from Syracuse Fans of the Shot That Beat Duke
The series of camera phone footage from last night’s incredible buzzer beater is phenomenal. It made it’s way throughout SportsCenter and circulated...
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1.2KHoopsESPN “Wouldn’t Bet Against” Syracuse Making The Tourney
National experts on Bubble Patrol will have extra interest around CNY over the next two weeks. How much work needs to be...
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1.4KHoopsLegendary ACC Coach Hated Syracuse Addition, Now He Loves Us
Bobby Cremins accomplished almost everything in his twenty years at Georgia Tech. He won the conference regular season title. He won the...
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1.8KHoopsThe Rollercoaster Ride & All Too Brief Life of Syracuse’s Fab Melo
Every part of Fab Melo’s life was complicated. Every chapter was a twist or turn. There was nothing easy or simple about...
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1.2KHoopsIs This the Start of the Most Shocking Turnaround in Syracuse History?
They did it again. The Cardiac Orange pulled another rabbit out of the hat, this time on a last-second buzzer beater by...
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1.5K1FB RecruitingPredicting the 5 Most Valuable Recruits of Syracuse’s 2017 Class
Tomorrow is National Signing Day, and while we know all the Syracuse commits won’t be difference-makers, there’s hope that this staff’s second...
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1.3KFB RecruitingWhere Is Syracuse in ACC Recruiting Rankings as Signing Day Approaches?
To measure Syracuse against Florida State, Clemson or Louisville in a football sense is a losing proposition. The Orange program is nowhere...
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2.1KFB RecruitingNaesean Howard Reminds us Signing Day Wins Can Be Fool’s Gold
Today, Naesean Howard is sentenced to 10 years in state prison. A little over two years ago he was kicked off the Syracuse football...
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3.9KFB RecruitingDid Syracuse Just Fend off Harbaugh & Michigan for Melifonwu?
This is a huge win for Syracuse if it went toe-to-toe with Jim Harbaugh and came out with Ifeatu Melifonwu. The DB...
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1.3KFB RecruitingWatch Syracuse Commit Tommy DeVito on ESPNU this Signing Day
While Syracuse’s recruiting class might not get much national attention, at least one of its recruits will. Quarterback Tommy DeVito will be...
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1.4K1FB RecruitingHey Ben Moos, If You Want to Catch Passes Come to Syracuse
Last month three-star TE Ben Moos was being recruited by Washington State, Syracuse and Utah. It seemed like a foregone conclusion he...
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1.5K1FB RecruitingMark Richt is Being Selfish and Hypocritical with Gus Edwards’ Transfer
Look, let’s be real. Gus Edwards is not likely to be the difference between Syracuse having a good season versus a bad...
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1.4KFB RecruitingHow Worried Should Syracuse Be of Harbaugh Poaching Melifonwu?
(Photo – Telegram.com / Carl Setterlund) It’s obviously bad news¬†when Michigan – specifically Jim Harbaugh – has an interest in a Syracuse...
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1.1KHoopsSorry in South Bend: Syracuse Gets Smashed at Notre Dame
Another day, another lethargic effort by Syracuse. The game was never in doubt, as Syracuse’s only lead was on the first bucket...
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Gus Bus Returns? Edwards Could Be a Positive Sign for Syracuse’s Future
The story popped this week that Miami (FL) running back Gus Edwards will transfer and maybe Syracuse is on his list. The Staten...
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1.2KFeaturedFizz 5: The Most Important Games of Syracuse’s Non-Conference
Syracuse is coming off a Cinderella run to the Final Four, which energized all of Orange Nation. But since SU made it...
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2.1KFeaturedThe Math Behind Syracuse’s Road to a Bowl
Coming into the season it seemed like an impossibility: Syracuse playing in the postseason. But at the bye week for the Orange...
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1.2KFeaturedSituation 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...
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1.1KHoopsBoeheim Keeps Finding Ways to Drag Melo into the News
Sometimes, even when Carmelo Anthony doesn’t put himself in the news, he becomes it. Jim Boeheim made waves during the Olympics when...
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1.1KFeaturedDino Babers Has the Right Idea in Building Back Syracuse
There’s no guarantee Dino Babers is the cure to what ails the football program. But he sure believes a lot of the...
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1.1KFeaturedWill Syracuse’s Fast-Paced Offense Slow Down Its Own Defense?
When a football team picks up a first down, the color commentator will sometimes say that the happiest guys on the field...
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1.3KFeaturedDino Babers Bringing Passion Back to Syracuse Football
It has been one of the most talked about topics of the summer. Dino Babers is leading Syracuse football into a new...
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1.1KHoopsCan the ACC/B1G Challenge Help Stir Early College Hoops Interest?
There’s been an emphasis in recent years to create big matchups and stir interest in regular season college basketball. What NCAA and...
