Orange Fizz
Posts By Damon Amendolara
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1.9KHoopsThe 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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1.3KHoopsIs 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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1.4KFB 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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2.2KFB 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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4.0KFB 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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1.4KFB 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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1.5K1FB 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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1.6K1FB 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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1.5KFB 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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1.2KHoopsSorry 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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1.3KFeaturedFizz 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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2.2KFeaturedThe 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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1.3KFeaturedSituation 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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1.2KHoopsBoeheim 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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1.2KFeaturedDino 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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1.2KFeaturedWill 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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1.4KFeaturedDino 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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1.2KHoopsCan 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...
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1.6K3FeaturedThe Painful ($) Truth on Why Mark Coyle Left Syracuse
Syracuse was blindsided by the news Wednesday that AD Mark Coyle would be leaving for Minnesota. Jim Boeheim called it “shocking” (and...
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1.7K1FeaturedDA: Pearl May Be Gone, But His Syracuse Impact Lives Forever
We knew it was coming, but it doesn’t make it any easier. Pearl Washington has passed away at just 52 years old....
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1.2KFeaturedESPN Projects Syracuse as #17 in “Way Too Early Top 25”
ESPN.com likes to put out an annual preseason rankings before the body is cold on the existing season. Villanova is the champion,...
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1.2KFeaturedWhat Would a Win by the Syracuse Women Over UConn Mean?
While the Syracuse men’s team will always have top billing on the Hill (like almost any school in America), the impact of¬†what...
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1.5K1FeaturedHow Will the ’16 Orange Be Remembered in Syracuse History?
Painfully, the Cinderella run came to an end Saturday night, but not before this team did what so few have in program...
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1.5K2FeaturedThis Week at the Final Four: The Bristling Ballad of Jim Boeheim
Syracuse fans have a unique relationship with their head coach. Jim Boeheim is Syracuse basketball. He’s an upstate New York native. He played...
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1.4K1FeaturedCollege Hoops Writer: Syracuse Had “One of Toughest Roads” to Houston
Last night I had USA Today’s Scott Gleeson on the show. While some have scoffed at Syracuse’s easy road to Houston, he...
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1.5KFeaturedThis is Karmic Payback for All The Painful Syracuse Exits
This Syracuse team was left for dead by almost all of us. They looked outgunned in its slog through the end of...
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1.2KFeaturedJim Boeheim is Laughing All the Way to the Sweet 16
You know it burned Jim Boeheim, because we know him for forty years. When the critics, including Doug Gottlieb, suggested Syracuse didn’t...
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1.1KFeaturedThe Fizz is Live at ACC Tourney: Follow The Game With Us!
The Fizz is at the ACC Tournament. Follow along! Staff writer Logan Grossman is in D.C. courtside, while the rest of Team...
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1.4KFeaturedRemembering the Marrone Era via “Teach Me How To Dougie” Shirts
When we are all a bit older, long after Dino Babers has led Syracuse football to three ACC Titles, two appearances in...
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2.4K2FeaturedBig Ass Offense: Dino Babers BBQ Can Win at Syracuse
The official reports have surfaced, Bowling Green’s Dino Babers will become the next head coach at Syracuse. This has to be seen...
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1.3KFeaturedDid Tom Herman’s Extension Just Seal Dino Babers to Syracuse?
Dino Babers statement today doesn’t seem to change much in Syracuse Football Land, where he’s expected to be named the head coach...
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1.8K5FeaturedPros & Cons of Dino Babers as the Next Head Coach at Syracuse
Once reports started to surface Wednesday that Chris Ash had taken himself out of the running for the Syracuse job, Orange social...
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1.9K4FeaturedSun Burn: Syracuse Loses Scott Frost to UCF, So Who’s Next?
The news is jarring. Scott Frost will take the UCF job instead of Syracuse’s (assuming Mark Coyle offered it to him). I...
