Orange Fizz
Posts By Gill Gross
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1.7KHoopsFizz Four: Controversies No. 1
We’ve seen profanity-laced press conference rants, jacket ripping and NCAA violations. It’s all led us here: the number one controversy in Syracuse...
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1.9KHoopsFizz Four: Controversies No. 2
The big bad NCAA came for Syracuse’s jugular in March of 2016. After a ludicrously lengthy investigation of eight years, the infractions...
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1.1KHoopsFizz Four: Controversies No. 3
I started No. 4 in this four-part countdown series as such: “If you ever find yourself having to come up with the...
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1.6KHoopsFizz Four: Controversies No. 4
If you ever find yourself having to come up with the top four controversies in Syracuse Basketball history… congratulations, you’re in luck....
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1.1KFootballOddsmakers Scoff at Syracuse Football
The Orange have been handed the longest odds to win the ACC Atlantic, tied with Wake Forest. You can bet $10 on...
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4.5KHoopsTop 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...
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1.5KFootballTop 3 Comebacks in Syracuse History Part 2
Imagine Syracuse leads a football game 24-3 heading into halftime. The Orange proceed to get shutout in the second half, but hang...
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1.6KHoopsTop 3 Comebacks in Syracuse History Part 1
Imagine Syracuse leads a football game 24-3 heading into halftime. The Orange proceed to get shutout in the second half, but hang...
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2.5KHoopsYou Can Watch UNC Michael Jordan Play Against Syracuse in 1983
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2.4KBB RecruitingMAAC ROY Aaron Estrada is Considering Syracuse
Point guard Aaron Estrada has his transfer list narrowed down to three schools, including Syracuse. Estrada spent his freshman season at Saint...
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2.3KHoopsTop 5 Stunning Stats
Stats can be really boring…. unless, of course, they’re surprising. An honorable mention goes to Elijah Hughes’s 19 points per game, which...
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3.3KBB RecruitingFormer Syracuse Target Khalif Battle Enters the Transfer Portal
(Photo courtesy of The Butler Collegian and Donald Crocker) Tyus Battle’s brother, Khalif, is leaving Butler after his freshman season. The New...
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1.6K2HoopsUnpopular Opinion: Jim Boeheim was Excellent in 2020
A couple of disclaimers to note before I make an argument that will immediately raise some eyebrows. When Jim Boeheim became the...
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1.8KHoopsTakeaways from Syracuse’s Second Win over BC
Jim Boeheim will continue his streak of never finishing under .500 in a season. The Orange swept the Boston College series with...
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1.3KHoopsNo Show: Syracuse loses to Duke
Duke robbed Syracuse of its best opportunity for an elite-level ACC win, beating the Orange 97-88. Blue Devils big man Vernon Carey...
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1.4KFeaturedNew Year’s Resolutions for SU Sports
Happy and healthy New Year from all of us at Orange Fizz! I love this holiday. Anyone who enjoys getting deep, sentimental...
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2.5KHoopsZero Minutes for Jesse Edwards is Unacceptable
To Jim Boeheim’s credit, he felt compelled to explain his decision to keep freshman center Jesse Edwards on the pine for the...
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1.6KHoopsOpponent Preview: Oakland
Syracuse (5-5) takes on Oakland (5-6) on Wednesday at 8 PM in the Carrier Dome. The game will be televised on ESPNU....
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2.2K2HoopsFour Reasons Syracuse Lost to Georgetown
A 12-2 Georgetown run at the end of the first half propelled the Hoyas to a 89-79 win over Syracuse at the...
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1.7KHoopsIs Syracuse the Youngest Team in the ACC?
Even after quality blowout victories, Jim Boeheim continues to harp on how young this SU team is. College sports often work in...
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1.2KFootball10 Thoughts on Syracuse’s Win Over Wake Forest
Syracuse closed its season with a 39-30 overtime victory over Wake Forest. The Orange finish 5-7 and bump Wake Forest down in...
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1.0KHoopsSU Superlatives: Syracuse Falls to Oklahoma State
Syracuse is now 0-2 against Power Five opponents. The Orange lost to Oklahoma State 86-72 at Barclays Center on Wednesday. They’ll play...
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1.1KHoopsSyracuse Has a Big-Three, Sorry Coach
Jim Boeheim won’t admit that the Orange have a big three. “We have a team. There’s no big-three” he said after SU’s...
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2.3KHoopsSyracuse Offense Historically Bad in Opener against Virginia
This was never an easy spot for Syracuse or Virginia. It’s a nice luxury to play some weaker teams at the start...
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1.6KHoopsThis is Jim Boeheim’s Year
Too much isolation, not enough creative offense! These complaints loomed large throughout the last two seasons with Tyus Battle, Oshae Brissett and...
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2.1KHoopsSyracuse’s Most Important Players: #1 Elijah Hughes
For two straight seasons, Syracuse looked to Tyus Battle in their most desperate moments. Shot clock winding down? Game on the line?...
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1.9KFootballHow Syracuse Should Counter Pittsburgh’s Defense
“They blitz and blitz and blitz… And they’re crazy about it.” That’s a cut from Dino Babers scouting report on Pittsburgh, provided...
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1.5K1FootballTakeaways: Syracuse Offense Malfunctions in 16-10 loss to NC State
1. Tommy DeVito is Injured We, the media, were lied to throughout the last two weeks. Dino Babers and Tommy DeVito both...
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2.0KFootballEric Dungey is Not Done Yet
Tough. Resilient. Dogged. All words that were frequently used to describe Eric Dungey during his four years as Syracuse’s starting QB. A...
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3.2KBB RecruitingThree Reasons why Isaiah Jackson would Pick Syracuse
5-star recruit Isaiah Jackson has the Orange in his top three. He is ESPN’s #22 ranked recruit in the class of 2020....
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1.3KFootballSU Football is Missing an Identity
Even after a comprehensive win over Western Michigan, Syracuse is still without an identity. That’s not a good thing. Take last year’s...
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1.7KFootballFilm Study: The O-line is Taking Too Much Blame
Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito was sacked eight times in Saturday’s 41-6 loss to Clemson. That doesn’t include all the times DeVito was...
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1.4KFootballStopping the Run is Biggest Key vs. Clemson
Syracuse has fallen into the same trap for many of its most painful losses over the last three seasons. Elite running backs...
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2.1KFootballSyracuse’s Most Important Players: #2 Airon Servais
After a double-digit win season in 2018, the hype train for the upcoming season in Syracuse is packed to the brim. The...
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2.3KFootballReviewing “La Familia” SU Football’s ‘Hard Knocks’ Series
Times are changing. It’s something SU athletics acknowledged five years ago when they began to invest in a digital media team to...
