Orange Fizz
Posts By Ian Unsworth
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244FeaturedA Fizz Farewell: The Good, Bad and Ugly
All great things must come to an end. That’s how it goes here at Orange Fizz. As I prepare to graduate in...
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233Fizz Radio Episodes
Fizz Five 3/31: New AC, Recruits and Returners, Lax Check-In
On this week’s Fizz Five, Ian Unsworth and John Eads break down the hiring of new assistant basketball coach Brenden Straughn and...
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331BB RecruitingSyracuse Has a Major Stake in the DMV Recruiting Hotbed
Earlier today, Syracuse announced the addition of assistant coach Brendan Straughn. The former coach at George Washington, Saint Joe’s and Loyola Maryland...
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345HoopsSyracuse Should Pursue These Other Transfer Targets
The Red Autry Era is starting to rev into gear, and Autry’s already shown his recruiting prowess, picking up JJ Starling in...
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381HoopsWhat Does Jesse Edwards’ Future Entail?
Syracuse basketball made its first monumental decision shortly after the end of the 2023 season, moving on from Jim Boeheim and progressing...
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196HoopsWhich ACC Team Makes a Deep March Run?
March Madness starts today. Brackets will be busted, Cinderella runs started and a champion crowned. Will that winner be from the ACC?...
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278HoopsThe Final Moments Of Jim Boeheim’s Tenure Weren’t Like the Rest
Brash. Stubborn. All-knowing. Words used to describe Jim Boeheim throughout his 47-year head coaching career at Syracuse. He built the program from...
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253Fizz Radio Episodes
Fizz Instant Reaction: Jim Boeheim Era is Over
The Fizz staff hopped on the most urgent of Twitter Spaces yesterday to discuss Jim Boeheim’s departure from the coaching profession (not...
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Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse embarrased by GT 96-76
Ian Unsworth and Liam Griffin recap the unfortunate situation Syracuse basketball finds itself in at the moment. Giving 90-plus points in four...
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252HoopsIt Can Always Get Worse… Syracuse Embarrassed by GT
In 1859, Charles Darwin came up with the theory of natural selection. It’s a rather simple idea. Certain species are born with...
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447FB RecruitingWhat Can Will Hicks Do for Syracuse Football?
Syracuse football announced on Friday that longtime strength and conditioning coach Will Hicks is being brought back to serve as SU’s Director...
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356BB RecruitingWas Marcus Adams Jr. Not Sold on Syracuse?
After the commitment of Elijah Moore, Marcus Adams Jr. was the next name on the list for Syracuse fans. Adam Weitsman offered...
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391BB RecruitingSyracuse-Duke is Not a Rivalry, and Never Will Be
There are a bajillion adjectives you could use to describe yesterday’s game, and none of them are kind to Syracuse. A letdown....
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320FootballWhere Will Sean Tucker Be Drafted?
We’re in the home stretch of basketball season, and the Orange men’s lacrosse team has come on strong, jumping into the top-25...
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328UncategorizedSocial Media Reacts to ESPN’s Explosive Jim Boeheim Interview
Syracuse beat Boston College yesterday in what felt like another run-of-the-mill SU-BC game. A little close, but the Orange eventually pulled away....
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328UncategorizedWhen Will Syracuse Football’s Coaching Carousel End?
SU football has a been a revolving door of coaches ever since the Pinstripe Bowl. First, coordinators Tony White and Robert Anae...
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282HoopsIs Syracuse Really “Good” at Closing Out Games?
Two days after the whole Boeheim presser fiasco, we have a response. If you missed the original tiff between Jim Boeheim and...
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261HoopsFizz Report Card: North Carolina Escapes Syracuse 72-68
Syracuse had so many chances to snag a big-time win over the preseason top-ranked team in the country. After being down double-digits...
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272UncategorizedHow is Dino Babers Filling the Gaps in His Coaching Staff?
While Syracuse men’s basketball is riding the ups and downs of its ACC slate, SU football is quietly trying to rebuild its...
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294BB RecruitingIs Syracuse Closing In on 2024 Four-Star Guard Elijah Moore?
The Class of 2023 seemed to have been a river running dry for Syracuse men’s basketball. But how about the class of...
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289FootballNick Monroe, Syracuse’s Interim DC and Ace Recruiter, Leaves for Minnesota
Syracuse has now lost two defensive coordinators to the Big Ten in the span of two months. First, it was Tony White,...
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245HoopsWhy Did John Bol Ajak Start Yesterday?
Jim Boeheim has said multiple times this year that Benny Williams is Syracuse’s best forward. Unfortunately, Williams wasn’t healthy yesterday, missing the...
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233HoopsWho’s the Best Team in the ACC?
Even though Tallahassee is the westernmost point of any ACC school, the Atlantic Coast Conference is the Wild West. In the metaphorical...
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523BB RecruitingCould the New Year Bring New Life to Syracuse’s Class of 2023 Recruiting Efforts?
With a 10 day break in between Syracuse men’s basketball’s disheartening loss to Pitt and exciting win over Boston College, one would...
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247HoopsFizz Report Card: Syracuse Powers Past Boston College 79-65
Syracuse came out of the gate slow, and at points throughout the first half, it looked as if BC had a track...
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252FootballPre-Pinstripe Bowl Press Conference Takeaways
Both Syracuse and Minnesota coordinators and key players met with members of the media today over Zoom before the Bad Boy Mowers...
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264BB RecruitingShould Syracuse Basketball Prioritize the Transfer Portal over High Schoolers?
The Syracuse football landscape has proven to be a wild one after the conclusion of the regular season. The Orange have lost...
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273FB RecruitingWhy is SU’s Defensive Backfield Undergoing So Much Turnover?
There’s been a lot of change in the Syracuse defense over the back couple of days. Specifically, with the Orange’s DBs. This...
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271FB RecruitingSyracuse Grabs Two Linemen in Big Recruiting Weekend
Syracuse didn’t just beat the brakes off of Georgetown yesterday on the hardcourt. The game also served as a recruiting tool for...
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288FB RecruitingWhat Could the Coolest Player in the Transfer Portal Bring to Syracuse?
Not just the coolest. The coldest. Or Decoldest, we should say. Decoldest Crawford, a former three-star wideout who spent a year at...
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284FootballHow does Syracuse take down Minnesota in the Pinstripe Bowl?
Syracuse is officially headed back to Yankee Stadium for the Pinstripe Bowl. The Orange will meet up with Minnesota in NYC on...
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274HoopsIs Syracuse Stuck with Judah Mintz Hero Ball?
Against Illinois, Judah Mintz took 16 shots. Here’s the first one he made. Nobody really remembers the other two, because they were...
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235FootballGoing Bowling: Where Could SU be Headed This Postseason?
Syracuse football regained a bit of momentum with a 32-23 win over Boston College yesterday. The Orange snapped a five-game losing streak,...
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200HoopsFizz Instant Reaction: Bryant 73, Syracuse 72
When Syracuse fans look back on the Bryant game, a 73-72 loss in the Dome, in three months, they might remember it...
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375HoopsSlaps in the Salt City: Bryant Fights Off Syracuse 73-72
It wasn’t Malice in the Palace. It wasn’t Melo fighting the Nuggets. But it sure felt like it. Judah Mintz elevated from...
