Orange Fizz
Posts By JD Raucci
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906FootballBiggest Question Syracuse Fans Need Fran Brown to Answer in His First Season
The excitement around Syracuse football couldn’t be much higher since Fran Brown arrived as the program’s new head coach. Brown’s prowess as...
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3.0KFB RecruitingSyracuse Picks Up First Commitment in Class of 2021
For the past week and change, the entire sports world has been put on hold as global efforts to contain COVID-19 or...
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2.0KHoopsSyracuse Basketball Top 5 Series: Player Performances
Basketball is a team sport, there’s no doubt about it, but quite often what makes the game so much fun to watch...
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1.6KHoopsSyracuse’s Nightmare ACC Tournament Draw
The mission and objective were simple: win the Saturday’s regular season finale against Miami and lock up the five-seed in the ACC...
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3.3KBB RecruitingThe Recruiting Power of Dior Johnson
When you think of some of the elite recruiters in college basketball, your mind probably goes to the likes of John Calipari,...
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1.6KHoopsSyracuse’s Defense is the Worst It’s Been in Years
Jim Boeheim has been saying it all season long, but even more so during an ugly 1-5 stretch. After the loss to...
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1.8KHoopsThree Things to Know About Florida State
With the effects of Tuesday night’s devastating loss to NC State in the rearview mirror, Syracuse now turns its attention to one...
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2.9KFootballSun Devil to Syracuse: Who is New Defensive Coordinator Tony White?
The question of who was going to replace Brian Ward as Syracuse’s next defensive coordinator was seemingly answered weeks ago.  The Orange...
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1.8K1HoopsSyracuse Seems to Be Lacking This Key Element
As the season has progressed a few flaws have emerged for Syracuse basketball.  At the beginning of the season, it was an...
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1.6KHoopsHEARTBREAK: Syracuse’s Winning Streak Ends in Road Loss to Clemson
The start was less than desirable and so was the finish. In between there were some moments of brilliance from SU’s two-headed...
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1.9KHoopsThe Key to It All: Marek Dolezaj
Let’s go back in time for just a moment. It’s just about three weeks ago. Syracuse is coming off its third ACC...
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1.8KHoopsLeader in the Clubhouse: Elijah Hughes is on Another Level
We’ve talked a lot about how good Elijah Hughes is here at Orange Fizz. He’s Syracuse’s best and most important player. He’s...
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1.6KHoopsHow Two Orange Bench Pieces Have Played Themselves into Bigger Minutes
With 16:32 remaining in the first half of SU’s matchup with Virginia Tech on Saturday, the Orange trailed 11-4 and had just...
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1.7KHoopsSyracuse’s Two-Headed Monster That Nobody is Talking About
We knew coming into the season that Elijah Hughes was going to be the go-to-guy for Syracuse basketball. We knew that game...
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2.9KFootballGetting to Know Syracuse’s New Coordinators
Despite finishing on a massive upswing with a show-stealing win against Wake Forest, the 2019 season was one to forget for Syracuse...
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1.8KHoopsThree Things to Know About Notre Dame
After a fairly disappointing run through non-conference play, there are quite a few questions that still need to be answered for Syracuse...
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3.2KFootballThree Former Syracuse Stars Named to NFL 100 All-Time Team
As a part of its 100th anniversary this year, the NFL has spent the last few weeks putting together its #NFL100 All-Time...
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2.1KHoopsThree Things to Know about North Florida
Despite being back above .500 after Thursday’s win over Oakland, there isn’t a ton to be excited about with this Syracuse basketball...
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2.5KFB RecruitingSyracuse Lands 17th Recruit in 2020 Cycle
With the early national signing period starting on Wednesday, it looked like Syracuse football was going to be stuck on 16 recruits...
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2.7K1FootballThree Young Standouts Named Freshmen All-Americans
When we take a look back at the 2019 season for Syracuse football, it’s likely going to be remembered as one of...
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1.6KHoopsSyracuse’s Offensive Achilles Heel
After the program’s second straight 0-2 flop in New York City, there aren’t a whole lot of positive thoughts surrounding Syracuse basketball....
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1.9KFootballSterling Hofrichter’s Chance at Hardware
In a season filled with so much disappointment and what-could-have-been talk, there’s always been one positive that you can take away from...
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2.0KHoopsOrange in the NBA: Month 1 Roundup
As of Friday, we’re officially one month through the NBA season. We’ve already seen a lot go down, from the Warriors shocking...
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2.4KFootballHow Syracuse Football and Basketball are Responding to #NotAgainSU
The #NotAgainSU movement has gripped not only the Central New York community but the national news landscape for the better part of...
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2.6KFootballYour Complete Guide to Saturday’s Football/Basketball Doubleheader
We’re smack dab in the middle of not only the most tumultuous but also one of the most fun times of the...
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2.1KHoopsThree Reasons Colgate Poses a Serious Challenge for Syracuse
It’s hard to understate just how poorly Syracuse basketball played in its season opener against Virginia last Wednesday. The Orange shot just...
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3.4KBB RecruitingSyracuse Offers Four-Star Western New York Standout
It’s a little tough to think of many positives for SU basketball after Wednesday’s season-opening loss to Virginia. Any time you only...
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2.3KFootballSyracuse Picks Up Huge Defensive End Commit in Class of 2020
On a day that featured one of the worst performances for Syracuse football in the last decade, it didn’t seem like there...
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2.0KHoopsSyracuse’s Freshmen Are the Key to the 2019-20 Season
Quincy Guerrier, Brycen Goodine, Joe Girard III, Jesse Edwards and John Bol Ajak make up the largest incoming freshman class for Syracuse...
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2.7KFootballTough Road Ahead Spells Trouble for Syracuse’s Bowl Chances
Let’s just come right out and say it. Saturday’s 35-17 loss to Florida State was nothing short of demoralizing and debilitating. Not...
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2.7KBB RecruitingKadary Richmond Saga Continues, Four-Star Guard Sets Official Visit Date
On Friday, October 11th, all of the focus surrounding Syracuse basketball was centered on the Melo Center. Both the men’s and women’s...
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2.7KHoopsWhy Marek Dolezaj Could Be Poised for a Breakout Season
He’s a fan favorite. He’s the glue guy. He’s the one that does the little things that don’t show up in the...
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2.7KFootballThree Things You Need to Know About NC State
The bye week has come and gone for Syracuse. The Orange have had their time to rest. They’ve had their time to...
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3.3KFootballBye Week Defensive/Special Report Card for Syracuse Football
The unit that was supposed to be the strength of the team. The unit that returned some of the most formidable young...
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2.0KFootballThree Things We Learned from Western Michigan
Was it perfect? No. Was it pretty? No. Was it what it needed to be to start getting back on the right...
