Brad Bierman, Author at The Juice Online

Instant Juice: Syracuse 65, Hampton 47

November 16, 2014 Brad Bierman

Syracuse improved to 2-0 on the 2014-15 season with a win over Hampton at the Carrier Dome on Sunday.

Orange Watch: Syracuse football will only become relevant again by winning. Period.

November 4, 2014 Brad Bierman

Remember the enthusiastic summertime talk of the Orange eyeing a rare 3-0 start? Now, unless SU knocks off No. 22/24 Duke this week, it will be the first season ever in which there were zero home victories against FBS opposition.

Syracuse's crowd at the Carrier Dome holds up signs during a timeout

Orange Watch: November a big month for Syracuse basketball, football

October 31, 2014 Brad Bierman

We’ve always looked forward to the one crossover month of the year (once in a while you can throw in December) when both Cuse football and hoops are (usually) playing meaningful games for different reasons, in this instance football in its challenging stretch run to become bowl eligible, and basketball to fine tune its rotation with three new (fulltime) starters against an equally testing early schedule.

Orange Watch: Can Syracuse basketball duplicate last year’s victory total despite distractions?

October 21, 2014 Brad Bierman

In 38 years Coach Boeheim has averaged just a notch under 25 victories a year, so there’s a starting point to gauge where this year’s new-look group should aim.

Orange Watch: For Syracuse football, is a minimum 4-2 finish realistic this season?

October 14, 2014 Brad Bierman

Scott Shafer’s original pre-summer goal seems far-fetched with six games to play, now losers of four straight the Orange would certainly settle for a goal of a third consecutive bowl appearance for the first time since 1997-99, but it’s going to take at least four top efforts in the last six games to accomplish that feat.

Instant Juice: Syracuse 20, Florida State 38

October 11, 2014 Brad Bierman

Syracuse, N.Y. – A quick take on Syracuse’s 38-20 loss to Florida State on Homecoming weekend at the Carrier Dome Saturday

Orange Watch: New Syracuse quarterback, new offensive play caller, HUGE challenge

October 7, 2014 Brad Bierman

The Dome record for points scored by one team is 70 by Syracuse in its Donovan McNabb-directed 70-14 blitz of Rutgers in 1998, featuring an Orange offense that resembled an out-of-control video game racing up and down the field, and included 42 points scored by halftime. After FSU put up 59 on the Orange a year ago, is that mark in jeopardy indoors Saturday?

Orange Watch: Better execution, continued talent upgrade needed for Syracuse football

September 30, 2014 Brad Bierman

Following a game effort against a better opponent in last weekend’s 31-15 setback to now-No. 8/9 Notre Dame in the program-branding boosting, big time live atmosphere of MetLife Stadium, and the national TV spotlight of the ABC primetime broadcast, there was a common theme among the Orange players over the frustration of not being able to take advantage of the opportunities that presented themselves during the evening in the bid to upset a Top Ten team.

Instant Juice: Syracuse 15, Notre Dame 31

September 27, 2014 Brad Bierman

East Rutherford, N.J.: A quick take on Syracuse’s 31-15 one-sided defeat against Notre Dame Saturday night, on a beautiful fall

Orange Watch: For Syracuse football, no time like present for ‘national relevancy’

September 23, 2014 Brad Bierman

Much as been made, for which the comments were intended to do exactly that, concerning the outward proclamations of his football program’s quest for national recognition, uttered last week by Orange AD Daryl Gross.