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Orange Watch: Part II — 2014 Syracuse football pre-season game-by-game prediction

August 25, 2014 Brad Bierman

Undeterred by the perceived conference snub, SU will come out blazing on an unseasonably warm (48°) and sunny Dec. day, scoring the first three times it has possession for a 13-0 lead. But the Pirates roar back to take a 21-20 lead with the ball at midfield with 3:00 to play.

Orange Watch: Part I — 2014 Syracuse football pre-season game-by-game predictions

August 18, 2014 Brad Bierman

Not even an extra day off for the ‘Cuse before hosting number one Florida State, the first top-ranked team to play in the Dome since a 49-7 loss to Miami in 2002’s season finale, would stop the Seminoles and QB Jameis Winston, the first reigning Heisman Trophy winner to play on the SU campus, from their intended mission to make the Orange victim number six.

Orange Watch: Syracuse football will again make uniform fashion statements

August 6, 2014 Brad Bierman

he point continues to be debated on where in the pecking order should a program’s closet full of uniform combinations help determine a 17-18-19 year old recruit’s choice of where he’ll play college football, but to one Orange player, there’s no doubt about the old adage that “clothes make the man.

Orange Watch: Syracuse players look ahead at ACC football kickoff; hanging with the Heisman winner

July 21, 2014 Brad Bierman

With the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and national championship quarterback in the house, there was an extra zap of electricity in the air to what was otherwise a pretty nondescript first day of media interaction.

Orange Watch: Future of Syracuse athletics migrating down E. Colvin Street

July 7, 2014 Brad Bierman

A recent inspection of the growing Orange athletic facilities surrounding Manley Field House leads to a conclusion that the future crown jewel of Syracuse sports will move closer to the Manley home base.

Orange Watch: A sudden, shocking end to the Syracuse lacrosse season

May 12, 2014 Brad Bierman

A tough-to-penetrate zone defense employed by upstart Bryant Sunday night led to the No. 2 seed Orange’s 10-9 demise in the NCAA Tournament first round, its earliest home playoff exit since 2010.

Orange Watch: An orange-flavored take on the new Syracuse football uniforms

April 21, 2014 Brad Bierman

That orange helmet meant Syracuse football. Not a blue one, and certainly not a white helmet, as Maloney found out in a hailstorm of criticism in 1974 as he wanted to separate himself from the previous quarter century of SU football under Coach Ben. By Maloney’s fourth season (of seven years as head coach) the helmet was back to orange.

Orange Watch: Second year of Shafer era begins at Syracuse this weekend

April 14, 2014 Brad Bierman

On a Syracuse radio show last week, head coach Scott Shafer established the first line of success for his second season, a victory total that he would like to see his team accomplish or exceed, and that number is eight.

Orange Watch: Sudden halt to Syracuse season is nature of NCAA tourney

March 25, 2014 Brad Bierman

Highlighted during televised excerpts of Jim Boeheim’s postgame comments following the Orange’s disappointing NCAA Round of 32 defeat to Dayton at Buffalo Saturday night, was the fact that Boeheim is the first coach of a team to lose to six double digits seeds in tournament play.

Orange Watch: ‘Cameron Crazies’ at Syracuse v. Duke lived up to the hype

February 27, 2014 Brad Bierman

Business-related events have taken Orange Watch to this city along Tobacco Road on numerous occasions over the years, but we had missed out on attending a game at Cameron until the Orange joined the ACC this season.