Eric Crume isn’t a five-star recruit who’s had school’s worshipping the ground he walks on and you can tell when you talk to him. When reflecting on this morning when he signed his letter of intent, he was grateful.
“It was a great experience. I’m so ecsctatic. I get a chance to play Division 1 Football.”
Crume, a 2-star defensive tackle from Detroit Central High School in Michigan, said there were a few main factors in his decision - academics, the coaching staff, and the status of the program.
Listen to the FizzCast with Eric Crume right here.
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Hoffman talks with Fort Hamilton High DT Ivan Foy about signing with SU.
He said his hand was shaking as he signed his National Letter of Intent this morning. The deciding factor for him? Syracuse proved that they wanted him, something he didn't feel from other schools. Foy is also very exciting about getting to play his next for years with HS teammate Brandon Reddish.
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Hoffman talks with SU's #1 recruit Brandon Reddish about signing with the Orange.
Reddish said he was sold on the family atmosphere of SU and loved the players he met while he was up here. He said he didn't really talk with Ishaq Williams or Kevin McReynolds despite visiting the same time as them, and even asked us where Reddish is going!
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It's a full Fizz house as Kanell, Hoffman, and Conroy conference at the Fizz headquarters to talk about the many problems of SU basketball. We also look forward to Fizzmas - National Signing Day. That's set to take place on February 2nd, a day that will feature our unprecedented coverage of everything SU recruiting.
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Hoffman, Kanell, and DA on what's behind the recent struggles of the Syracuse basketball team. Does the Orange have a true go-to guy? Delone Carter repped SU football well over the weekend, taking home the MVP of the East-West Shrine Game. And it's only five weeks until DA takes Syracuse by storm in a Volvo s60.
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Kanell, Hoffman, and DA give their thoughts on the importance of landing Brandon Reddish, how big it could be to get Kevin McReynolds, and why it was nice to even be on Ishaq's list. Also, why Andy Katz needs to lay off SU Basketball.
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Conroy and Craig Hoffman break down the Ishaq Williams saga, and discuss the other recruits on the Orange radar.
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Conroy and Hoffman convene to discuss the ridiculousness of the Ishaq Williams topsy turvy twists that have marred the last 24 hours.
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Couzens talks with SU walk-on and Aerospace Engineering major Matt Lyde-Cajuste about his academic excellence as The Fizz nominates him for the "Excellence Off The Court Profile" presented by Volvo.
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Hoffman takes the controls for the first time as once again, all of Team Fizz reacts to the Pinstripe Bowl. We also touch on Syracuse basketball and get you set for Ishaq Williams's decision on Saturday.
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Conroy directs traffic along the Eastern Seabord via telephone as he gets the takes on the Pinstripe Bowl from each Fizzster. The Weather won't stop the Fizz.
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Mullen Prep running back Adonis Ameen-Moore joins Conroy to discuss his decision to commit with Doug Marrone and the Orange.
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The Fizz was excommunicated from Chandler Jones' Twitter account this past summer. Craig Hoffman brokered a peace deal. The star defensive end speaks to the Fizz on all things social media and SU football.
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Team Fizz retraces it's steps from the week that was, and previews what's goin on in the coming week. Couzens has his take on Rob Trudo, while Craig Hoffman makes a splash with a high-profile interview of a former Fizz enemy.
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The Fizz talks with former SU star and current member of the D-League's Maine Red Claws, Paul Harris. He talks about his relationship with Coach Boeheim, having to eat salad, the downside of playing overseas, and why he's been forced to play out of position for the Claws.
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Team Fizz has plenty to dissect this week with the Averin Collier and Adonis Ameen-Moore saga, Malcolm Cater's dismissal, and Syracuse's fundamental destruction of Colgate. In addition, new Fizzster Craig Hoffman gives his introductory statement.
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Conroy tracks down SU recruit Adonis Ameen-Moore to find out where he stands on the Orange following Averin Collier's departure from the team.
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Couzens, Conroy, DA, and Kanell are all a part of this week's FizzCast. First, they diagnose SU basketball's offensive woes, then they discuss the football team in the Pinstripe Bowl, and to wrap things up they touch on top-ranked recruit Ishaq Williams. Also, why might Couzens break out his Tommy Bahama shirt in the Bronx in December?
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The Fizz breaks down the big news of TCU joining the Big East and brings you the major players in the move including Horned Frogs AD Chris Del Conte and Big East Commissioner John Marinatto. Also, has the basketball team started to put things together and what does the month of December mean for SU football?
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Taylor talks with Mike Couzens about what a bowl game appearance means for SU attracting recruits. Taylor also lays out the best and worst areas of the country to recruit and says a BCS bowl loss is infinitely better than a Pinstripe Bowl victory.
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The gang's all here. Couzens, Conroy, DA and Kannell all come together for another edition of the FizzCast. On this week's docket, a lookat the loss to UConn, the scary game against WIlliam and Mary, and a check on one contest the Fizz is a part of.
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The Executive Director of the Meineke Car Care Bowl respects the Syracuse football tradition and sees SU as a possible participant in his bowl.
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After a 13-10 win over Rutgers, Doug Marrone tells us how he taught the team about Coach Schwartzwalder participating in the D-Day invasion to inspire them. (Turn to 8:30 to hear Marrone) Also, Ted Conroy gives perspective on the game on the phone from Piscataway.
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Barry Delello, a representative from Florida Citrus Sports, talks with Mike Couzens about SU and the appeal the team has for the Champs Sports Bowl. Delello watched the SU-Louisville game from the press box and talked to Daryl Gross and Doug Marrone afterwards.
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On this week's FizzCast, Couzens, Conroy, D.A and Kanell lament the loss to Louisville, talk over which Bowl game is a possibility for SU, and wonder why the bars on Marshall Street didn't stay open an extra hour for daylight savings time.
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Doug Marrone says his recruiting could be helped out by having another bye week during Big East play.
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Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone talks about what worries him matchup-wise against Louisville. He didn't name any specific players, but one to keep an eye on is Cards RB Bilal Powell. He's "day-to-day" right now according to head coach Charlie Strong, who you'll hear talking about his senior running back and just how good he thinks he is.
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It was a fun-filled week at the Fizz, along with a great weekend of football at Cincinnati. Conroy, Couzens and DA drop by to recap it all.
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Bologna and cheese sandwiches! Doug Marrone beats a ranked team and comes home to his favorite meal.
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Listen to Orange Mikhail Marinovich describe the effort of SU football by saying, "We go balls out, balls to the wall."
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The win over West Virginia was shocking, but what might be even more impressive is that Syracuse is now getting votes in the national polls. Couzens, Conroy, D.A. and Andrew Kanell dig through the SU win over the Mountaineers. Listen at the 10 minute mark for some of Couzens' interview with Othello Henderson and his insight into what schools sell recruits on. Kanell fills you in on how the win over West Virginia will help pull more recruits and which Colorado running back the Orange has its eye on.
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Kris Joseph, Scoop Jardine and Jim Boeheim on the Best Dressed Coach in the Big East.
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Former NFL player Othello Henderson talks with Mike Couzens about being named in the recent Sports Illustrated story about players and agents. He opens up about college recruiting today and explains why picking a college is harder than going to the NFL.
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Team Fizz discusses the recruiting and morale implications of the Pittsburgh loss. In addition, there's plenty of talk on the NBA preseason game in the Dome, and there's a new member of the Fizz! Why we always seem to be apologizing.
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Ted Conroy reports from Tampa, FL following a 13-9 SU win over USF. He talks with Mike Couzens about how it could prove to be a signature win for the Orange and about the strong play of the defense against a mobile QB. Also, hear post-game sound from Doug Marrone as he tears up talking about what the win means to him.
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Conroy and Couzens lead things off with a discussion about Rutgers' loss to Tulane. Conroy interviews incoming 2011 recruit Terrel Hunt, and then the two talk about why Hunt seems like so much of a good fit.
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D.A. Fitzpatrick talks to Mike Couzens about his comments regarding Snowball-Gate.
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Team Fizz tries to figure out what to take away from the SU football team's performance after four game. They'll dig into the Big East--realizing nobody is very good this year--and dabble into who might be the next big thing in the SU secondary.
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Conroy helps DA dissect his back-to-'Cuse weekend, the Maine football game, and all the alcohol-related shenanigans in between.
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Mike Couzens reports from Seattle to relay the aftermath of Syracuse's 41-20 loss to the Washington Huskies
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Team Fizz catches up with the Orange LB to get a closer look at the season.
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The Fizz catches up with Syracuse punter Rob Long to preview the season.
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Team Fizz gets you ready for Akron week by breaking down what the biggest training camp story was, thinking about how the team will fare with all of the injuries that it suffered over the summer, and where SU fits into today's shady college basketball recruiting world.
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How has the UConn coach handled the Syracuse rumors over the last few years?
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Ted Conroy chats with Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano on how he views the recruiting landscape.
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Mike Couzens is joined by special guest Kevin Brown, sports director at SU's legendary WAER, as they talk about the commitment of Rakeem Christmas for the basketball class of 2011, what an Averin Collier-less football team would be like, and about having Northern Iowa to open up the 2010 SU basketball schedule.
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ESPN News' Anish Shroff drops by the Fizz to discuss his on-air slip-up that became an internet sensation.
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D.A. sits down with Doug Marrone at Big East media days to discuss his tenure so far and preview the 2010 season.
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Couzens and D.A. bring you the latest Fizzcast and talk about the shady world of summer college basketball recruiting, the latest SU football jerseys (we dig 'em), and wonder why the SU Women's Basketball schedule is being released game-by-game.
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Fizzsters Ted Conroy and Mike Couzens jump into the details on two of the latest football recruits for SU. Jason Bromley, a defensive end from Flushing, Queens, and Oliver Vigille, a linebacker from Florida. In the second half of the FizzCast, you'll hear about why Kris Joseph isn't playing on the Canadian Development Team this summer and what role Twitter plays in it all.
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