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Bowl watch: Syracuse football falls out of multiple projections after Florida State loss (PS; Carlson)
Syracuse hasn't lost a home game against Wake Forest or Boston College in four games since joining the ACC.
Syracuse fans hoping for a bowl game appearance at the start of this season were likely banking on that to continue. Now with three games left it might need to.
Syracuse climbed into five prominent bowl projections after a win over Clemson last month, but two straight losses have knocked the Orange out of more than half of them.
The idea of qualifying with five wins looks extremely unlikely for Syracuse this year. There are currently 71 teams with at least five wins and 17 teams with four wins that own better academic progress rates than the Orange.
That means Syracuse almost assuredly must win two out of its final three games, with home contests against Wake Forest and Boston College sandwiched around a visit to Louisville.
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Syracuse football was close again, but couldn't pull out the win (photographer's view) (PS; photo gallery)
The Syracuse football team continued its string of tight games with a 27-24 loss at Florida State on Saturday.
Like its previous trips to LSU, North Carolina State and Miami, the Orange started slow and staged a second-half comeback that came up just short.
Each week we bring you a look at the game through the eyes of our photographer. Check out the photos from Doak Campbell Stadium.
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FSU Football in-depth game recap: vs. Syracuse (chopchat.com; Parker)
Here’s the most in depth recap of FSU football and their latest outing and what we learned from their win against Syracuse.
In yet another game where FSU football decided to take a few more years off the lives of their fans, the Seminoles needed a last second field goal attempt to sail wide left by the men from Western New York as the Noles got their first home win of the season with a 27-24 victory over their ACC Atlantic Division foes.
The game was highlighted by the play of running back Cam Akers, as the freshman found the end zone twice and proved why he may have been the best recruit in the 2017 class. It was also highlighted by a defense that had moments of brilliance almost washed away by another last minute drive by the opposition where the Seminoles looked like a high school team.
Now, the Seminoles prepare for the final three games of the regular season – well, possibly four if things get worked out – and have slightly more room for effort as they look to continue their bowl and winning season streaks.
Here’s a look at what we learned from FSU football’s latest outing against the Orange.
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Bowl Watching: How Confident Should Syracuse Be About Its Postseason Chances? – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; Aki)
For what has seemingly been every single road game this season, the Orange left the field with a moral victory on Saturday in SU’s loss to Florida State.
That pins Syracuse at 4-5 (which is the record many expected SU to have at this point anyways), yet the optimism surrounding this team seems to be at its lowest point since the Middle Tennessee State loss. But a bowl is still certainly in the picture.
The Orange’s three remaining opponents are the opposite of what we expected out of them before the season. Wake Forest and Boston College have both significantly overachieved. Meanwhile, Louisville sits in last in the ACC Atlantic division.
This spells trouble for an Orange team that you probably would have been very confident in its bowl chances if you said SU had four wins with three games to play. That is not the case anymore, especially with Eric Dungey’s status potentially up in the air after getting dinged up against Florida State.
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Fizzcast: Breaking Down Syracuse Football’s 27-24 Loss to Florida State – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; podcast; Edelstein)
David Edelstein and Jonathon Hoppe talk about what happened during Cole Murphy’s missed field goal that could have tied the game as time expired. They discuss Syracuse’s missed opportunities and a what’s going on with Syracuse’s sleepy starts on the road. The two talk about who or what might be responsible for the loss and who is not responsible for the ‘L.’ They also talk about something Ervin Philips has done that no other Syracuse player has before.
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Florida State football: Grading the Seminoles’ 27-24 win over Syracuse (stateman.com; Kirpalani)
Florida State got its third win of the season and its first win at home by defeating Syracuse 27-24 on Saturday.
Considering the Seminoles were listless and humiliated a week earlier in a 35-3 defeat at Boston College, this week’s effort is a huge leap from last week.
With that said, there was still evidence of the mistakes that have plagued the Seminoles in what has been a frustrating season to date.
Where did the Seminoles show improvement and what areas still need plenty of work?
Let’s take a look at how Florida State graded out in its win over Syracuse.
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Baldwinsville's Alex Bono makes big save to help Toronto FC advance in MLS playoffs (video) (PS; Kramer)
Toronto FC goalie Alex Bono was called upon to make just one save against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday, but it wound up as one of the biggest of the season.
Bono, a Baldwinsville native and former Syracuse University standout, and Toronto FC lost to the Red Bulls 1-0 in the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Toronto. The result was still good enough to advance Toronto FC to the conference finals because that club had taken a 2-1 win at New York in the first leg (The tie-breaker is aggregate goals on the road, which Toronto won 2-1).
But the Red Bulls had a golden chance to add a second goal on Sunday when Bradley Wright-Phillips broke in on Bono in the second half.
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