There's renewed excitement around Syracuse University athletics whether it's on the gridiron, the pitch or the hardwood.

SU football (7-5) is looking ahead to the final chapter of their 2022 season, a date with the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Pinstripe Bowl. Meanwhile SU men's soccer can almost taste a national championship and a new legacy is being created on the hardwood of the JMA Wireless Dome.

On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, and James Mungro kick off the way-too-early preview of the Pinstripe Bowl with a preliminary look at the matchup and the connections it brings (04:32-07:29) as well as what we know when it comes to some of SU's standouts and the potential for them to test the Transfer Portal waters (07:30-14:57). The team also dives into everything that comes with playing in a bowl game, both good and bad (14:58-21:59) along with praising the upcoming introduction of a 12-team college football playoff (22:00-25:38).

A special guest also stops by in SU senior and CNY Central Sports Intern Ashley Wenskoski. She provides the team with the weekly trivia question (25:39-27:58) and her perspective on what students are focusing on as they head into winter break (27:59-29:35) before the team gives some well-deserved attention to both of SU's basketball teams (29:36-34:27) and the SU men's soccer team (35:07-37:17).

A lot's going on in CNY, and we're your home for it all. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast".

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Syracuse football got a win they desperately needed and with under a month to go before Christmas a couple of Orange athletes have found their way onto Santa's naughty list.

On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro discuss their predictions for where the Orange could land for a bowl game (02:59-09:32) before taking a look at how SU came to be where they stand at the end of a topsy-turvy regular season. A season epitomized by their final game at Boston College (09:33-14:41) with too many bumps to count in previous games as well (14:42-17:56).

Bowl season means the holidays are underway, and some SU athletes may have landed on Santa's naughty list just a month away from Christmas. The team details some fiery actions on both the turf and hardwood (17:57-32:35) and where they stand on that sort of emotion.

It's also about time to turn the focus to SU basketball (32:36-34:22) and SU soccer is in the middle of a dream run in the NCAA Tournament (38:18) meaning there's no shortage of stories on this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast".

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Syracuse Orange football is in the worst place a college football program can be season to season. Average after looking like a program to be reckoned with. Now they face one of two paths, 7-5 and a good taste in their mouths to end the regular season or 6-6 and the memory of a collapse Orange fans haven't seen the likes of before.

On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro speculate on what SU's current record means for the state of the team (03:34-11:17) after an apparent offensive bounce back and the defensive struggles against Wake Forest (11:18-14:03) before getting into a game at Boston College that, at least on paper, Syracuse should win (14:04-16:03). Then comes the question on every Orange fan's minds, what's the best and worst case scenario for the end of this season into other seasons to come (16:04-20:20). Of course our team has their game picks (20:21-24:12) their thoughts on where SU could end up in the upcoming bowl season (24:13-30-26) and once again tries to best Producer Brendon's weekly trivia (30:27-34:39) as SU marches towards what all of the Orange faithful hope is a happy end to a turbulent regular season.

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Senior day didn't go as planned for the Syracuse Orange football program, and their streak of weeks without a win sits at four. This latest loss leaves them at a fork in the road with just two games remaining in the regular season. Pack things in and hope to earn a bowl game bid, or work to right the ship and finish the regular season strong. From what the players had to say this week, they're ready and willing to work to make the latter the result.

That's just part of the discussion on this week's edition of "The Orange Zone Podcast". Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro also take time to discuss just how out of hand the last few weeks have gotten (2:07-10:50) and why the term "panic mode" doesn't apply to this season anymore (11:10-20:10). The team also looks ahead to a matchup with another program who's had a similar sort of season, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (20:11-21:16). They takes stock of both programs current strengths and weaknesses, and analyze where they leave the opponents heading into a weekend where they need a win. As always our team's predictions (21:17-26:40) and trivia from Producer Brendon are included (29:11-36:25) as we continue down the home stretch of the 2022 SU football season.

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Syracuse is on a three-game skid that's seen some serious flaws exposed and the team topple out off the Top-25 entirely. Now they face off against a foe that's made their way back into the rankings in the #23 Florida State Seminoles. This week Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro start with some reaction the the biggest sports news of the week out of Indianapolis (01:01-06:51) before turning their focus to SU's upcoming game against the Seminoles (06:52). The team discusses if it's time for the Orange to hit the panic button (08:25-11:47), how much a fluid quarterback situation has to do with their struggles (11:47-16:46) and what could be done better to improve not just offensively but as a team(16:58-19:04). Add in our Orange Zone team's predictions (19:04-29:01) Producer Brendon's trivia (29:01-32:52) and a quick recap of SU's opening salvo of the basketball season (32:54-35:11) and you have this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast"

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#20 Syracuse is coming off of back-to-back losses and the news that another starter is sidelined for the season. Now they head back out on the road for what's sure to be a tough task in the Pittsburgh Panthers. In this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro look into what makes the Panthers so dangerous (02:35-05:15) and how SU is once again taking on a "next man up" mentality (05:15-10:37). It may not be next man up at QB, but will Garrett Shrader be healthy enough to start (16:58-22:21)? Plus our predictions (22:22-29:00) Producer Brendon's trivia (29:01-32:54) and a visit from one of Central New York's favorite personalities who's now hitting it big out west (32:55-35:35).

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The #16 Syracuse Orange football team is coming off their first loss of the season but aren't letting it weigh them down. After analyzing the Orange's short descent down the polls this week (2:01-5:17) Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro discuss what went wrong for the Cuse against Clemson (5:18-14:09) including why one of their best offensive weapons only had ten touches. Of course we have to look ahead to what's already a sold out affair between the Orange and the unranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14:10-34:06) the first matchup hosted by Syracuse since 2003. We have our game predictions (34:07-42:27) and trivia with a twist (42:28-52:32) before hitting on the start of the exhibition schedule for SU men's and women's basketball (52:32-53:54). There's a ton going on in Syracuse and we're here to cover it all on this week's episode on The Orange Zone Podcast.

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(00:24-14:49) NC STATE RECAP

(14:50-15:02) MARLOWE WAX

(15:15-18:33) BOWL ELIGIBILITY, COLLEGE GAMEDAY TALK

(18:34-33:59) CLEMSON PREVIEW

(34:00-49:30) PREDICTIONS

(49:34-55:00) TRIVIA

(55:01-57:21) CLOSING REMARKS

After a more than month long homestand, the #14 Syracuse Orange are set to hit the road for just the second time this season in a game that could define the rest of the 2022 season. In this episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro discuss the mindset as the Orange enter Death Valley, and face off against a Clemson Tigers team that, while similar in terms of personnel with Syracuse, comes with both championship history and pedigree. It's a matchup that no Orange fan will want to miss and we break it all down on this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast".

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The Orange Zone team is back from a restful and relaxing bye week (00:00-5:43) but it's time to refocus on the rest of the season. It's the biggest test for the #18 Syracuse Orange to date with the #15 North Carolina State Wolfpack coming to the JMA Wireless Dome, but could injuries, including one to the Pack's starting QB change the way the road team goes forward (9:40-15:40)? Even with the potential impact of injuries these teams have strong defensive units, highlighting what's sure to be a competitive game (15:41-21:16) and in a game that SU is favored against a higher ranked opponent, what's the Orange's mindset right now (21:17-28:39). Of course our whole team has our predictions for the game (33:09-42:51) thoughts on the celebration of three Cuse legends into the Syracuse Ring of Honor (42:52-45:04) and Producer Brendon's almost impossible trivia with a new twist (45:05-52:21). All of that and more on a huge week in the world of Syracuse Orange football!

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Syracuse football is 5-0 and now they get a week to rest and recover ahead of a big two-week conference stretch. Meanwhile the Orange Zone podcast team isn't taking any breaks. This week we introduce a new member of the team (00:00-02:20) who, after reacting to a dominant showing against Wagner (03:46-6:15) gives us their opinion on what's made this team so good so far this season (06:16-08:55) as well as the keys to their continued success (10:45-12:47). Add in a look ahead at an ACC gauntlet filled with ranked teams (15:32-19:49) Producer Brendon's over-the-top trivia (25:16-30:50) and the mindset of the Orange as they make their way through the bye week (30:50-33:15) and there's no shortage of talking points to touch on throughout a week without Syracuse football.

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