BasketBull2012

Man, three degrees from USF (BA, 2 MAs), and so much of life has been connected to USF and USF sports. I think this is a new low for me. I can't recall a day (time period) as bad as this in USF athletics. Sure, we've had terrible things go down. But at least you had football to deflect the basketball pain or the other way around. Now, there's no escape. Here's an interesting thought or maybe naught: Right now, at this very moment, which is worse, the football team or the men's basketball team? I guess we've got the facilities to be thankful for. "Build it and they will come." Uh, I guess somebody left out the winning part. I need resuscitation!

I've not felt this bad in a long time. And that includes all the football losses this year. Blown out by ucf??? TWF??? I love you guys but you messed up royal!

Something really good must be in the works for USF --I'm of the belief that (+) and (-) have to even out. I'm expecting something HUGELY POSITIVE to happen to USF soon. That, or something is really messed up because things can't get worse!

The guys have no team identity -there's no team. No defense, and they have no offense. I'm glad the guys got some exercise. A few more nights like that and they can join the guys on the football team when we bring the torches! That was worth about 5 home losses. I'm shaking this one off. But Stan needs to get these guys to play any sort of basketball.

Frankly, I just can't accept the fact that we are moving backwards. I think in the last three years we have regressed at least five years, some of it couldn't be helped with the realignments. But we could do so much to help ourselves by not stinking it up on the field. I mean, c'mon, we barely beat UCONN at home. And the odds of us going to a bowl game are almost zilch. Making a bowl is nothing special, more like a benchmark for being so-so in college football, given how many bowls there are every year. 1) USF does nothing. The same coaching staff stays. I think this is a major mistake. Next year is going to be average at best. You're talking about a new and young QB taking charge. Plus, we lose so many starters. Only in fantasy land do you say it's going to be a stellar year. The biggest downfall will be this: Fan support and national attention will drop even more. All of that will equate to dwindling dollars to support the program. When the money goes, you've got major problems. 2) USF bites the bullet and cleans house and reinvests in the future. USF has never done this, ever. But this is the only economically viable move, before it's too late. This ship is not going to sail any faster than right now, not with the current captain and crew. What's going to happen? Let me ask you this, if USF were West Virginia, Louisville, or Pitt, would the school keep the same coaching staff going into next year? You know that neither of those schools would sit tight and wait. And if USF were an SEC school, heck, we'd probably have an interim coaching staff right now. My biggest fear is that USF is going to just stumble along and revert back even further. And then we'll have no money to do anything. Think about it. Where will USF be in two years when nothing has changed, just the same old stuff for two more years? --Oh, and what about when UCF beats us? It's going to happen without changes! If there were a scandal, USF would act. Sure. But not when football is bleeding from the neck! I would be shocked if USF did anything.

What gives? This is the craziest thing I've ever seen. How many players have we had over the years with license issues? Okay, who was the first? Brian Fisher, right? We need to start a HALL OF DRIVING SHAME on the site, Brad. Every time an athlete gets caught with a license issue, he or she gets added to the hall! Here are my top two candidates: #1 Brian Fisher #2 Mike Ford

I remember we were all stoked when you signed with USF. Thank you for all the effort and pride you put into upholding USF's honor. I'll remember you as always giving 100% and never backing down. That and as the man who led the Bulls into a sold-out FSU stadium and whipped them silent. Thanks, Bro!

As bad as things are, I'd keep our coach. Even if we don't win another game this year, I'd still take Skip over George.

http://sports.yahoo....376--ncaaf.html I guess it's good that somebody's talking about us. Maybe. Look at the bottom. Poor guy. He admits to being a Bulls fan. Jeff Briscoe is a writer who covers sports for the Yahoo! Contributor Network. A USF Bulls fan, he co-hosts the Florida-based radio show, The Sports Train.

I'm thinking we have to go back to the first year if IA to find a place for the current team. http://cfbdatawareho...orida/index.php 2000: 7-4-0 W/L Date PF Opponent PA Location Notes W 09-02-2000 40 Jacksonville St. (AL) 0 Tampa, FL L 09-09-2000 9 Kentucky 27 Lexington, KY W 09-16-2000 26 James Madison (VA) 7 Tampa, FL L 09-23-2000 13 Baylor (TX) 28 Waco, TX W 09-30-2000 20 Troy (AL) 10 Tampa, FL L 10-07-2000 7 Southern Mississippi 41 Hattiesburg, MS W 10-21-2000 44 Liberty (VA) 6 Tampa, FL W 10-28-2000 21 Connecticut 13 Storrs, CT W 11-04-2000 30 Western Kentucky 24 Tampa, FL L 11-11-2000 9 Middle Tennessee St. 45 Murfreesboro, TN W 11-18-2000 59 Austin Peay St. (TN) 0 Tampa, FL

Do things stay the same if we lose the remaining games? How about with just one win? I mean 2 million a year and that kind of job security is golden --Notre Dame golden. Okay, somebody set it up. I'll show up so he can slap me and get this thing moving to the right direction. McRib is at ESPN; we'll notify him, too. [Yes, any of you can slap me. But I get to kick you in the nads afterwards!]

College football is all about emotions --at times, even more important than Xs and Os. Leavitt: he was able to pump the guys up, so they played beyond they skills in big games. BUT, when the pressure was on them, we usually got an egg from their squatting. I stills sting from the Sun Bowl... The new coach: no fire. And there's our problem.

Fire the president (buh-bye judy) and fire the ad, and bring back Jim Leavitt! I bet he'd come back if they were gone. Get him a trailer and he'd be happy! Oh, yeah, we'd have to say good luck to Lou Jr. also. Hey, I did say it was crazy X100!!! :icon_drink:

"I'm proud; we're all proud; we play to get exercise"

It's never the coaching, always the players right? It's not the cook's fault; it's the food that didn't turn out right.