Brad Posted August 30, 2015 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,332 Content Count: 96,987 Reputation: 10,808 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Willie Taggart hopes new offense will power more USF wins Joey Knight, Times Staff Writer Sunday, August 30, 2015 11:37am TAMPA — Seventeen years after his playing career ended, the quarterback reared in option principles still is perfecting the pitch. Just last week, a day shy of his 39th birthday, Willie Taggart was delivering them with a well-honed blend of timing, authority and crispness. "Fast. Exciting. Big plays," USF's preeminent pitchman said when asked to describe his redesigned offense. "Sell tickets. Get (fans) to come here, and love coming here and love being at RayJay saying, 'Hey, I want to come back and watch that again.' That's what we're planning to do." If any singular mantra has prevailed on Fowler Avenue this preseason, it has been the one involving offensive pace. Over the summer, Taggart scoured the state dispensing the benefits of briskness, trying to make "up" and "tempo" as synonymous with USF as green and gold or commuter and school. Out with the huddle, in with the high-octane. The offense "is a lot more fun," reigning American Athletic Conference rushing king Marlon Mack said. "More tiring, too." So the Bulls will get plays off more expeditiously, that much we know. Throughout preseason camp, they typically snapped the ball with double digits remaining on the Morsani Complex's makeshift play clock. "Get to the ball and next play, next play, next play and keep on rolling," senior center Brynjar Gudmundsson said. But aside from speed, what are the other specifics? In the wake of the power-based, pocket-passing scheme of the past two years, exactly what will Taggart's new spread-style offense look like? A guy who sees it from the other side every day may have dropped the most telling clue. "I think explosive," senior "bull" (weakside defensive end) Zack Bullock said last week. "I think we're finally running something .... Link to rest of report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted August 30, 2015 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,332 Content Count: 96,987 Reputation: 10,808 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 Knight's use of "commuter and school" is about as funny as the Times use of beat and writer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANJAY Posted August 30, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 300 Content Count: 7,993 Reputation: 968 Days Won: 21 Joined: 10/31/2005 Share Posted August 30, 2015 CWT and I are hoping for the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulls On Parade Posted August 30, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 23 Content Count: 10,199 Reputation: 1,714 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/02/2005 Share Posted August 30, 2015 These next 7 days are going to take forever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who'sYourData? Posted August 30, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 410 Content Count: 19,525 Reputation: 992 Days Won: 24 Joined: 09/01/2006 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Tice is pretty quick on the uptake, "the spread just helps spread out everything." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellular1 Posted August 30, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 196 Content Count: 6,612 Reputation: 1,778 Days Won: 51 Joined: 07/04/2008 Share Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) Taggart scoured the state dispensing the benefits of briskness, trying to make "up" and "tempo" as synonymous with USF as green and gold or commuter and school. What a POS. Edited August 30, 2015 by Sellular1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull-Hornz Posted August 30, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 78 Content Count: 1,978 Reputation: 333 Days Won: 7 Joined: 04/19/2007 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Taggart scoured the state dispensing the benefits of briskness, trying to make "up" and "tempo" as synonymous with USF as green and gold or commuter and school. What a POS. Hahahaha....thx JK. Thx for showing everyone what I espoused in an earlier thread...your slant. Commuter school please...this is so tired and false I am not even going to get into it. On the other hand I really enjoyed the article. Thx for the effort. Even if you stayed true to form with your little back handed slights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 30, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 197 Content Count: 10,251 Reputation: 270 Days Won: 14 Joined: 08/16/2005 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I get why people take offense to the commuter school tag, but I never have. Yea, we have a good, but still smaller portion of our undergrads that live at their parents houses and/or locals that are going back to school to complete their degrees. Every university in a major city has that issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull-Hornz Posted August 30, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 78 Content Count: 1,978 Reputation: 333 Days Won: 7 Joined: 04/19/2007 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I get why people take offense to the commuter school tag, but I never have. Yea, we have a good, but still smaller portion of our undergrads that live at their parents houses and/or locals that are going back to school to complete their degrees. Every university in a major city has that issue. Because you have students who commute to school does not make it a commuter school... a town doesnt need to be centered around a uni to make it a non-commuter. You can say USF is young, lacks tradition that older uni's etc but the fact that the town doesnt completely revolve around the uni was a draw for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skingraft Posted August 30, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 743 Content Count: 13,357 Reputation: 2,482 Days Won: 63 Joined: 12/11/2006 Share Posted August 30, 2015 JK=****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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