USFguy1977

The whole defense can head there for all I care. We need a clean slate on that side of the ball anyway - guys who can learn a new way of doing things.

Not gonna lie. I was downright pissed yesterday. But after reading about Deion's intro yesterday in Colorado and then seeing AG's intro today - I'm feeling a bit more optimistic. This could still go horribly sideways, but nothing is every guaranteed. Some people just inspire you to believe in them and he seems to be that type. Not sure whether the current players will be on board, but I believe he will be able to recruit the right players for his system AND be able to coach them up. At least we know he will work harder than anyone in the country...except for his staff...who will work harder than him. LOL.

"USF" and "possible" don't go well together it seems...

Funny, I said the same thing to my dad this morning.

If media reports are accurate, Chadwell is off the table as he is in at Liberty.

Indeed. Haven't been this consumed with USF football in years. NGL kinda felt good. That is, until the kick in the nuts reminded me what being a USF fan is all about.

Talk about uninspiring...

I think he misunderstood. USF conceded that we have now fallen below Liberty and FAU as desirable programs, and that Deion's only interest in us was using us as leverage with Colorado. My guess is this is the last we hear from "deioniscoming." Would be interesting to know what his angle was, though. Was he a UCF troll or just some bored Tampa kid wanting to feel important for a few days?

Problem is that everyone in the world knew that Sanders was going to Colorado EXCEPT Kelly and the USF fanbase. Now Kelly probably has to go back to the drawing board. How many of those coaches who were wanting the job see how bad this was botched and now say "Nah, I'm good"? Kelly is going to have to scramble to find someone willing to take this lousy program and be the whipping boy for a butthurt fanbase. And when he does find that courageous soul, is going to have to iron out the contract details. We probably won't hear anything until last minute.

After this fustercluck, Jim Leavitt is the ONLY option IMO. And I was one of the ones saying he'd never coach at USF again. Kelly has screwed this up from every single angle and left the program in shambles. According to media accounts, Deion's camp hasn't been particularly good at hiding things from anyone except Kelly. If he had read the tea leaves 4 days ago and turned the page, the narrative would have been quite different. Our fanbase had already been whittled away to all but the most diehard - and the way this was played just took out a whole new swath of those. We can sit here and talk about good Xs-and-Os coaches or good recruiters all we want, but what we need more than anything right now is a tourniquet to stop the bleeding with the goodwill of the fanbase - and the ONLY person who can do that is Leavitt. Yes, the optics are bad. It will be obvious to the whole world that Leavitt was not choice #1 (because why wait to hire him?). Kelly just needs to be up front and admit that he was chasing a unicorn because that is what the fans wanted. Acknowledge that Leavitt was not the first choice but frame it as if he were a close second and may actually be the better fit for the program in the long-run. Imagine the legend of the Jim after he builds the program, gets fired, and then comes riding back in on his white horse to save us from certain death... Point being that none of it matters without fan support. And sure, fans will come with the wins...but can the wins come without fans?

Expandable at minimum.

It really depends on what it is that he wants. I doubt he expects anything unreasonable...probably just doesn't want a half-@$$ed bounce house. You can't let him completely dictate terms on the OCS but I don't think it would be a big deal for USF to say that they will certainly make every effort to accommodate his wishes.

My source in the graphics department as ESPN says that they are 90% sure they will be airing Deion's decision live at 8pm on Monday...

You took that statement out of context. Read the rest of it. Calling someone "gay" AS AN INSULT. If you ask me if I'm gay because you'd like to take me to dinner...I'll be flattered but politely decline. If you ask me "Bro, you gay?" as a perceived challenge to my masculinity...I'll feel sorry for you for being ignorant and clearly insecure about your own manhood. EDIT (for clarity): According to Encyclopedia Brittanica: "Although the suffix phobia generally designates an irrational fear, in the case of homophobia the word instead refers to an attitudinal disposition ranging from mild dislike to abhorrence of people who are sexually or romantically attracted to individuals of the same sex." Nevertheless, can we get back to discussing football?

I really don't get all the love for Gruden. He won a Super Bowl with Dungy's team. Outside of that, he had far more losing seasons than winning seasons. With all of the baggage that comes with him, I just don't get it. Ed Orgeron won a National Championship and has had far more success on the college level and yet he isn't even a blip on most people's radar.