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UConn gets us twice a year and we get upity trying to beat them. Seems they don't want any of it this year. 

Still, I'll take second best team in the conference behind UConn...

It was a slower start than what anyone wanted.  But a win is a win!  Hope the ladies can pull it off against UConn (I doubt it but miracles happen, right???) 

This has been a great year for the Women's team. 

I think part of it has to do with the fact that SMU was 1-5.  We received praise in equal measure with the Mustangs but they received more attention because the program wasn't doing well.  You heard announcers doing it with us a lot last couple of years.  Its like the announcers are trying to reassure the viewer that the "bad" team isn't as bad as they seem and they have a lot of promise.  

In addition TV markets are pretty big to play to, and Dallas has a much bigger TV market than we do.  All in all I think it was pretty well casted.  

Michigan it is then       GoBucks

If we have improved, some of these Men's matchups promise to be entertaining.  

I've got my eyes locked on that UConn Women's game though.  

At 1-3, this is his biggest game.  I don't see too many more wins on the schedule if we keep playing like we have been.  He's toast without a quality win this year or a bowl game.  If we were 2-2 the game would still be big, but that bowl hope would still be attainable with a loss.  Now we need it.  

Lets see how much he wants it.  

No matter how bad we may be.  No matter how often we blow halftime leads or get crushed by superior teams under Taggart, I have been steeled to the soul-crushing pain of our losses by watching my Browns lose in every way possible since 1999.  

Chin up fellows.  We still have some pride in old South Florida.  

(I died a little inside again today)

15 years, 2 Conference titles and a 140-49 record.  In most books that is stellar.  But his most recent conference title is 2005, he and his teams have watched as 4 different teams from his conference have gone on to win 7 National Titles in that span, and he loses the games that matter most (as we all saw this weekend).  

Georgia may be tired of the 10 win ceiling and looking to get someone else.  I wonder who that sounds like....

Well we know our defense made adjustments.  Clearly that shows something about some of our defensive coaches.

The offense however....I'm putting that 100% squarely on the shoulders of CWT.  No adjustments.  Super conservative game plan.  If he hasn't turned his play-calling around in 2 1/3 years, how can i expect this team to get better under him?

Its interesting to hear outside perspective on the program.  Thanks!

We can beat UConn, SMU, and UCF.  But my brain tells me we win one game over an opponent we have no business beating.  We drop one or two against that very beatable trio.  

I'll go with a solid 4-8 as well.

But what about Taggurt?   

At some point this season I think we drop conventional football and do just this.  

What have we got to lose?  XD

Students might show up next week, but imagine if we lose that one too.  Bets for 9,000 or below actual attendance by the end of the year. 

That is the exact same design as my old high school band uniform, but with a different color scheme and no wings.  Not bad.

Now I hope they didn't play with those headbands on.  That would be completely ridiculous. 

Looked like he was more frustrated in the second half when he would get stuffed.  Even if he got 3 yards he was still pretty upset.  

I think he either knew it wasn't going to work before they ran it or the play didn't develop the right way.  He got the ball really far behind the line a few times.  Confidence is wearing down on this team, even in the best of players.

I'm flashing back to October 2012...  Up 20-3 at the half against the Orange.  The season might be turning around.  Then disaster strikes.  The 'Cuse roar back to tie us.  Then we go up 30-20 in the 3rd.  The Orange come back within a TD. We make a kick up 33-27.  'Cuse makes a heroic comeback for the ages to win by a point.  The season is doomed.  

That was my introduction to USF homecoming.  :')  I want Revenge. 

"I Can't Believe We're Not Better"

Next week is the last chance for USF to bring any kind of home field advantage.  Homecoming will draw a few thousand more than usual.  If we WIN, we may keep an actual attendance of 17,000 for the last few home games.  If we LOSE well, we may dip below the 10,000 mark. 

I've been following the team since 2009, and started attending in 2012.  

Since 2012, USF is 10-30.  (Think of the seniors) 

Since Taggart has taken over in 2013, USF is 7-21.  Of those 21 losses, 18 have been by 2 possessions OR MORE.  Only one win has been secured by more than one possession (FAMU).  

We're 1-3 this year.  I don't see many more wins on this schedule.  Its actually pretty tough.  We may pull off one good win and who knows we may get lucky and pull off the win against UCF on Thanksgiving.  But this team hasn't given me any reason to hope for more than maybe 2 more wins this year.  We may have played well tonight on defense, but our offense has to be scared.  That may be the weakest defense we face for a while. 

I'd like to hold out hope for a miracle season from here on out, but this team has given me no reason to do so.  

Memphis

42-20      (Its kills me a bit but I'm trying to be realistic) 

Mack

Adams   (Redeems himself for several missed passes)

370   (turnovers and playing from behind in the 3rd quarter kill us)

Ah.  Nice to see those fee increases are being put to use 

Getting out of class and getting on the road are two very different things. XD

Class gets out at 4:45 this friday.  Might have just enough time to make it to the game.