Jeff Odom

Thank you all for the kind words, and for following and reading my work over the years. Having the opportunity to cover this program and share the stories of those in and around it was the best feeling. None of it would have been possible without Greg and Joey taking a chance on me, and some great mentors and editors along the way. As a proud USF alum, I'm looking forward to having the chance to watch and enjoy what should be a fun season with all of you -- without the pressure of deadlines and Internet connectivity issues, of course.

Bleh. That guy is the worst. In all seriousness, really, ask away. I'm happy to answer your questions. You can also submit some for my weekly USF podcast on Twitter @JeffOdom or by emailing kevin[at]espnblacksburg[dot]com.

I can assure you that there was plenty of thought put into the entire section as well as countless hours spent by myself, other editors and advertising students to put everything together in about a week. My job isn't to be a cheerleader for the program. I believe the facts are well known and it's all laid out in the piece. Regardless, I do appreciate you (and everyone else,, for that matter) taking the time to read it and respond to the stories. Between juggling a full load of classes and the daily edition, it was a lot of work.

Hey, all, Thanks for sharing my column and for the interesting discussion. ... Just a heads up, some of what was published in the Oracle got flubbed up during the editing process, so I decided to publish the original story on my Tumblr page. Most of it is the same aside from a couple words here and there, if you're interested. Link: http://odomjeff.tumblr.com/post/121023215485/desperate-times-desperate-coach As always, thanks for reading.

My apologies if that RT came off as brash ... I thought it was an interesting (albeit nonsensical) statistic.

It even comes coated with powdered sugar.

It's MIND BLOWING to me that this, along with the Pierre injury, went TOTALLY UNREPORTED. I have tried to give the guys covering us a break but what are the papers paying these guys for? This is the kind of nit picking bs that's TOTALLY RIDICULOUS. If you HAVE to be pissed at someone about this be pissed at CWT for not telling anybody before .... and pray tell me, what's the BIG DEAL?? We know when it counts, at the start of football ..... SHEESH. -Our likely starting running back has a career ending injury. -A guy who was on national watchlists and set to be a starter at the WR spot is moved to defense. These are both huge pieces of news that deserve to be reported in breaking news fashion. Beat reporters are asleep at the wheel. You do realize we don't have access during the summer, right? ... We put the news out there as soon as we found out. Also, it wasn't "TOTALLY UNREPORTED" ... We mentioned back in the spring that Dunkley was playing both ways. He told me today he still is, but Taggart is keeping him at DB for now unless he feels the need to move him. It's Day 1 of a four-month season. Geesh.

It's summertime ... No one has really been there except maybe Kevin Weiss and I. Plus, they are going through some staff changes, (new director, filling out positions, etc.). Everything will be up and running by the start of the fall semester. For future note, the Tune-in link is: http://tunein.com/radio/WMNF-HD2-885-s126847/ I forgot WXBL is WMNF-HD2 on the FM dial.

You can stream the WXBL, Bulls Radio, coverage for games, I believe. The station's website works or the TuneIn radio app.

Chicken tender dinner on sale for $5.99 this week.

Need to fix that unfortunate situation, asap. BTW, WTF is Josh??? Josh Appel is a sophomore Mass Communications student at the University of South Florida, Josh Served as the Sports Coordinator during the 2012-2013 school year and has been working in the radio and TV broadcasting industry since the age of 14. In his time as an intern in the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami area, Josh has interned for personalities such as ESPN's Dan LeBatard. In addition to being a fan of USF Athletics, Josh is a die-hard Florida Panthers, Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat, and Miami Marlins fan. http://bullsradio.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=1071&Itemid=156 what did he do at the radio station when he was 14? one of his parents must have worked there He's really, really good at what he does. I think he anchored sports updates for the station in Miami.

Josh texted me and said he doesn't have an account on here.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe the Publix at Van Dyke and Dale Mabry still has theirs up and running.

Do you have a link to this information? Only SMU has been officially released from what I have found. I don't see any other schedules that have been released/announced. I think he is referencing this article: http://www.voodoofive.com/football/2014/1/31/5363948/usf-footballs-2014-american-athletic-conference-schedule-coming Thanks!

Do you have a link to this information? Only SMU has been officially released from what I have found. I don't see any other schedules that have been released/announced.