TromBull12

Tired 14-14 10mins left in the 4th. That Houston play seemed extremely lucky but it worked.

We look inept at times, but these teams look darn right bad.

Better than being shut out

Passive aggressive, I know. I apologize. The last time I had a positive post I earned a down vote or two so I was prepping for a similar response.

400 yards sure, but did they score? Barely scoring is still scoring because last year's team couldn't do that. Turnovers are apart of the game and two were forced. We were all burned from losing, I get it. But we won and shouldn't be upset or miserable because of it. Is our team better than it was last year in my opinion, yes. Are we Alabama? No, but neither is Alabama. Last year I felt like we were held together by tape hoping to not fall apart. This year I simply feel like we are not executing. I see flashes of greatness. Can't capitalize on opportunities without talent. The talent is there and the will to win is there. Our perception is our reality. And I choose to believe that our team has the talent to not only compete, but win the majority of the games left on the schedule.

We improved in the win column!!!

How are some of us this miserable? With the transfer rules and N.I.L. deals, the college football landscape has changed. Our defense had 3 takeaways and our offense scored 6 touchdowns. I get the fact that there is perceived blood in the water, but come on. We got a win against a team that gave us it's best shot. I'm sure every team that plays us circles their calendar expecting their 'Syracuse game'. We will not have any 'give me' games. So everything we get we will have to earn. There will be no teams who lose their will to fight because our name was mentioned. I'm so glad our players are going against the gators and not some of our "enjoy our only win" fans. I know you all remember how teams would respond under CCS when they started to lose. They would lose their will to fight and spiral downwards. This team has a fight in them and they will be scary good when it all gels. I know optimism is frowned upon here, but my family and I enjoyed the game yesterday. My least favorite part was listening to a 'fan' berate the players right on our sideline. They shouldn't have to face an opposing team AND our fan base. Either way, glad we got the win and go Bulls!

I mean there really is hope for the future. Did y'all see that Louisville score? Maybe going up against (hopefully legit) top 25 competition will give us added fuel to keep pushing. Once we turn the corner this will all be worth it. Howard, Louisville, East Carolina, Tulane, Temple, Tulsa, are all wins if the second half team comes out and plays a whole game. Shoot I appreciate the fact that GB didn't have to run for his life all night. Unless I missed something, there were no sacks. That's a huge win. I can't remember the last time a qb had time to go through his progressions. 1st half was all of the bad we have to suffer this year put into one game.

Greeeennnnn!!!!

If they aren't claimed my kids and myself would love to go! Shoot appreciate you keeping it in the bulls family either way.

Exactly! I'm just glad we have Bulls football to look forward to again.

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I believe the element of surprise will work in our favor.You all can't possibly game plan for us. We don't know what we look like So You definetly can't know What we look like. I like to believe we are a top 25 team that no one Who isn't wearing green and gold goggles can see coming. Our new QB 1 had a completion percentage above 85% during his competition to be number 1. That means not only can he throw,he has targets that will catch the ball.Having Consistent wide recievers has been something sorely lacking for a while. Mix that with a consistently functional running game and boom Baby!!! * Sits green and gold goggles back on the nightstand next to the half empty wine bottle, that is haphazardly placed on top of the tear staind picture of Quinton Flowers. *

I'm a Timmy fan but man this would leave a bad taste in my mouth. I really don't like them...

I definitely wouldn't say helpless. It was Alabama's 3rd lowest scoring game all year. They were comparable to any other team that faced Alabama this year. This wasn't some God tier program vs little old G5. In my eyes this poked yet another hole in the "P5 is so much better than everyone else" narrative. The football landscape has changed and there's great football being played at darn near every level. Cincinnati held their own and stupidity cost them.

Beetlejuice... Beetlejuice... Beetle... Ah forget it. I'm just kidding. I can respect someone wanting to be left alone. I'll even resist the urge to defend CWT's legacy. I'll say that CJS's 1st two years were bad for different reasons. That 1st season was simply bad. I couldn't watch a game while having any hope at all. I know without a doubt the 2nd year team could beat the 1st year team easily. It's just the growth wasn't enough to bridge the win/loss gap. I believe with the talent we have added, mixed with what was going right for so far, we will officially turn the corner in CJS 3rd year. Then we can go back to the good old days of arguing over not getting enough style points,not beating others convincingly enough, or how unappealing the Potatoe bowl is.

"Who needs a turn over chain?!?! We use Gouging Horns. We gouge the opposing teams offense!!!"

I think you and a few others are falsely equating two very different things. I would venture to say the ratio of successful "nice guy" coaches who have experienced sustained success is much higher than "unlikable" coaches. I'd even go out on a limb to say there are a lot more unsuccessful "unlikable" coaches as opposed to successful ones. I don't want short term success. I want a legitimate G5 or where ever we end up, dynasty. I want this thing built right. I don't want success that is only sustainable due to 1 player or 1 coach. I believe CJS is truly doing something worth the time and effort.

As crazy as it may seem now, I believe Charlie Strong was one win away from having us in the AAC championship game. I know CWT was without a doubt. 2016-2017 seasons seem so long ago... It's crazy we were consistently ranked and handling business not even 4 years ago.

I believe it's just being tired of the same argument, "we suck only because we fired CJL." I will always appreciate CJL and he will always have a special place in this program and in our memories. But to think for a second he could recruit in this environment, have the same relationship with the media that he did, or simply out work these young hungry coaches in the conference is a little much. I LOVED what CWT was able to do with this team. His recruiting was insane, the gulf coast offense was legendary, and the confidence the team had was untouchable. BUT he pulled the trigger too quick. Can't fault someone for chasing their dreams, it sucked, but I'd take him back in a heart beat. Plus the program was burned so far down to the ground I'm not even sure it could still be considered the program that CJL built. We were really REALLY bad. I'm hoping CJS's bamboo analogy comes to fruition. He's a good man, he's learning on the job, but the truth is his learning. The team just has to learn to win. They have to find that killer instinct and learn to be consistent. It's just bad timing that our down years come when the conference is a strong as it's ever been top to bottom. Plus I dare the people who say we aren't making progress to go back and watch the games from CCS back end, watch CJS's first season again, shoot watch CWT's first year, or CSH's last year. This team is worlds better than any of those. Our competition is just better as well. I'd even say this team could beat all of those teams above easily.

I mean CJS talked about the reads in the post game interview. The knights disguised their looks. They'd show something prior to hiking the ball so it was a 50/50 shot. Either a big chunk play or a loss. We adjusted to that after the half that's why there was more success. I will say this, he shows flashes of greatness that makes me forget he's a freshman, then there are very clear freshman moments. If this is his start, his potential is through the roof. His "on" games had us comparing him to our greats. His off games still look world's better than our past aka anyone not named Flowers, Daniels, Groethe, or Blackwell. (Not a high bar but our low bar was there for a while) The future really is bright, losing just SUCKS.

Let the players finish the game!!! What was that???

Outside of NC state, SMU, and Tulsa we didn't look HORRIBLE. We simply looked inconsistent and like we didn't play 4 quarters. Games last year felt like we we enjoyed the beating. Like we paid to be punished. Even at the end of Strong it felt like we got lucky when we won or we never truly stood a chance. I get that we're mad right now and we're hurting, but saying you see no progress is disingenuous.

I am. There's flashes of progress, just really bad luck with injuries. I think Coach Allen was over hyped as well.