ToroDeFuego

Just now, Justin Kubiak said:

why do we always play down to the competition?

Coaching.

They get worse every game.

I'm not going to comment on this because I'm saving it for the "Should Strong be fired?" thread next week. Or the "Should USF disband the football program?" thread after that.

USF became the fastest program in Florida to get to 15o wins Saturday. It was fitting that Cronkrite, a UF transfer, made the winning play since USF beat the Gators to the mark by 3 games.

https://gousfbulls.com/news/2018/9/22/football-bulls-become-fastest-florida-fbs-program-to-reach-150-wins.aspx

That we have to run up the middle every first down?

Ahem. i think I was right to be worried. It wasn't just GT. Pitt handled them easily and Illinois is having their way. I guess I'll hope for turnovers.

43 minutes ago, JupiterBull said:

one of my GT grad co-workers posted on my FB, when I told her we beat them:  "Well, we're known to recruit more for academics than athleticism".  I'm sure the bulk of their players are in Mensa.

I gave her a very polite:  "Oh, brother.  Maybe you can move to the Ivy Leagues, and we'll take your ACC slot".

I don't buy this for a second. I don't care how low a school's acceptance rate, any of the competitive programs make a lot of allowances for athletes' admissions. USF actually does a decent job not making too much of a drop off in requirements. I remember years ago players being turned down here and walking right into other programs, specifically Louisville.

And there's this: https://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/2014/3/12/5500068/georgia-tech-to-allow-more-academic-exceptions-for-football

2 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

This week will tell me more about the quality of our defense than the first two games.

That's what I'm thinking. With some injuries to their QB and WRs stopping the run will be huge. Hoping they come up big.

https://saturdaytradition.com/illinois-football/illinois-loses-second-wr-season-due-knee-injury/

2 minutes ago, Apis Bull said:

Have you not read the dozens of posts from people worried about our run defense?

No.

I know it's way early to be too concerned but is anybody else worried about the run defense? Elon fell behind so they didn't run that much but they still averaged 3.9 yards per rush. GA Tech rushed for 412 yards and 7.2 yards per rush (Yikes!). The thing that saved us was five turnovers forced in the two games. But how long can we rely on that?

I guess the question is, will they settle down or will this be like 2015 (I think?) where we had to rely on Q and the offense to put up 30+ points a game? Also, I know GA Tech is a special case but I'm still a little worried.

I didn't know that Rocky was moonlighting. Maybe he's due for a raise?

38 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

I was listening to the Daily Stampede podcast they made an interesting point that the depth chart has way too many first year players in the two deep for the team be successful. Is this a legitimate concern?

I prefer to think that some of the freshmen are so good they can't be kept off the field. But yeah, it was surprising to see that.

9 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

Hope you aren't but just got a feeling. 

I have the same feeling because of so many unknowns. I'm testing the power of positive thinking... but it probably won't work.

It would be nice if they came out and took control from the first play. I don't want a close game going into the fourth quarter.

Not sure if anyone noticed but in 2007:

• Opened against Elon
• Had a 4/5 star Alabama recruit - Mike Ford
• The opener was closer than it should have been
• We Got to Number 2

I'm hoping only one of those things doesn't happen.

2 hours ago, JTrue said:

I had tacos last night. #2 will definitely emerge.

Who does #2 work for?

https://tenor.com/oVZJ.gif

Scrimmage today. Maybe a #1 will emerge.

I'll just throw this out there: Everyone wants to know who will be #1 but what happens mentally to the guy who ends up #3? Especially as the season moves on and the other guys solidify their positions.

https://twitter.com/BJDANIELS10/status/1029773207455363072

8 minutes ago, Azmodi said:

Actually, Tito Benach posted it and JK forwarded it.

Joey mentioned it first, as far as I can tell, 2 hours ago. Tito Benach retweeted him.

10 minutes ago, puc86 said:

So he hasn’t “been covering it”. He just mentioned it for the first time today when he stuck out to everyone.

I'm not defending Joey's coverage, i just mentioned that he was covering this today. He brought it up that Mathis was on the roster which got the conversation going and it ended up on here.

4 minutes ago, puc86 said:

So he has been covering it and his first post on the subject was not from today?

Huh? That was 20 minutes ago.

18 minutes ago, DC said:

Maybe if the beat reporter actually cared to do his job we’d know. 

Joey has been covering it on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/TBTimes_Bulls/status/1026870927143911432

Joey Knight Retweeted Tito Benach