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If the team wins next year, and turns around the downward trajectory that started in 2017, then great, he can stay and build on that in 2020. But if that long trip down the drain continues to transpire he will be gone in 2020, you can bank on that. You seem to be a Strong fan, which is fine, I guess you like mediocre coaching, poor decision making, and are stuck in the past. Great, we are all entitled to our own opinions. But that seat is warm for Mr. Strong my friend, and if you don't see that, then I don't know what to tell you. As far as ucf goes, I was adding in the days of Charlie's coaching at Louisville. He couldn't beat ucf then either. It should never be accepted or justified to lose to ucf. I don't care who last beat them, what their record is, or who their coach or who their QB is. To rationalize losing to them is a sign of weakness that should not be accepted by the USF fan base. But you have "Gator" in your name, so maybe you are only fifty percent a USF fan?

Oh trust me, I remember the Holtz New Error situation. I guess I shouldn't pretend to know the nuts and bolts of Strong's contract and buyout, because I don't, but from what I have read and been told, Harlan and Company laid out the red carpet for this guy, based on the reputation be built while at UF and Louisville. Fast forward a few years and he still can't beat ucf and his demeanor and body language makes it look like he doesn't even want to be here. In my opinion, I think he sucks and is vastly overrated, and I look forward to turning the page on this chapter in USF football history.

We can thank Mark Harlan and his expert contract negotiating skills for that one, but yes no matter what the outcome of the season is, Strong will be sitting very nicely (either a contract buy-out or off to the P5).

I was just speculating in my previous post you copied. If the offense is on fire, but its the defense that is costing us games (especially the ucf game on Black Friday), then maybe Kerwin would get promoted with the hope that he could re-create at USF what he created at Valdosta State. We just need to find someone who can 1.) win the AAC and 2.) beat ucf, and regain the upper hand from ucf, at least in football. It shouldn't be rocket science.

I agree with you about Michael Kelly. I really like the man and his demeanor and what his vision is for USF. Should the team go down the toilet again, I will be very anxious to see what kind of a coach Kelly would bring in given his connections.

If the team sucks again in 2019 (which in my opinion could very well happen), I am willing to bet that Michael Kelly will find a way to "part ways" with Strong after the ucf game. Perhaps if the offense is on fire all season but the defense is still dogshit,(and its the defense that prevents USF from having a winning record) Kerwin gets promoted to HC and will bring in his own guy to fix the defense. At the end of the day, Charlie Strong is NOT Michael Kelly's hire and if 2019 continues the downward trajectory of this program, then I think Michael Kelly will make a change. In my opinion, Strong's seat is quite warm going into 2019.

ucf is bringing a fan bus over so the USF students need to show up to drown those fools out.

I guess that is one way of looking at it

Why do you feel that way?

Just beat ucf on Wednesday night, that is all I care about at the moment. I don't know if you guys have checked out the overall War on I-4 score lately but it is quite embarrassing.

The USF brass has been silent on all this so I am not expecting much when the details are released.

Of course I will be back, where would I go? And just so you know, I have us at 7-5 in the regular season in 2019, but one of those five losses is to Wisconsin.

Nah, we played the 85 Bears back in the Gasparilla Bowl, that was the 85 Bears, wasn't it? Or was that the 99 Rams lighting up our defense? Good thing we have new players and new minds overseeing the defense.......Oh wait.

I am right there with you. The Dinosaur at head coach is still overseeing the defense, and the players haven't changed, and right now the transfer portal is transferring nothing to us. Can you imagine our undersized defensive line matching up against the massive hogs that Wisconsin is going to roll out against them? Granted there is a ton of time between now and August 30th, but as of right now, Jonathan Taylor is set up to have a field day against us.

All Wisconsin will have to do is hand the ball to Jonathan Taylor about 30 times and he will rush for almost 300 yards against our swiss cheese defense.

I wouldn't bet on it

As it should be.

We have dinosaur Strong still calling the shots, so it would not surprise me in the least if we didn't make a bowl.

2019 injuries are starting early this year.

My thoughts exactly. Charlie is Charlie and he ain't going to change.