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FAU has an easy time scheduling at this moment on the back of a Final Four and NCAAT appearance

Power 5 teams see it as an easy win, yet a quality win

3 minutes ago, MMW said:

So it sounds like we were obligated to play them.  

But even if we weren't, they were VERY popular games and highly attended.  By that reason alone the games should have happened - the fans wanted it.

Unless the argument around here is for some esoteric reason that only makes sense on a message boards, we should not play a team down the road because it would give them a small advantage. 

If we didn't play them it would seem like we were afraid to play them for some reason.  I think there was some truth to that.  

Personally I believe that we should play them every year; whether we are in the same conference or not.

45 minutes ago, bcgruber said:

I don't want to sound too critical of a young kid, but this signee I'm not too impressed with, especially with the other players we have at the position.  Time will tell and I do trust CAAR, he has earned that.

Personally i don't know what to make about the new signees so I haven't been overly critical about it, nor have I over praised it.

Like you said time will tell regarding whether they are better compared to what we lost. And I agree that Coach Rahim has earned a lot  goodwill after his first year, so i trust that he knows what he is doing when appraising talent.

54 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

That was definitely a top 10 win for USF when Leroy and Leavitt knew how important it was to beat your rival. 

What is everyone's top ten wins of all time?

1) WVU at home with the Thursday night magic. IT was the best home game in USF history for me.

2) Auburn on the road

3) FSU on the Road

4) USF topping ND

5) 64-12 Massace of UCF

That UCF win is not in my top 10

but the other ones you mentioned plus

Louisville ( was it 2005 when they were top 10?)

That first win against Pitt before we were in the Big East.

bowl win against Clemson and South Carolina 

Win at West Virginia (2006?) when they were in the top 10.

2 hours ago, Outlaw said:

I guess if you care about maoing the aac look better , which i dont. I only care about usf and sucks we are here still. It was the ack of investing in athletics by judy and bad coaching hires is the reason we are still in the Aac. Holtz failed here but was successful every where else. Tags was a bad coach and road his  legendary recruting class to get rich and exposed as a headcoach.  Strong never wanted be here and failed to turn it around.  Sadly he is one of three winning football coaches at Usf. Scott was the worsy usf coach ever. Golesh turned it around in year 1 and hopefully can keep moving the program forward. The only way out the Aac is to beat the teams on your schedule and make a case for USF football to any power conference that is interested. 

You should always try to surround yourself with the best possible teams. if we are going to be in the AAC adding the best possible teams to the conference should be the goal. Our lack of success has zero to do with the teams that were added a decade ago.

3 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

It was a good move for the teams that got out of the AAC Cinncinatti, Houston, SMU, and UCF. It was a terrible move for USF football. It has only lowered our brand and made the program worse.

The fact that we got left behind has nothing to do with UCF. Had we remained a top tier team starting in the second year of Strong, we would likely be in the Big 12 now.

The additions of SMU, Houston, and UCF at the time made the AAC the 6th best conference in the country during their time. So their additions benefited the conference as a whole. 

1 hour ago, Outlaw said:

We need to get some revenge on them for the Strong and Scott  era.  Wait ucf isn't going to invite usf into the b12 to build usf up to a better conference?

If the Big 12 as a whole decides that adding USF makes sense for them, UCF will be powerless

Adding UCF to the Big East/AAC back in the day was a good move for the conference.

16 hours ago, bcgruber said:

Temple did pretty good to pick up mashburn

Temple and Wichita State are still two storied teams in the AAC, and probably behind Memphis the two " best" programs left.

i expect them to be relevant again soon.

I thank the people involved with Fowler Avenue, and I intend to donate, but as some have said, the more information they share with the public, the more I believe people will donate.

 For example a simple " we are raising money for player X; we have raised this amount of money, and we are trying to raise Y amount of money...." would do wonders.

19 hours ago, Triple B said:

You’re seriously using him as an example of our conference mates are getting “stronger”? Good stuff. 

Yes, I much prefer the player we picked up from Cincy 

5 minutes ago, Ricky the Bull said:

Karter has recommitted to Calipari at Arkansas.

 

 

I am shocked!

Its hard to assess the replacements as to whether they are better compared to what we lost, but Coach Rahim has earned goodwill, and I trust that he knows what he is doing evaluating talent and recruiting.

5 hours ago, Outlaw said:

Last time I checked Kansas is not in texas.

It can get confusing though. Kansas City not being in Kansas, but instead in Missouri blew my mind.

5 minutes ago, MMW said:

The ACC was so two weeks ago. We have moved on to the B10

That's disappointing since I was hoping SEC. But I will settle for the Big 10 I guess.

I am doing my bi weekly checking this thread for updates. So are we in??

39 minutes ago, hm101 said:

I tuned into the baseball game and we were up. A few minutes later we were down by 3 runs. 

Turned it off. Tired of the meltdowns. Reminds me of the Jeff Scott Era. It's not that we are losing. Its that we get waxed by last place teams and make them look like a top ten team.

Aren't we still above .500 on the season, and in the top half of the AAC? Comparing this to the Scott era is a bit much.

9 hours ago, BigSteve said:

This is genius thinking, Brad.  Who says we can't win national championships at USF? Anybody got a connection to a Saudi prince? Greg Norman?

Don't have a Saudi Prince, but do have a Nigerian Prince who send me an e-mail and is willing to wire me millions if I am willing to give up  my bank account info first plus an amount of money in order to get the money out of Nigeria. Sounds legit right? I think we are set in the NIL.

28 minutes ago, Cat941 said:

 

He is either on to something or on something.

10 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said:

Tony isn't a random person, he has the ears of ADs. 

Hitman hoops is a Memphis fan, only posting pro Memphis stuff. His post carries equal weight to my posts about reaignment, he is rooting for Memphis. 

It does make sense though regarding Memphis and San Diego State being on top regarding consideration during the next realignment. Add to that U Conn, WSU, and OSU. I think we are probably in the tier after that along with Tulane, Boise State, Navy...

The key is to keep winning, built facilities, and also some luck regarding how the dominoes fall, and we will be in the ACC and Big 12 within the next 3-5 years.

On 4/16/2024 at 11:37 AM, BDYZR said:

My bad. It was in the $6mil announcement.

”The new renderings are conceptual and will evolve as the design process continues and more detailed design elements are finalized.”

 

USF shares new on-campus stadium renderings - Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

TBBWMAG.COM

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The University of South Florida will hold its groundbreaking ceremony for its new...

 

I would love to see the angle from the other side. We haven't seen that angle yet. i like the green and gold color scheme, and the horns sticking out

57 minutes ago, Professor BullDawg said:

We need a billionaire.

Or a thousand millionaires.

22 minutes ago, Professor BullDawg said:

 

USF needs to find their own Sugar Daddy. Don't we have famous rich alum. Hulk Hogan maybe?

6 minutes ago, Triple B said:

I was definitely joking; although when playing the Just Dance game on Nintendo Switch my scores are through the roof, and people usually get a good laugh when I attempt karaoke.