belgianbull

Yes, we have to hope for chaos; whether in the Big 12 or in the ACC; or both. I think its likely that teams like Clemson, FSU, Oklahoma State, Kansas,... will be poached at sometime by SEC, Pac 10,... We have to make sure when that happens that we are in a better position then we were before. If we start winning soon, break ground on the OCS, increase attendance,... I think we can be. I think there is a reason that the Big East in early 2000's saw us as a good add; and we were. I think we can still be that sleeping giant that at one point wakes up and lives up to its potential. If UCF was able to do it; there is no reason we can't. I don't think that us being in the ACC or Big 12 at some point is a pipedream. I think that it can happen; but our current administration has to do its part. Coach Golesh has to start winning games soon, and Kelly has to finalize the OCS. Everything else will fall in place. Go Bulls!

I will still be excited and watch ( possibly attend depending on location) whatever bowl game we make; even if we are 5-7 and its against the number 6 in the Sunbelt. I expect to be in a a bowl game two years from now.

My favorite Christmas movies probably Home Alone 1 (movie from my childhood), and Polar Express ( something magical about that one).

Yes, I agree. Its hard to predict which players will produce. The problem right now is that we are an AAC team that just won 4 games in three years, so 4-5 star high school recruits, or players that started and produced in FBS last year are not jumping to come to USF right now, with a few exceptions. The hope is that coach Golesh is able to find the right type of players who might not have the resume, and who might have flown under the radar, but can be coached up or developed to help USF get wins next year. If we start winning recruiting will pick up. Also better coaching will help, and you might see players develop that nobody expects; even players that didn't contribute last year. Also there is time left until I believe after Spring training to bring players in through the transfer portal ( remember Bohanon last year I believe). Hopefully he will be able to bring in more players to shore up defensive needs.

I wish Da Prato and Trickett success in their next endeavors. They were not the problem and did some good things last year. Whoever coach Golesh brings in I hope they can keep the momentum going on offense and special teams.

Stars, while not everything, are not meaningless. Any FBS coach would rather get a 4 star or 5 star recruit over a 2-3 star recruit in most circumstances. However in our situation its hard to get the highly rated players because of the conference we are in and because of only winning 4 games in 3 years. For that reason our coach will have to put in extra time in order to find the type of players that flew under the radar. Based on our situation I think coach Golesh did well recruiting, but I think it would be false to assume that he wouldn't have preferred to bring in 4-5 star recruits if that was possible.

I agree. Still a lot of recruiting to be done. impressed by what he did in his first two weeks. Today is not the end of recruiting for next year. I expect more additions through the transfer portal over the next several months.

Yes you win some ; you lose some. The ladies basketball team have proven over the last few years that they can win some of these games. I think last year we beat Stanford. They and we should be proud of their accomplishments. They are the flagship program right now of USF. The football team and men's basketball team should look to them for inspiration

Yes, I think the talent is there. Many of the defensive guys recruited over the last couple of years could still contribute with better coaching.

That's true, but a lot of Scott's defensive recruits were 3 stars or came through the transfer portal from big schools. They certainly didn't pan out ( maybe some of them still will with better coaching, but who knows). But on paper the recruiting wasn't bad. Now the coaching was bad. There is no doubt about that. Now having said that I am verry impressed with how coach Golesh recruited in the last 4 days. Whether the recruiting is better then Coach Scott; only time will tell. Hopefully the coaching will be better!

Thanks. I wish him the best. OC will be a key hire to keep the offense humming along.

What's the latest on Trickett. Is he still our OC? Weird that it hasn't been sorted out yet. Coach Golesh is perhaps still considering whether he is the best fit with his vision? I thought Trickett did some good things last year. Whatever the decision though I hope it is soon, since finality regarding who the OC will be will help in recruiting. So far some good things in recruiting though!

I think everyone wants Coach Gregory to succeed, and I think he can, but he has to show meaningful progress this year I agree that Stan Heath did great things at USF especially considering at that time we were in the Big East. Winning 2 NCAA tournament games in the process ! I know he was one year hot; then one year cold; but I would not have fired him. I thought it was a big mistake at the time.

I don't think recruiting was Scott's downfall since in the last several years he was able to bring in highly rated recruits ( Bohanon, Brown, Battie, Horn,..). His problem was coaching. However, its verry impressive what Coach Golesh was able to do in the last week, especially considering we won 4 games in the last 3 years. Hopefully he will much better in coaching then Scott. I think he will be!

That's a great pick up. On the espn website he is our highest ranked recruit with a 78 score. I think that looks to only hs recruits. 2023 Recruits NAME POS STATUS GRADE Jarvis Lee CB Committed 78 Jaylen Johnson RB Committed 76 Stantavious Smith DT Committed 74 Timothy Lawrence OT Committed 74 Tawfiq Byard S Committed 73

Personally I will watch whoever we play. I think in this weaker AAC we should be very competitive; and it be nice to compete for a conference title. I hope we can be the next Tulane, UTSA, Troy, or Coastal Carolina. So for me I am fine with whoever we play as long as we win. But in my post I was talking about "most people" who are not terribly excited about the new AAC, to say the least.

for me .500 on the season would do it. Anything less and I think he needs to go. Its been 5 years already? As to how many wins when it comes down to Kelly that's my biggest worry, since I think 5 wins in conference would do it. In a way I am thankful that Scott didn't win 3 games this year since in that case I think Kelly would have kept Scott for another year. I am glad we have a new coach coming in.

40k capacity with possibility of expansion I think will be perfect for new OCS. When the OCS opens ( assuming we are also winning games) will do wonders for attendance especially the first couple of years. Long term for attendance to pick up we will also need a more attractive schedule. That's the hard part since at this time for a lot of fans ( not myself included) its hard to get excited about the new AAC. Joining the Big 12 or ACC would cure that.

I believe that we can win

Yes I was at USF from 2000-2004, and then Stetson law in St Pete's from 2005-2008, so I lived in the bay area until 2008. Great times it was from our early beginnings, to moving up to the Big East, to being ranked number 2 in the country. The last 3 years have been bad, but we can only go up from where we are now. I think when we start winning again and finally open our stadium, the success is going to feel so much sweeter, and we are going to appreciate it more then the first time around. I can't wait for what the next 3 years have to offer.

Good pick up. I really like our offense for next year. We have to hold on to Brown, Bohanon, Battie, and Weaver. If I am a WR recruit I would want to play for USF right now. Probably need a few more OL, and maybe another receiver.

Yea I agree. Recruiting was decent over the last two years. I think that's why many were so disappointed with the results last year since we saw that there was talent on the team. And we did almost beat teams like Cincy, Florida, and UCF. We were the dominant team in the first half until our QB went down against Tulane. Not making excuses, but better coaching and we could have won those games. I guess my point is we do have decent talent on the team. Hopefully Coach Golesh can get us that better coaching that the players and the fans deserve.

I hope that in the not too distant future we will have left North Texas, Rice, SMU, and UTSA from Texas behind for the BIG 12 (although if some of them join us it would be fine to). Instead it would be nice to play Baylor, Texas Tech, and TCU in the Big 12. And that should not only be the dream; but the goal!

We heard so often in the last few years after our OOC schedule for football, that we are 0-0, and that the season really starts with in conference play ( which I never bought since it sets the tone for the rest of your season and some of my best USF memories are the OOC wins in football like Pitt(first one),Auburn, FSU, Notre Dame), but this time it might be true for basketball. Whether we have turned the corner in basketball will be decided in conference play.

yes, you have to be careful with those since if you dangle a promise that something huge will be announced and then you don't deliver, you can lose credibility ( not saying this is the case here since these things are usually announced at the end of the weekend or sometimes even days later).