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WoolyBully

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  1. To be clear, the crème de la ACC (being - at minimum Heels & Noles) depart the ACC for greener pastures (regardless of terminus) leaving the remainder of the conference to be a watered-down rendition of the ACC; which, in turn, would be attractive to the Big XII. Assuming the 'second tier' ACC teams are absorbed into the Big XII, whatever carcass remains of the ACC is where U of SF would land.
  2. So what's the thinking...that the creme de la ACC & Big XII merge and the flotsam from said merger is where U of SF would land? Is that about right?
  3. The most important thing about the schedule is that I'll be heading north to Charlotte, while my oldest amigo from high school will be driving south. He graduated from UNCC and retired from the Department of the Navy last year. Last time we got together for a football game was when we played Carolina back in '06.
  4. I think we'll be in the AAC past 2027. SEC & B1G consolidation is a priority over whatever shenanigans the ACC & Big XII are up to. On the plus side, that gives U of SF plenty of time to polish the chrome. Once FSU pulls the rip cord, maybe - maybe - U of SF looks attractive.
  5. I've still got three USF jackets hanging in the closet. Every time we do a donation purge, I reach for them, but just don't have the heart to pull the trigger. I keep telling myself that one of these days I'll get some utility out of them.
  6. As of right here, right now MGM has 'Cuse @ -3.5, Vegas Insider @ -4.5. and the ESPN Magic Eight Ball has 'Cuse at a 74.1% chance of winning. Of course, that's thirteen days out, so there could be some modifications before kickoff.
  7. We went with SlingTV some years back. Like any provider, they have add-on packages. I add and drop throughout the year depending on my interest. The sports add-on package includes: You get ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, FS1, Fox Sports Net, etc. Basically, the only thing we don't get is CBSSN - and I get ESPN+ for two months of football season then drop it.
  8. What's wrong with Snapdragon Stadium? The estimated cost is $310M. That's ballpark what U of SF's stadium is going to run, so I'm just guessing that they're similar in construction. What if that's the standard template for stadiums going forward? It will be fun to compare the finished product with the "here's an idea" renderings. From one side of our mouth we say "I don't care if it's wooden benches as long as it's ours and we're not at RayJ" and out of the other side "If we're going to build it, build it right*". Unfortunately, "right" is pretty subjective. You're not getting a $500M stadium for $300M. It's gonna be what U of SF can afford in 2023. I'm just surprised at the level of excitement over conceptual drawings.
  9. Is "conceptual" something we had the intern draw up based on what we told her the rest of us talked about over lunch? 'cause just the phrase "conceptual" is pretty nebulous. Just how close to the finished product does it have to be: "OK, let's say the orientation is east-west, and uh...let's say, seats around thirty-thousand, and...ok, let's add a couple of elevations. There. There's your placeholder. How's that. Just something to think about."
  10. Just inching ever closer to confessing in open court that college sports is the college sports business.
  11. So, if it's AI - does that diminish the essence of the material being presented? Wedged in between Old Dominion vs Western Kentucky and Arkansas State vs Northern Illinois. Did the article say this was a 'must see' or is this one of the ones we can skip?
  12. A text version: https://newsadvance.com/sports/college/what-12-team-college-football-playoff-would-have-looked-like-in-23/article_fa0f6a9a-2925-5e27-ac76-eed04316fe6b.html
  13. OK, kids...let me re-phrase this: U of SF is not now, has never been, and I'm just guessing will not be in the foreseeable future - a landing strip. Whether you're an old coach looking to ease into the abyss, or a young coach in need of something on the resume other than that summer you managed free-throw camp, U of SF is where you find yourself. Face it. We have a team. We've had a team. But we never built anything. You don't want to look at the graph and see spikes every twelve years. You want that graph to level out at - or above - .500 with some measure of regularity. I'm not talking perennial NCAA appearances, just level out. How many coaches do you think say "****, I'd like to coach at the University of South Florida! Forget this Duke, Purdue, Creighton and Villanova business. I'm going someplace where I can build it from the ground up (fifty years into the project)!" Yeah, yeah, I know those programs wouldn't extend an interview to some of the coaches we consider, but the point is, we should probably not complain about the results when we see the ingredients. What'd you expect? Maybe that's being too harsh. Maybe I should say that we've built the bare minimum of a program to continue to compete. Are we happy with that? Why shouldn't we be happy? What's not to love about hoping (oh yeah, that's the word) that we might make it past the first round of our conference tournaments? Sure, there's no reason we couldn't have our Dusty May moment. We just have to keep buying lottery tickets and hoping that this guy is all-six-numbers.
  14. That's the tough part. It's almost like Florida State is in based on a technicality. Yeah, you're undefeated...yeah you're the conference champion...yeah, the precedent thus far has been P(x) champion preferential treatment, but there's that hygiene issue. Sans QB you're a tad malodorous. How do you quantify the top four teams when there are around six teams that could make a subjective argument for inclusion?
  15. We complain about recruiting, which stems from coaching. So, given our half-century-plus of data to review, what coach WANTS to coach at USF? Isn't USF really just an apprenticeship for where you want to be? We're not a destination. It fills up a few lines on your resume. As for recruiting, what would make you want to play at USF? Is it the economics of proximity, so you can be close to mom and dad, and they can come watch you play? Is it an easy program to get playing time and pad some stats (assuming the talent to do so) before transferring out? It's very much Catch-22. Do you have to get a top tier coach to come here and rely on his body of work (USF aside) to reel in recruits of a higher caliber? This is alarmingly complex, and if there was a quick fix, we would have done it at some point during the previous half century. It's like we're that guy at the roulette table looking at the tote board: "Hey, it's been black for the past seven spins, it's gonna be red next time! It's due! All on red! Clickety-clickety-clickety...thirty-three. Black. Place your bets!"
  16. Texas beat 'Bama who beat Georgia, so the hierarchy of one-loss teams would look like Tejas is in. Other participants would be Michigan, Washington, Florida State ... all undefeated teams. Nothing wrong with no SEC representation in the last year of the current four-team configuration. Next year, not an issue.
  17. Well, now that's certainly odd. Where have I heard that before?
  18. Mr & Mrs Bullheaded (Matt & Lorraine Harbert), Emily VanDusen (Mrs LakeBull), Cindy Robinson My compact car was unavailable at the El Paso airport, so this is what we were wheeling around in. In the interest of the rental company I field tested the off road functionality of this vehicle. OK, check out the very nice parking lot. And there, to the right, that brown trailer looking thing? That's the indian casino we happened across.
  19. Well, that's the business in 2023. If you're not a member of the club, you're relegated to Wayne's World Streaming Service.
  20. Yes, in my experience random people do bite it. Almost relentlessly. Day in, day out. Wait. What were we talking about?
  21. MagicJack (St. Petersburg) Bowl '08: Went to this one with @bullsmania mainly to see a football game played inside the Trop. We watched some of it but spent a lot of time just walking around the place, sipping beer, and seeing how many times we could use the phrase magicjack in a double entendre connotation. We debated as to whether we should amble down 'bout the Seminole Hard Rock post-game, but settled for heading back to our respective ranches. Not overly memorable...magicjack aside.
  22. Charlotte vs NCSU 2005: The Mrs. & I are checked into our luxury accommodations in scenic, downtown Charlotte. Tis the night before the game and there’s a knock on the door about eleven p.m. I peek out and it’s Mister Pizza Guy. I open the door and he hands me the pizza. I told him I didn’t order a pizza, and he says he’s just the delivery guy and this is the room and makes sure I’m “Mister Robinson”. I try to hand it back and he says he can’t take it back once the customer touches it. And he starts backing up down the hallway. I step inside and make a mental note that this is the lightest pizza in the history of pizza. Well, there’s a reason for that. When I open it, instead of a pizza, it’s a weapons grade size pair of red and black panties. We’re talking Ringling Brothers Big Top brand. There was also some sort of ‘Go Pack’ message on the cardboard. Quite the dilemma. NCSU trickery gone awry? Or…or…could this be miscreant behavior on the part of some Bulls fans, having fun at my expense. Turns out to be the latter. I’m not going to mention your name – but if you still lurk the board – you know who you are. More importantly…I know who you are! No need to confess. I have collaborating testimony and forensics back me up. @mutt @MikeG@bullsmania @LakeBull USF Vs. Oregon 2007: Very fun trip, as we went out a few days early and did some sightseeing. Took in dinner at Cattleman’s Cattleman's Steakhouse at Indian Cliffs Ranch (cattlemanssteakhouse.com) with some penners. Decided to head across the border to Juarez for some shopping with Matt & Lorraine Harbert, attended the Bulls Pen soiree the night before the game. But a few hours later, the chicken enchiladas made a return appearance. Debated whether to go to the game or not, but we toughed it out. Matt & Lorraine did some sort of USF related thing, while Cindy and I set out in the rental pick-up truck for Fort Bliss (Alumni) then on to White Sands & Alamogordo. Happened across an Indian casino that to me looked like a couple of doublewides welded together with a huge, paved parking lot, but we walked out with $200. Muy Bueno. @BULLheaded @LakeBull @Brad . Ran into a penner at the airport. I think it was @Joe. He flew in the morning of the game, cab to the stadium, cab to the airport after the game. Now that's dedication. On the plus side, we ran into some Oregon fellas in Vegas where we changed planes. Interesting chit-chat with those guys.
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