WoolyBully

1) Memphis
2) 35 - 17
3) Brown
4) Atkins
5) 402

25 minutes ago, 00Bull said:

retractable dome for those November games

Hmmm...let's not get ahead of ourselves. Is it possible - possible - that there is a benefit to chilly weather and bikinis? I'm not saying there is, I'm just saying it might warrant a tad more research before committing to such. Sunken cost and all that, just thinking about what's best for the school...

27 minutes ago, Peatearpan said:

we see some new tinkles on either side of the ball?

generally, one would tinkle above the ball(s), but if you're prone to stretching, I suppose that could be accomplished. Or were we talking about something else? 

"tinkle" and "tinkering" are two different things. 

21 hours ago, MaltLiquorBull said:

Maybe the typical USF student would be more inclined to “like sports” if we had a decent football team who played on campus and a basketball team that made the tournament more than once every 20 or so years.  If we are relevant, students will be there.  I think these articles are just written by people who genuinely have no interest in sports even at their own alma mater.  It’s happening, so they need to stop whining and get with the program.

So, how much of this is really generational in nature? A long time ago, sports (games making use of human interaction in the physical world) were how we spent our time. Now, there are high school kids who can play the living daylights out of a virtual football game, but simply cannot throw, run or catch. I'm not talking at the level of a high school athlete; I'm talking at the Joe Donut level. A lack of participation early on is not going to suddenly morph into interest later in life. Evolution is our friend, to a degree...

I really do believe that the OCS will pay dividends as far as developing a greater interest, by students going forward. The initial generation of USF football fans did what was necessary to embrace the program. All fanbases ebb and flow with the success of the team, and the more successful the team, the less heavy lifting that the marketing department has to do. Since a great number of first-generation fans attended Drive Thru U, we do not have, and never developed during our formative years, the same level of emotional connection that comes from a vibrant in-place rally-round-the-flag environment that the OCS can provide. I started going to the Sun Dome back in '90. And I've said this a million times, if the product isn't entertainin', I ain't payin'. You can't play the ole 'but it's your alma mater! You have to...' song. No, I don't have to do anything once our contract has run its course. What you really want to do is amp up that emotional attachment of your college experience into something that lasts post-graduation. 

Once the OCS is in place and starts becoming a magnet, then the 'spirit' will evolve. Would it have been nice to undertake the stadium project some time back? Sure. Earlier is always better. Grow with the program. But if Poindexter never embraces football, or any other non-classroom student activities, well, nothing to be done about that. You're not gonna close on every sale. But I do think we will see an uptick in student interest once the OCS has a physical presence. The nut will be ensuring that the product encased therein has entertainment value as well.

Don't be Sun Dome 2.0 

13 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said:

I’m not sure what would worry me more. Hell freezing over or USF having to compete in the SEC lol 

Vanderbilt 2.0. Ninety years in the conference and a 24% in-conference winning percentage. I firmly believe that if U of SF were to put forth the effort, equaling Vandy's success is an attainable objective. 

2 hours ago, belgianbull said:

A question to those who are in the know. I know 5 games now can be enough to make it to a bowl game. How do they decide these things? Would 5 games be enough in our case?

Marshall, Wake Forrest, Auburn would all be interesting games. I will take any bowl game.

There's a caveat associated with a five-win team: 

The NCAA’s Division I Council passed a new rule regarding 6-6 and 5-7 teams with respect to bowl eligibility, according to a release.

The Council determined that all bowl-eligible teams with 6-6 records must be selected for a bowl game before any teams with a 5-7 record can be considered.

The rule basically ensures that a 5-7 team won’t be able to get in a better bowl over a 6-6 team.

As for the 5-7 teams, here’s how they will become eligible:

After all bowl-eligible teams are selected, the 5-7 teams – which will be considered alternates – will be deemed eligible in descending order from the highest multiyear Academic Progress Rate in the Football Bowl Subdivision for the most recent reporting year.  Those teams will then select the bowl in which they will participate.

“It’s impossible to project how many eligible bowl teams we will have,” said Bob Bowlsby, chair of the football oversight committee and commissioner of the Big 12 Conference said in the release. “We think we have a selection process in the postseason that makes sense and is fair to the schools and the bowls.”

During the 2015 season, only three 5-7 teams played in bowl games.

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/ncaa-bowl-eligibility-6-6-2016/

1 hour ago, Peatearpan said:

Same here. I am done with subscribing and unsubscribing from ESPN +.

I signed up for ESPN+ (September) with the intent of dropping it around the end of November (as bowl season is the domain of ESPN TV). Having never had the service prior, is there any reason to retain it once football season is finito? Thanks in advance. 

1 hour ago, Rocky Style said:

Time to stream it on the radio I guess.

Yep, c'mon over to da' fa-hm and gather 'round the Philco with me and the missus. I hear President Roosevelt is gonna make a big, important speech afterwards.  What's this 'streaming' the kids are talking about? Is that like fly fishin down to the river?

Well, when it comes to high-octane sports stories, few and far between can rival something of the magnitude of U of SF actually beating a 1 and 5 Uconn team by three points. Then again, that win did catapult U of SF's win tally to the equivalent of the combined three previous season's win total for xCJS, putting U of SF at a sold .500 for the season, thus far. For a bunch of people who take considerable pride in having cancelled their subscriptions, how odd that we complain about the lack of coverage. Even though it's covered - we're complaining that it's not in the physical paper. Aren't you people s'posed to be all digital in 2023? Didn't the cool kids decide to forego newspaper (online or other) for other equally cool sources of information? I gotta go back and look at my notes ...

4th page of Sports Extra, six columns above the fold, no photos. But there's plenty of ink for our future ACC conference mates FSU & The U. 

21 hours ago, Bull Nut said:

According to preseason predictions.

Not necessarily. The preseason O/U was 4.5. 

I took the under and, assuming USF doesn't win another game this season, I win. And let us remember, it is much more important, in the grand scheme of things, that my ego is sated rather than whether U of SF has a successful season. Raise you little hands if you agree...c'mon, lets see those hands shooting skyward! Surely there would be no rejoicing and lifting of voices if I were to lose this specific wager, correct? 

Volunteer coach? Is this like being a prospect in biker gangs: Polish the helmets, go on a Gatorade run, sweep up locker room tape after practice? And if, one random Sunday while sitting in church, you happen to inadvertently overhear a couple of Vagos talking about a dope deal, just casually mention it to the road captain...

Or we can go the CIA contractor route...affords a measure of plausible deniability while the 'product collection' work is done at arm's length.

And having a porn star name - if, indeed, that is his real name - just adds to the excitement. I think this is a case of getting caught more so than being the rarest of occurrences.

1 hour ago, Bull Matrix said:

going to be fine in the long run which matters more than the short run

Bearing in mind that - in the long run - we're all dead anyway, so I would argue that we need short term dividends before we realize that kick ass National Championship in the 2098 FBS playoff over New Mexico State University.

Once again, this is why it's ok to let the interns develop material, but I still want a pair of 'grown up' eyes doing the final edit. 

3 hours ago, Brad said:

Public Announcement:  If you said your piece in a thread, you don’t need to say it in every thread. Thank you.  

'fraid not. It is only by constant repetition that subjugation can be attained. The truth is not something to be revealed, it is instilled. Therefore, it is only by relentless repetition that the masses will embrace Our Position, cease resistance, and - for lack of a better term - fall in line. As such, we should encourage a multi-thread, almost cut-n-paste style of posting of text that supports the Big Board position, regardless of the level of initial resistance. Or were we talking about the haters? Not sure...

Respectfully,

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I've given this a lot of thought, and I too, shall not watch this game. 'Cause it's on CBSSN. I will however have it on my TRANS-SISTER (can we say that?) RED-E-OH as background music for whatever other game I'm eyeballin'. Yay, sixties technology! 

40 minutes ago, MaltLiquorBull said:

Me, too.  We should be improving as the season goes along.  Not regressing

As does every team we play. It's constant across the board. Six wins would be great, five would be improvement, four would prove Vegas was right - and still be double xCJS's best year. Yay, us! 

2 hours ago, Mike Stuben said:

We aren't a good team yet, but we aren't a horrible team any more either.

I think that's a fair assessment, given that bar was set at horrible.  What does it take to not be Scottawful...three wins. That's it. Win 25% of your games (or lose 75% of your games) and you're officially no longer horrible. Getting to six wins would be clawing and scratching our way to mediocrity. And having been starved of good for the past four years, it's understandable why some people would assume that, somehow, after three wins we've made a miraculous recovery and are on our way to the AAC championship. No, we are at best, average. I wouldn't be shocked if we did lose to Uconn. Long gone are the days of penciling in wins beforehand. 'Cause you know...since we're not in the miracle business, as of today, USF is favored in only two more games this season (and one of them is not Uconn) -Charlotte & Temple. Then again, we're not - and never have been - good at managing expectations (as the phrase in normally understood). 

What does the percentage number in parenthesis translate to? Is this: up by x% over last year? up by x% over last week's attendance. Colorado State, App State, and Jimmy Mads all show numbers above 100%, which I assume means "attendance has doubled" over some period of time. Or does it have some other meaning? Thanks. 

I guess I just never paid attention, but seventeen times? We've played Uconn seventeen times? On the plus side, assuming you believe such things have value, we are five-n-four against the Huskies on the road. 

7 hours ago, Rocky Style said:

I think Penix is going to enter the portal.

Repeatedly, and with considerable enthusiasm. 

According to the ESPN Magic Eightball, post FAU, USF has dropped from a 54% chance of beating Uconn to 45%. That being the case, there are now only two games where USF is over 50% of winning (Temple & Charlotte). Hopefully, if USF is considered the underdog in Connecticut, we pull an upset. Bear in mind that we were favored to beat FAU (56% - not a lot, but still over flip-a-coin 50%). We were also marginal underdogs to both Navy & Rice and won those games, so there's that... .

I would say the 35 unanswered points scored by FAU at USF's homecoming in 2023 constitutes the worst way to lose. Losses are one thing, beat downs are quite another. Especially at marquee games like homecoming.  Losses are expected - by this program at this point in time - but it's not like we were playing Ohio State or Washington. This was our peer: FAU. 

1 minute ago, Outlaw said:

I never understood going to another teams message board to trash them.

This is what happens when mommy and daddy don't pay you enough attention when you're growing up. The acting out just increases in magnitude over the years from cradle to keyboard. Although very annoying, it is not uncommon. And if not treated, can lead to serious internet problems. Ask your doctor if Vitriol is right for you.