USFFan

South Carolina has 24 yards rushing at the half?!?!? I thought they were a stud running team. They have 140 yards rushing - ON THE SEASON THROUGH 150 MINUTES OF FOOTBALL! Maybe some of the Knights are reading a little too much into their ability to "shut down" South Carolina's ground game. Meanwhile, Penn State's held Central Michigan to 76 yards in the half while throwing for > 200 yards in the half. Granted, it's Central Michigan, but for all the suggestions that Robinson's a terrible QB, he's looked just fine since USF held him to 90 yards. I know - statistics are for losers, but it's more relevant than how we count people in the stands or whether some magazine says we have fat girls on campus... USFFan

I have to go to a wedding tonight, so I won't be there, either. I'm TiVo'ing the game to watch late this evening. I have an MSN Direct watch that sends scores to my watch, which is normally ideal (especially living here on the west coast since most of our basketball games happen during the commute home and I can't get them on the radio in San Francisco). Unfortunately, for some reason the only college game it's currently sending to my watch is the Tennessee/Fl*rida game. It's really pissing me off... USFFan

Well, since what I was trying to say was that posters from each of the boards should be posting on all of them, then of course I'd like to see Howie posting here. I presume he's still reading this board even if he's gone into lurking mode. If not, those who want to see him come back will have to get over their own prejudice and post on Rivals, where Howie's been posting since the incident over here. USFFan

I agree with you 100% What I find sad is that ther are far too many USF fans on this site who simply refuse to even so much as post on Dave's Rivals site. I think what most people fail to realize is that both sites have the same goal - to raise awareness of USF athletics and to provide an outlet for USF fans to exchange thoughts and information. Way too many people on this site seem to view that Rivals site as if it's a bad thing. In reality, the lack of traffic on that site gives the impression that there's a small and uncaring USF internet community. Right now there's a mom of a prospect from Niceville who's been asking questions. How does it look that she's gauging USF fan interest and doesn't see the multitudes of fans on here? It's not like several folks on here don't know Rivals has a USF site. The snobbery needs to stop and egos need to be put aside. It helps USF to have visible posters on network affiliated sites as well as on independent sites. USFFan

I hate to break this to you, journalism STUDENT, but not every article has to be written in a negative light, and a factual article that doesn't try to create a scandal does not mean that the writer is kissing the ass of the subject of the article. There are times when negative articles and opinions are warranted. There are also times when positive articles and opinions are warranted as well. The Oracle seems to have lost sight of that fact. USFFan

I wasn't complaining about the smack per se. I was responding to the guy's insinuation that the primary measure of fan interest is the amount of smack on their board. And, if you'll notice, I rarely get goaded into silly smack wars. I guess that's why I don't have >7,500 posts even though I've been around these boards for a long time. USFFan

And I think therein lies the problem, at least as far as I'm concerned. I know that I don't view "smack" as the ultimate college football experience. To tell the truth, I actually hate all the smack. I come onto message boards to learn about the sport and hopefully engage in some interesting conversation about the game that will enhance my enjoyment of it. I don't come on the board to find out whether we have fat girls on campus (news flash - so does every other campus in the country). I guess I'm just getting old, but for me NCAA athletics was actually about rooting for your school to do well in a sporting event, not about engaging in a ridiculous debate about doughnuts, falsified resumes and pirate ships. USFFan

Not to commit heresy or anything, but I think the UCLA cheerleader is really the cutest one of the bunch... USFFan

I don't think anybody expects you to be a shill for the university. However, in the recent past there have been numerous articles as well as editorial columns that have been decidedly slanted to shed the athletic department in a negative light. While some issues with the department have been deserved (e.g. the Jerry Winters fiasco), many have not. Hell, you had an editor plead with the university community not to be too harsh on Xavier Betia for missing a FG FOR FLORIDA STATE'S FOOTBALL TEAM!!!! The result is that most of us who are alumni have developed considerable disdain for what was once a great college newspaper. For better or for worse, the stain of the last few years will take a long time to wash away. USFFan

I don't know who the editors were at the time, but when I was an undergrad ('80 - '84), the Oracle was something I largely enjoyed reading. Now it seems they're more interested in doing more harm to USF than anything else. I've seen countless articles ripping the USF athletic program almost to the point of the way L'Equippe has made it their mission to tear down Lance Armstrong. I don't know if it's writers who are out to make a name for themselves or what, but I've lost all of the respect that I once had for the Oracle. USFFan

Of course, the fact that it's old news, doesn't in any way affect UCF and has absolutely no bearing on the outcome of our football game on Saturday will not prevent you guys from continuing to post about it over and over and over and over again. I can't wait for this freaking weekend to be over with. USFFan

Seriously, if people spent as much time posting about USF stuff as they did worrying about whether a particular post did or didn't belong on this board we'd have twice as much USF material to discuss and debate. USFFan

ET, Not really sure what I can add that hasn't already been written, but I'll keep you and your family in my prayers. USFFan

"Nice job. Who are the Chefs?" One of the better football commercials in recent memory... USFFan

Also, I have to admit that this is the first time I've ever heard the phrase 'chicken *****.' I guess I'm just getting old and don't rate as OG anymore... USFFan

I'd forgotten about this until I just read STK's post, but I heard an advertisement that XM's college sports stations (ACC, Big 10 and Pac 10) is going to have a Saturday morning show on hosted by TJ Rives. I hadn't seen that posted before and it was the first I'd heard of it. USFFan

The other three? You need to step away from the keg yourself... USFFan

I don't pity Huggins at all, but all of this self righteousness about Zimpher doing the right thing is getting out of hand. She did what she did to make a statement that she's in charge and not for any other reason. USFFan

North Texas has been to several bowls, yet we beat them every time we played them. Troy State went to a bowl last year. I don't think that's the alpha and omega of a team's net worth. Had the bowls been in the same position in 2002 that they were last year we would definitely have gone bowling. UConn was only admitted into the Big East last year because Virginia Tech and Miami left and they needed another member immediately. Absent that, they undoubtedly would not have gone bowling. I truly believe that they are in for a big fall this year, and I expect us to be able to take care of business up there. USFFan

That may be, but if you go to their Rivals site and see a post by SteveA., check out the brunette(s) in his .sig file. Those girls are SMOKING hot... USFFan

And yet, if it was right to do this, it was just as right to do it at the end of the last basketball season. By waiting until now, Zimpher has effectively shafted Huggins by not giving him an opportunity to find a position elsewhere. The timing of this is so bad that anybody would be hard pressed to say that it wasn't excessively punitive. USFFan

I almost posted the exact same thing. USFFan

Wow, I stand corrected. In previous years the Big East has been listed as being the "back-up" for the Motor City Bowl in an official capacity, but I can't find anything that states that now. USFFan

Actually, that's incorrect. The Big East does indeed have a tie-in with the Motor City Bowl for years when the Big 10 doesn't have enough teams (just like this past year). In the future, the Toronto Bowl will likely be tied to the Big East with a Big 10 back-up so that the two bowls can swap teams if necessary. USFFan

In that same vein, how have season tickets sales gone this year? The move to the Big East should have helped out... USFFan