USFreak

Wake me up when they pour the concrete. I think the college football landscape change going to leave USF holding the bag. Hopefully not, but winning and a stadium would really help.

I’m not sure USF underinvested in athletics. We were in the barrel of the wave in the Big East and simply missed on building on campus stadium and harnessing what UCF has harnessed. That campus pretty electric game day (and the game I attended was UCF/Villanova. Not exactly Big12 slate). That cascades to more excitement and more investment. An empty stadium on Dale Mabry 15 miles from campus…not so much. USF compounded it by firing a coach fully invested in the program and then some piss poor hiring. Judy further curbstomped it. Shame all of it. Live and learn I guess.

Lots of truth from Leavitt. A lot here have pissed on the Bounce House but having finally gone it is solid game day experience…especially when playing and winning against relevant opponents

A bit of an offshoot thread to Daves below (losses to Mercer and FGCU…cause I’m a narcissist ) but many years ago USF decided to **** around…they found out. Had a chance 7 months ago to right the ship. Nope. Maybe that was just football but ****…The pain train boards here. No particular relation: Prime Time Debut

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Adios compadre. Maybe we can meet up at a UCF game. Oh wait, we can't even get that marquee of opponent on our schedule. Certainly not at home. Maybe they'll give us a payday game. I'll see you in 3 years when Golesh in losing season number 3 and we can do this all over again. Then you'll really call him CoachGo or CGO. Maybe I'm wrong though. I certainly was on Strong.

Would you accept "got older?" I can honestly say I was too into it back then and maybe I just flew too close to the sun. Just burned out and then Skippie Holtz sort of helped that along. In my defense, outside of these isolated rants over 4-5 days, I haven't really posted other than a few times since that time either. I have enjoyed this though (almost as much as a UCF game BULLSHTER, ey...ya with me? ) "Oh you should donate and be a good alumnus. And they wear shirts that say school and it's like look. If your an adult still giving money to your college, college is a $120,000 hooker and you are an idiot that fell in love with her."

I do find it funny that all these years people continually said, "UCF isn't our rival." All true right up somebody thought it was a good idea to play them and then they ate our lunch. Again, actions have consequences. Those articles I posted earlier are pretty astute. In terms of OCS - I'll be amazed if it is up in 2026 or 2027. ***Sidenote: how is any of the above trolling? I'm sort of just pointing out history.

Man, did UCF touch you in a bad place? Point to it? Momma will help you. Hopefully UTSA doesn't do the same.

I knew nothing of him but his work ethic was the stuff of legend from Day 1. The trailers only added to that lure. Having been around him off and on over those years tough to fault the guy for all he did. By "meat on the bone" I mean - try and say something intelligent while insulting me.

I was a bit crazed from about 97 - 2008 or so. I've tapered off. That wasn't really due to the fact we were good or bad although when Leavitt was shown the door I really felt it was going to have an impact on the program and progress. I more just grew up and found pursuits that were far more enjoyable than wasting a Saturday on football. (full disclosure: I've wasted some Sundays on the Broncos). You seem to like to insult me in many of your posts whereas I haven't insulted you (to my knowledge) in any thread I've posted. In fact, a lot of posters have insulted me. People usually do that when they have a weaker argument. Feel free to keep insulting me, but maybe put a little meat on the bone. This isn't over an maybe you see a Baby Jesus or a Shining Star that drags this team out of the cellar. Or insult me, it's all good.

If Jim Leavitt or Deion were in that locker room right now you'd see an optimistic me. I just see this on rerun in three years. USF is in a pit and I'm pessimistic simply about the ability for a Tennessee assistant to dig us out. That's really it.

I think you know deep down I'm pretty rational. What can I say? Message boards bring it out of me. I will fully admit I'm on the fence. I see what USF needs to succeed but I also wonder if all this stuff isn't just ridiculous? NILs? These multi-million and sometimes billion dollar facilities? The transfer portal? Minor league baseball makes a whole lot of sense when you look at what college hoops and football have become. Pay them, but make them pros.

I've yet to hear somebody say Golesh was on the top of their draft board. And that's my point, Deion, Leavitt, maybe that Coastal Carolina guy or maybe Tom Herman seemed to be at the top. Am I wrong? Two of those really turn this ship around toots sweet (I have no idea what toots sweet means but since I'm the old dinosaur here it sounds good). You make the best of this guy but there a very slim chance he sees success. The cupboard is empty and just installing a new coach to a bottom-tier team in a bottom tier conference with questionable facilities and future ain't exactly what the doctor ordered. He's got a big mountain to climb and maybe he's the best recruiter with a Andy Reid level grasp of offenses and will find the best D-Coordinator in the biz. Who's to say? I hope he proves us all wrong. Again, I thought Charlie Strong was probably the best hire we made in the post-Leavitt era and that was a trainwreck. I'm fine with the insults. They are getting upset with me for piling on a 3-28 team that you have to drive to Dale Mabry to watch with a crowd smaller than they had over for Thanksgiving this year. I'd be mad too when somebody spits a little truth that I don't want to hear. The fact I've mixed in UCF here and there (really for comparison sake only) just puts more salt on the wound. Now yer on the trolley!