USFreak

6 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

it's not an investment.

our program is financially strapped. we always have been. budget constraints limit what we can do.

don't complain about something if you aren't part of the solution.

Myself and the other donor/supporters will do all the heavy lifting for you.

perhaps you should change your screen name to "USFreak when others help put a winning product on the field for me"

Lastly, would UCF (another directional school) be hamstrung by the same "budget constraints".

I'm looking at you Big12 invite, OCS, Conference Championships, BCS appearances (and wins) and Top 25 rankings.

Good decision making yields results.  What we've done?  Stubbed our toe on every big decision.

4 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

it's not an investment.

our program is financially strapped. we always have been. budget constraints limit what we can do.

don't complain about something if you aren't part of the solution.

Myself and the other donor/supporters will do all the heavy lifting for you.

perhaps you should change your screen name to "USFreak when others help put a winning product on the field for me"

You don't think we are financially strapped because of habitual bad decision making?

USFreak is a holdover.  That Freak is dead.  Now he is just here to provide commentary on what he sees as asanine decision making.

Just now, Dave_Glaser said:

All this would be easier if you (and others) had just come to the realization - years ago - that Jim Leavitt is never going to work at USF again. That is so obvious; I can’t understand why people won’t accept it as fact. You don’t have to like it, but stop beating your head against the wall about it.

Clearly a few of us (you certainly) have more insight than most.  If it is the admin saying "no" that's just stupid.  If it is Leavitt not wanting to come back...well, yeah that's something for sure.

Obviously there's no beating my head against the wall.  I simply (like a lot of others) don't care.  We are apathetic.  I was cheering for my daughters team over USF the other night.  I like Malzahn, their brand of football and what they've accomplished.  I'd like to see USF take positive steps but, to me, the only way to do that at this juncture was Prime or Leavitt.  Prime may not have been reality but he would have injected life into this bloated pig.  Leavitt would have just done Leavitt things to pull this team out of the ashes.

This Tennessee coach is just another mistake to put on the timeline of constant mistakes.

Now the fanbase can beat their head against the wall on no FCS wins, no OCS, a **** conference and a tradition of being in the basement.

Last thing I'll add is I had a group of about 20 of us that would go to every game in the Big East days.  Season ticket holders that loved the experience.

Not one of those 20 has been to a game in 8 years. 

That's called losing.  

The sad thing is without a seismic shift not one of those will go to a game again.  It isn't "fair-weather".  It is just how the whole process has been handled.  I was messaging Brad earlier about "threshold moments."  It is something I preach to my kids.  You got to hit the marks at the correct times.  We totally missed on all of them.

5 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

the fact that you don't have a USF sticker on your car over ucf says it all.

There are a lot of people on this board that scream and shout about how bad we are and yet they don't even buy season tickets or support the program financially in any way. they are part of the problem. Not part of the solution. I don't consider them fans.

 

You don't invest in a dead-end proposition.  We're all investors I'm assuming. Or even workers. Do you put your money or effort behind a company you know that continually makes poor decisions and goes in the wrong direction?

No.  I was USF's biggest fan.  OK, not really but one of them.  

The Leavitt firing was the beginning of the end.  I saw a speck of at this very moment to remedy all the bad that has been done since that point.  Nope.  Fail.

But you are correct "I don't consider them fans."  I'm not a fan.  They lost me and a lot of others.  I'm a graduate and an observer at this point.

3 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

Could have bridged the gap by hiring Leavitt but here we are...  It has to work out but the benefit of the doubt is definitely gone for MK.

Absolutely.  At the worst it boosts 47 fans to 103.

God the incompetence.  I haven't been on this board in probably 8 years.  Better life pursuits and the Denver Broncos filled my time.    I can draw some parallels between on USF and the Broncos poor long-term decision making.

The difference:  The Broncos will get it turned around. 

10 hours ago, Brad said:

 

Lot of truth in this vid.

This was the total deathblow to this program.

Kelly absolutely blew it with everything hanging in the wings.  You have an empty rented stadium every Saturday and are trying to rally money to build something on campus.  You lost 75% of this board (people who may not be well heeled but actually care).  The new students know we are perennial losers and don't show.  Now you've lost everybody that was on the fringe of caring. 

I'll take a picture of the back of my car.  There is a Cal Poly sticker and a UCF sticker.  My first two kids go to those schools. There's room for a USF one but it serves as a metaphor.   

Nobody is going to throw good money after bad on this program.  They've shown to be totally incompetent in hoops and in football.  They lost the real fans and honestly I see no bigger donors (alums or other) rallying around to get this stadium built.  AAC forever!

4 minutes ago, Gat-Rat Bull said:

Tell us how you really feel.

Honestly what was that Clue ********?

Dumb ****

I literally can’t imagine a worse outcome from this entire process. 
 

Anybody that doesn’t consider this a total disaster…

Good Lord.   I can’t imagine a worse outcome from all of this.

Hiring a Tennessee assistant when you had a chance to resurrect this shithouse?

My daughter goes to UCF.  You pulled up and UCF went big.  Enjoy.  I’ll never watch another game of this ******** team.  You ****** the dog.

Leavitt literally sitting in town to make everything right for 3-4 years.  Get the infrastructure to build the next two decades.

Go UCF.  Got to cheer on a team that gets it.

I thought the guy was a fine choice.  Re-engergize the program, win a few games, build his resume...but anybody that thinks any of these also-rans are more qualified to lead for the next 3-5 years (probably less) are better than the guy sitting in box seats at the Lightning games...****, I don't know what to tell you.

I know nothing of this AD but these goofball games with the Charlie Brown Christmas tree, picture, donation tank and the board game is absolutely stupid if he picks another dud.  All signs point to that right now and that should concern everyone on this board that cares.  I seem to only care when a coaching change is made.  I read the tea leaves, know it is going to be a failure and walk away until I'm proven wrong.  Hasn't happened much outside of Taggartpalooza.  I actually thought he had some moxie and came up through some decent coaching lineage.  Alas, he's proven himself out in later years to be a dud.

Prime or Leavitt would buoy this program.  Anybody else - I see no pedigree out there that rights this ship.

1 hour ago, Jim Johnson said:

Imagine this in every article... and on every game broadcast

"Coach Jim Leavitt, who was rehired by USF 15 years after he was fired for . . . ."

He would relive the worst day of his life over and over and over.   Would that appeal to you?

Winning cures everything.

2 hours ago, Brad said:

I think we are hoping for that, and some great sound bytes.

I'm prime.  No, no, no you can't axe me that.  I'm prime.

1 hour ago, Mango028 said:

Hes just letting the new coach know hes an option. Smart on his part

I see no way in hell Leavitt returns to USF as an assistant.  Even I (the biggest Leavitt apologist alive today) see his ego never allowing that to happen.

12 minutes ago, Mango028 said:

We were 8-5 his last two seasons…not even close to a conference championship because we lose to same teams every year. The bowl wins made us 9 wins..you can inflate whatever you want. We were mediocre. That was best we would ever be or worse under leavitt. Facts prove that.

Mediocre against a better schedule than we've had in the past 6+ years.   Now we just plain suck.

38 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

Yes I don't think Colorado or Cincy qualify.  It's easier to improve more and do more here and the recruiting field lines up.

This is true.  I don't necessarily think Sanders can coach but the level of player that end up on the field would likely vastly outshine a AAC slate that just said good-bye to its best teams.  He could pocket a pretty good paycheck and USF would provide a much easier runway to rack up wins and notoriety.  

Living in Colorado I just don't see Sanders here.  Florida, very much so.

15 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

Dixie Hollins his alma mater went 1-9 this year.

Hmmm, interesting.  Maybe that's where the train stops.

Leavitt's latest tweet

I agree the real clue is the bucket because without Leavitt or Deion that thing is going to stay empty.

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On 11/27/2022 at 11:01 AM, The Sheriff said:

Hell would freeze over before Leavitt is hired back here as the HC. Just being honest. 
 

Today’s youth don’t have a clue who Jim Leavitt is - and I’m not sure Leavitt’s style would work with today’s generation anyways - unless you’re talking about a military academy. I remember some former players going back to practices after they finished their time here and they lit into Leavitt in front of the newer players (similar to what you would see with today’s generation via social media).  

Work with today's generation?  After leaving the 49ers he's been a DC pretty much every year but this one.  A few of those teams pretty much did a 180 (in a good way) the minute he walked in the door.

On 11/26/2022 at 9:00 PM, USFBulls727 said:

I'm remember reading a post years ago where somebody said that whenever we build a stadium, in front should be a statue of Leavitt calling his 3rd timeout of the half with 14 minutes left in the 3rd qtr.

That's actually pretty funny.  Sadly, quite accurate and there were a lot of clock blunders over his tenure.  

Its time to resurrect this shitshow.  PrimeTime ain't coming here and there really isn't anybody else that should jump Jim for this opportunity.  I know a lot of people say "no way" and Dave says Judy will be butthurt.  Who cares.  You bring him in, build a stadium and actually have something that looks like a defense for a few years.  Good Lord.

Empty stadium on "rivalry" weekend and the school we hated moving to much, much greener pastures.

Listen, I get it is pie in the sky but Leavitt is pretty much the only thing that is going to right this wreck.  Call me stupid or old or whatever.  Any other hire USF throws their $$$ at is just more wasted money.   Go Bulls.

3 hours ago, SilverBull said:

This thread needs to add an official CJL Tracker.  I'm sure many would follow it with the same fervor as the every 5 minute update on Nicole's whereabouts. 

I would.  Only thing I'm convinced fixes this old gray mare.