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I hope I never have to face a jury of board member peers.  Nothing like being convicted without a hearing, trial or examination of the evidence.  Convicted by newspaper article.

Only in America.

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Nicely done Bullfreak.  Now, get that pink crap off her and get her into some green and gold!

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Worst game that I attended in terms of the results.....the beat down from Hofstra that preceeded the home winning streak.

Worst game due to non-game results factors....Southwest Texas.  Me and the three little abnormals huddling under the stands at Ray Jay while lightning flashed and thunder boomed and an absolute classic Tampa deluge hit the stadium.  Trying to keep track of three kids ages 2, 6 and 8 in that milling mob under the stadium and they were frightened of the storm....not fun.  Of course the good side was a freshman QB by the name of Marquel Blackwell saved the game with a stunning 60 something yard scramble in the mud and downpour.  That game save lead to JL naming him the starter for the very next game.  And the rest is history.

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Nothing, short of a New Years Day BCS Bowl will be able to top the first game.  There was so much excitement and build up.  The Sobrero was rockin'.  When the team came out of the tunnel, well it was breath taking.  Rafael's first TD = ecstasy.  80-3...really shocking.  What a night.

A distant second for me was the New Hampshire game where they tried to go for two in overtime and failed.

Worst for me was the Hofstra drubbing.  I still hate 3r20 and Carmine the Carbine.  Best road trip was the Charlotte Bowl game and at Memphis where JR Reed won the game almost singlehandedly.  Worst roadie was at Troy State.  We had them by the short hairs and then everything blew up and we end up losing big.  Sigh.

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It really doesn't matter if WE (board members) like them.  If recruits, especially BIG TIME recruits, love them, then I love them.  And that my friends is the bottom line.

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1. Willie Redden - long before there was the store bought Fab Five at Michigan there was the Fab Frosh at USF.  Redden headed up that group.  Read Tony Grier's book when it comes out if you don't believe me.  We would NEVER be able to sign a 6' 11" guy like Redden these days.

2.  Curtis Kitchen - four year starter.  Broke the Sun Belt rebounding record with ease.  If Curtis had hands, he would have played in the NBA.

3.  Donzel Rush - like the other two, Rush was a 4 year starter.  In none of his seasons did he have the stats that McDonald had in his senior year, but I'll take 4 years of solid post play over one good one any day.

4.  Now you can talk Will McDonald, but only because Jim Grandholm really wasn't a center.  Grandholm played more on the perimeter but as a legit 7 footer he could post up as well.

School's out kiddies.

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Editorial note:  I sure hope this series happens.  I believe the wife and kids and I can make that 45 minute drive over to Champaign to see the Illini go down in flames.

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Jim:

You have the wrong conference home/away series starting in 2009.  You should flip flop from the 2008 conference home/away.  That means 2009 has a home opening.  But that opening will probably be a I-AA.  Also, you have not factored in the Samford home game in 2007.  I would look for Illinois in Tampa in 2008 and in Champaign in 2009 if this rumor flies.

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It would be a smart move by Zook.  An arrangement like that would be a recruiting boon for the Zooker.  First, he can promise his Florida recruits their mommas and daddies can see their babies play a game in Florida.  Second, all his IL, IN, Mich and Ohio recruits will want to play a game in exotic Florida.  Third, we are the only BCS school in FL that the Illini might have a chance to beat and has room on its future schedules.  If Zook wants to play in FL, it almost has to be us, unless he wants to do the 2-for-1 thing with UCF, FAU or FIU.  I don't think he wants to run the risk of losing to a non-BCS FL team.

So the old rumor mill may be true....at least from the 'it works' angle.

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Yo Herm, nice try.  Chris Kaman went to CENTRAL Michigan not WESTERN Michigan.  Coach Mac had to beat Kaman's team twice a year when he coached WMU, not win with him.  Once again facts escape you.

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Because he played in the worst of the BCS conferences.  What a retarded statement.  Conference envy runs deep in Mickeytown.  I know those NFL scouts have marked down every player from the NBE because of this.

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Division II and NAIA coaches must be salivating over this rule.  Get some D-I 3rd string QB to come in and dominate for a year.  See Fabian Walker at Valdosta State if you don't think it could happen.

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I hope it works out for him.

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I guess on the infrequent chance occurences when Duemig's two neurons bump into each other he thinks Miss. State would have taken at least third in the NBE since it is such a weak conference and the bullpuppies play in the mighty SEC.  That would be why the dumbass Falcons took Jerious Norwood instead of Andre.  Yeah, the strength of conference is pretty high on the minds of scouts....that's why the Bears took that DB from Abilene Christian in the first round.  ACU could smoke the NBE in Duemig's limited intellect world.

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Josh Love?  In your blog the other day I think you mentioned that he would be visiting.  How did the visit go?  When will he decide?  Just wondering....

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Mutt:  I loved the "unclean" version.  I thought it should have been inducted into the HOF posts.

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All three ACC-BE match ups.  We go 3-0 v. ACC and that will blunt any early talk about the BE being undeserving.  We go 0-3 it will start all over again.

Eats it, you need to go back to ACC Eats It.

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Amarri Jackson, on reverses.  I hope we run a whole bunch of 'em.  Especially inside the five yard line.

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The Package has been delivered.  Thanks Dean.  I owe ya.

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I nominate Cyber's post/pix for Hall of Fame consideration.  Anyone with me?

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All I can say is, "Get your passports updated now hosers."  No gettin' through the Border Patrol without one.  Toronto ain't too far for me.  We're soundin' like the whiners from another part of FLA. who were complainin' about a bowl game in Hawai'i.  I'll take any bowl game thank you.  Better to be in the 42% that are playing in a bowl game than the 58% that aren't.

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georgiabull, what part of Georgia?  We used to live in Americus.  The Bulls have hard core fans throughout the state, but especially in the Atlanta metro area.

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I sure hope Kevin McCaskill is up in Tallahassee as we speak practicing shot gun snaps with his brother.   ;D

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Way too much stuff.  Here are a few of my favorites however:

Tee shirt with Sun Belt Conference championship 1989

Tee shirt celebrating first NCAA tourney game v. Arizona

Tee shirt from second NCAA tourney appearance v. Georgetown

Tee shirt "I was there" with date and score from first ever football game

Tee shirt first ever Bowl game

SI mag from early 1980's with article about USF winning first ever Florida Four hoops tourney

Commemorative ticket stub from first ever football game in sleeve

Autographed program from the Roundball Reunion basketball game

Autographed commemorative basketball signed by USF legends from Roundball Reunion

Framed poster of LRS celebrating football approval from BOR/autographed by LRS

Commemorative football from inaugural season with JL's and LRS' autographs

Chucky Atkins NBA cards

Ant Henry NFL cards

Bill Grammatica and Kawicka Mitchell NFL cards

probably forgetting some big ones but those are a few of my personal favs.

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Have to agree with the Gnat here.  Comparing Hall and Marshall doesn't work.  I still say Hall goes in rounds two or three.  He is a character guy.  Teams will want him in their locker rooms.  Marshall will go pretty high too.  He looked good in the post season games.  He will be a good pro receiver.

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