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Welcome to TheBullsPen.com's Game 7 South Florida Bulls (3-3, 2-1) vs FAU Owls (2-3, 1-0) October 14, 2023 3:30 PM EST- ESPN2 HOMECOMING Presented by: Tampa General Hospital Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Link to prediction contest This will serve as our official in game thread for in game discussions and commentary. Stand alone topics should still be posted in a new thread. The board functions work well on mobile phone, tablet or desktop. The BullsChat chat room is also available. GAME DAY vs. FAU Owls Returning home for the first time in three weeks, USF will seek its first Homecoming win since a 2019 victory over BYU (27-23) and to end a three-game Homecoming skid. The Bulls will face FAU for the fifth time overall and first since the Owls came to Tampa in 2013 and posted a 28-10 in Willie Taggart’s first season leading USF. Taggart would end up leading FAU for three seasons (2020-22) after stops at Oregon and Florida State following his four-season run at USF. For the third-straight week, the game will pit coaches in their first season at AAC programs. FAU head coach Tom Herman joined the Owls this year. He previously led AAC program Houston (2015-16), but did not face USF during that span as it coincided with a two-year break in the series. OWLS X 3: USF will be facing an Owl mascot for the second of three scheduled dates in Raymond James Stadium on the season. The Bulls downed the Rice Owls (42-9) and will take on the Temple Owls on Nov. 11. FAU CONNECTIONS: USF defensive coordinator Todd Orlando spent one season (2022) and defensive tackles coach Kevin Patrick three (2020-22) at FAU under head coach Willie Taggart, who led the USF program from 2013-17. USF linebacker Jamie Pettway played for that FAU defense, playing in 10 games and making 51 tackles, before transferring to USF. Due to Hurricane Ian, USF opened its 2022 AAC season in Boca Raton at FAU Stadium, falling to ECU (48-28) in the first game ever moved off site in program history. HOMECOMING: USF is celebrating Homecoming with events all week including a lip sync battle, step show, cardboard boat race (St. Petersburg campus), concert, Carni-Bull (midway), and the Running The Bulls Parade on the Tampa campus. USF is 14-12 all-time in Homecoming games, but had a five-game win streak snapped in 2020 with a loss to ECU and has not won a Homecoming game since a 27-23 victory over BYU in 2019. USF fell to Tulane, 45-31, in last year’s Homecoming game. SERIES: USF leads, 3-1 IN TAMPA: USF leads, 2-1 IN BOCA RATON: USF leads, 1-0 LAST TIME: FAU won 28-10 in 2013 in Tampa VS. AAC: 32-51, 11th season VS. Florida Schools: 18-18 wins over: FSU, FAU, FIU, Miami, UCF, FAMU TV: ESPN2: Beth Mowins (PxP), Kirk Morrison (Analyst) & Stormy Buonantony (Sideline) RADIO: 102.5 FM & HD 2/TuneIn - Bulls Unlimited AUDIO STREAM: TuneIn -Bulls Unlimited LISTEN USF RADIO NETWORK FLAGSHIP: 102.5 FM & 102.5-HD2 (BAY AREA), TUNEIN RADIO (DIGITAL) - BULLS UNLIMITED; Jim Louk, play-by-play Sam Barrington, analyst Joey Johnston, sideline PREGAME SHOW (2 HRS PRIOR TO KICK): Jim Lighthall & Darek Sharp BULLSEYE: USF COACHES SHOW Thursdays: Bulls Unlimited (audio), Youtube, Facebook TheBullsPen.com: Major In Game Twitter Feeds Football Page Bulls on Social Media Twitter: @USFFOOTBALL Instagram: USFFOOTBALL Facebook: facebook.com/SouthFloridaFootball Hashtags: #ComeToThe Bay, #StayInTheBay USF official site: Football - USF Athletics (gousfbulls.com) FAU official site: Football - Florida Atlantic University Athletics (fausports.com) Live Stats South Florida Game Notes - South Florida Depth Chart - South Florida Stats FAU Game Notes - FAU Depth Chart - FAU Stats Go Bulls!

Welcome to TheBullsPen.com's 2023 Football Prediction Contest Game 7 South Florida Bulls (3-3, 2-1) vs FAU Owls (2-3, 1-0) October 14, 2023 3:30 PM EST- ESPN2 HOMECOMING Presented by: Tampa General Hospital Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Link to In Game conversation.... Congratulations to our last winner @CousinRicky ! The Contest: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to select the winner for the week's South Florida football game - as well as make some tie-breaking prognostications. Prizes await, as does the respect and admiration of Bulls fans worldwide. First...the rules: 1) You must be a registered member of this message board. 2) You must completely answer the contest questions. 3) Post must be submitted prior to published game start time. 4) There can be no modifications to your post after the published game start time. 5) Your prediction must be part of this original thread. For additional contest rules, please read the small print below. And now, the contest: For the Bulls game against the Owls, on Saturday, October 14, please select the following: 1) The winning team 2) The final score 3) Bulls leading rusher 4) Bulls leading receiver 5) Bulls total offensive yards (closest without going over) Please try to keep in the above format so that it will be easier to manage. Sample response would be: 1) South Florida 2) 64-12 3) Nay'Quan Wright 4) Sean Atkins 5) 350 After posting your entry, please make your case for your picks, or predict other aspects of the game. It will make the thread much more entertaining if everyone gives their reasons for their picks, and make predictions on other aspects like special teams, rushing, or who to expect at Quarterback. Important: The winner will be decided with the first and second prediction items. I am looking for the person that comes closest to the actual score, not simply the margin of victory. If more than one person is correct, or equally close, we'll go to item three. Closest wins. If still tied, we go to item four - if still tied, item 5. After that, whoever gives the best reasoning, and pre-game analysis wins.* This week's prize: South Florida Bulls Chef Hat & Apron Official licensed product and made by Pro Specialties Group, Inc Ideal Way to Show Your Team Pride Soft Touch- Made from polyester fiber which belongs to uniform cloth, free from harmful chemicals, safe for you & your family. Great for roasting Owl. Please be sure your correct full name and address for shipping is in your account profile. Prizes cannot ship without a name and address. Thank you! Good Luck! Winners (2023 season): Game 1 - @FlowerPower9 3 points off (tie) L Western Kentucky 41-24 * Game 2 - @TExpress exact match W FAMU 38-24 * Game 3 - @cophbulls 21 points off L Alabama 17-3 * Game 4 - @Gatorbull325 1 point off W Rice 42-29 * Game 5 - @BDYZR 5 points off W Navy 44-30 (Prize ordered 10/01, 10/17-10/25 expected delivery) Game 6 - @CousinRicky 18 points off L UAB 56-35 Game 7 - FAU * (Prize received) Prize information: All prizes are in stock at TheBullsPen.com home office in sunny Gilbert, Arizona, or are direct shipped from Amazon. It gets very hectic at the home office during the season. Hence, your prize may not ship until after the season. If an item is out of stock, you will receive a prize of similar value. *Small Print - As with previous years' contests, Bulliever is the final judge on all entries. He will select the winner based on secret, pre-established criteria. All decisions are final.

This contest winner is @CousinRicky who was off by 18 points. @Brad will get your prize to you.

Winner- UAB 56-35 Rusher: B Brown 136 yards (Dukes 30) Receiving: Atkins 91 yards (Alexis 51) Off Yards: 471 yards

corrected error to COBBULL score name winner USF Blazers rush pass tot yards USFDude USF 21 17 Dukes K. Brown 432 FlowerPower9 USF 31 20 B. Brown Atkins 450 Bryson W USF 31 27 B. Brown Atkins 417 East lake bull USF 32 20 Powell Atkins 399 cophbulls USF 33 27 B. Brown Simmons 436 Gat-Rat Bull USF 34 24 B. Brown Atkins 395 TallyBull USF 35 21 Wright Atkins 475 rollinbull USF 35 24 B. Brown Atkins 400 jg233 USF 35 24 Wright Atkins 425 pacificd USF 37 27 Wright Atkins 466 hm101 USF 38 24 Wright Atkins 414 BullsWinBucsWin USF 38 28 B. Brown Simmons 437 Cat941 USF 38 28 B. Brown Atkins 545 MikeG USF 38 31 Powell Littlejohn 426 Peatearpan USF 38 35 B. Brown Atkins 424 Ten Toed Sloth USF 39 24 Dukes Stephens 435 Bullsaficianado USF 39 36 Joiner Stephens 365 Rizman USF 40 32 Wright Simmons 450 ncentonze USF 41 28 Joiner Alexis 418 EastCoastBull USF 41 34 B. Brown Atkins 404 negron2002 USF 42 17 Wright Atkins 425 Grateful Dad USF 42 17 B. Brown Atkins 450 JJZbulls USF 42 31 Powell Atkins 421 smazza USF 42 32 B. Brown Atkins 450 bullfan04 USF 42 35 B. Brown Simmons 453 E.T. USF 45 21 Powell Simmons 452 bullsmania USF 45 24 Powell Atkins 415 LAMONT SANFORD USF 45 24 B. Brown K. Brown 487 Gatorbull325 USF 45 28 Powell Simmons 450 TheAccountant USF 45 31 Wright Atkins 375 79 Bull USF 45 31 B. Brown Atkins 426 fhemmer209 USF 45 35 B. Brown Atkins 550 USFBulls12 USF 45 42 B. Brown Atkins 470 Bullfrog USF 46 32 B. Brown Simmons 415 NJBull USF 48 27 Wright Atkins 456 Jim Johnson USF 48 31 Powell Atkins 435 TExpress USF 48 35 B. Brown Atkins 530 BDYZR USF 49 27 Joiner Simmons 499 Outlaw USF 49 28 Powell Atkins 512 Bulls On Parade USF 52 28 Wright Atkins 498 dausfbulls11 USF 55 23 B. Brown K. Brown 520 ******************* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* name winner USF Blazers rush pass tot yards Sellular1 Blazers 21 35 B. Brown Simmons 415 T-Man Blazers 23 28 B. Brown Atkins 345 COBBULL Blazers 24 31 Wright Atkins 431 MSBulls Blazers 31 35 B. Brown Atkins 418 CousinRicky Blazers 35 38 B. Brown Atkins 378

USF 38-31 Powell Littlejohn 426 yards

Welcome to TheBullsPen.com's Game 6 South Florida Bulls (3-2, 2-0) vs UAB Blazers (1-4, 0-1) October 7, 2023 4:00 PM EST- ESPN2 Protective Stadium Birmingham, Ala Link to prediction contest This will serve as our official in game thread for in game discussions and commentary. Stand alone topics should still be posted in a new thread. The board functions work well on mobile phone, tablet or desktop. The BullsChat chat room is also available. GAME DAY vs. UAB Blazers Having posted back-to-back 40-plus point scoring games for the first time since September of 2017, the team’s first 2-0 start in conference play since 2018, and back-to-back wins for the first time since 2019, USF will look to win back-to back road games for the first time since wins at UMass and Tulsa in 2018 and back-to-back AAC road victories since consecutive wins at ECU, Tulane and UConn in 2017 when USF returns to UAB for the first time since a 45-20 win between then Conference USA foes in 2004. For the second straight week, the game will pit first-time head coaches. I win would provide the first three-game winning streak for USF since 2018 when the Bulls started 7-0 and the first in AAC games since the 2017 season when USF won four straight and finished 6-2 in the conference. WHAT BROWN CAN DO FOR YOU: Quarterback Byrum Brown turned 19 last Friday and the following day delivered USF’s first road win since 2019 and first-ever win in Annapolis with a 338-yard, three touchdown day at Navy. The redshirt freshman leads the AAC in total offense (309.4 ypg) and points responsible for per game (17.2). Honored by the AAC for the third straight week on Monday (2nd Honor Roll, POW last week), after two AAC games Brown ranks in the conference only statistics: No. 1 in completions (48), yards (773), yards per game (386.5), touchdown passes (5), interceptions (0) and total offense (414 ypg); No. 2 in pass efficiency (205.4), No. 3 in completion percentage going 48-of-63 (76.19%). His 21 TDs responsible for in seven starts (2 in 2022) are the most-ever for a USF QB through seven starts. DEFENSIVE PRESSURE: USF’s new defense under coordinator Todd Orlando has dialed up the pressure as USF ranks No. 9 nationally in TFL (8.2 tpg) and No. 29 in sacks. The Bulls have posted three games with 4 or more sacks, their 14 on the year equal the team’s total in 2022 and are the most for a USF team since 2019. The Bulls gained their second AAC Defensive Player of the Week on the season with Tramel Logan earning the honor this week (joining Daquan Evans in Week 3), after USF did not have a defensive player earn the honor since 2017. SERIES: TIed, 1-1 IN TAMPA: UAB leads, 1-0 IN BIRMINGHAM: USF leads, 1-0 LAST TIME: USF won, 45-20, in 2004 at UAB VS. AAC: 32-50, 11th season AAC ROAD GAMES: 16-25 LAST 3-GAME WIN STREAK: 2018 (started 7-0 TV: ESPN2: Beth Mowins (PxP), Kirk Morrison (Analyst) & Stormy Buonantony (Sideline) RADIO: 102.5 FM & HD 2/TuneIn - Bulls Unlimited AUDIO STREAM: TuneIn -Bulls Unlimited LISTEN USF RADIO NETWORK FLAGSHIP: 102.5 FM & 102.5-HD2 (BAY AREA), TUNEIN RADIO (DIGITAL) - BULLS UNLIMITED; Jim Louk, play-by-play Sam Barrington, analyst Joey Johnston, sideline PREGAME SHOW (2 HRS PRIOR TO KICK): Jim Lighthall & Darek Sharp BULLSEYE: USF COACHES SHOW Thursdays: Bulls Unlimited (audio), Youtube, Facebook TheBullsPen.com: Major In Game Twitter Feeds Football Page Bulls on Social Media Twitter: @USFFOOTBALL Instagram: USFFOOTBALL Facebook: facebook.com/SouthFloridaFootball Hashtags: #ComeToThe Bay, #StayInTheBay USF official site: Football - USF Athletics (gousfbulls.com) UAB official site: Football - UAB Athletics (uabsports.com) Live Stats South Florida Game Notes - South Florida Depth Chart - South Florida Stats UAB Game Notes - UAB Depth Chart - UAB Stats Go Bulls!

Welcome to TheBullsPen.com's 2023 Football Prediction Contest Game 6 South Florida Bulls (3-2, 2-0) vs UAB Blazers (1-4, 0-1) October 7, 2023 4:00 PM EST- ESPN2 Protective Stadium Birmingham, Ala Link to In Game conversation.... Congratulations to our last winner @BDYZR ! The Contest: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to select the winner for the week's South Florida football game - as well as make some tie-breaking prognostications. Prizes await, as does the respect and admiration of Bulls fans worldwide. First...the rules: 1) You must be a registered member of this message board. 2) You must completely answer the contest questions. 3) Post must be submitted prior to published game start time. 4) There can be no modifications to your post after the published game start time. 5) Your prediction must be part of this original thread. For additional contest rules, please read the small print below. And now, the contest: For the Bulls game against the Blazers, on Saturday, October 7, please select the following: 1) The winning team 2) The final score 3) Bulls leading rusher 4) Bulls leading receiver 5) Bulls total offensive yards (closest without going over) Please try to keep in the above format so that it will be easier to manage. Sample response would be: 1) South Florida 2) 64-12 3) Nay'Quan Wright 4) Sean Atkins 5) 350 After posting your entry, please make your case for your picks, or predict other aspects of the game. It will make the thread much more entertaining if everyone gives their reasons for their picks, and make predictions on other aspects like special teams, rushing, or who to expect at Quarterback. Important: The winner will be decided with the first and second prediction items. I am looking for the person that comes closest to the actual score, not simply the margin of victory. If more than one person is correct, or equally close, we'll go to item three. Closest wins. If still tied, we go to item four - if still tied, item 5. After that, whoever gives the best reasoning, and pre-game analysis wins.* This week's prize: Rico Industries NCAA Standard 24oz Acrylic Tumbler with Hinged Lid, Officially Licensed Double Wall Tumbler with Straw Vacuum Insulated Tumbler - Adopting Double-Layer Vacuum Insulation Technology, No Matter Which Season, You Can Enjoy Your Favorite Hot And Cold Drinks For A Long Time In The Morning Or After Exercise. Please be sure your correct full name and address for shipping is in your account profile. Prizes cannot ship without a name and address. Thank you! Good Luck! Winners (2023 season): Game 1 - @FlowerPower9 3 points off (tie) L Western Kentucky 41-24 * Game 2 - @TExpress exact match W FAMU 38-24 * Game 3 - @cophbulls 21 points off L Alabama 17-3 * Game 4 - @Gatorbull325 1 point off W Rice 42-29 * Game 5 - @BDYZR 5 points off W Navy 44-30 (Prize ordered 10/01, 10/17-10/25 expected delivery) Game 6 - UAB * (Prize received) Prize information: All prizes are in stock at TheBullsPen.com home office in sunny Gilbert, Arizona, or are direct shipped from Amazon. It gets very hectic at the home office during the season. Hence, your prize may not ship until after the season. If an item is out of stock, you will receive a prize of similar value. *Small Print - As with previous years' contests, Bulliever is the final judge on all entries. He will select the winner based on secret, pre-established criteria. All decisions are final.

Today's winner is @BDYZR who was off by 5 points. Way to go! @Brad will be getting your prize out shortly

Winner - USF 44-30 leading rusher: Powell 48 yards (Wright 45) leading receiver: Aktins 116 yards (K. Brown 80) Total yards: 435 yards

OWNED!