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We could likely have a string of "Is Coach X still with the team" threads right now.

It's likely that only Coach Strong knows the answers at this point.

11 minutes ago, tampatony said:

It is when the men are playing well. I've been to numerous games, especially the year after the NCAA bid, when the student section was filled to the rafters.

So even our students are fair-weather fans.... awesome.

9 hours ago, USFBULL_08 said:

We know they don't make a serious effort to engage students about the team

What does that even mean?  It shouldn't take an awful lot of work to get students to want to support their football team. I'm not sure if it's a generational thing or something, but the students should WANT to support their school/teams. I understand that transportation can be a problem, but outside of that I don't see a issue.

3 hours ago, WoolyBully said:

Watched a couple of their games (Tennessee & Mississippi State) that I can recall. This will be a good bowl game...see where USF stacks up against an average SEC team. 

SC is not a powerhouse this year, but they had a decent record in a good conference. This is not going to be a cakewalk, but it's a winnable game.

42 minutes ago, Paisa el Toro said:

I do the same. We've got to build up more of a camaraderie among Bulls Nation. I give a "Go Bulls" to anyone else I see sporting USF gear. Sometimes I get a confused look, but now I'm getting more and more of the "Go Bulls" response back. It tends to be generational. The younger USF fans know what's up while the older generation is still catching up. 

I was in  Atlanta over Thanksgiving, and I was wearing a USF sweatshirt. A USF fan stopped me in the hotel lobby and we talked for a few minutes and ended with a "Go Bulls." It was very cool.

A weak AAC doesn't help us in any way.

There is a reason you hear fans chanting "S.. E.. C.." at SEC games.

45 minutes ago, ajusf16 said:

$164,000,000

This.. Nothing in Texas counts. There is a HIGH SCHOOL stadium in TX currently under construction that costs $70M.

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/08/22/texas-high-schools-budget-busting-stadium-to-cost-70m.html

10 minutes ago, MMW said:

USF OCS FEASIBILITY STUDY:

Q: Is it feasible?

A: No

 

Ask again next month.

 

They use very scientific methods.

10 minutes ago, Apis Bull said:

The architecture does kind of match this:

Then stage two:

6 minutes ago, Apis Bull said:

Based on our Athletics Building, it would probably look more like this:

Exactly. In my eyes, it's the perfect stadium aesthetically for our campus.

26 minutes ago, Bulls Are We said:

Judy knows she needs the OCS to compete with the other Florida Universities.

I don't understand this logic. Miami shares it's stadium with the Dolphins.

It would be awesome if somehow we could build a real stadium on campus, but until something compatible to RJS (or the Doak or the Swamp) is possible I don't see the emergency.

2 minutes ago, Bull Dozer said:

The core concept of any spread offense is spreading the field to get one on one match ups and getting your guys to win them.  Even when athletes are equal in any one on one open field tackling situation somebody wins that match up.  Putting your best athletes in these kind of situations is actually fantastic football.  Putting guys in advantageous situations and getting them the ball is what makes great offensive playcallers great.  There's also a philosophical reason why this is important in spread offenses but i don't even need to get into that.  

Yeah, I get that... there is no argument that what we did this year was successful. Especially against the level of competition we generally play.

However... i feel we are too reliant on the same 4-6 plays over and over. Just think how much better we would be if the opponent didn't know what we were going to call. There were several times in the stands this year that I called play-for-play what we were going to do. 

That said, I'm not saying we remove ANYTHING from our playbook. I'm saying if we added 5-10 new plays into the rotation, we could be even more dangerous. 

3 minutes ago, BullsFanInTX said:

We absolutely killed it on the bubble screens this year.

Our bubble screens work because generally we have better athletes than the other teams we play at our skill positions. It doesn't make it good football. Short passes to open receivers (preferably NOT on the sidelines) would work just as well (if not better) and allow the screens we then run to work better.

32 minutes ago, BrowardBull17 said:

Im cool with Gilbert. As long as we run a spread and keep the same kind of offense, im game.

... but maybe run a few less screen passes.

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South Florida
Old coach:  Willie Taggart
New coach:  Charlie Strong
Grade: A

Comment: This was a no-brainer for the Bulls, who had the fortunate timing to lose Taggart right when Strong was available. Strong is back in his comfort zone here, in a state where he has longstanding recruiting ties and at a program without the same sort of spotlight or pressure he faced at Texas. There’s no doubt Strong handled some aspects of the Texas job poorly, but his 37-15 record at Louisville wasn’t a fluke, either. He inherits a roster built to win now, and this hire should pay dividends quickly.

From: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2016/12/13/grading-college-football-coaching-hires/95380636/

I wish I could make the schedule work this year...

Just now, TallyBull said:

I don't understand why someone would fly to campus, but then need to "mull it over." Everything should be arranged ahead of time. Flying in and signing the contract is for PR. What a massive waste of time.

Yup. It's so USF-y.

Just now, Dogma said:

 

Just now, E.T. said:

WingHouse > Hooters

You can't be serious.....

Just now, MMW said:

Is this an discussion between the lawyers?  

Contract talk is ALWAYS a discussion between lawyers at some point.

The only reason that I didn't want into the Big12 was because I didn't want to have to deal with UT.

Now this....