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Errors during the regular season have been an issue throughout Mohl's tenure. That's problematic.

4 minutes ago, BulledOver said:

Yep- I'll give you that one. Our QB has to be a given this year. 2nd year and 3rd year guys who should be at a higher level by now. McC should have really shined in the Spring game but kinda B- C+ performance. Marsh was better. Hoping CTrk works some magic on these guys. Since I'm "hoping", I hope one of the freshmen-Smith or Brown is a super stud.  

Can't shine if you're not allowed to play with a full arsenal of tools. McClain needs to be able to scramble.

Jim's point regarding Leavitt is still valid though. Too many folks wax poetic regarding his tenure and tend to gloss over some really prevalent Big East conference losses.

He didn't adapt or deviate from his game plan. Schools like UConn or Rutgers took advantage. We'd fare better against WVU and Louisville, which had similar style of play.

5 minutes ago, BulledOver said:

I wish he was the only one of the new usf gen folks that feels that way but, there seems to be a large % that just have no interest. All of us on here mainly come from the time when there was no USF football so we were eager to see it get started and supportive. Different mind set from prior generations. Always tough to digest when we see other teams w/ packed stands. Tough to pass the torch if there isnt anyone that wants to grab it. Hopefully, it will change-Hopefully we will start winning again could help?? 

Not a generational thing. Too easy to blame the young ones. It's a USF cultural problem, which is a bit difficult to define.

I know plenty of pre-1997 alumni that graduated from USF and have no interest in supporting their alma mater. They'd rather purchase season tix to schools north of us.

6 hours ago, BulledOver said:

Think he went to Syracuse?? 

Fortin is a preferred walk-on at Arkansas.

Hope he signs, so we can get him in the weight room and on a nutrition plan. Good to hear the kid has a good motor to go along with his length. We need frontcourt help and some outside shooting.

2 hours ago, Outlaw said:

If ucf had two seasons in a row as bad as our last two, their stadium would be a ghost town.

They had some really lean years over in Oveido. Recall, they were winless in 2015. Their attendance was pretty poor. They caught lightning in a bottle after their hire of Frost.

2 hours ago, Brad said:

Interviewer:  Does Tampa support USF?

Matt: That's a really good question

A valid question. When we were winning, things were quite buzzy, and I had peeps asking for tix constantly. The Post-Taggart era has zapped that momentum. We really need some sustained winning to help build a die-hard fan culture.

2 hours ago, Outlaw said:

Football brings in more money than any other sport , especially  if we ever start  winning. 

USF MBB may still be the most "profitable" sport on campus. I wish I could find the source on that--vaguely remember reading that in a report.

11 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

I could not watch the game because it was not streamed. Did anyone really stand out on offense or defense? Any big plays on either side ? We really won't know what we have until byu? I would love to see usf go bowling but realistically it seems cjs will be lucky to get 4 wins. He just hasn't shown me anything that the team is improving and he can run a team and bring his offensive insight to improve the offense. Shoop is the x-factor because if he can marginally improve the d, then we have improve  our win total fairly easy from 2 wins.

D looked competent overall. I actually saw some blitzing. Byron Matos could really be disruptive if he takes to coaching like a fish to water. RBs looked stout. WRs dropped too many. McClain was challenged to not scramble as much and looked limited. Marsh showed the more active and accurate arm. Byron Brown looks like a FR physically but made some good plays in the 2nd half.

Seeing approx 5600 referenced for attendance, not sure if that's official. We had a great time yesterday, and it was fantastic to see such a family oriented atmosphere. Lots of little Bulls running around and the fireworks were a great night cap.

I was surprised by the attendance. Has an official count be announced?

31 minutes ago, smazza said:

how is he connected to the program and or athletic department?

He played FB for us under Leavitt.

22 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

We were beating the big boys , were ranked, he built us from nothing to power 5, and we got media exposure. He is the only coach we have had that brought a packed house and the excitement to the stadium.

 

Jim Leavitt did a phenomenal job building. He face planted in Big East conference play. I think he was too loyal to some inadequate coordinators during his tenure.

On 4/1/2022 at 7:35 PM, bowman1 said:

“All of the players that participated in the pro day will be hoping to become USF’s first draft pick since 2018 . . .”

Charlie Strong - the gift that keeps on giving 

I'm amazed at how Charlie Strong a rep as a FL recruiting machine was actually all wrapped into Clint Hurtt's sleazy recruiting antics at Miami/Louisville. Despite a show cause against Hurtt by the NCAA, he's the Seattle Seahawks D coordinator. These guys all fall on their feet.

15 hours ago, JTrue said:

Or... we could win a game or two against them.

If we're going to take our lumps against those fools, I'd rather go down in our university's actual colors. I'd love to get back to the old days of owning them in just about most sports. With them moving to the Big12 after this season, payback becomes less assured.

Thad Mangum turned out ok after transferring from Wofford. Man, it's crazy that a D2 kid can come into this Dline and get playing time. Strong was so terrible at recruiting defensive players.

10 hours ago, Cubanbull said:

I actually like the slime uniforms, just don’t think we should use them exclusively for playing them.

I now associate the stupid slime uniforms with losing to Oveido. I'm not a fan anymore. We need to double-down on the green and just kick the slime to the dustbin of stupid gimmicks, along with Merrill Bull.

On 3/30/2022 at 12:35 PM, E.T. said:

It mentions that they will have highlights.

The game will not be streamed, but The Identity Tampa Bay will provide a post-game wrap up with highlights and game highlights will also be distributed on USF football social channels.

Reading is fundamental. I missed it. ,

In seasons past, the Identity Tampa Bay provided a streaming option for free. No mention of the Identity anywhere in that USF press release.

Hope this kid is a total stud. The fact that we're dipping back into the FCS for Dline help is concerning. Our last Dline transfer from Wolford was better than the kids recruited by CCS:

On 3/22/2022 at 9:32 AM, CousinRicky said:

Think I heard they have under 3k students. How the f can we not find 1 kid that can shoot 3s out of 48k students?

Besides our lack of offensive scheming during the CBG tenure, our inability to find a consistent outside shooter has truly been confounding.

On 2/28/2022 at 10:57 PM, bullstampede9922 said:

She attended UCF....so strike one!

Seems to be an FSU fan though.