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This is certainly great news for us short term (potentially)... between both schools AND FSU trying to drop about 5 current players, we should be a good landing spot for a few of them... LONG term, Strong to Texas is more of a threat to UF/FSU/Miami as they truly go after those blue chip recruits only...We get our share, but not on the same level as the other 3 in the state.

Exactly! Whatever UCF did in the Fiesta bowl doesn't have any affect on USF whatsoever. They won, good for them. In 2 years Bortles will be gone, O'leary may be retired and who knows what the on the field team will look like. People just don't seem to get it. Conferences don't look solely at on the field performance. Especially, not a one year, best ever performance. How UCF fans traveled to their biggest game ever and ratings for the game are more important to conference realignment. Their are a lot more factors that go into a big decision than one good year. According to ESPN.... The Fiesta Bowl garnered a 7.1 overnight rating for Central Florida upending Baylor 52-42, up nine percent from the 2013 Orange Bowl, which aired in the corresponding day/time slot (6.5, Florida State defeating Northern Illinois 31-10). Orlando led all markets with a 17.4, the highest bowl overnight rating ever for an ESPN network in the market. http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/01/double-digit-increase-for-rose-fiesta-bowls-combined-viewership/ From a positive USF perspective, this is a strong sign of the TV power both schools could bring... Also bods well for our current conference on the next round of negotiations...

This year can't end fast enough for USF...

http://tbo.com/news/education/usf-starts-building-50-million-heart-insitute-20131217/ Nice addition to USF!!

Cook is looking at 3 options... stay with UF... or flip to either FSU or Miami. We are not part of his plans...

Thanks for finding and posting... 1.22 million is not to shabby!!

If USF matches what the "Big 5" does... we should be fine... if they can't or won't... yikes.

Green>Gold... sorry...

Any idea where I can find those? was curious if the numbers were decent...

Can't break tradition... somebody had to post it!!

http://tbo.com/movies/the-rock-to-star-in-movie-recounting-fatal-boating-accident-in-gulf-20131114/ He will be "played" by The Rock...

Mike Blakely would be a huge addition!!

Josh Newberg â€@joshnewberg247 10h I'm hearing a former Tampa Bay Area prospect is likely transferring to #USF Who might it be :-)

I do... He brings HOPE. Something we haven't felt in a LONG time...

I did, as I went there for a football game last year... it was insane!! They had a 600 person band... 21,000 seats, and luxury boxes to boot. Chick-fil-a handled the concession stands, I remember when it was parents selling hotdogs at my school...

Wishing Mike good luck tonight! Lets make a Horror Show out of Houston's "Black Out"... GOOOOOO BULLS!!!!

http://footballscoop.com/news/11367-tony-levine-pranks-the-entire-team-with-a-halloween-uni-reveal Thanks Joey Knight for finding this...

White's first start... on the road, against one of the hottest teams in the country (611 yards of offense on Sat) Might be one of the scariest things on TV... and remember, it's Halloween... Score... Bloody!!

I'm just glad the Eveld experiment is over... time to develop a quarterback that Taggert believes fits his system. White has time to learn, and hopefully gives us our best chance at fulfilling our 3 main objectives for this season of broken dreams. 1) Try to win 4 out of the next 5 games to get us in a bowl game... 2) Develop constancy and growth at the quarterback position for at least the next 2 years. (White or Bench) 3) At worst case scenario, take the time to prep so we keep the streak alive at 5 against UCF. They COULD be playing us for a BCS spot, and don't think for a second that wouldn't be used against us for a long time to come... QB growth is essential, Jim was able to help Grothe and Daniels put us on the map, now it's time for Taggert to do the same with White/Bench (or whoever else comes in next year) From this point forward, it's on Taggert... no more Skippy excuses! Show us some growth! Frustrated bulls fan...

I just want to wish Mike good luck going forward, for the foreseeable future his is our only true hope to lead us to 4 wins and get us to a bowl! Until such time as we are "Out of Contention" we must do all we can to get to a bowl... fortune favors the brave, lets hope it works out for us... Go Bulls!!

Cook is also visiting FSU... but not Yearby. I think if they BOTH want to play together, USF is the best fit!

We need him to be a beast for us on this level... lets hope he has a strong 2nd half of the season!

http://espn.go.com/blog/notre-dame-football/post/_/id/18043/lynch-at-home-in-new-environment-at-usf?ex_cid=espnapi_public

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9861775/miami-hurricanes-avoid-bowl-ban-lose-nine-scholarships-part-ncaa-sanctions They lose 9 scholarships and no bowl ban... they skate free...

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9859946/aac-reveal-miami-beach-bowl-marlins-park At least it's close...