Blackice12

So instead of going to Birmingham. Birmingham would come to Tampa. Hmm for some reason that does not seem like a good idea.

Looking for a hotel in downtown Houston. Any recommendations?

The same type of chaos happened last year around this time. 10/13/2017 Clemson lost to Syracuse.

Even if USF wins they will be unranked next week.

I would be most concerned if UNC Head Coach Larry Fedora gets fired this year.

If they do most people outside of Amherst and the Bay area won't see it.

The team will get better as the season progresses. That is the only deja vu that I see at this point. Flowers improved significantly from Week 0 San Jose State to the Bowl game again Texas Tech. Even the special teams improved during that time period. I am expecting the same pattern this year. It is also worth noting that once we get around the RB injuries, the running game will be significantly improved from the running backs position when compared to last year.

The defense has given up 2 TDs in 2 games. Both TDs were in the 1st quarter. Also the defense has given up a total of 0 points in the 4th quarter

Punting did well.

My liver. USF football may drive me to drink.

The key take away is Flowers' passing got better as the season progressed. I attribute that to Flowers being more familiar with the system and the OC Gilbert being more familiar with Flowers. Not to mention the trust between the QB and the WRs, TEs and RBs. I anticipate and expect the same improvement with Barnett. All the pieces will come together.

He suffered a hamstring injury against Westen Illinois. So he did not play today.

Keep in mind he has only been with the team since the summer and was not taking all the 1st team reps. Time is needed to build trust between the WRs, TEs and RBs and adjust the offense to everyone's skill set. Go back to last year and compare Q. Flowers passing at San Jose compared to UCF and Texas Tech. I anticipate a similar progression this year both passing and running the ball with RBs. I will say that Blake needs to get better at protecting himself and the ball when he runs.

If AJ Bush played at QB today for Illinois it would have been a different story. He is a better runner than Rivers and has more experience.

The roughing the passer on Khalid McGee was not a good call. McGee was going for the waist but the QB jumped and he hit the QB in the legs as he was completing his throwing motion. That led to an Illinois FG from the 26 yard line. Bear in mind that was after USF had the illegal participation penalty on 4th down when Illinois as punting the ball.