On where I think he should go:  Deatrick Nichols.  Although going that high will be slim given our history of circumstances:  being South Florida, weak schedule, yada and more yada.

Good closing speed.  Good tackler.  Excellent quickness.  Incredible instincts.  And decent hands.

U guys ready for the answer??

It's Tampa.  All other factors (conf affiliation, ranked, no ocs, etc. does not matter.)  Look at our other sports teams in the bay area.  Same thing.  And the bay area has a lombardi trophy, stanley cup, and a world series.  

Tampa Bay is a vacation destination.  People who lives here or have lived here come and go.  Most have no attachment to the area therefore no attachment to the sports teams.

Tice is a lead back while dj is a complimentary back back...imho.

Just now, Bull94 said:

we don't need to run GCO . we need to stretch the field vertically like they said they would. get the safeties off of the line of scrimmage. use our advantage on the outside and our QB who throws a good deep ball to our benefit.

QF struggled.  His throws were off except the 1 to mccants.  Yes,  they should've been caught but the receivers were working in bad conditions.

This was a "let's just escape with a win game."

New regime.  New offense.  To think that your new boss at the office is going to be like your old boss is ludicrous.  Gilbert won't run the gulf goast offense regardless of how much the offense struggles.  And he shouldn't.  It's not his offense.  

QF struggled all day and yet he made enough plays to win.  TD throw to scantling was behind him. Great clutch catch.  

Conditions were poor and once again no one at the game.   This will be a tough season.  Its just what it is.

At least 40k.  And a grass student only end zone section would be really cool where raucous students can be right in the action on that end.

Tags a genius.  I have no hatred towards him.  Oregon will be scary good within 3 years.

He has shown that he is not afraid of changes.

1 hour ago, Bulls Are We said:

Kiffen would be like banging the hot girl that you know has an STD.  

This, my friend, is the post of the week.  Shoot, I think it's the "Post of Year."  

And, no, I would never even if she is smoking hot.

43 minutes ago, NAM37 said:

I can't fault him, but....

It is very possibly just me, but College Football is slowly dying to me. The inequalities of the haves vs. have-nots is quickly taking all of the joy out of the sport for me. In the space of a week, the AAC has now lost ALL THREE of its top coaches. I'm slowly concluding that it's basically impossible for any of the G5 schools to get into "big time" football because no one else wants any more "P5-level" schools. Not the media companies, not the other schools, and not the other fans. Basically, the only people who want G5 schools to move "up" are those very G5 schools and they have no actual power to make it happen.

So the G5 schools are now stuck in a system where they will be continually poached for coaching talent... over and over and over again. This will ensure that the P5 schools keep getting an influx of good young coaches, and it will ensure that the top-level G5 schools will stay there in the G5.

You've pretty much summed up our "American" culture/society.

This culture is found in everything we do here in this country.  Schools, corporations, sports, and everything else in between.

We live in a "drive-thru" society.  No loyalty, no patience, no "true" love/compassion for others.  Just a "me" and "now" mentality.  And it goes both ways.

I don't blame Taggart.  Just two years ago, many doubted him and wanted him gone if he had not succeeded in year 3.

Just the way it is, my friends. 

The way he patiently runs the ball, IMO, would make him a top 5 back.  Unfortunately, because he played at USF would put him somewhere in the early 4th, maybe late 3rd round at the very best.  He would be a great back on a team like the Patriots, where you don't need to be a 1st rounder to have success at the next level.

I wouldn't blame him one bit if he decided to leave.  Even at third round, he will make a great living for him and his family.  IMO, he is ready to play at the next level.  Imagine what he can accomplish with an NFL offensive line.

Why do I think he is ready?  He has excellent ball-carrying vision...best I've seen here at USF for a running back.  He has deceptive speed.  He has excellent patience to wait for a hole to open up.  He has good hands.  He has good football intelligence.  He plays with heart and he is not afraid of contact.  But he doesn't play reckless like he wants to run over everyone all the time.

His only drawback is his size as he seems a little thin for an NFL running back.  But with a professional training staff, it should only take 1 season to bulk him up and still maintain his speed and agility.

Auggie is a coverage type MLB with good zone coverage skills.  His other strength is pursuing runners side to side as his speed is decent.  But send a 300 lb guard right at him and he is neutralized, especially if the refs allow those guards to hold onto his jerseys and shoulder pads.

I don't know if anybody else noticed, but just like last year it seemed like the refs just won't call any holding penalties against FSU.

QF has a cannon of an arm, but an unconventional throwing style/mechanics.  He's gator-arming his short and intermediate throws to lessen the velocity and over-pressing to be accurate, which have caused him to be inconsistent.  Having a strong arm AND having good touch on the ball is a tough combo to acquire, especially if you're known to be a runner/scrambler.  Those two traits in a QB almost have to be innate.  (I really like how Brett Kean throws the ball and just watching him in mop up duties has shown me he has those two traits.)  

He's getting it done...that's all that matters.  But yes, if somehow he could fix his mechanics he would be in the neighborhood of a Lamar Jackson.

CWT is a lot like CJL in this...they both 'love' and are 'connected to' the bay area.

Man, if QF could fix his throwing mechanics...just think how high his ceiling would be.  

And Nate Godwin not starting??  I read he was beaten out by McGee at Striker, but I thought he would be starting at SS, a position he has started since he stepped on campus (I think).

I've been to Canada...couldn't find one BJ there.

Very few people gave Matt Grothe a chance.  "He's too small.  He can't throw.  Etc. Etc."  Yet he became a winner.  A leader.  And one of the best to play for USF.

I like/prefer guys like MG and QF.  People always labeling them before even seeing the real product.  I hope QF continues his success.

Whatever the terms are...I hope we stick with it, regardless of results.  I hope the admin stays the course and allow Taggart to build off of this year.  I hope the fans will stand behind him no-matter-what until his contract ends.  We need stability in order to build a winning tradition, which will equate to program success.  Stay the course...Bullpenners.  Besides, having to pay multiple people not even working for you is bad for ROI. 

People were rumbling for his removal...I know what we say on this board or elsewhere for that matter should not have an effect on USF's sports' programs, but it really does.  As much as I didn't care too much for CSH's or for his style of basketball, I was disappointed he wasn't retained.  He had a miraculous season when we went to the NCAA tourney and he was building off of that, which can take some time...especially here at USF.  As far as I can remember (since 1992), we've never really had a strong support for the BB program and every time we get a new coach, we start all over.  New system, new players, new assistants, and mostly having to start from scratch with the fan base.  I went to the exhibition game this season and I could of sworn the 50 other people in the Sun Dome (incl. players) could hear my conversation I was having with my wife and kids.  I had to tell my boys to whisper, so no one could hear us talking.

We live in a "drive-thru society."  Everything must be "right-this-minute."  Just my two cents.

for Tom Allen.  We have to keep this DC from going anywhere.  He has brought our "good old days" defense back with his own system.

He has made guys like Zack Bullock (who rarely played in his early years), Eric Lee, D. Hill, Jaime Byrd, and others succeed during their last days of college football.  And he is developing new talent into a formidable force.

GOT TO KEEP HIM.

Yeah...you dont get too many opportunities to score playing against them.  And when you do, you have to put points on the board.  We didnt do that today.  Missed fgs and IMO too conservative on offense.  Against that team, you almost have to go up 2 or 3 scores to force them to throw, because I dont anybody can stop that methodical triple option.  Only ND has beaten them in their last 15 games and probably so because of superior talent.