BullyPulpit

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1161928257141470.xml&coll=1&thispage=2 Schiano is the most likely of the high profile Big East coaches to bolt. The best possibility is obviously UM, where he was a defensive coordinator. Schiano's buyout is a platry $250,000 this year, dropping to $200,000 over the next three years. A team luring him away would only need to pay him a guarantee of about $1.5 million per year and with his buyout being so small, it is possible that he could be lured away with some big time, big program money. But in the words of Lee Corso....not so fast my friends http://www.aolsportsblog.com/2006/10/25/schianos-moving-expenses/ Schiano is building a very nice house on a very nice piece of prime New Jersey real estate....that he received in a 'Sopranos" style sale from the University. He has a wife and 4 kids (he must be Catholic) and so if his roots get firmly planted at Rutgers, it may become growingly difficult to pull him away.

http://heraldsun.com/sports/18-781642.html Now look at Rodriguez's buyout.....$2 million, although he resturctured his new deal so that buyout expires in August of 2007. There aren't many teams out there willing to pay the $2 million buyout, meaning Rodriguez will be with WVU throguh at least the 2007 season. He is notoriously underpaid, as he will not earn more than $1 million a season, unless he stay past 2011. You can rest assured however that if he does make the NC game and especially if he wins it, that he will receive a rather large raise as they re-work his deal further. Next season he has White and Slayton back, an improving defense, and he is a God amongst men in Morgantown. While there might have been a chance that he would leave after this season if they lost a game or two, the $2 million buyout makes it highly unlikely, especially for a team like UNC that would most likely have to pay him $1.5 million per year, pay the $2 million buyout, and they still have to pay Bunting $286,000 per year for the next three years (although coaches sometime negotiate off of the amount they are due).

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2517825 Look at Petrino's buyout....$1 million, pretty darn large. Additionally, he makes between $1.6 million and $2.6 million over the course of his 10 year deal, with 4 built-in $1 million retention bonuses (the first of which is next year). He has a young, stud QB, a vastly improving defense, and he is now the name and face of that program. He has great recruits and controls that region. If a team wanted to "steal him from Louisville" they would have to pay him at least $2.5-$3 million per year and pay the buyout.....and Petrino would have to want to leave. if the 'Ville can end the season with only one loss, they will be pre-season top-10 next year. I'm not saying he is not ever going to leave (he might one day) I'm just saying it won't be anytime soon.

and his determined eyes in an ad for the game tomorrow on the LSU-Fresno State debacle. I am so pumped for tomorrow's game. It is great to have USF on a Sunday night.....I don't even think the Bucs play a primetime national game this year!

I see this game being a lot like the UNC game. I think we will be trading TD's (us) for field goals (them). One thing that has really impressed me this year about our squad is their composure. Especially, Grothe, but also the WR's. In years past, when we went down on the road like we did against UNC early, we would have easily folded, but not any more. I look for our boys to win 24-13. The one wild card is the weather. Forecast right now calls for showers and a high in the mid 50's, low dropping into the 30's. I don't think a wet field benefits our team, a team that is built for speed on both sides of the ball. Lets hope the showers stay away ad the Bulls can become bowl eligable in HD Sunday night!!!!

this would be a perfectly logical stance if we were not competing for recruits with these schools. Although we may not be in the same conference, we recruit the same area. If we can pick off one or two top Florida recruits from each school, we will be doing well.

I will go one step further with the Green and Gold Optimism and point out that next year not only should we be vying for a BE Title....We have a lsight shot at going undefeated and making a case for the National Title. Before I get laughed off of this site, hear me out. If we can finish strong and knock off either Ville or WVU and get to 9-4 or 10-3 after a bowl victory, we should get some national cred and be ranked or near ranked at the start of next season. We begin with Elon and UCF, two teams we should handle easily and get the rust off quickly. Then comes the big one. What I think could be the biggest game in our fledgling programs history, the roaddie against Auburn. While they are a great team, their offense does not scare me one bit. We will have to play flawlessly, but we can win that game. If we do, there is our marquee non-conf win and a top 10-15 ranking. Then comes UNC and Fla Atl. There is nothing that makes me think that these are not two VERY winnable games. That would put us at 5-0 with WVU and Ville at home. Road tests against Pitt and Rutgers will be tough, but just imagine the possibilities. My hopes are rising for this year, and by next year they may very well be astronomical. I hope many join me in wearing these Green and Gold goggles that allow me to see such a possibility for next season. (*Let me add a caveat that this post is based upon our team continuing to progress and there being no significant injuries/defections/arrests/failed drug tests)

I don't agree entirely. WVU is going to get to play Louisville, Rutgers, and PITT (as well as US.... ) I thnk their SOS will rise to around 40 or so. If that is the case, then an undefeated WVU is likely in a championship game. Texas worries me a bit, becuase their loss would have been nearly a season ago by the time all is said and done. But we could really use a ND victory over USC and another Auburn and UF loss along the way too.

I truly believe we will need to have 7 wins to go bowling. I think 6 is a real stretch for a team with little history and a fledgling fan base.

It will all work out in due time. With the games WVU and Ville have if either one of them are undefeated at the end of the season and USC loses one along the way, then the BE is likely to have a team in the National Championship game.

You are not the first singing his praises. I gave him major props after the UCF game. I think he is using his personnel pretty **** well. And I also hink that personnel is performing at a level that makes him look good as well. Smith has been mixing things up pretty well thus far this year. Now with Ponton back I believe we are really going to see some great things out of this offense.

The QB runs are essential to our offensive effectiveness for a variety of reasons. While I don't think they should be completely eliminated, cutting them back is a pretty good idea. You have to keep in mind that the QB-keeper keeps the defense honest. It opens up more for our running backs and WR's. With the threat of Grothe taking off, the LB's have to stay on their toes and play a step up, this opens up the crossing routes to our WR;s (Amarri, C. Hill, and even the FB today).

no, because the first team we tried it against moved the returner to the right of the field (facing in USF's direction) where the kick had landed twice before or so and then teachey kicked it way to the left and over 40 yards on the bounce. I know, but what I am saying is that teams could put one man deep down the middle, and one short to the right and one short to the left. With the way USF lines up with 3 guys blocking immediately in front of Teachey, this is a possibility.

Sickening.... > I pray that never happens at The New (and improved) U!

On that punt by Teachey that got returned I turned to the gentlement sitting next to me at the game and said, look, they have it figured out, they put a guy right where Teachey lands it, and sure enough, he catches it on the fly and runs up field. This could turn into a problem for us if teams begin to stagger the return guys in position to field it in the air or off the first bounce.

I predict 12:15 pm. I will only miss a few pllays. Plane lands at 11:35 am. I will be in the first row, with no luggage. I will sprint to a cab, tip him to get me there quick, and hightail it to the stadium. If there is traffic, I will get out and jog the last mile if need be. It is only 15 miles from the airport to the stadium, with about 12 being on the interstate. I should be ok. THe only thing that could stop me is a mechanical problem with the plane (knocks rapidly on wood). It is one crazy day though. By 3:30 pm I should be celebrating a Bulls victory on Franklin Street. Then by 5:15 it is back to the airport to catch my 7pm flight back to Tampa. WHAT A DAY!!!! GO BULLS!!!!!

We are facing one horrible run defense again this week. I would look for more on the ground, opening up the passing game somewhat. If we play with the lead early, as I believe we will, I say 240-250. My plane leaves at 9:50 am.....I hope there are no delays!!!

I love the sideline shots of Wanny laughing. He cannot believe how BADDD UCF is. I swear, at least three times they have shown him and he has a Shat-eating grin on his face, shaking his head. Like taking candy from a deaf, blind, mongoloid, armless, baby!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D

It is one thing to disagree with OPINIONS.....It is another to make an ASSERTION OF FACT and not back it up. And we have the right to call out whomever we want, whenever we want.

I know, but I have depositions and EUO's in the afternoon on Friday up in Pasco, so if those ran too long, I would have missed my Friday evening flight. I will take the chance that the plane is on time. It is coming in from North Carolina and the weather should be clear, so as long as there is no mechanical delay, I should be ok.

What time does your flight get in sat am? I was thinking about doing but I felt like it was going to be cutting it too close with a noon kickoff. I am flying in tomorrow night on Southwest leaving TPA at 8pm, anyone else on that flight? 11:30 am. But with no wife and no luggage whatsoever, I should be able to get to the game by o later than 12:15. If there is a delay, I am going to give Southwest hell, get a refund, and rush to lee Roy Selmon's to watch the game, but Southwest is usually pretty reliable.

T-Man, I am going to be at this one too! I am flying in the morning of the game and out at 7pm. You doing anything after the game, or are you packing up and heading back to NPR?

I know that we sold out Rows A through Y. I bought one ticket a week ago (10/3) and I am in Row Z. So it seems like we will have at least 600 sitting in the USF section.

He didn't look too injured on the first two drives of the second half!

If he takes us out of the poll the answer is simple, we inflate UCF's numbers. This would really piss him off. Then if he takes UCF out of the poll, we inflate FSU's #'s. What is he going to do after that, have a poll over who is better UF or UM....ha!