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    Lack of Discipline Under Willie

    in USF South Florida Bulls Athletics

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    Where's the energy/enthusiasm with this team? 4th and 1 to start the fourth quarter, team is huddled up on sideline and they look flat...no head boppin or jumping around...NOTHING! No excitement on the field....how are we the crowd supposed to make noise if the home team can't get fired up? Something else to pin on the coach...

    And of yeah, how about run 1 or 2 QB sneaks when its first and goal from the 1....why a shotgun formation on first down? We score there...game is somewhat respectable...16 to 6,7, or 8...I can somewhat deal with...but get shutout like that? C'mon, man!

    Oy vey

    Football: Rebuilding the offense

    in USF South Florida Bulls Athletics

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    We finally have a chance to have a "real" offensive system...lets' be honest, the Leavitt + Holtz era was a lot of BS Sandlot plays (QB scramble/read option/ get lucky once in a while with a deep ball) - CWT's offense has the markings to give the program an identity and reputation...CWT comes with a good support system and the bus will be rollin' again.

    Tradition Talk

    in USF South Florida Bulls Athletics

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    Agree with Bulls on Parade...we already have it.

     

    Also, you cant force tradition, they happen over time or in an instant...i.e. see Ohio State and "Hang on Sloopy"

     

     

    On Saturday, October 9 at the OSU/Illinois game, the halftime show and about-to-be tradition were almost rained out.  During the second quarter, such a heavy downpour drenched the fans and the field that the band considered canceling its performance to avoid making an even muddier mess of the gridiron, which was grass.  But, Head Coach Woody  Hayes had grown to appreciate the band more than he did ten years earlier when he ordered the marchers off a soaked field during the 1955 Rose Bowl.  So the 120 band members performed before a drenched but enthusiastic crowd.  The OSUMB, in the form of a giant ballerina, stepped gracefully in the mud to Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers – then suddenly began to gyrate in a wild Watusi as it played Hang On Sloopy.  The crowd went crazy. 

     

    Before the next game, against an unbeaten Michigan State up north, a nervous Coach Hayes took an unprecedented walk to speak to the band.  With only 38 players on the bench and a mere 3,500 Buckeye fans in the Spartan stands, Hayes needed all the help he could get.  When the Buckeyes fell behind by 18 points in the second half, the band, from its seats, played Hang On Sloopy.  The call-to-rally role had been cast.  From then on, Hang On Sloopy would be a catalyst for comeback, a starting gun to celebrate a foreseeable victory, or a summons to change the status quo for the better.  Sad to say, the Buckeyes didn’t come back that afternoon, losing 32 – 7.  But they were undefeated the rest of the season.

    Is USF football growing TOO fast?

    in USF South Florida Bulls Athletics

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    Yes, Tampa and Florida are a bandwagon locations. The general public has a "oh, its only USF attitude", but this will change quickly. With the Bucs on the downturn, and USF on the upswing, I think you'll see a rapid change in the attitude towards USF next year.

    Look around, USF gear is popping up more and more. The baseball team almost drew 1K for the opener vs. HighPoint. There is starting to be a buzz about USF in general. IF (a big IF), we come out the gate hot and undefeated in September and the Bucs fizzle out, Bulls football will be talk of the town.

    In regards to the Sugar Bowl comment, be positive, anything can happed...what if its Gators/USF in the Sugar - Tebow v. Grothe....do you think USF will being ONLY 10K? Or if we play FSU in the Gator bowl? So far with these Bowl games, there has always been an excuse (Meinkeke - oh, its on NYE.....Pizza Bowl - oh, its only ECU)....if we get a showdown a top tiered ACC or SEC or Big10 school you bet the Bulls fans will come out of the wordwork.

    So, to answer your question...is USF football growing too fast? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

    USF gets first Thursday night ESPN game

    in USF South Florida Bulls Athletics

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    I'm in for that trip...back to the homeland.....RU is getting better w/ their atomsphere since they found out college football is actually fun and exciting last year.

    For those taking the trip, the easiest way to get to NYC from Rutgers/New Brunswick is the train...3-4 stops and you're in.

    Should be a good turn out for USF, lots of alum in the tri-state area. mid-October also means post season Yankee baseball...could be a nice weekend!

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