BiggTipp

1. Would you prefer lunch with smazza or paintball with puc86? Smazza could probably take me to some pretty amazing lunch destinations. I also think he may secretly be the Dos Equis guy and is smooth as hell.
2. Your longest trip in a day? Florida to North Carolina drive (Im not a world traveler)
3. Your first college football game attending? 1992 Florida Homecoming vs Louisville (Gators won 31-17...I was 12)
4. USF Football’s Greatest Win of All Time? Tough...for me either 2001 PITT or 2009 FSU
5. Will Shrader kick a 55 Yard or longer FG this season? Yes

5 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

You are correct sir! 

I gotta say that stretch of games in 2015 ECU (22-17), Temple (44-23), Cincy (65-27), UCF (44-3) was the most enjoyable span for me as a USF fan. 

15 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

I believe that game made us bowl eligible for the first time in four years. 

No...the win that made us bowl eligible that year was the Temple win.

58 minutes ago, Who'sYourData? said:

Skip's last recruit, really.

CSH never offered him...Larry Scott was begging CSH to offer him. The day Taggart got the job, Larry Scott approached him and convinced him to offer a scholarship. So I guess that makes him a "Larry Scott Recruit"

1. What football team would you like to renew or have a series? Lets finish out the ACC and play Wake Forest, BC, Virginia, VaTech, and Duke
2. Who will be our leading rusher at season’s end? Mangham
3. Who will be our leading receiver at season’s end? Weaver
4. Will Timmy McClain break Matt Grothe’s Freshman Passing Yards Record? (2,576 in 2006) NO
5. What happens when you travel at the speed of light … and turn your headlights on? Here is a long winded scientific answer: 
   

   What would happen if you drove your car close to the speed of light and turned on the headlights? | Science Questions with Surprising Answers

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   Light in vacuum always travels at the same speed c, exactly 299,792,458 meters per second, no matter how it is created or in what frame it is obser...

I hope this comes back to bite them...this country is not headed in a very good direction...

1) USF
2) 41-28
3) Mangham
4) Gregory
5) 391

1 hour ago, Bullrush33 said:

Beattie needs to start. Mangham too slow but good change of pace

I kinda like the idea of beating them up with the big back and bringing the scat backs in as change of pace. The problem becomes when you use the big back as change of pace, everyone knows what is happening. Just my opinion as a zero experienced football coach

42 minutes ago, MaltLiquorBull said:

If it’s true what I’ve been reading on this board (that we are looking at a small/weak recruiting class again next year), this is very bad.

I have a feeling the next class is going to be very transfer portal heavy, which is why we don't see a ton of commits yet...just my opinion. 

10 hours ago, Gatorbull325 said:

I stopped when I realized we werent getting any d-line transfers. It got heart breaking when i saw the coaching staff ignoring the d-line. That was our worse group for the past 4/5 years. CJS doesnt seem like the type 2 be scared to tell a player to move on. He should have cleaned house on the dline. Magnum, Yates and Green is the only players I was cool with on the d-line. I hope they move Thomas Nance 2 the d-line. 

They did get two Defensive linemen from the portal. A DE from MIssissippi St. and a DE/DT from New Mexico St.. I think the Miss ST. transfer is dinged up and the NM St transfer quit football due to family stuff. I don't think they ignored it. All the Florida schools dipped into the D Line transfer portal last year. Four DT's (Pinkney, Kegler, Green, Mangum) are listed as Graduates, meaning they took advantage of the COVID year.

Also due to COVID and allowing players to stay caused USF to have to greyshirt two DT's they had committed. We would have had six new D Linemen total coming in after last season. Three of those (2 greyshirts and one quit) never made it to campus.

Also when you say "cleaned house" do you mean revoke the scholarship and kick them off the team? I don't think that is a good look and probably isn't looked at well in the eyes of recruits and area HS football coaches.

Thomas Nance was listed as a DE on the 2019 roster. Switched over to TE in 2020.

1 hour ago, Outlaw said:

We won games with strong and started going down but we are non an 0pher against fbs teams.

Strong won games with Taggart recruits. As those Taggart recruits left...the wins did too....coincidence? I think not.

23 hours ago, Rocky Style said:

That was my problem.  BUT we are still young bla bla bla...  But I feel like "the punt" encapsulates everything nicely.  Anyway, the coaching staff has to learn to win too I suppose.  I guess every week can't be a step forward?  I was quite happy with the trajectory of the first few games, but this one felt like they left one out on the field.  We need those wins though.  We'll see what happens next time!

I think that is even a step forward. When is the last time you felt that way? That they left one out on the field. Like CJS said...they will watch the film and be sick. They didn't get beat down even though the score suggests that to someone who didn't watch the game. They had receivers running free downfield. Plenty of plays to be made that were just a little off. Hit a couple of them and the running game would open up. Our defense finally got pressure for the first time in what felt like forever. The losing is frustrating but there is progress.

On 10/5/2021 at 7:38 AM, Triple B said:

That should be 13 outta 20. The td pass to Carter in the first half that was negated by a penalty was a thing of beauty.

Yea that play was pretty frickin sweet. 

13 hours ago, E.T. said:

Maybe he hasn't wanted . . . he's a top DC.

Jim Leavitt's departure is addition by subtraction of a distraction for the Oregon Ducks

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We are two seasons removed from the firing of a legacy staff and save for one strong recruiting class. It's safe to say that the last two years have been rocky off the field...

1. Most impressive play at a USF BULLS Football Home Game you attended?

2007 vs Louisville: Opening kickoff to Louisville. The returner was hit by Jerome Murphy and fumbled. The fumble was recovered by Nate Allen who took it into the endzone. The only time I've ever seen a team kickoff and score in the same play.

2. Your favorite USF BULLS Football Away Game you traveled? 

Sadly only one:  2006 vs UCF. Got the dub though

3. What will happen first in the 2021 Football Season? 300 Yard Passer - 100 Yard Rusher - 100 Yard Receiver

vs FBS: 100 yd rusher

4. Will Shrader kick a 50 Yard or longer FG this season?

Yes. I say his long will be 54 yards by season end. How nice is it to see kickoffs going into the endzone!

5. If bald people work in a restaurant, do they still need to wear a hairnet?

As a bald man (by choice) I say no.

Awesome!! Congratulations on two beautiful children. Raise 'em right and GO BULLS!!

1. What year was your first USF Football Game?

First game I attended in person was versus FAU in 2002

2. What year was your first USF Sporting Event?

Football vs FAU 2002...I did take part in a NFL "Air It Out" flag football tournament in 1996 that took place on USF's campus...but I don't think that counts as a USF sporting event

3. Do you stream or use cable?

Stream...cable is for suckas

4. Do you have a Home Phone?

Not in 10+ years

5. Who is your celebrity crush?

Don't have one. 

I think he will be successful. I think he took over a hot mess that was far worse off than what we really knew. From a culture to talent...the entire program was lacking. When you look at the recruiting from 2016 to 2020, it was a constant downward trend from where Taggart was 2013-2015. Those classes are why there was success 2015-2017. I remember Taggart saying when he got here, he was bench pressing more than some offensive lineman! 

I was on the fence about Strong's hiring. I thought maybe we could get Louisville Strong and not Texas Strong. It only took his initial press conference to make my decision that the hire was  bad choice. 

Scott has improved the recruiting quickly and has the transfer portal to help out. I think this season will show the progression. Even Scott himself said this is a multi-year project. Quick fixes have quick collapses as well. I say give him time. You guys see the players...they are smaller than they should be. Most are not Scott's recruits. This is a slow build that needs a solid foundation. Also COVID has allowed players to stay longer, taking away from this (2022) recruiting class. It will be small but I also think it will be big on transfer portal again.

This looks pretty fantastic to me.

16 hours ago, bulloni said:

Stats looked decent even with all the drops. 
Weaver had one bounce off his hands in the end zone, would have been an incredible catch but the ball placement was great.

Jimmy dropped 2 and Brinkman dropped 1.

QB play and play calling we’re fine, need better WR play. Hope Latrell is okay

Williams knee didnt look good on the play he got hurt. Wouldn't doubt if he is out for some time, maybe the season

So less than 24,000 fans: USF pays $172,000/game

More than 24,000 fans: USF pays $185,000/game

Plus TSA collects a fee for every ticket sold. basically $2.50/ticket. 

Six year deal signed in 2017. I just realized the writer of the article didn't think their initial statement through. 

"USF has made Raymond James Stadium its home since the team's inception in 1997."

However RJS didn't open until 1998...

Report: USF eyes new deal to stay at Raymond James Stadium

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USF has made Raymond James Stadium its home since the team's inception in 1997. ORACLE FILE PHOTO Questions over where USF will play its home football games...

2 minutes ago, smazza said:

is this game on tv anywhere in florida?

if so what channel

ESPN+

12 hours ago, Gatorbull325 said:

No Williams hype train, i just put him ahead of Cade because Cade has done NOTHING on the field. 

Fortin is not as bad as people think. The Daily Stampede game film reviews with Seth Varnadore really help to understand what is being seen on gameday better. Plays are there. Fortin made some bad throws yes, but watch the UF game film review and see what he was dealing with up front. 

I think given time and the proper blocking, he would look immensely different. McClain would too. My personal opinion is to start McClain and ride with him but Fortin isn't a pile of crap either.

Something like the Carolina Panthers with a Bull causing havoc would be pretty sweet.