JoeB

5-6 or 6-5 is truly where I think they will finish, but I'm hoping I'll see a better team on the field this year. I agree with you about RU, 'Cuse, and UConn being tough, but these are teams we have to beat or we will be cellar dwellars with the Bearcats. West Virginia probably is a loss, but they did lose some key people.

Here is a breakdown of the USF schedule with Must Wins, Winnable Games, and Probable Losses. I believe USF can finish anywhere between 5-6 to 8-3 depending on what happens in those 3 crucial Winnable games. at Penn State- Certainly a Winnable game depending which Julmiste and defense show up. Pounding Hall will help keep the clock rolling and should make for a low scoring game. FAMU- Must Win UCF- Must Win Louisville- Loss. They are the class of the Big East this season. at Miami- Loss. Not the Miami of old, but still Miami. at Pitt- Loss. Tremendous offensive potential, with a defense to match. West Virginia- Winnable Game. Two things are in USF's favor in this one. One it is a home game and two it could be a letdown week after WVU plays UofL the week before. Plus they lost their starting QB, their highest Rusher, and leading receiver. at Rutgers- Must Win. This will be tougher than it sounds considering RU returns its three best weapons on offense (QB, RB, and WR). But if USF plans on playing in December, this has to be a win. Also, RU has to play Louisville the following week only 5 days later. at Syracuse- Winnable Game. They have a similiar QB problem like USF, similar RB like USF, and similar question marks around the whole team. Plus maybe they are looking ahead to Notre Dame the following week. Cincinnati- Must Win at home. UConn- Must Win. Another tough test, but if USF wants to compete with the Big Boys of the conference, they must win tough road games. QB Dan Orlovsky is gone, but the Huskies are still explosive on the ground. I'd like to hear what some other Bulls fans thoughts are about the schedule and my takes.

If I'm not mikstaken, the Conference USA games are covered by ESPN during the week. Saturdays are for the teams with a BCS shot, while Wednesday games will be for C-USA teams.

Sounds good Beastie, although I'm not sure if we can talk too much smack with our QB situation. Frankie's should be a good time as long as those Bama fans aren't there. There's also a Buffalo Wild Wings at Northridge and Roswell. I know a bartender there and he told me he'll definitely put the game on for me. That could be an option too.

I live in Sandy Springs just off Northridge, so I'm not far from you or Frankie's for that matter. I'm a Class of 95 grad. I thought Frankie's was an Alabama and Georgia Tech bar. Could be an issue depending on the schedules of each team.

First time poster, but are there any other Atlanta area Bulls fans? Would love to meet up with some other USF fans to watch the Penn State game. Also, is there a Bulls bar that caters to all of the games? Go Bulls Go!! JoeB