FazaUSF

Can we delay kickoff?

Perhaps until 2025, we might have our ish together by then...

On 11/10/2022 at 7:25 PM, Brad said:

I looked into my evidence folder, here is what @FazaUSF was referring to.  This came from the investigation notes and was published in the Tampa paper.

Where' there's smoke, conceal it!  Unnerving.

Mr. Besterfield might have been a little suspicious of the situation, may have known a little more...we'll never know.

Never read that, but Judy used to say it in person regularly. I also let her know I was hoping she would not fire Leavitt and let's just say that philosophy made itself known again. I am sure someone would have quoted her sometime or had to be recorded somewhere since it wasn't exactly a secret and she said it from time to time.

My short list consists of Jim Leavitt and Deion Sanders. I have zero doubt the next coach will be neither of them, but one can dream.

On 11/6/2022 at 9:29 AM, Triple B said:

Totally disagree. What in the hell would she be threatened by, a coup by Athletics??

I think she wanted the top two sports to be as successful as Academics but just had no idea how to do it and should have kept her nose out of coaching decisions. At the time of the letting go of those two coaches, they were both under performing in her eyes because she couldn't grasp the overall picture in both cases.

Judy Genshaft used to say privately that only 2 things brought down a university president... docs and jocks. She was absolutely protecting her own job from scrutiny by firing Leavitt. Why else would USF pay the former FBI director to investigate? Insulating JG from any blame. She played the situation well for herself... less well for USF Athletics.

3 hours ago, goingbackbull said:

And I don’t see us ever digging our way out of this hole

 

Your mom is responsible for this mess.

She birthed you, then you became a USF football fan and BDSM enthusiast.

Blame your mom!

21 minutes ago, Blackice12 said:

USF will NOT win this game and Jeff Scott will be rewarded with a Gatorade Powerade bath and another year to coach USF's football team.

Love y'all.  But any balls we have left will be completely crushed Thanksgiving weekend. Orlando will be serving Rocky Beach Oysters instead of turkey leftovers...

Jesus who cares, we're gonna get our balls crushed. I can't watch. I have been to every single USF vs. UCF football game ever played. It hurts horribly to know we won't even sniff a competitive game. Huge difference from the first 4-5 games, when the idea of losing to C was unthinkable.

I wish we would involve CJL more with USF.

I wanted The Jim back this past hiring cycle...

As many excuses as there are contributing to losses, I just can't see a defense for the poor game and clock management. It hasn't gotten any better. It screams a coaching staff is aloof and disconnected. Definitely not dialed in. That is something which should be optimized no matter what else happens.

I recommend giving them credit - they have not given up. Every final drive, they finish as strong as they can. Still made good tackles on the final drives of every game so far. Whether they are suffering from terrible playcalling is another issue, but players' individual efforts have still been there and they aren't mailing it in.

Trying to become a comedian? Just tell the crowd you're a USF fan!

USF Football: ugly enough to make onions cry.

"We drink Brawndo, the success mutilator!"

"No worries, Scrote! There's plenty of 'tards out there livin' kick@$$ lives. You could coach football at USF!"

"We shoot ourselves in the foot so often you'll want to invest in kevlar boots"

University of $h!tty Football

Dear Abby, can you save the tens and tens of USF football fans left from slitting their wrists?

USF Bulls Football: making other teams look exceptionally good since SlapGate

USF Bulls Football: its like a dog taking a dump. It's hard to look away but you feel like an idiot for watching.

"Need to lose IQ points? Watch our coordinators' playcalls to learn how to hemorrhage them!"

Got Fail?

Stupid Is As Stupid Does: Just Watch USF Football

USF Football: we're as successful as a screen door on a submarine.

1 hour ago, Ghostbuster said:

Sold.

Don't need any other details after that point.  Tired of doing the opposite.

 

This is why it is good that MK makes decisions and not us fans.

36 minutes ago, jchem1995 said:

Ok so who now? Who will. E our next hire? Do you think Willie takes another jab at it or do we go with Appy state coach? 

Sorry, I wouldn't want him back. Willie only cared about Willie. He eventually won because he recruited #9, and then figured out how to quit holding him back after losing constantly and a ton of outside pressure. Otherwise, he just got in his own way. He didn't represent USF well at all. Winning is a lot, but it isn't everything.

Great catch and run Wilcox!

That school also prints degrees in exchange for tuition at an insane rate. USF focuses on quality. UCF focuses on quantity at the cost of quality. It has led them to have many more alumni than we do, and they played football a few decades longer than we did too. Credit them, it has worked. They irritated the country into paying attention to their football program and pursued the "any media attention is good attention" approach. Meanwhile, I can't imagine too many of their alums are actually happy with their degree's worth compared with other state universities, outside of a few specialty programs they have developed well. Football is most of what they have going for them. Give us time to even get where they are, now that we no longer have our wagon hitched to the Jim Leavitt success express.

I made the donation. It's already paid, and we need to grow the Bulls Club Annual Fund in order to be competitive for a P5 invite and extra scholarship money for student athletes (big recruiting tool). Of course we'd like football and men's BB to be more competitive, but resources are what empowers coaches to recruit better. I don't blame anyone who is unenamored with our football record right now, but Athletics as a whole is doing great things. 

Ah, this thread reminds me of all the "Fire Taggart" posts just before he turned it around and started winning. 

Too soon, folks. Firing him now would make us as uncouth as FSU. Coaches need to know we will invest the time in them needed to build a program. Firing a coach before at least 3 years tells everyone else you are a terrible job option due.

CJS also gets a mulligan for 2020. Getting a single practice with the team (which was in terrible shape thanks to Charlie Strong's utter lack of leadership) before COVID restrictions kicked in is not a real year for a coaching staff to enact change. Meetings over Zoom does not a football team make. 

Strap in, folks, we will see CJS through his fourth year here. I am not happy with the on-field results, but we don't grow winning coaches in their first head coaching gig overnight.

One of my all-time favorite Bulls. He is a Bull through and through. Here's to hoping he heals up quickly and fully. I feel like he will be the type joining our tailgates in future years along with Atterbury and company. DJ, while your leg is healing, work on that deltoid and bicep in preparation for some epic beerpong and flipcup!

I appreciate the option. I renew every year anyway; this makes it easy.

I do like the creativity to get this game moved to FAU, and appreciate FAU for agreeing to host it. 

Sadly, I cannot move heaven and earth to make the game. Only had Saturday free for the game in Tampa; got work shifts Friday and then Sunday thru next Friday. The down and back drive would kill me, if even possible. And if (when) the Bulls lose, it will kill me further. Forgive me for not chomping at the bit to kill myself to let the Bulls kill me, fresh off the trip to Louisville (which was an awesome time until kickoff)

In other news, I got a hold of Peerless Double Oaked Bourbon and their Double Oaked Rye too while in Louisville! It is definitely a great mix for surviving Ian. Lost power at 4pm, so the standby Kentucky hug was invaluable.

The defense is hot garbage and Shoop is not the answer. NFL teams may get calls from the box just fine. Shoop has got to be socialphobic to want to make calls from the box. Get onto the field with the players, where leadership is needed.

DC should never be separated from the players. Puts unnecessary delay into communications.

Also, the playcalls are hot garbage, even though they are delayed til after getting a look at the offensive formation.