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The temporary UMASS coach explains our offense perfectly

”"If you've seen them on video, they're the type of offense where they get they get nothing, they get nothing, they get nothing. They punt the ball, get back, get nothing and nothing," Pinkham said. "Then they'll break through and a guy will go 80 yards.”

4 minutes ago, bowman1 said:

UCF beat Pitt, beat GT, beating LVILLE, should have beaten FSU . . . translation 

FSU still stomps UCF beacauae they are a bunch of knats 

I see nothing wrong with that logic!

How the HE(double hockey sticks) did we beat GATECH? GT is beating The Ville 21-0 after the first quarter. 

Just kidding, we are better than The VILLE!

Lets play They beat Them and We beat They so we are better than Those.

USF > GATECH > LVILLE > FSU (if Petino wasn't an idiot and passed the ball)

Old school RoboGoat on top of an older school Tempest arcade video game!

I was impressed at the preseason Capogna's Dugout get together that Kelly and his family showed up (along with CCS). 

Heres to an IPF before an OCS. It is important for recruiting. 

1 hour ago, 206BULL said:

Naw, it was all about the humidity. 

Hey! Keep this excuse for UCONN (or maybe UMASS - same general area )

UNFORTUNATELY NO!

Play down to the competition in order to not show some offensive plays rather than practicing those very same plays.

We have seen this movie before! 

Will USF win ? Yes!

Will it be impressive? No!

A version of the coaster Apis Bull brought to the Sarasota Illinois watch party might be nice. Either the "TheBullsPen.com" logo across a tshirt or on a polo. And of course a iconic U somewhere in there. 

Anyone else picturing the beer cart location that was around a the curve from where the visitor section was?

We had a great time in NOLA last year. 

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!

Please people if you are going to take a video turn your phone horizontal! If the video is good everybody watching the video will be seeing it on a screen that is wider than tall for the best enlargement. The only time the phone should be vertical is for videos of a tornado up close, skyscrapers, basketball players or things such as the Jolly Green Giant. People watching the video do not care about the floor and ceiling (pavement and sky, etc.)

An added benefit is you don't have those weird out of focus sides to your video. 

Let's play the "What If" game!!!

Next week ECU plays Old Dominion which of course beat VaTech. If USF had lost to ECU then ECU lost to Old Dominion a lot teeth grinding would be going on (good for dentist's!) in the bay area. 

As it is some of these huge upsets will make for interesting this team beat that team which lost to that team then lost to that team which was beat by the other team  so Old Dominion should be national champions! 

Maybe O.D. can claim the National Championship and hold a parade at DisneyWorld. Where have I heard that before?

People in our section were commenting on the general lack of energy and enthusiasm by the team last night. 

Inside voice deters-. Inside voice. 

Please can we find a way to schedule Rutgers. I don't care if hurts strength of schedule, whether it is home or away or any other considerations. It would just be nice to kick their azz and win by 50. Technically it would be a P5 win (though they are obviously lacking that quality). 

Rutgers is losing to Buffalo 35-6 at the half. 

How would it be bad to be beaten by a top twenty five Florida Atlantic and their great coach Lane Kiffin?

Whats that? Oh, I've been out of the country for the last couple  of weeks. 

Here is a Chicago writer's opinion about the announced attendance:

"But vast sections of the stands were entirely empty, with an announced attendance of 21,725 merely a fanciful number"

A little more flowery than JK but the intent is the same. 

I think this summarizes a lot of the discussion in this thread. 

It was made by an Illini fan early in the fourth quarter when momentum was just starting to shift "Rod Smith is killing me with these gimmick plays". 

I would like to add that it does not really matter what gate you enter the stadium since you can walk around the entire stadium to get to your section. In fact since you have not been there for quite a while  I would recommend a stroll all the way around the stadium to check things out.

When we went to Pitt a few years back that was the design flaw I noticed at Heinz Field which is sort of similar to Rayjay, you could not circle the inside of the stadium.

My wife and another couple he gone to Manatee / Sarasota watch parties for years (both Selmon's, Gecko's, Evies and probably some I don't remember. 

We are going to try BigTop for this game  however our friends go there occasionally and do not see it as a good watch party location.  First they only have just a few smaller TV's. The bar itself is smaller which on occasion we have had 40 people at Evies so it could be crowded with poor tv visibility (they do have a patio area outside next to I-75). Check out the interior pictures on Google Maps. I have been there a couple times and don't remember if there is a sound system for the tv's or not. This is also a typical brewery that is not a restaurant but as I understand should have food trucks. Related to not being a restaurant is a limited selection of soft drinks for those who don't drink or bring kids. They do have vey good beer. My thought is whoever selected this location thought that what a good place to hang out and this would make a good watch party location without thinking  through the logistics. 

I hope it turns our to be a fantastic place for the watch party but  I am a bit concerned. Hope they have the Big10 Network. We will certainly try it this time and hope it works out  

I hear where your coming from but it goes back to if the AAC and USF want to be considered "Big Time" and "P6" they need to provide better access to their product. Relying on another conferences network or a source you may use for one week above and beyond a family's normal media sources (and payment) is not a great way to grow and showcase your product. Casual fans will not go out of their way to hunt the telecast. 

The point isn't can you view the game, why is it difficult, expensive or takes a free trial to view a single game with national and local interest. 

21 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

You CANNOT ACQUIRE THE RIGHTS! They are not for sale! The Big 10 spent millions for their network. They want consumers to buy it...NOT sale the content. 

Then why is Rutgers vs Kansas on Sunshine Network (Spectrum in Manatee County) on Saturday? Seems USF VS Illinois would have been a better choice. 

I realize this could be a Big 12 thing since the game is at Kansas, but still....

1 hour ago, NewEnglandBull said:

But my point is this is impossible because of broadcast rights. Further, the university and conference have no control over non conf away games. 

And my point is how did the Conference, USF, local television not anticipate that exposure of a team getting votes in both polls be good for the Conference, School, local interest be worth acquiring the rights to show the game. Television on Saturday's are littered with games that almost no one in the Tampa Bay Area could have an interest in (how does East Carolina at Va Tech sound on WTOG?). USF vs Illinois would be a ratings winner compared to some of these games. Television is a business searching for ratings. 

4 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

So Charlie if I was in better shape than you I could beat you?

Obligatory "so your saying there is a chance" quote

How it it possible that there is a discussion about going the route of doing this sketchy thing or or that slightly illegal thing to see a USF - Big 10 game. First how is it not  one of the Tampa Bay channels that is showing the game. It would have to be worth the viewership especially after the game yesterday, former Buc coach angle, Chicago, etc. Another thing is if the league wants to call itself "P6" how can they not arrange to have one of there higher profile teams visible on TV? Coach Strong yesterday called out the local press but next weeks game not on local TV or at least easily viewed is far worse. It is a ridiculous situation.