tampajo

USF 12 Gransberry 18 Mattis 13 58%

The only guy who's a bigger tool than Deumig in the tampa market is Sileo.  He's got two topics, 1. Canes 2. Transitioning all other topics into something somewhat relevant to the Canes.  He also doesnt' think the bulls are worth a ****, see numerous earlier strings re: his website polls, etc. Unlistenable.  Tampajo, you obviously don't know what you're talking about. He predicted that USF would be BE champs in 2007 just this very morning. I don't get you guys who listen to what you want to hear. I agree, Tampajo, that he is a MIAMI blowhard but he gives many other teams their due props in the state of florida. Listen to the whole show or at least more that one and you'll see what i'm talking about. I appreciate the input, compadre, but you apparently were on spring break when he had his whole "usf is stuffing the ballot box" drama re: his "best team in florida" poll on his website, whining like al gore when someone finally told him he hadn't discovered the internet. I stand firmly by my remarks that he's 1. a tool 2. only talks about canes and 3. only segues other topics to cane topics. Frankly, I welcome the Mike Peppers of the world to give local talk it's due, because this POS wakes me up every morning, only because I fall asleep listening to WDAE programming at night....sorry, 4th topic for sileo, performing oral on Bruce Allen, his butt buddy from the Raiders. You are right, I don't know what I"m talking about.

No doubt it will be awarded immediately after the basketball contest winners will be awarded. GO MAC!

How about this? Maybe you're just a lonely dweeb that gets his rocks off making up stuff and posting it on internet message boards.  [smiley=loser.gif] Rock on, young grasshopper. Nice of you to break away from American Idol to post.

Any tongue?

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm, i'd guess most of us sort of figured we sucked on the road forever, given how badly we've sucked overall forever. Thanks for quantifying, though.

Relevance? Spin?

sure is Is it just me or does this situation have a conflict of interest?  Don't ya think Coach Gregory may be a bit quick to pull Grothe if he seems to be struggling and replace him with Grant? Wow. Open up the window and look outside, Mr. Little, the sky is not falling....

Plus, I'm sure she appreciates the "beast" analogy.

Rock on, Reaper. Bartender, give me a double of what my man here is drinking, to start my week right........

I was at a dinner this weekend and a person there is very involved in Plant athletics (this is before the UM visit this weekend) was there. this person said marve was a lock for UM because his dad wants him to play there, he'll get loads of playing time with the program, and he likes the city. USF was "nowhere in the picture, no chance" was what our chances were given. Seems his remarks after the visit echo what I heard.

The only guy who's a bigger tool than Deumig in the tampa market is Sileo. He's got two topics, 1. Canes 2. Transitioning all other topics into something somewhat relevant to the Canes. He also doesnt' think the bulls are worth a ****, see numerous earlier strings re: his website polls, etc. Unlistenable.

Classy move. Leavitt's "every man" persona is well-suited for these moments, unfortunately, he needs to use it now. I wish him luck.

My comment had nothing to do with statistics... ...or facts, apparently.  Should have passed on the first half of Idol, maybe you'd have gotten a better feel for the game...... Fact is that coaches and players have commented on Howard's leadership qualities which wouldn't show up on a stat sheet. That's all I was refering to but go ahead and come back with some more of that witty repartee.... The American Idol shot was a classic. Yeah, I hear you, but that's like the theory (and let me apologize in advance for any perceived insensitivities) "the tallest midget jumps center"....I don't see great leadership in our coaches, so their Greenspan-esque omnipotence of the situation has little weight with me.  They're prejudiced witnesses. I don't see Mac as the kind of guy who rallies the troops, makes them want to run through walls. Ever hear him speak? (again, pardon moi for any perceived insensitivities...) He just does not have the oratorical skills or game time rhetoric to fire up the troops, or at least I don't see it. Someone else pointed out that maybe the boys' malaise was as a result of Dorsey's death, that certainly could explain it.  Re: Idol, Tivo, bro, just like my kids do.  Watching a train wreck is only worth watching at the moment of impact, not all the bs before or after.... Carpe diem, though, amigo, I enjoy your passion.

Point well taken.

My comment had nothing to do with statistics... ...or facts, apparently. Should have passed on the first half of Idol, maybe you'd have gotten a better feel for the game......

Duly noted, and thanks. All this smack is just fun and games, this **** is life. So sad for the family and his teammates who had to share his last moments, young folks shouldn't have to deal with these things, life's not fair.

That is exactly what I am saying... this game proved to be winnable... not because WVU is bad... but because we played with enough heart and have enough talent.  WVU is 14-2 and has been ranked this season and probably will again shortly.  They've already beaten at least one ranked team.  We got behind bad early, but battled back.  We might not have won, but the final 35+ minutes showed we can play dead even with a top 30 team on the road.  We have a lot of work to do as a team, but we are learning.  Did you notice Mattis didn't put the ball on the floor from 20 feet out, except once and he got a layup on that one.  That is an improvement.  We didn't go inside to gransberry in the first half... half time adjustment, and we go inside constantly.  I wish we had done that in the first half... who knows what would have happened.  The are plenty of good and bad things to take from this game, but I hope the players take from this game that if they give it their all... they are going to win some games this year, even against good teams. I more or less agree, but I'd say the better talent was wearing green and gold, except maybe for Jammin' Joe. We didn't adjust well enough in the first hand, particularly, as you said, on backing down Gransberry, but also covering the skip pass for the trey, way too many open looks from the arch. In the second half, we defensed much better, rare open 3 looks. Honestly, pretty boring game, except for Mattis 5-star effort, he was playing within himself on offense, and a force on defense, as most often.

Blah game, but there wasn't too much difference between these two teams, seems to me. If we had hit free throws, we could have had it. How many minutes did Gransberry play in the first half, was he in when they pulled away? I didn't even notice him. Speaking of not being noticed, Howard looked tired today. 3 games in a week versus none for 3 years seems to have worn on him, specifically the hat trick at the end of the game. Good things he's got brains, he didn't seem to have too much spring. This game was winnable.

Horrific. My younger brother just died unexpectedly at 42 and my parents are barely making it. I cannot imagine what this young man's parents must be going thru, and will go thru. Indescribable anguish. Offering prayers is even too little.

Very weak work by the University if the game times aren't even updated. Almost disrespectful, to be honest. How do you reruit into an environment like that? Props to Jose, I'd say.

Exactly, just like it wouldn't ever be a hockey town, or that USF would NEVER have a football team......

Nice work here. Is Mac giving Jose public relations tutoring?

The thing that I like about the staff is their ability to see what others don't necessarily see. for example, last year Hillsborough High quarterback Jared Fayson was a very early commit, maybe even in his junior year. He had not fully blossomed yet, and not many folks saw what would he would turn into as a senior. Apparently USF did. Same thing for Robert Marve. When we offered very early in the summer, everyone said "who is Robert Marve?". Same thing for Selvie two years ago , where the staff was very high on him and the scouting services were not . Seems to me that these guys recruit a particular type of athlete, much along the lines of West Virginia, without the nepotism found in that fine state. Our prototypical player may not be the prototypical player for other schools, but the we should have faith in the judgment of the staff, they've earned it.

Give the kid a break, it's the American way - f'up, pay the price, move on. You never listen to a game broadcasted by Marv Albert and gotten chills from thinking of him in a big diaper biting his mistress?? Viva los estados unidos!!