BullsFanInTX

The AAC is a decent conference.  Tulane won the Cotton bowl and isn't going anywhere and they brought in some decent teams (UAB, UTSA, UNT, FAU).  But we would all give our left nut to get into the Big 12. Bottom line.  Anyone that says otherwise is lying.  

I don't care if a kid transfers out.  If he feels that's best so be it.  Just be honest.  Can we have some honesty.  Is that too much to ask?  Just friggin don't make these quotes if you may even have a small amount of desire to move on.  Dude we can live with honesty and if you want to go so be it.  And don't give me i changed my mind.  If you feel you might change your mind, then don't make quotes to the contrary in the first place.  I don't care if you change your mind, if you want to go, then go.  Just don't say one thing and do another.  If you say your a man of your word and your gonna be there, then be there. 

Yeah I know full well coaches do the same exact thing, maybe that's part of the problem.  Just say nothing that way you can do whatever you want to do.

1 minute ago, Friscobull said:

He had an opportunity he couldn’t pass up, not defending him however can’t blame him.  This is the new era so we simply get used to it or dip out, the latter looks better and better everyday.

No problem with him leaving. Just be honest about it. It’s called integrity. 

4 hours ago, GoBulls84 said:

I believe his father said that quote came in the context of not quitting when CJS was fired midseason. BB at least finished out the season busting his ass, unlike a couple others that we saw down the stretch.

Of course he’s going to say that now to save face. However the original quote had to do with the transfer portal after the season had already been completed. 
 

Just be completely honest. We can live with that. If there’s even a one percent chance you might leave, don’t make that quote, period. 
 

I’d rather a kid just flat out say I’m going to do what’s in my best interest every year. Can live with complete honesty. 

My only issue with Battie is don't lie and say you are going to finish what you started when asked about the transfer portal.  Just say that you are keeping your options open.  We can respect that better.

4 hours ago, Bullcocky said:

We are beating fiu in recruiting. Lower than Campbell and most of the American though. 

We have 11 transfers and a lot of times the transfers are not included in the rankings correctly.  They just aren't.

Looking at rankings until all the transfers are rated is pointless.

2 hours ago, belgianbull said:

That's not the way football works. While Georgia is much better then TCU, they are not 65-7 better. I bet if you played the same game over 10 more times, Georgia would win 8 or 9, but the difference in  score would vary dramatically from game to game. It seems like yesterday there was a perfect storm for Georgia where they grabbed the momentum early and never let go.

Georgia would win all 10.  Some would be complete blowouts, a few may be somewhat close, but Georgia would definitely win all 10.

If the Big 12 is a sinking ship, what does that make the AAC?  They recently signed a TV deal, and even without Texas and OU, they will be making 5x what the AAC does.  If they lose a school or two, they will simply pick up an AAC school and the AAC school will say yes in less than 10 seconds.  

On a side note, why did we schedule Alabama?  Why?  I am expecting about 70-0 after Alabama calls off the dogs, but I don't see the point in this game at this time.   

Golesh is doing a good job recruiting.  I wish we could have hung on to Battie, but otherwise, I really like what he is doing.

1 hour ago, BullAdrian said:

We got an edge LB Derrick Harris from U.Texas?!

Former 4 star recruit.

10 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

Yep, he’s meh at this point with 7 receptions in 8 career games, but that doesn’t mean he’ll always be. Wouldn’t you rather be signing a guy from another school who’s like Jimmy Horn or Xavier Weaver and has already proven on the collegiate level? That would be not “meh”

What has Yusuf Terry done at USF. Nada. How about Khafre Brown of the 4.4 speed? Meh. Time will tell, but an unproven WR and a 3rd string OT are “meh” until proven otherwise. Give me a WR from Baylor or Tennessee or wherever who has 50-70 catches to his credit and I’ll be much more fired up. Give me a guy like Ryan O’Keefe who left UCF and transferred to BC.

Khafre Brown has been injured so we can't really tell yet what he will be.  Terry, I agree has been a bust so far.  I don't know but maybe Baylor had a better group of WR's than we did, and that's why he only had 7 catches during his redshirt freshman year.  Maybe he couldn't get past more established guys in the system.  Sometimes it's hard to break through, but he could legitimately have the same talent as Horn and Weaver, since he was offered by an SEC, B12, and Pac 12 school.  They don't usually offer scrubs, he has some ability. 

59 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

 

Thank you for this.  I think a lot people here forgot what ability Joiner has shown in the past, due to the emergence of Battie last year.

Joiner has rushed for 1,256 yards at USF and has a career YPC average of 5.3.  If healthy, he could easily be an 800-1,000 yard back.

3 hours ago, smazza said:

it will not be getting better 

How do you know that.  How do you know CAG isn't just a flat out better coach than former Coach Scott 

1 hour ago, Dave_Glaser said:

A third string OT and a WR who has not yet caught a pass in college. Meh.

He caught 7 passes at Baylor and he was just getting started.  He has 3 years of eligibility left.  He had a good offer list out of HS.  Texas A&M, TCU, Utah.  So a guy offered by Texas A&M is meh.  The guy has legitimate talent, otherwise he wouldn't have been offered by an SEC, Big 12, and Pac 12 school.

He has 4.47 speed, which is good and more than adequate for what we need.  He can move.

Bulls receive commitment from Baylor WR Seth Jones

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Jones becomes the fourth new addition to USF's wide receiver room.

WR from Baylor Seth Jones commits to Bulls

3 hours ago, Outlaw said:

 Looks like Powell and Britton would be our best bet but they mostly played in garbage time.  Dukes ,Hamilton, and Joiner both were under 4 yards per carry.

Go back and relook at Joiner's career YPC numbers.  Believe he was at 6.2 with nearly 500 yards the year prior. 

I guess the point is why can't Joiner by Battie 2.0.  They both have the same build and skill sets and Scott for whatever reason had Joiner higher on the depth chart.  In the past Joiner has shown he can be electric in limited playing time.  Is Battie really THAT much better than KJ?  Were the previous coaches complete idiots to have KJ higher than Battie on the depth chart.

2 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

Who do you see replacing Battie ?

I believe that is the case he is sporting usf alumni and selling  our best players.

Battie started the year out third on the depth chart.  Why is that?  Are the coaches morons, or maybe the coaches who saw practice every day thought we also had other good running backs.

4 minutes ago, belgianbull said:

Oh yes I agree 100 percent; I think he is a good pick up.

However with Batie leaving I still think Coach Golesh needs to find someone who could be our starting RB. Maybe someone in the Bohanon mold ( with that I mean a top RB who perhaps loses their position as a starter in spring training and want to go somewhere where they can start). 

What about Joiner?  I mean there is a reason he was higher on the depth chart than Battie.  Someone thought he was better. I mean they were probably wrong and Battie was better but he still has potential to be a top tier guy.  

2 hours ago, Gatorbull325 said:

Nobody cares that we have a new DL transfer from a P5 school?

Where does it say he committed.

5 hours ago, belgianbull said:

I believe the 1100 yards is over 3 years. Last season he had less then 300 yard ( don't know maybe he was injured?).

Still a good pick up, but with Battie leaving I am expecting more RB additions through the transfer portal

The 1,100 yards was over 3 seasons but I think he can be a rotational back here.  2nd or 3rd team type rotational piece.  Remember NDSU has won almost every FCS championships the past 10-12 years and they are as good or better than about half of FBS programs in my opinion.   

1 hour ago, Cubanbull said:

Looks like we are adding a RB from North Dakota State

 

A decent pickup. He rushed for over 1100 yards at the best FCS program in country. 
 

I’m hoping Joiner can pick up most of the slack for Battie. Joiner was actually higher in the depth chart before he got injured. 

OK I am a little worried now.  I wasn't until Battie left.

The main question I have is, why can't Golesh keep the players on his roster.  What is he not doing that can convince them to stay.  Or is there nothing he can do and it's inevitable.  

I thought he was a good recruiter.  He does need to recruit the best players on his roster and right now, he's 0 for 3.  He just is.  All 3 players announced well after he got hired.  He had time to talk to them and recruit them.  So, what happened.  Was it just inevitable all along or was there something he could have done better?

12 minutes ago, Grateful Dad said:

While I agree, I think we need to consider that each player is here for one year at a time for as many times as they want to be here.  Everyone is too mobile now to automatically assume that we would get all of BB's eligibility.  Crazy times.

Exactly this. Even if BB plays this year there’s zero guarantee he’d be here 4 years

Get what you can get every year. If that means playing GB and BB walks so be it.