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As excited as i am for this season, i can't wait to see what Q does after USF. Love his personality.

Back to back defending champs with former Pitt star DeJuan Blair on ESPN 2, could be a good one.

We're having a tough time getting good shots.

The kings look good, but Dominique looks like the best player out there.

43 minutes ago, Ricky the Bull said:

Is this the one?  It's against Syracuse, so it may be a different play.

 

22 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Charlie's response is all that's needed. Don't give the ***** any more publicity than she's already had over this non-story.

You're probably right. But, I'm enjoyed watching her get dragged on Twitter.

As it looks like the working day has come to a close, I'm disappointed we haven't seen anything from Judy and/or Mark supporting Charlie. May be to much to ask.

2 minutes ago, DELdaBull said:

She needs to 

GTFOH

1 minute ago, bullsmeanbusiness said:

FIFY

FIFBOY

7 minutes ago, T said:

With the attention this is getting, I think a public apology for an unwarranted attack on Charlie Strong is warranted, as well. 

I hope so.

6 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Just curious but how did you come across that?

Twitter, starting to get traction among a lot of publications, too.

Serious question, can USF do much about this? Also, it's nice to see the consensus is pretty consistent on this. I just want USF to publicly back Charlie.

http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/judge-calls-out-usf-coach-strong-for-players-behavior/436338438

I don't even have much to say. This is so disrespectful, out of line, and just plain wrong, IMO. 

2 hours ago, Mama_Bull said:

That's not surprising, considering they overwhelminly get the best rated HS players.

You can count on ONE hand ALL the 4-star players signed by the ENTIRE AAC.

 

 

Is this serious? And regarding the 2017 class? THAT is surprising...

Also, everyones just talking about money, money, money. 

I doubt Marlon's dream was to play RB for USF. His dream, and primary professional goal, was likely to play in the NFL, and clearly everyone was right in saying he'll have a great chance to do that if he left now. If he stayed, that dream is not so certain (injuries, poor season, etc.).

4 minutes ago, BullsFanInTX said:

Looks like he'll get about a 400K signing bonus, and a first year salary of around 570K, so he'll basically make 1 million In year one. 

Why should he have come back to school again?

 

Baffled me seeing all of the tweets saying he made a mistake leaving early.

2 hours ago, Orlando Bull said:

I don't know if that is true. Not sure if you ever got to see Hall play. I honestly won't say one way or another. They are different. I will say that Hall had a different situation. When the USF offense lined up in 2005, the defense set up to stop Andre Hall. I don't think people had to game plan for Mack the same way. Sure, he's a threat, but, with Flowers' running ability and the deep threat, defenses couldn't focus solely on Mack.

Hall was also only a 2-year "star" for us in a time where we didn't get any press at all. No one knew really about him. Our offense the last 2 seasons got a ton of attention. Ironically, to me, Mack showed more of his NFL ability in his freshman year when he was a true between the tackles running back.

Draft status or not, Hall never really got a shot because back then, the NFL was a workhorse RB league. In 2006, there were 10 guys that had over 300 carries. Last year, there was 1. In 2006, the average carries for the top-10 guys was 338, in 2016, it was 279. Teams are relying on more of a RBBC approach now and generally will draft to have a solid 3-deep lineup. Back then, teams had 1 guy and a decent backup.

Honestly, the 1 game that Hall really got a shot, he did very well (150 yards total), but, I think he may have tweaked something and fell out of the rotation. I don't know about his work ethic and what he was showing the coaches, but, I felt like he had the right skill set to do very well, it just never materialized.

Mack has the opportunity to do great things in Indy. It's a perfect situation. However, from this minute forward, he has to work on blocking for the QB. Luck has spent more time on his back than any other QB in the league since he's been there. If Mack really wants to get a great opportunity, he needs to focus on protecting the franchise. Indy is weird, they generally don't go with the best runner on earth, they want a guy that can pick up a blitz and keep the QB on his feet. If Mack can do that, I have no doubt that he will shine when he gets the ball.

I did see him play, great player. But, I still don't believe he was better than Mack. I think you're best argument is the fact that the NFL has moved to a RBBC approach. Andre was the focal point of the offense in 2004-2005 largely because he was taking handoffs from Pat Julmiste, not too many defenses had to worry about him.

It's a tough argument to have, especially more than 10 years apart, but Mack was i believe the 13th or 14th RB taken while there were 17 RB's taken in 2006, and Andre wasn't one of them. Not even close to apples to apples, but just right there it shows that Mack was simply more highly regarded by the NFL than Andre was.

On 4/29/2017 at 0:28 PM, Bourbon Bull said:

I thought Andre Hall was a can't miss yet he did.  I wish Marlon the best but our former players on O really don't have a great track record.  Somebody has to be the first.

There is a reason Andre Hall didn't get drafted and Marlon did. Marlon's a better football player at this stage in his career.

No one person deserves credit. The list is pretty long.

3 hours ago, JTrue said:

2) You get 5 years to complete your eligibility once the clock starts ticking. 

Not sure this is true. My only evidence off of the top of my head is Alton Voss. Pretty sure his "clock started ticking" in 2007, and he just finished his final year of eligibility. 

On 3/22/2017 at 1:02 PM, 206BULL said:

I think he will eventually be the best QB to play at USF(I've been saying that since he signed)

Some lofty expectations for a 19 y/o we've never seen play against D-1 competition...

Quick scroll through Collin Sherwin's twitter has me excited. 

Cool article on Alton Voss. I think I've seen some articles on here about him overcoming addiction to play again, didn't know he had NFL hopes.

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/addiction-vanquished-its-on-to-age-and-the-nfl-for-alton-voss/2316897

I really don't think retread is the way to go with the condition of our program. It will take a lot of energy, and patience to get this team rolling. Just not sure someone who just spent six years getting smacked around the ACC is the guy to get it done.

Don't think I've ever been this disinterested in a head coaching hire at USF. 

Very cool that they're friends, Teddy is the man.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bucs/rodney-adams-jumps-to-lift-spirits-of-kids-who-lost-loved-ones/2315351

Very cool story! USF will miss Rodney, great kid from a great family.

So far so good from him at he combine, hope he can make the most of his chance this summer/fall.