litt2usf

...never root for UCF.

never.

If they play Florida, go Gators. If they play Florida State, go Noles.

never.

ever.

Screw conference pride. Let everyone else do well in OOC games. Let them be an embarrassment to the conference.

Diarrhea of the mouth mode. Screw em.

Interesting discussion with a group of fellow alumni, and it's all dependent on who you ask, but I seem to get different answers across the board. So I thought I'd throw it out to everyone here!

Which would you rather see? FSU win or Big East Championship.

Of course, compare for a second if you will.

FSU win upsets the 'supposed' Seminole contingency buying USF season tickets invading RJS, destroys the national championship morale, and gives us bragging rights to our contemporaries who attend/attended Florida State. In addition, a W would be something worth noteas '09 was the retirement year for Bobby Bowden/end of the era for FSU football, as their season ended mediocre 7-6. That way, FSU fan can't proudly tote that we beat them during their 'down year'. Underdog story, Home field vibe, national TV, etc etc etc. Send them back to Tallahassee. Although, in return, we end up 4-3/5-2 in the Big East and get dumped at something.com bowl.

Big East win. Orange/Sugar Bowl here we come. Something we can finally hang our hat on, a banner to put in the end zone next to Raheem's Regi... errr... Schiano's Schizos. Recruiting advantages, and an achievement we've been seeking for the past 8 years. We play a prime time opponent, end the season ranked, and win in Miami/New Orleans with a pretty shiny trophy. South Florida Bulls, 2012 Big East Champions. Although, in return, FSU manhandles us in national championship fashion, 44-17.

Contrast for a second...

FSU is great, but as important as interstate rivals are the Big East is our goal and has always been. Even though it's nice, and we've done it before, we don't need to necessarily add to our 'impressive upset' record as WVU/KU/Aubs/ND/UMiami have already cemented themselves in there pretty well. Fine, we'll take a loss, we'll dust ourselves off and look forward to the rest of the season. We need consistency, and now is a time to start building, and that starts with taking care of business in the conference. And we do...

The Big East is awesome, but let's face it. In the world of college football, USC/LSU/Bama/B1G are getting love and the airtime. Big East has (according to few) become a laughingstock of the college football landscape, and winning this conference is just as good as winning your 3rd grade spelling bee. Take for instance an unranked 4-loss UConn a couple of years back in a BCS bowl with commentary chastising the conference for even letting us send them. Plus, with the turbulence currently occurring with conference affiliation and everyone jumping ship to the 'new' and 'cooler' conference, what good does it do anyways. And to boot, let's see we end up in the same place we always do... but we beat FSU. We're 2-0 against them and nothing can take that away. 2-0 against Bobby Bowden, Jimbo Fisher, and Doak Campbell. Undefeated.

Would love to hear everyones thoughts, raves, and ranting. As always, GO BULLS!!!!!!