cmhatter

tony elliott for me

This is an interesting question... and certainly something the kelly/leavitt would have a plan for if he were to be hired. The initial comment could be something generic... but at least during the first season the media would ask constantly.... How he handles that is probably the bigger deal. He's going to have to roll with "I've already made a comment, refer to that, I'm focused on USF football" etc.

you have to wonder what the national commentary will look like if CJL is hired

it has been a decade... but you know it'll get attention

Why are people suggesting that we should bring him in as Asst AD or Dir of Football Ops??? 

Coach is the only way. He's an instant upgrade over CCS. I'd say hire him or an up and coming assistant from a major power. 

I’m completely shocked by the suggestion that USF would consider KB as the head coach going forward. No chance...

Have to add to this one... a few thoughts:

IMO, Leavitt is better than all coaches to came after him. if we were to rehire Jim Leavitt... we know that he can have successful seasons (at least the games were fun...) that span the careers of multiple QBs. Having watched the team this season... it’s fairly obvious that Leavitt is a far better coach and motivator than Charlie Strong. The doubts about his coaching abilities in this thread are puzzling. We know he can coach... can he solve the things that hurt him in the past with the last season collapses? Maybe his newfound experience addresses that... I don’t know. Would I consider a change after 3-4 years of being in the spotlight but not quite getting it done... Of course! But even getting back to that is something that would be a major accomplishment at this point. 

Regarding his settlement language... I’m not a lawyer but I have to believe that if both parties want this to happen... that can be worked out pretty easily. 
 

As for other options...

Taggart was an amazing recruiter but his last few stints make you question whether or not he puts all the eggs in that recruiting basket... hopes to land a generational talent to ride to success? Or did he build something sustainable that Strong dismantled?

If we don’t go the Leavitt route... we should get an up and coming Coordinator from a big school.
 

Whatever happens... I’m just looking forward to actually having fun at the games again... it has been awhile since we have played in a meaningful matchup...

Kerwin Bell is lost

Yeah I kinda like it

would be a lot cooler if we won games

14 minutes ago, Triple B said:

And just as a fun fact, if he stays healthy last year, he is most assuredly the Bulls record holder for passing yards in a season. I'm not sure I can wrap my head around that ....

maybe our last OC was a genius

I can’t believe this is even a debate. BB is what he is... you’ve got years of film on him. He’s not better today than he was at Alabama or when he first arrived. He has some of the worst mechanics... can’t figure out how to set his feet and is simply an average qb at best. 

We’re 0-2 with one QB who is clearly playing better in live action. We don’t know exactly what we have in McCloud but I’m willing to bet he’s not going to be worse than what we saw out of the BB led offense... 

Kerwin is lost

Worked fine for me. My passes say club access on them. 

I can’t believe this is a debate.

Gotta be McCloud

 im spending more than ever on usf season tickets. 

Even when we're trash I still enjoy gameday, tailgating, and the first half until it gets out of control

Kerwin Bell is completely lost. He’s a deer in headlights out there. 

His offense looks atrocious against a bad GT team. The play calling, the execution... all of it. It was absolutely unwatchable with Barnett in the game. 

The reality is that Blake shouldn’t be the starting QB. He still can’t set his feet and he has virtually no field awareness. It has to be McCloud for the rest of the year. 

Just now, JTrue said:

If it’s even remotely academic or medical, he’s not allowed without permission.

got it

I figured if he got sick it'd be like disclosing an ankle injury

3 hours ago, &rew Bull said:

This is along the lines of what I'm thinking. That, some sort of traumatic news, or injury that a trainer didn't give him the clear to play with.

We're always speculating about the negative things a player may have done to not play but fail to recognize that being held out could be from something less nefarious.

great point... but why wouldn't CCS just say that?

Just now, flsportsfan83 said:

Think he was suspended

Yeah. I'm wondering what he did. We'll prob never know... but whatever it was... you can't do it before game 1.

I'm okay with the fact we lost...

I'm not okay with the WAY we lost. Doesn't look good for CCS. We've been getting worse since Taggart left. 

We have to win at GT to restore any optimism I had. 

Maybe I'm not in the loop or missed something... but... 

What was the reason/explanation for why Ford did not play?

10 hours ago, Skingraft said:

Agreed, I'm not upset we lost, it's how we lost...

Exactly. Don’t lose 50-0 at home on national TV.

Always been a big fan — rooting for dearnest!

I’d take what UCF has over ray Jay every day of the week. 

They have ave a real game day atmosphere on campus and the stadium is fine. 

Hate all you want but memory mall + spectrum >>>>>>>> parking lot and ray jay by a long shot.

On 11/4/2018 at 8:14 AM, BDYZR said:

We're 8 games into the season with ZERO noticeable improvement on defense and ABSOLUTE ZERO intensity from those playing.  

This is the most concerning part. No improvement... we're actually regressing. 

hate to see it