whiskeyboarder

But why was it necessary to taint Fedor with this madness?

+1. Well put. Agreed. Quality post. Summarizes my own thoughts.

Have to be honest: I was likely as belligerent toward UCF as any UCF fans were toward me. In other words: Not at all a bad experience. I walked Memory Mile (that's what it is called right?), full of venom. My buddies and I had altercations but there were all mostly playful at worst. I enjoyed the the experience. Other than one pass play. And UCF stealing all of FSU's crowd chants; that was awkward and annoying. Also, the long cattle-like walk to the car. During that journey, a UCF fan mentioned that we shoulda won. I don't know about that, but I appreciated his sportsmanship. It wasn't Army/Navy type chivalry, but it wasn't the battlegrounds of Afghanistan as some of you suggest. It was what it was. A rivalry game on an opposing team's campus. I drove from DC to take part. And it was worth it (minus a single play that will not be mentioned). The almost pick-six in the 4th quarter was, for the fleeting moment, the most excited I'd been for USF Football since maybe being in Doak Walker.

No shocker. I'm nominating the subset of 2,200 faithful that actually go for a medal. Order of the Loyal Bull or something less cheesy sounding. Well, I'm driving from DC. What do I get? (other than blacked out by the end of the game?)

I think Davis is an NFL receiver. Moreover, I think he gets there and, while not being a superstar, shows things we never saw at USF

A USF connection: I was active duty army prior to becoming a student at USF. While at USF, I dabbled briefly in ROTC but never fully committed. Some years later, I was in the National Guard, attending Special Forces Assessment and Selection, and one of the first candidates I encountered recognized me, as I did him, from USF's ROTC. He was at that point a Captain in the Army. Small world. (Oh, and to prevent from being misconstrued, I was unsuccessful in my Special Forces aspirations)

Living so close to Arlington Cemetery as I do now, and visiting as I often do, I regularly forget I "served," as my service was incomparable to that of those I visit there.

Is our D this good? Or, is Cincy's O inept? Our effectiveness seems to be from skill, so I want to say that our D is good. But past performance suggests otherwise.

You guys need to be more positive. My biggest issue right now is my Heisman ballot. I have only one vote and there is two of Evald and Pierre. BCS BOWL HERE WE COME!

He's no Tom Brady but, given his limitiations, Im getting all I'd expect from Evald right now. NO TURNOVERS!

Since this is the D I expected all along, I am just so confused right now

Before I gain hope, I'm going to cynically (for good reason, I think) assume Cincy's offense sucks

"Brings the fan(s) to their(his/her) feet"

Evald's a good quarterback. So long as he isnt asked to throw.

Besides the butter fingers, we look really good. Weird.

Things will change with time. Im sure of it

This isn't the Bulls I know!

Nah. All the areas you are referring to are western North Dakota (or Montana). I grew up nearer to Minnesota. As in the area not getting rich now from the Bakken Oil Shale. But I was close to UND and NDSU. I dream of retiring out there. It's stage four in a four-stage process. 1. School in Tampa; 2. Meet the real world in DC; 3. Grad school / career in Cali; 4. Retire in North Dakota.

Slick, Yeah, the NDSU students threw a small fit on their message board when they heard that Gameday was going to broadcast from the city instead of campus. The University President (or AD, not sure) had to request that fans refrain from contacting ESPN directly. In the end, it seemed a success. The UND/NDSU rivalry makes what we have with UCF seem like cute sibling quarreling. I remember when I lived up there, TBS ran a special on the best rivalries in college football, and they mentioned UND/NDSU. Back then, when the game was in Grand Forks, it was played in an open stadium. Think below-zero temperatures, gale-force wind, and snow. And, yet, the stadium would become the third most populated area in the state every year it was played there. USF/Army was before my time. I entered USF in 2006 and didn't follow the program prior.

We are all watching the Premiere League today. Right?

Gameday gave me tremendous chills today. I grew up in ND. Attended high school in a small town closer to UND than NDSU. Used to spend weekends raging on the NDSU campus though. Miss the state everyday and still consider it home. As soon as I heard Gameday was going to Fargo, I knew the North Dakota spirit there would make it worthwhile. I was telling a USF buddy that of the two campuses I have regularly partied (one being USF, of course), I sure didn't expect NDSU to be the one hosting Gameday first. BisoNation!

1) USF 2) 16 - 10 3) Shaw 4) Shaw 5) 241 To be honest, I fear that a pick-six gives this game to the Owls. But I refuse to commit to USF losing. So, in line with the results I describe above, I figure Shaw runs well, and breaks one screen pass with big yards-after-catch. We go on to win a game that sets college football offense back years (well, actually, a week; as tonight is a degree more compelling than the brain-melting experience that was the game versus Mich. State).

Kinda piggy-backing on what Joe said (and I hate to poop on the parade), but Western Michigan played about as well defensively as we did against MSU. So extrapolate from that what you will.

This kid really disappoints me.

Seriously. I bet most of us were watching UCF last night too. true, but only until Peru/Uruguay futbol came on. hehe Personally, I watched the DVR'd episode of The Ultimate Fighter, and then as much of the USMNT as I could bear.