RG

23 hours ago, FazaUSF said:

In other news, I got a hold of Peerless Double Oaked Bourbon and their Double Oaked Rye too while in Louisville! It is definitely a great mix for surviving Ian. Lost power at 4pm, so the standby Kentucky hug was invaluable.

Peerless was a great tour. Picked up the Double Oaked Rye, Rum Finished Bourbon and the Distillery Single Barrel. Also enjoyed the Stitzel-Weller Distillery tour and their Garden and Gun Club.

8 hours ago, Brad said:

Fans, students, good?

Campus?  IPF?  Other facilities?  

Mostly just rainfall?  

Hope all of you in surrounding communities and counties are fine.  Seems like a lot of rain and some wind, but mostly passed through.

Parts of campus (athletics district) I was at today looked normal and no signs of a storm the day before.

3 hours ago, SilverBull said:

And still standing I suppose?

Still standing. Looked like it didn't even have a scratch on it.

1 hour ago, cmhatter said:

So I didn’t think about the BOT...

 

How many are still onboard from the Leavitt era?

Not sure, but here is a link to the current members

https://www.usf.edu/system/board-of-trustees/membership.aspx

I believe Anthony Henry gave $100,000 for the nutrition bar.

1) Cincinnati
2) 38 - 17
3) Cronk
4) Miller
5) 325

Long over due.

If you are going to keep score, you might as well win.

https://gousfbulls.com/news/2007/9/18/1244264.aspx

PARKING INFORMATION
*        Lots will open five hours prior to the event that occurs on Saturday night
*        For Friday or mid-Saturday games, opening times will be announced during game week.
*        Tents larger than 10 x 10 are not permitted
*        Saving spaces is not permitted
*        Parking attendants will instruct all patrons where to park as they enter the designated lot.

http://raymondjamesstadium.com/parking-policies/

Parking Lot Policies:

• Saving parking spaces is not permitted
• Overnight parking is prohibited
• One parking spot = 10’x 24′
• Kegs and large vessels are prohibited
• Loud speakers are prohibited
• Infringing on another guest’s tailgating area is prohibited
• Political campaigning, picketing,  or distributing handbills/pamphlets is prohibited
• Sampling or distributing of items by unauthorized individuals is prohibited
• Unauthorized collection of any kind  is prohibited on stadium property
• No running or jogging in parking lots
• Unlawful weapons and fireworks are  not permitted in the parking lots
• Fans that participate in disorderly conduct, including profanity, will  be ejected
• Tents over 10×10 without prior approval (stadium management and licensee) or proper permits are not permitted on RJS property. Tents cannot be combined to make a larger tent.

Top 6 move on

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1 minute ago, JTrue said:

You're right. I didn't notice that. So if the APR rules had been in place, we'd have been sanctioned every year up until 2008-2009.

Not positive, but I believe USF had been warned for a couple of years, but were given extra time to get the scores up due to the unique circumstances of going from 1-AA to Big East Conference in 5 years.

3 minutes ago, JTrue said:

That could also be worded as, "The scores were starting to trend upward after USF hired a new coach."

How so? Does the coach teach the classes, provide any tutoring or do any grading in the classes?

A coach hired in Jan of 2010 has little to no effect on the APR scores for the academic year 2009-2010. 

14 minutes ago, JTrue said:

1) That's for @CousinRicky to defend/debate. But I've heard it from more than just him.

2) Definitely agree he did nothing to deserve an extension.

3) 930 is the APR cutoff, when you fall below that during a 4 year period, you're open to sanctions. Even with the 952 in xCJL's last half academic year our average was a 927 (917, 909, 930, 952). If you add in Holtz's first full year 963, we jump all the way up to a 939. A 929 would have gotten us to a 930 (with the 917 falling off the four year average). xCJL's scores in prior years were 921, 910, 917, 909, 930, 952 (shared with Skip). The average xCJL team was in bad shape, APR-wise.

4) No idea if it was in his contract or not and no one else on here does either.

According to the chart, those numbers are the Multi-Year Rates. So, those numbers (917, 909, 930, 952) might already be the 4-year average.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the APR. - http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/academic-progress-rate-explained

Penalties are handed down for 4-year averages that are below 930.

Attrition was the main reason behind the low APR scores.

In a 5-year span USF went from a 1-AA (FCS) program to a 1-A (FBS) playing in the Big East. With each setup in competition, better players committed to the program and a higher number of players left the program.  The scores were starting to trend upward after USF's third year in the Big East.

2000 Division 1-AA (FCS)

2001 Division 1-A (FBS) Independent

2003 Division 1-A (FBS) C-USA

2005 Division 1-A (FBS) Big East

32 minutes ago, Bull Dozer said:

The thing that gets me is why is it accepted that it had to be an either or recruiting strategy?  There was basically no APR drop off from CSH to CWT but the improvement in talent was GLARING.   I think the APR may have even improved while we had more talented kids but my memory may be off on that one.  

NCAA APR Database - https://web3.ncaa.org/aprsearch/aprsearch

APR was used beginning in 2003.

On ‎10‎/‎12‎/‎2018 at 11:44 PM, NewEnglandBull said:

 

Strong's 3 losses in AAC - against Houston (2017), Central Florida (2013 & 2017)

10 hours ago, George Jenkins said:

I think the current system is a step backwards from the BCS in terms of impartiality and objectivity. 

Agreed.

49 minutes ago, Bausfkid said:

Any non-P5 team could run the table and win 100 - 0 and will not make the CFP.  The system is not designed for a non-P5 team to ever make the CFP.  

Agreed.

View from our room at the International Bowl. 

Stayed in that Hotel for the International Bowl Game vs NIU. Watched USF's last practice the day before from our hotel room.

Currently airing on Eleven Sports Network is the replay of UMass vs Charlotte, if anyone is interested.

13 hours ago, USF Bulls Football said:

We figure out what channel this is on frontier? Thx in advance 

Eleven Sports Network is on channel 597

12 hours ago, RG said:

I'm not planning on using the (2) extra tickets that Valley National Bank is giving to season ticket holders for the Elon game. If anyone would like, just let me know and I will send them your way.

Update: Tickets have been claimed.