JupiterBull

Great point...I doubt Taggart would have brought a guy like this leading into Flowers' junior year.

I don't think McCloud will be a QB. Just my gut.

I feel a little silly chiding dudes...from 14 years ago. Did not notice it was vintage till I started reading next posts.

2200 posts on a USF blog by a UCF fan? This...is sad. I have clue where UCF's similar blog resides, nor would I lurk there. Pathetic.

Ah, the lure of a post that forces the trolling loser to chime in. I'm sure every UCF grad goes straight into 6 figures (hey, if they can claim an NC, why not claim this?).

And UCF turned on him HARD.

If UCF wants to know if they are the National Champs, try going to Vegas to collect on that bet.

My UF buddy emailed to tell me USF was up 4-0 in the first. I told him I could not excited until we were up 2 TDs. It's just so predictable, the inevitable meltdown. No shame in losing to #1 UF in Jortsville, but it sucks to lose winnable games to those dolts.

Truth...it's kinda slow for USF sports, there are Noles fans in the area and most importantly...as you noted, they need to keep these guys fully active, and trying to generate clicks and sales.

This kid got better as the season wore on. That's a great sign for the future.

Decommitted via Twitter

Using N Korea as an extreme example, and given they have no college team UCF could play, I thought it was pretty obvious :-) gonna be a loooooooooooooooooong off season. Hoping to get some house tasks done by opening day so I can focus on the post-Flowers era.

You're killing my hyperbole, bruh :-)

This goes without saying. The ONLY way I'd pull for UCF is if their win would benefit USF (e.g. knocking out a team tied with us for the conference division lead).

I know plenty of people that don't have a true loyalty to a team that just want all FL teams to win. That's not me. UF or UM could play North Korea, and I'd be pulling for the Fighting Kimchis.

Yeah, I didn't think of that, but I do think Taggart left with a chip on his shoulder. But has certainly come a long way from getting seal clubbed v McNeese State to being the HC for FSU.

My theory is Harlan lost Taggart after the Ybor City incident. Things seemed to take a different tone after that. But that's my view from across the state. Taggart won't need a Flowers to save his bacon at FSU. He'll be loaded with 4-5 star players. Unrelated: I work with some TAMU alums, and they are VERY unsure about the big contract for Fisher. Time will tell how these work out. I do find myself pulling for Oregon, oddly, as I'd like to see Cristobal and Leavitt do well.

I was in incoming freshman football player at Sebring High School when graduating senior Ronnie Lippett went to UM (1981). Canes weren't very good, but it was rare for a Sebring player to go to a big program, so I followed them. I always liked FSU and Bowden...maybe in part because I hated UF. Why the hate for UF? Because so many idiot Gator fans (who'd never even seen the campus) wore me out with "Gators is the greatest!" babbling that it soured me. Then when I started my job after USF, a few co-workers were Gator gams, and beyond obnoxious. Frankly, with the Gators sucking so back the last 5-6 years, it's been hard to carry any disdain...they are suffering enough (though that may change w/Mullen). I graduated in 1990, so I was thrilled when USF started the program. 80-3...I'll never forget.

No argument...but I can't help the gut reaction I feel. I grew up a Noles & Canes fan (always hated the Gators). Stopped liking the Canes after USF's first game v UM at the Orange Bowl (after our huge win v Lville). Canes fans were smoking dope in the stands and cussed up before, during & after the game, despite beating us 27-7. I decided then I couldn't pull for those dudes. I love & appreciate what Taggart did, and I find it funny that the same Oregon guys taunting USF fans after Taggart left us pitched a fit & blasted him on Twitter when he did the same to them. Time will tell Taggart if FSU was right to hire him. My son graduates from FSU in May, so I've still got love for FSU.

Fair point. I was hoping we'd have more than 2 signing today, but no excitement whatsoever. I know it's not mature of me to feel this way, but watching Taggart hit the Tampa area, and seeing his antics at FSU just chaps me. I think he's a mediocre coach, but he connects with kids, recruits extremely well and now has $$ to pay for very good coaches. So that may help overcome his coaching weakness. We shall see...but I can't be pulling for the Noles, even if that makes me a baby. It's on another thread, but the surprise was one of our "commits" flipping, perhaps to GT.

I don't think so, but it's odd that he's in Gville today & USF is getting coverage from Auman (which is WAY better, but still odd).

Is so, he'll likely be in sweat pants at Ray Jay next fall...at least for a day.

This goes back to sources. GOOD sources won't **** around with you. But vague gossip counts as sources.

Good list, but a bit stale, as a few have already signed with USF. Thanks for sharing, though. Guess we'll find out soon enough, but agree it won't be very exciting. That's cool, too.

There must be a canned model these kids use. Most include: first I'd like to thank [bunch of folks, and the coaches he's about to dump], then "with that being said", followed by the new school he's "committing" to, and closing with "Please respect my decision".