JupiterBull

When we barely took 2 of 3 from Marist, lost to FAMU and now swept by a small school from Boston, I knew this is the worst team we've had in a decade.  Lots of season left, but this is bleak.

anyone know where to get box scores?  ESPN didn't show live stats.  Watched the Seattle game...as noted above, pretty good quality of football.  BJ going in at 4 & 15 sucked, with a blitz coming.  Incomplete pass.  Better luck next time.

5 hours ago, Friscobull said:

Yes will have 2 years eligibility 

Knight Tweeted that he sat out last year, so he should be good for 2020.

On 1/11/2020 at 9:16 AM, NewEnglandBull said:

No way. Michael Lanaris was by far the worst. short dude who played MLB...he latched on as a grad assistant but got kicked off the team for shoplifting...I couldn’t stand the guy. 

he was really only a starter for a year, but yes, I agree...the worst.

On 1/10/2020 at 11:31 PM, Triple B said:

How do you quantify "WAY better"? W/L doesn't support it ..... personal stats don't support it. I think Macon was a better physical specimen and looked like a mlb where Nico didn't have that type build ...... he just played like one.

W/L is not the metric, IMO, as there are so many more factors.  Macon played like a stud v our toughest foe, Wisconsin & WOULD have made the potential game winning tackle v GT, if not for a questionable targeting call to end the game for us.

So, yes...it's subjective.  In my opinion, if I had to have one of the 2 healthy all last year, I take Macon without hesitation.  I'm not knocking Sawtelle.  He's a fighter.  I just think he was not as good.

On 1/10/2020 at 10:32 PM, JTrue said:

Aren't you basically just saying Sawtelle isn't as good as Barrington, Auggie, and Lattimore? We've had the luxury of three guys lock that position down for a decade. We may not have a MLB better than any of those three for 20 more years. And throw Nigel Harris into that mix, too, since he did some time in the middle. 3 NFL players and a 4 year starter.

yes, that's what I'm saying...and you're right, there's no sin in that.  That said, I think there's a pretty big drop off from those 3.  Yes, we were spoiled.

3 hours ago, Triple B said:

Time will tell if you're right about him ..... All I know about your opinions of players is that we were 6-0 with Nico at starting mlb and 5-14 without him.

correlation, not cause & effect, IMO.  Macon was WAY better than Sawtelle.  It's a moot argument, I suppose, but Sawtelle was likely the worst starting MLB we had in over a decade.  

Just now, NewEnglandBull said:

I believe it was an ankle. He did play well for us and really wanted to be a a bull. 

OK, that makes sense.  He is still very pro-USF on Twitter, which is cool.  He had such a high ceiling...he'll be missed.

6 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Ahh yes. Arrested. Found Jesus. Speaking at high schools. 

SPOILER ALERT, BRO!!!

What happened to Macon near the end of the season.  He almost disappeared.  Injuries?  Doghouse with Strong?  I've never gotten a good answer.  

5 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Agree...someone will challenge this soon enough 

Maurice Clarett did years ago (OSU RB).  For other reasons, his life nose dived (there's a Netflix or ESPN special on him, I believe).  The argument seems to be that they aren't physically ready at 18-19 for the pounding & long season that is the NFL.  Ostensibly. 

*edit note:  Sorry, I didn't scroll to the end to see this was answered.

8 hours ago, Rhythm of the Knight said:

Well, that's three in a row! The series is now 6-5 in USF's favor, and 5-2 in our favor since we've been members of the same conference. Now we know why you guys didn't want us in the Big East!

Talk to you guys next year!

Good Knight, fellas!

Sad that you get off coming to a rival site to gloat.  What a lonely dude.

On 11/23/2019 at 8:59 PM, NewEnglandBull said:

That might make it bearable...I need something more than bad football, terrible heat,  and bars to justify going. 

true.  Austin has cool spots, including The Oasis, about 30 minutes out.  Amazing sunset over Lake Travis.  Cool museums and some historic sites (LBJ's library was under reno last time we were in Austin...but I hear it's cool).  The Capitol is interesting, too.

29 minutes ago, Bull Nut said:

If CCS is gone we should throw a parade; maybe we can hire Danny White to organize it.

Danny White doesn't want Strong to leave.

4 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

plenty of better places to do that than Austin....

San Antonio is an hour away.  If you've not been...it's cool.

1 hour ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Which of you suckers like to throw away money????  

 

 

I still might go......

I'm very likely going because Austin kicks ass.  Lived there between high school and college.  Love it.

2 minutes ago, BullAdrian said:

What if we have Evans and Joiner on the field?

Evans didn't dress.  Concussion protocol.

dumb 4th down call...unless McCloud doesn't suck.

McCloud can be elusive, but holds the ball too long.  And, if we're getting pressure, run screens or dump passes to make them pay.  The in-game adjustments are trash.

Short, crisp passes.  Not there?  Run or throw it away.  Camping while being chased is risky AF.

1 minute ago, JTrue said:

If he was leaving, it wouldn’t matter if he blabbed on Twitter about his suspension.

what's your prediction for his future at USF?

28 minutes ago, Bausfkid said:

He just told you.  

yup.  What a shame.  He's gonna land somewhere, lower level, and get a 2nd chance, I'm sure.  We really miss his explosiveness, along with Horne's (slowly coming back).

1) The winning team:  USF (I worry that Temple wins...but I'm hopeful it's HOT & STEAMY, and we run all night on them)
2) The final score:  27-23
3) Bulls leading rusher:  Cronk
4) Bulls leading receiver:  St. Felix...finally getting some looks
5) Bulls total offensive yards (closest without going over): 269

If we pressure & hit their QB, I like our chances.  If not, they have very good WR's.  Time for this team to step up and fight for a bowl game!

2 minutes ago, OcalaBull2 said:

We need the bye DESPERATELY. Also, I need to see more of Evans. That dude looked legit today. 

We knew he was athletic.  What I didn't know is he has a burst like he showed...impressive.  Dude not 99 yards, and would have more if not for the injury.

Tough sledding ahead, but I'm hopefully all 3 are 100% for Temple.

Just now, Gatorbull325 said:

Not sure why the hell i picked McDoom! lol

After seeing him wide open for 2 bombs v Navy, only to get garbage passes, that's a reasonable bet.

On 10/25/2019 at 3:14 PM, Gatorbull325 said:

1) The winning team - USF
2) The final score - 42-23
3) Bulls leading rusher - Cronkrite
4) Bulls leading receiver - McDoom
5) Bulls total offensive yards (closest without going over) - 445
 

This looks like the winner.  Very close.