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    Jeff Scott's Farewell

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    1 hour ago, bulloni said:

    In Leavitt's last 3 P5 games we averaged 57,395 in attendance. In our first 3 P5 games right after Leavitt we averaged 41,742. The team had the same record in the same conference too. We absolutely lost fans in our handling of Leavitt that would be re-interested in the program if we brought him back.

    Well, the last three P5 home games under Leavitt were against #20 WVU, Louisville for homecoming, and #19 Miami.

    The first three P5 home games in 2010 were against Syracuse, Rutgers, and Pitt.

    A more accurate analysis would be to see the attendance for the non-important games at the beginning of each season and that attendance is at par at around 40K in both 2009 and 2010.

    Quality of opponent definitely matters with attendance. We probably did lose some fans due to Leavitt's firing, but I don't think we lost 16,000 fans cause of it. I would think it had to do more with the demotion from BCS to G5.

    Regardless, making amends with Leavitt and having him back in some capacity for USF football is definitely a plus in every way.

     

    Edit: Obviously, the only reason we had that many fans to begin with was Leavitt's work anyways. So yeah...

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    3 hours ago, Triple B said:

    although I assume we've got better sources in place to avoid that but you need to have your hc on board with that part.

    The student-athlete tutoring services and grade surveillance has greatly improved throughout the last couple of decades. I’d like think it wouldn’t get to that level here. You’ll still have the occasional knuckleheads that will get caught cheating here or there but can’t see us becoming so academically apathetic. 

    I am again excited about USF Football

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    6 minutes ago, BullsFanInTX said:

    Great offenses puts butts in seats and gets people excited about program.

    This is true, though it is slow to develop after a few bad seasons.

    But it could be seen when QF was leading the team. By his senior year, we had almost 44K fans attend the Cincy game in 2017 for homecoming. Today that seems like a pipe dream in terms of USF attendance.

    I am again excited about USF Football

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    10 minutes ago, Rizman said:

    Not sold, please tell me why Coach Simmons?    

    I will try to make a case, though I don't expect you to buy in.

    1. Winning head coach: In seven seasons as a head coach, he does not have a single losing season on two different teams.

    2. Immediate impact as head coach: The year before his arrival, FAMU went 3-8 and Prairie View A&M went 5-5. The year of his arrival, Prairie View A&M went 8-2, and FAMUwent 6-5, but 5-2 in conference play. By year 2, he went 9-2 overall at FAMU. 

    3. Florida recruiting ties: Tallahassee native who began his coaching career at Lincoln HS, coaching up B.J. Daniels. His current job at FAMU has also allowed him to build great bridges in the Florida football high school scene. The next USF HC must have Florida recruiting ties, and he does so.

    4. Great offensive mind:

    O Coordinator at Middle Tennessee State (2011):

    Ranked 20th nationally in total offense, leading the Sun Belt Conference in total offense, rushing offense, and third-down conversion percentage, and ranking second in passing offense.

    O Coordinator at Alcorn State (2014):

    Offense set many records that season, as they finished second nationally in Scoring Offense, 8th in Total Offense, and 4th in Rushing Offense. Quarterback John Gibbs, Jr, was selected as SWAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year and Black College Player of the Year on route to winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship, as well as being named Black College National Champions.

    Prairie View A&M Head Coach (2015):

    The Panthers finished the season with the top Scoring Offense in the nation (44.9 points per game) and ranked 8th in Total Offense and the Panthers' 9 wins was tied for the most at Prairie View A&M since 1964.

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    Obviously, this does not automatically mean that his winning ways in FCS will translate to automatic wins at the FBS level. He does lack FBS-level experience, but he does have a proven track record of winning as a head coach with a Florida college, unlike fCJS, and is on the uptrend in winning, unlike fCCS after his time in Texas.

    Also, check out the documentary on FAMU football on ESPN+ if you wanna see his personality. Let's just say he's a bit different in his approach to use of language and player motivation than fCJS. But the "good guy" coaching ala Skip or Scott has never been successful at USF.

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    46 minutes ago, bulloni said:

    Good in college -> fail in NFL -> back to college typically has a pretty high hit rate. His year 1's at Temple and Baylor had 3 combined wins, in both cases he was in the conference championship game year 3.

    Guy had back-to-back 10 win seasons at Temple? That's impressive. But does he have recruiting connections in Florida?

    Gauging where the fanbase is at on Jon Gruden

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    2 hours ago, bulloni said:

    Brian Battie's dad responding to someone saying Gruden's off the field stuff wouldn't matter. Sounds like it would absolutely rule us out for a lot of kids

    Wow, guess that settles that. That's not just any kid, Battie is arguably the best offensive player on our team, and if he isn't #1 he's definitely #2.

    Whether or not fans agree that Gruden's baggage is warranted or not, Battie's Dad statement merits huge consideration.

    Gauging where the fanbase is at on Jon Gruden

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    14 minutes ago, bcgruber said:

    Are you kidding???   maybe a man named SABAN for one.  Lou Holtz for another

    How about one that fits more of the context of a Gruden-like NFL career?

    I guess Pete Carroll would be the closest with his 4 seasons before going to SC. 
    Idk, just can’t see someone who’s coaching career has been in NFL world being able to transition well into the nuances that college football requires. 

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    Do we really see Jon Gruden hitting the road, going to high schools throughout the state/country personally recruiting players at their games, as opposed to someone like Willie Simmons? Is his former TV personality going to be enough to convince players to come if he isn’t? Are we hiring him - and most likely spending a ton of $$$ - because of his name alone, or is he really going to be 100% dedicated to making USF the best FBS team possible through all the little things at every waking moment?

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