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4 hours ago, aroth said:

I agree that the ACC is very close to the verge of death, but the remnants still look better than the B12. If the ACC dies the B12 can start the clock on their demise as well. There’s no world where the B10/SEC let them stay at the grownups table with Ok. St. and WVU being their premier teams. The tv markets largely include cornfields and the dust bowl, so there’s little appeal there unless cattle start watching games. 

Aside from the SMU, cal, and Stanford long travel distances, the ACC will be way better than the Big12. Much superior group to be associated with, in more relevant markets which will be better for USF alumni to have exposure to. We’ll have exposure to top academic institutions on the East and west coast, which is much better than the flyover  rejects of the Big12.

we should also resume a rivalry with UCF, it’s good for both universities because it gets ratings, such a natural rivalry.

5 hours ago, 79 Bull said:

If you zoom in on the only quadrant that matters - 70 football success and 90 academic ranking, USF and Air Force are the only Gx schools.  It's a no brainer!

The big12 is surprisingly absent from this region.

Why did the ACC add cal, Stanford and SMU, but didn’t negotiate higher media contract as a result? It was stupid and honestly makes the conferences worse and worse for USF as well if we replace FSU. The travel is ridiculous, and the programs don’t add much in terms of viewership. 


 

They could have avoided this lawsuit if they simply recognized these ladies exist and provided a sand volley ball court near a locker room for the women’s volleyball. A dump truck or two and a net would have been a lot cheaper than this lawsuit. Frankly, sometimes all you have to do is recognize people exist to avoid animosity, treat them how you’d want to be treated. When you won’t even provide on campus practice area, it may be taken personally. 

2 hours ago, Bull Matrix said:

Hell yeah! Right on. I think I’m more offended of the amount of outcry we are seeing for FSU than what we seen by many other teams getting snubbed in the past. The reality is that FSU looks like weaker team now that they are down to their 3rd string QB. They struggled against UL while Bama beats UGA. No one can tell me that FSU is the better team right now.

All teams had bad games and Texas had the worst loss of the top 6. Also, Washington only edged Oregon by 3. FSU was in top 4 last week, Texas and FSU win, and Texas moves ahead? 
it’s so obviously political and not about win-losses or schedule.

Just now, SilverBull said:

Until the salary cap is in place its really pretty pointless for most programs.  It's David vs. Goliath with no slings or stones in the arsenal.

You can’t put a cap on endorsements.

14 hours ago, Cat941 said:

 

This is the exact reason the playoff committee snubbed FSU, to assert P2 dominance and accelerate the departure of ACC teams to the Big10 and SEC.

BIG10 and SEC asserting themselves as the P2 by putting two 1 loss SEC teams ahead of an undefeated ACC team. 
 

All this means is that even if USF were in the ACC, we won’t get recognized or respected by the P2 or playoff system. They shafted FSU, they will definitely shaft USF.

This was also a move to prompt the top ACC schools to depart for the Big10 and SEC. They just took a huge dump on the desk of the ACC asserting their dominance and demonstrating that the table is reserved for Big10 and SEC only.

It’s truly one of the greatest subtle power moves of all time. 

Part of the lawsuit highlights that Oregon doesn’t provide practice facilities for the women’s beach volleyball. They have to practice at a public park. Where as other sports get on campus facilities. 

The cost to insure a roof over the stadium would bankrupt USF.

59 minutes ago, belgianbull said:

Don't know. UAB, WKU,FAU, Memphis losses were all due to poor pass defense.

No doubt that offensively we would have been better, but perhaps not enough to earn more wins.

 

 

We really could use more speed on offense, but the only game that really was a huge factor was Alabama. 

They’re probably making better NIL money at Colorado. I assume they have no regrets. 

4 hours ago, belgianbull said:

How can our defense dominate Alabama, but then have this type of showing the last two weeks? Tells me the coaching was able to motivate the team for a big game against Bama, but haven't been able to motivate the team and bring the same intensity the last few weeks.

The good news is we have enough talent to compete with all teams left on our schedule, the AAC is just that weak right now, but the coaching has to be better.

Bama was having major QB troubles. Many bad passes. Saban played 2 or 3 QBs against us. Bama O-line is also bad this year by their usually standard. Now in SEC play and still their QB is getting sacked a lot. If Bama‘s QBs weren’t struggling they’d have drummed us. 

On 10/12/2023 at 1:43 PM, Gatorbull325 said:

They havent scored more than 20 pts in their last 4 games. 

Really shows how bad our defense is.

Cheap tickets. 
You get what you pay for I guess.

Being blown out by UAB and FAU. 

Thanksgiving weekend game is Charlotte. 

Yeah, USF football isn’t fun anymore. It’s misery.

Why do coaches struggle here? Not sure.

Golesh gets a pass for year one. 

Taylor Swift or Kim Kardashian coaching the team would have a similar result. Does that make them a good hire?

4 hours ago, puc86 said:

Especially if you also tossed in some NY6 prime time bowls in exchange for Weed Wacker early December Monday morning bowls…

The data excludes bowl games

Here is actual viewership data from 2015-2019. This shows why UCF got a Big12 invite over USF, more views. 

Here the ranks from UCF down:

1. UCF (566K)
2. Memphis (564K)
3. Arizona (561K)
4. Kentucky (484K)
5. Boise State (476K)
6. Vanderbilt (438K)
7. Cincinnati (430K)
8. Duke (410K)
9. USF (407K)
10. Boston College (403K)
11. Illinois (401K)
12. Wake Forest (398K)
13. Temple (354K)
14. Kansas (346K)
15. Oregon State (295K)
16. Rutgers (266K)
17. Tulsa (265K)
18. SMU (232K)
19. Colorado State (130K)
20. Fresno State (127K)
21. Wyoming (126K)
22. Air Force (121K)
23. New Mexico (97K)
24. Hawaii (94K)
25. East Carolina (82K)
26. Nevada (80K)
27. San Diego State (63K)
28. UNLV (55K)
29. Tulane (42K)
30. San Jose State (30K)

Which college football programs bring in the most TV viewers? | by Zach Miller | Run It Back With Zach | Medium

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We need wins. 
Coach Golesh, don’t mess this up. 

Defense needs work. 
offense does too, but I think the defense is a bigger concern right now. 

Just now, Mango028 said:

This def means we may not win many more games. We are getting exposed

It’s just inconsistent play or very poor game prep. 

One of the worst defensive performances I’ve ever seen. 
 

I know the offense didn’t help with the turnovers, but yards are yards… 400 given up in a half? 

Defense having a bad game. Giving up 400 yards and 35 points in a half.  Pathetic. It’s like they did it even show up.

Just now, Bullcocky said:

Hoping we can find our mojo...a beat down from UAB is embarrassing. Definitely one of the worst programs in the country. 

Turnovers really hurt us. 

Why does the defense seem to putting in low effort when tackling?