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1 minute ago, Rocky Style said:

 

We are USF MBA brethren. 

Fantastic. Let's connect over PM. Would love to know more about your areas of focus. 

I learned to let it go quickly after the bad years. USF athletics doesn't have an impact on how my business does, how my executive MBA goes, and how I manage my personal relationships. Do I want them to win and will I donate? Yes, of course, because if I don't no one will. But I have learned to accept that it is a game-I support them because they are USF, not because they win or lose. 

With a man of conviction like Wallace loh, how can you not want to send your kids there? 

I have never seen an OL disappear like FSU's has. 

2 minutes ago, chapelbull said:

So is GT a quality win now or are we still better off losing to average Big10 teams and beating a bunch of high school teams

It's a decent win. Hope they win out. 

Is Houston beatable? Sure they are. Its just going to be very difficult if we play the way we've played the last 5 games. 

Ed Oliver is one player and the only guy on his defense worth anything, yet because of him the rest of the defense can make plays sometimes. 

The Georgia tech game proves we are capable of winning games in the second half. I just would like to see that kind of focus all game long. 

29 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

WE WILL BEAT TULANE AND TEMPLE

Second week in a row we have played a team coming off a bye.

Fortunately, next week we play a team coming off a Navy cut blocking day. I wonder if that will change our fortunes. 

17 hours ago, Calibull said:

I'll say this... Cecil was highly recruited out of high school and is a natural center.  He's 6'4 and more than 290... I don't think him starting at the start of the season would have been ideal giving he was a true freshman, I had the feeling it was coming soon.  I think he's better than Wiggs and is the final cog the line was missing.  Kid is super smart, but it's also smart to get him first start against UConn and not Houston.  He's not going to get pushed around and is a high IQ guy... I think we'll see a difference with him in there.

Ed Oliver pushes everyone around. You would need an Rimington finalist to have a chance at slowing him down one on one. 

1 hour ago, BDYZR said:

We met the women's golf coach, ERIKA BRENNAN, at the coaches radio show last night. She from Lake Wales and considers Tampa home. She said that this is her dream job and that it is in no way a stepping stone to anything larger. I know that could just be coach speak on all levels, but...

This got me to thinking... Softball Coach Erickson has been here forever, 22 as head coach. WBB Coach Fernandez is at 18 and counting. Cross Country Coach Dena Reif, 8 yrs. Sailing Coach Allison Jolly is at 13 yrs. Women's SOCCER Coach Denise Schilte-Brown is at 12yrs. This season will mark Warren Bye's 12th year as head coach of the University of South Florida track and field team. Volleyball Coach Courtney Draper is at 8 years.

Which brings us to the money coaches.

Also another bit of news that you will hear in the next couple of days. Sorry, I'm sworn to secrecy. 

GO BULLS!

It's not Goodrich leaving is it? That's been spilling out on twitter this morning. 

In fairness to CCS this is an exceptionally young team and this is Charlie's MO-he has never blown teams out, just won. I remember everyone on this board complaining back in 2012 when Louisville just kept winning, heck B.J. Daniels rallied back the team in the 4th quarter-only for USF to lose at the end. We complained that we lost those games, while CCS"s teams just won. They kept winning-all the way to beating on Florida in the Sugar Bowl in a 10-2 season. 

The team is not good enough yet to win the conference. That said, if Boyce coming back this week or next to help plug the hole in the middle of the line, I think we will see the team get much better defensively as he will likely command a double team. The OL will eventually turn the corner. While Houston and UCF are truly dangerous teams I'd argue Cincy and Temple are toss ups-Cincy has faced a similarly weak record, and if our run defense improves they will struggle mightily, and Temple has been up and down all year. Both are cold weather games, though, and that could cause problems. 

Whether we beat UCF and Houston depends on how well our offensive line plays. I understand Mayes has been injured which is why they shifted him over to TE, but they should look for ways to incorporate that six man front going forward anyway. Ed Oliver will command a triple team and given how much teams like to load the box against us, Salomon, McCants, and Wilcox could see single coverage. I think it's beyond a shadow of a doubt that we won't throw to the RB. 

23 minutes ago, TRUTH D. Antagonist said:

I heard that segment. I don't think this necessarily applies to ALL G5 teams at all times. It really has to do with strength of schedule & UCF's ranks 127th out of 129 FBS teams.

they have yet to play a ranked team & may not play a ranked team all season.

that doesn't deserve a CFP berth.

for a G5 team to break the playoffs they have to schedule-- & beat-- ranked P5 teams.

UCF made no attempt to schedule elite P5 teams. Pitt & UNC are perpetual middling .500 teams at best.

In fairness Georgia tech and Illinois aren't much better. 

1 hour ago, Gismo said:

Aaaand the adjustment on the 4th quarter scoring drive was adding an offensive lineman. 

 

 

Might as well do that the rest of the season because Ed Oliver will need four men blocking him. 

1 minute ago, bowman1 said:

With all of the Gilbert love, I figured it was a good time to bump this thread

The only man who loves sterlin Gilbert is sterlin Gilbert I think. But he doesn't love himself enough to revise this offense. 

I watched to the end. You're right the team does not quit. I just wonder if they're good enough to be more than just a team that won't quit. 

Tyre McCants is dragging Hurricane Michael with him to Tulsa. 

4 hours ago, brybull1970 said:

We will lose at Houston before we get to Cincinnati.

Maybe we will, maybe we won't. They're a great team but they have struggled more defensively then you would think. Tulsa did surprisingly well for three quarters and don't forget Texas Tech laid 63 points on that D. D'Onofrio can't coordinate, he gets bailed out by his talent on defense. 

We're honestly stuck until the Cincy game to gain some territory-just got to keep winning for now. If we are undefeated going into the Cincy game it will likely be a matchup of unbeaten teams (UCF doesn't face them until the week before Black Friday). 

The O is young but you better believe they'll need to improve by leaps and bounds. That is one dangerous temple team. 

66-31 final. Shame they didn't beat Pitt so UCF had no leg to stand on. If they get going I won't be shocked to see them challenge for the division. NC State and VT on the road will be tough. 

66-24. That's a butt kicking. Hope this kicks off into something big for their season. 

Just now, NewEnglandBull said:

Looks like you were right. I was not expecting Houston to be this incompetent on offense. Of course now this has me worried about next Friday...

It's a sixty minute game. I think Houston will get it together. Tulsa has a new QB out there with no film on him, but not touchdowns when they get on Houston's side of the field will cost them eventually-Houston's offense is pretty good. 

And yes, Tulsa will be challenging, but they're better than their record. They gave Texas hell for four quarters. Their problem is that they don't appear to know how to win. 

2 minutes ago, OcalaBull2 said:

Apply my last comment to this next drive. 

This is the sloppiest game I’ve witnessed all season. 

And that's a big fat "nope, not happening" for Tulsa on fourth down. 

3 minutes ago, OcalaBull2 said:

If Tulsa scores off this turnover they’re in command.  Just gotta keep momentum going. 

In fairness they did not. Guy got overconfident and thought he had everyone beat. Just poor ball security there. 

Tulsa is actually rather similar to us offensively (Montgomery is another member of the Briles coaching tree) so hope this doesn't come back to bite us. 

Too early to say that NE Bull. So far Houston hasn't looked all that good. It's a sixty minute game for sure though. 

On 9/28/2018 at 10:39 PM, crambone said:

Awesome. 

Hey, there's a way to fund the new OCS. Build a hotel into it. Have high end high price game view rooms for game day with Bulls themed room service.