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Interesting. He was cleared to play after halftime. You have to wonder if this is the coaches holding back information or if the injury was worse than originally thought.

I missed the show this weekend but had seen them perform at the other games this year. I've felt this year's group is better than we've had in a very long time. Was it just a bad arrangement/theme?

This is what I've come to expect from their sports section. The day after the FAMU game, they called it as too late (6p kickoff). That same day, they also excluded the Florida/Bama game that wrapped up shortly after ours started.

I understand having a deadline but 10p should never be too late to get a planned story in.

52 minutes ago, TromBull12 said:

I know when I was there many moons ago they would mic the band from time to time. There's a possibility that it was live, band sounded great on TV for what it's worth. 

HOT has been upgraded this year. Best I can remember from them.

Definitely wasn't the band when the Fight Song played between the quarters. They were in the stands with their horns down when the very quiet song was playing. The volume was as if a group was playing it in the tunnel. 

The person running the game presentation mentioned that there's limits on how they use the lights. Very cool effect that would've sent the energy going into the 4th through the roof if there were a larger crowd.

6 minutes ago, Friscobull said:

Yep, bring back Judy and she can take us all the way down to D3, if the clowns are looking for some goof ball like her then we are already sunk.  They are going to wait another 6 mos to get someone, what a bunch of incompetent buffoons.  

The search committee isn't sitting around twiddling their thumbs. They're listening to the community and doing what it takes to get this right. The head of the committee is one of athletics' most passionate supports who I guarantee recognizes the impact this hire will have on our teams.

Here's a thread he shared yesterday on how the process is going.

36 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

 

That might be the least negative article I've seen from Matt Baker. He doesn't say much in the article but at least it wasn't full of him getting his jabs in every other paragraph.

9 minutes ago, Mute Switch said:

I’m needing 2 are they still available?

They are! Send me a DM with your email address.

I have 4 tickets near the top of 113. Includes club access.

I'm looking to get something for them but don't care how much as long as it means more Bulls in the stands.

10 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

Don't know but if I'm off the IR list it will be cheesesteaks, Tastykake and Utz's chips for tailgating. Maybe throw in some pork roll for those who want to live large.

The griddle was bought with this tailgate in mind  I know we've picked up the cheesesteaks in the past but nothing beats having them made fresh.

45 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

So we win any games in regulation?  Seems most are OT or shootouts.

I've been to 3 games this year. All of them went to OT. In 2 of those matches, they were clearly the better team until they got the ball into the box. Not sure if it's more them playing down to the competition or the competition going all in on the defensive side.

11 minutes ago, StPeteBull91 said:

Further ahead with 1 win vs an FCS school, blown out by 3, and some dumb decisions that cost us one vs BYU. I’ll believe it when I see it. Who wouldn’t be upset? Winning is such a thing of the past that even our “beat writers” are just celebrating covering the spread instead of wins. 

Yes. Further ahead.

Were you a fan back in 2013-14? Those seasons were completely hopeless and were the standard I feared we'd experience now.

That's not what's happening this season. We're seeing the team improve week by week and there's plenty to look forward to.

5 minutes ago, StPeteBull91 said:

Thank you! People keep giving this guy benefit of the doubt. No! Willie got an FBS win in his first season after Holtz’s mess. Why is everyone content? I agree, it’s good to see guys making plays, but at the end of the day we haven’t won a game against an FBS opponent since October 26, 2019. That was almost 2 years ago! 

Before the season began, how many FBS winds did you expect us to have at this point? The way it worked out, we've had one of the toughest opening 5 weeks in the country and being without an FBS win is what most fans expected for this opening stretch.

Last year is a completely different story. If you're trying to compare it to the circumstances Taggart inherited in his first year, you're just looking for reasons to be upset.

The wins are coming. This team is further ahead than any of us expected at the start of the season.  The defense is a depleted mess but the offense is further ahead in its development and will carry the team to a few wins.

38 minutes ago, Triple B said:

I realize you're a Kanigit and have inherent reading deficiencies so let's go over this again. I specified conference/tournament championship trophies, not to include reg season championships ..... but since that confused you, I also didn't include football since the complaint here was about other sports being as bad. Also didn't include sports we didn't compete in, indoor track and rowing. Your chart also includes the I-4 nonsense trophies. So even using the reg season "championships", taking out the erroneous stuff, USF comes out ahead on YOUR chart, 26-21. Thanks for the verification.

Assuming this is the same James Reid that's notorious for trolling on Twitter, he's actually a USF grad. IIRC, he holds degrees from both schools.

49 minutes ago, MaltLiquorBull said:

Does the stuff that they were selling in the stadium club last Saturday represent what's available at the bookstore on campus?  I honestly didn't see anything I liked enough to say "I gotta have that."

Are there any good shirts in the bookstore right now?  Since we have become a perennial loser on the football field, it has been harder to come by any kind of selection of USF gear in the local stores around here (Pinellas).

 

The bookstore will always have more than what you'll find at a game. Everything they have in stock can be found on their site so you can check it out before you make the drive https://www.bkstr.com/usfstore/home

7 minutes ago, MaltLiquorBull said:

I’m sure I’ll make it to 0:00, but I will need to rewatch it when I sober up.

I'm not even going to try.  Turning off my phone overnight and will watch a recording first thing in the morning.

Here's the update we were looking for:

We have a smaller group this week so our menu is also a little light

• Smoked wings and pulled pork
• Mac n cheese
• Some TBD dessert

23 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

I watched the last 15 minutes and saw all of this. Incredible win. Loved how the crowd went ape **** after all of those late USF goals. 

Most of the people behind the goal were student athletes. The men's soccer team were the ones heckling the ECU keeper the entire second half.

There's always been a lot of athletes at games but I feel like it's increased significantly over the last few years. While chasing my kid around the berm, I spotted a large number of players from football, soccer, both basketball teams, track & field, and women's tennis. 

54 minutes ago, Bulls On Parade said:

Yea I watched some of game again Fortin had a read option he clearly could have kept ball on 3rd down and 1 and gotten the first down but he gives to rb and he loses a yard. Happened late in first quarter. 

He is playing afraid to take a hit. He actually can run we have seen it last year. 

Does he ever keep it and run? It seems to me Fortin always hands it off even when there's a clear opportunity not to.

1 hour ago, LrdNorman said:

What exactly is Club Level?  Is there food / beverages?  Bathrooms (my wife's biggest concern other than the humidity)?

The club is an air conditioned space with a bar, a lot of TVs, and seating for those who was to get out of the stands for a while. There's concessions but you pay for it just like you would in non-club areas. The bathrooms are better than you'd find elsewhere in the stadium.

Regarding finding 3 tickets, I definitely have 2 available and am checking on whether or not the 3rd is available. Assuming all 3 are available and you're interested, I'm sure we can work out a favorable price in DMs.

I'm up to 8 seats in the back two rows of 113

56 minutes ago, Triple B said:

So what's a cool ranch?

The best Doritos.

1 hour ago, dausfbulls11 said:

Game is sold out…raise your price lol, j/k

If tickets were moving, I would! I started mine at $200 based on Ticketmaster's suggested price and have slowly lowered the price over the last couple weeks.

I have 3 of my tickets available with club access at the top of 113. I'm looking for $120 per ticket (face value is $145).