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36 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

That's correct except Tulane was an away game.

You’re correct. My mistake. 

40 minutes ago, Triple B said:

 

 

He didn't barely win with Q ...... he did with Blake

Uhhh....

(2-11) San Jose State - win by 20, but down 16-0 in Q1. San Jose was one of the worst teams in the country in 2017 

(FCS) Stony Brook - Win by 14, trailed 10-7(!) at half 

(5-7) Tulane - Won by 6 @ home 

(2-10) Tulsa - Won by 7 @ home 

(3-9) UConn - won by 17 @ home 

UConn & SJSU were 2 of the worst teams in FBS football that year. Wins by 17 & 20 point margins with the talent we had is embarrassing. 

This isn’t even counting the Houston loss which was severely mismanaged, as well as the obvious Orlando game

On 10/4/2019 at 2:17 PM, Triple B said:

The premature was referring to the ones thinking he should be fired last year.

Or maybe you’re just late in seeing what most of us have been seeing for the last 18 months? A bad coach is a bad coach, period. When you have a bad coach, there’s no such thing as firing them prematurely. You have to rid them from the program ASAP. 

Look inside our own athletic department to see what it looks like when a real HC takes over - Brian Gregory. Look how quickly expectations and excitement levels changed. That’s what happens when you have a real coach. 

He’s deserving of PT, that’s for sure. I’m skeptical that he’s “the guy”,  but we could do worse at the position for sure. 

Both of his INT’s were very bad though 

19 minutes ago, usfgrad84 said:

I mentioned this in another thread.  Defense has given up some big numbers.  In one of the articles/interviews this week, the DC said no changes to scheme or personnel this week.  They did change some drills during the practice week, but also cut down the number of practice sessions so the kids would be fresher.  That concerns me on a couple of points.  We were coming off a bye week.  They weren't fresh enough coming off a bye week?  

With players out of position often, I would think more time on the field as a unit would make a difference.  I understand the individual drills are designed to help develop tackling skills, but there just something that irks me that they cut back on the number sessions.  

I have not been a fan of the DC since he has been here.  I think he is in way over his head.  

Every time I read something like this, or see the total dysfunction on the field, I’m reminded of the quote about McDoom telling CCS that “we don’t know how to practice”. 

At first, I didn’t mind BJM being DC, because I assumed Charlie would basically be the DC anyway. At this point, I’m convinced that Charlie doesn’t do much on a day to day outside of be a life tutor. 

15 minutes ago, BulledOver said:

Have observed the DC on the sideline this season and last looking pissed, hectic, out of sorts even appearing to be arguing with Strong. I figured it was due to the skid going on last season but saw it again this season. People in charge and over their head sometimes use anger to offset their lack of knowledge. On top of that, the interview the other day where he somehow took the question and made it about him/his family/their struggles?? That one threw me a curve I watched it twice and came away with...WTF?? 

Yeah, there’s just a total lack of organization and discipline with this regime. Its very apparent that Charlie isn’t the guy for the job. Let’s just hope we can cut the head off the snake and move on sooner than later

We had DE’s and LB’s with their hands in the air, confused about how to line up....coming out of a timeout. That should tell you all you need to know

On 9/30/2019 at 6:26 PM, usfbullrider said:

Been wondering this for a long time but is this an ok thing to ask or is it off limits?  He seems to stutter quite a bit and talk in incomplete sentences/thoughts for the most part.  The thing 2 weeks ago where he basically accused the refs of calling an unfair game before the game even began and the latest revelation from a former player saying he was proud to be coach at the university of south carolina before that bowl game.  Breach of contract from hiding anything from the University?

Another thing I noticed, especially in the SMU post game presser - Charlie tends to stare downward when answer questions. Very rarely do you see him looking directly at the camera/media member he’s answering. He will stare down while answering, and then immediately look back up when finished. It might be nothing, but I found it a bit odd 

1 hour ago, USFBulls727 said:

We still have possible wins with @UConn, @ECU, and BYU...who hasn't been all that great either....at home. We win those three, that would make Memphis, which is our 11th game, our 7th loss. Wonder if they'd even bother doing it at that point with one game left?

We aren’t beating BYU, I can tell you that much for sure. 

1 hour ago, Bullrush33 said:

Emotionally I feel the same as you but unless you have an inside source the money says otherwise.

Does it though? I’m not sold on the idea that we can’t make it happen financially. That sounds like a cop out to me. Would it be ideal? Of course not. It could hinder how much we can commit to paying the replacement. But I don’t believe we can’t simply make the move because the account would be negative. 

Listen, it’s not like we have a guy in place that just can’t seem to get us over the hump, and we think we can do better. This is a full blown dumpster fire. We went from being a play away from NY6 bowl contention, to being 11 months removed from beating an FBS team, in 2 years. This is Tommy Tubberville (cincy), Randy Shannon (Miami) , Skip Holtz (2.0) all over again. And the worst part? This is CCS attempt at being in win now mode. 

All of the transfers that we brought in to hopefully plug holes and win now? Those were short term solutions. Those are schollies that aren’t being used on Freshman that could help in the future. This IS Charlie’s attempt at winning now. And he’s still failing. 

This is not a situation of simply being “not good”. We are legitimately very bad. UConn level bad. There is an opportunity cost that comes with keeping a HC that’s responsible for this fall, that goes well beyond short term W/L. This type of dysfunction bleeds into recruiting, not just for this class, but for future classes. There is a level of accountability that alumni, students, and even high school coaches need to see in order to buy into the program. Who knows how deep this goes in terms of what the players are telling other players in the locker room, what local HS coaches are telling their Jr’s/Sr’s/family friends. 

Cut the head off the snake and start over. Give the new HC a chance at fixing this, no matter the cost. 

9 hours ago, Bullrush33 said:

I think he is here one more year just due to buyout. 

No shot. Zero. Nada. 

17 minutes ago, puc86 said:

It’s a personal preference of mine that there be some familiarity with the level someone is looking to preform at, had he had position coaching at a higher level I would be far more comfortable. I understand that it’s not a big deal for some but to me it comes across as a glaring issue.

I don’t have a problem with your overall stance. Having a hesitation that he will be successful at a higher level of play is reasonable. Where I have an issue is your consistent belaboring of the point, without adding context to the equation. Take away the generalities, what about his scheme don’t you like? Do you dislike his quick game passing concepts? Do you feel his route concepts won’t work at this level? Why? 

Your stance is reasonable, but your reasoning why is lazy and annoying. If you’re going to dislike a member of the staff, at the very least provide some level of depth to your argument. 

1 hour ago, Bull Daly said:

Willing to say that this may very well be USF’s toughest schedule in our history.  Strong gets another year after this one to win big 

2014 was tougher for sure

16 hours ago, 7overlord said:

Barnett is being professional because he knows the limitations of the offensive line and there will come a moment in time where McCloud will sh@t the bed and he will have to step in and play.

If he could read a defense as well as he can read the future, he wouldn’t be in this position 

10 minutes ago, OcalaBull2 said:

This is garbage. It’s week 3, we have no idea who the QB is going to be, and we’re averaging 5 points a game. I’ve been relatively calm until today but all I can hope for is that our team actually knows who the QB is and we didn’t play toss up all week.  From what I’ve heard, it will be Barnett. Some say they’ve heard it’s McCloud. At this point, just get me a **** W. 

They better not do that Kean/Oladukon switch every series crap. Give McCloud the keys and see what he has. 

1 hour ago, Jonesy Bull said:

I get your point, but I can never root against the Bulls no matter who the Coach is especially against ucf.

That said, I wanted to be be in the CCS camp going into this year, now I'm definitely waffling.  If we don't see dramatic improvement in the next 3 to 4 games, then I'm with everybody else's opinion on this thread.  With this being a new OC and a new system, I am willing to give him half the season though.

Make no mistake, I will never root for this team to lose. But to use a gambling term, I feel like we are drawing dead. I’m very confident that CCS is not the man for this job. He’s been given ample time and has not produced. I’m no longer hoping that he can get it done, but instead hoping that MK will end this era so we can turn the page. I just hope any wins this team can pull off in the meantime won’t cause MK to second guess what I assume he has already realized. 

12 hours ago, FazaUSF said:

Absolutely. Charlie's first year is what turned me against him. That team had everything needed to go undefeated. The coaching staff, style, decisions, and game management held that team back. Wins were far closer than they should have been. Houston loss was inexcusable. UCF loss could have gone either way, but I believe if CWT was still here, USF would have won that game and gone to a NY6 undefeated. Absolutely, CCS and that idiot Gilbert held that team back. CCS is still doing so, ostensibly. 

I’ll give CCS this, he’s been consistent. The same glaring issues have been consistent since game 1 against San Jose State. What was it? 14-0 or 17-0 in the first quarter? This team hasn’t had a stretch of good football since. Heck, we struggled against Elon. Different OC’s, different QB’s, WRs, RBs, LBs, etc. The one constant has been Chuckles. I want to root for this team, but I cringe at the fact of him winning a game against Cincy or UCF at the end of this year buying him an extra year. 

52 minutes ago, OcalaBull2 said:

I mean, I kind of just want him to start because we’ve looked like a better football team with him leading the offense. 

100%. He gets through the reads and has tremendous poise. There’s a different energy with him back there. 

I keep seeing in various places that the staff needs to hand over the keys to McCloud because he’s a better dual threat option. While I agree that McCloud is the best option available, I’m not sure that it’s simply because he’s a better dual threat option. In fact, I actually see this as the opposite. 

While not your prototypical, explosive dual threat QB, Blake has shown the ability to make plays with his legs outside of the pocket. The problem is, he has lacked the consistency to make plays with his arm. We’ve already covered his inability to read coverages and pocket presence. Meanwhile, McCloud has looked much more comfortable in the pocket (when given) and has shown the ability to progress through multiple reads. Again, small sample size, but he has also shown solid accuracy, ability to use touch, and shows more poise in general. 

I understand that we are working with a small sample size, but at the moment I would label BB as the “dual threat option”, with McCloud being the better pocket passer. This doesn’t mean McCloud doesn’t offer the ability to pick up yards with his legs, but he looks more comfortable in the pocket than BB ever has since he arrived on campus. 

If this staff chooses to go with BB as the starter, even in a split series type scenario, this will be yet another indictment of CCS personnel decisions. 

26 minutes ago, Blackice12 said:

No point in firing the head coach it will put things in a tail spin even more.  There was hope that certain players will come in and make an impact and it appears that they have not.  Keep the coaches, put the right players in and continue to build brick by brick. 

I really don’t like the punt there on 4th. That’s going to come back to haunt us. 

Blitz. The. House.

Blitz. The. House. It’s Ga Tech

That’s so terrible.