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It's funny how everybody expects magic in this game. 1) We had a horrible season. 2) We lost the seniors on that team. 3) The new guys are not on campus. 4) And we expect the spring game to be... I just wanted a fresh attitude at USF. I think we have that. Now, we just need to be patient and let the new staff coach the players.

Until we have a solid runner, every time I see "RBs", I'm going to think of ribs and be happy!

Well, if there's a glimmer of light, I Bullieve USF will come through. Our school had nothing and we rose out of that and into something special. As long as they don't shut everything down for the non-power conferences, USF will rise. It may be time for men's basketball to do some lifting of its own also. To me, it seems this conference thing hurts football more than men's basketball, so round ball needs to step up big time.

Say, I just want to throw this in while are still in the same neighborhood with the discussion. That live broken leg tops my list for the strangest thing I've seen on live TV. Holy cow! I'm so glad the guy is okay now.

I've not kept up at all. So here's my question. The power conferences and new playoff system, how do those two affect qualifying for a bowl and getting ranked? With the BCS system, you almost had to be in a BCS conference to get to a BCS bowl game, unless your school is one of the highly-ranked outsiders like Boise State in the past, among others. So, being a ranked outsider, you could get to a BCS bowl, if things fell into place. What about the new system? Will six wins almost guarantee a bowl like in the past (sure, it's a salad bow but it's a bowl)? Will there be future "Bowl busters" like Boise State in the past, if they are a great team? I guess what I'm getting at here is will we still be rewarded for having a great team. In the past, being in a BCS Big East, we had a path. Now, does that path even exist?

Oh, carp! Now I don't care who wins. http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2013/04/01/the-money-behind-the-ncaa-final-four/

Two things: 1) Our Big East purse is still growing: work that money! 2) I thought all that hall-of-fame coaching was going to pull that game out for Syracuse. Nope.

2008 record 2–10 2009 record 0–12 (0–8 SBC) 2010 2–10 2–6 [Taggert's first year] This was his pre-game news conference with one more game to go in the 2010 season, with his team's record at 2-9. And he knew that they were about to lose another game in their upcoming visit to Troy. I really like how he talked about his team after a long season. And I like his demeanor and his recognition of what it takes to win. Oops on the spelling!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/highschool/news/20130401/new-coaches-look-to-lock-down-local-recruits/ Taggart, Kingsbury, other new coaches look to lock up local recruits Mon April 1, 2013 LAKELAND, Fla. -- Keeping local talent home is a proven key in building and sustaining a successful college football program. Former Western Kentucky player and head coach Willie Taggart took over at USF on Dec. 7 after the program fired Skip Holtz. Taggart -- who was a star at Bradenton (Fla.) Manatee -- went right to work building the walls around the familiar Tampa area. The class of 2013 brought six players from within city limits and another seven from a 75-mile radius around campus. By comparison, the three classes that signed under Holtz had only five players come from Tampa and just four from within that same 75-mile boundary. Tampa (Fla.) Chamberlain prospect Anthony Davis has noticed the change. At the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour that was held at Lakeland (Fla.) Lake Gibson, the 6-foot, 220-pound outside linebacker said that having a coach aggressively recruiting him and other prospects in the area could pay dividends for the Bulls. "It's good," he said. "It shows that they really want you now. Before, they weren't really attacking Tampa guys and Tampa guys didn't really want to go to USF. "I can't say it was good ... and nobody wanted to be at USF, but now they are trying to get everyone to come. If they got everybody from Tampa, USF would be studs." The class of 2013 filled late and rose to the No. 49 spot in the Rivals.com rankings -- after sinking to an all-time low of No. 63 under Holtz. Of the 24 players who signed with USF, 18 committed after Taggart took over. Ten were from inside 75 miles of campus. Taggart said his time in Florida can only benefit the program and bolster his recruiting efforts. "You always hear that recruiting is all about relationships," Taggart said. "If that is true, we should be in a great spot here because there are guys who I have known for 20 years already and I am only 36. "There are so many assistant coaches and some head coaches in the area -- and down into South Florida -- that I played with and played against. We have been friends since we were sophomores in high school, and they know who I am and what I am about, and we have to take advantage of those relationships." Taggart took advantage of a longstanding relationship with his former head coach Joe Kinnan to land Derrick Calloway in January. Calloway was a four-star defensive lineman from Manatee, and he was the highest-ranked player in the 2013 recruiting class for the Bulls. The bricks are continuing to be laid around the local area with the beginning of the recruiting cycle for this class. So far in the class of 2014, USF has received verbal commitments from Largo (Fla.) High teammates Francisco Hernandez and Jarvis Stewart. Largo is just over 23 miles from Tampa across Old Tampa Bay. The program also has a commitment from Immokalee (Fla.) High four-star athlete Jimmy Bayes, who could join former teammate Deadrin Senat in Tampa. Taggart is not alone in returning to his old stomping grounds. [...] http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/highschool/news/20130401/new-coaches-look-to-lock-down-local-recruits/

He belongs in the 60s or the 70s --maybe the 80s. The guy needs a time machine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbaYqcMMZ6A

I know men's basketball and football are supposed to be money makers. What other USF sports bring in money? For example, if women's basketball made it to the final four, would that make USF any money? What about non-sweating baseball, does it make any money? There's no money in soccer, right?

It's a very risky move on USC's part, 6 years worth of risks. It may work out. On the other hand, the guy can coach. His team played the lizards respectably well. They didn't have the talent, but they didn't get killed like a lot of cinderella teams (well, you know what I mean). I don't blame Enfield for getting out of Fort Myers. I grew up there!

Remember when smazza was on Seth every single day? LOL Vega is not even close: he needs to work harder at it!

Did you know that Will Muschamp was the defensive coordinator when we beat Auburn in OT? I just watched the game again and saw him in there. I had no idea. That game had so many future NFL players --and at least one future NFL positional coach. We didn't play all that well but it was a huge win for our program to beat an SEC team. Up next: The 2005 Louisville game. I'm really looking forward to this one!

Say, does anybody know if it's licensing or is it something else that prevents USF from selling old football games on DVD? I'd love to get games from the early days. I've looked but none are found through USF. I just now tried the Oklahoma Sooners site and they have our 2002 game. And we can get that game on DVD --from OU, not from USF! http://store.cstv.com/store_contents.cfm?store_id=340&dept_id=7201&product_id=107989

I'm calling BS on this, smazza. You attend USC crap all the time and dare to bring that stuff on here and throw it at USF and then go and say something like this. BS!

I watched the 2007 USF/UCF game and Kentrell Gransberry was doing a quiz bit for ESPN. Anyway, Kentrell would have helped a lot. Waverly, some but not so much. There were so many missing pieces this past season.

I just hope it isn't a lizard party where the eagles get torn up to pieces. I have a bad feeling about this one. Hope I'm wrong!

When I first saw Greg's tweet, I thought, "He's short and chunky. How's he going to run with the basketball?" LOL

The only thing that I care about is: SHOW ME THE MONEY! (as in the Big East purse grows from them making it deep into the tournament and USF gets a share!) Keep winning, Big East beeches!

Planning to paint her Green N Gold.

Cheer on the Big East: that's OUR money at work! http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9108559/ken-kavanagh-hoping-travel-costly-florida-gulf-coast

Yeah, I'd have to go with Blackwell. http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/2002Preseason/southflorida.htm