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[Sellular1]

Is there a chance though? Even an undefeated season won't rank us high enough in any given season to be eligible to compete for the national championship..I feel like it would take about 15-18 straight wins before we popped into the top 5 in a future season from now. Otherwise there really is no chance we get ranked high enough without several upset wins against P5 teams...am I way off?

You know the facts.

[Jeff Odom]

 

Some observations:

 

• Glad that they're putting a Football Preview out, but geez. I know the state of the football program is bad and it's journalism, but can the Football Preview at least highlight some reasons for fans to show up? Sad Taggart doesn't make me want to spend my Saturdays at Ray Jay.

   

• Excluding the cover, I counted 15 pages of ads out of 22 pages of space. Otherwise, we got a page on the Respect-A-Bull campaign, some half page fillers such as depth charts and schedules, a spread on the sorry state of the team (including a panorama of the empty stadium), and a uniform feature. I'm pumped.

   

• Seriously, though, there's a couple of OK pieces (a highlight of Mack and a few small profiles of several players) but nothing providing much insight. It's OK for the casual fan, but doesn't appear that much thought was put into it.

   

• My favorite is the 'Scouting USF's slate of opponents' article which features such hits from Jeff Odom such as: On Temple's 2014 season: "If it weren't for a skid in which they lost five of seven down the stretch, the Owls would have been in conversation for the conference title." On the Syracuse game: "One of the Big East's best rivalries finally returns."

 

 

I can assure you that there was plenty of thought put into the entire section as well as countless hours spent by myself, other editors and advertising students to put everything together in about a week. My job isn't to be a cheerleader for the program. I believe the facts are well known and it's all laid out in the piece.

 

Regardless, I do appreciate you (and everyone else,, for that matter) taking the time to read it and respond to the stories. Between juggling a full load of classes and the daily edition, it was a lot of work.

[Apis Bull]

Is there a chance though? Even an undefeated season won't rank us high enough in any given season to be eligible to compete for the national championship..I feel like it would take about 15-18 straight wins before we popped into the top 5 in a future season from now. Otherwise there really is no chance we get ranked high enough without several upset wins against P5 teams...am I way off?

 

There is a chance, just not this season or probably next.

[usfbullrider]

Looking at sos, I don't know think its impossible. Obviously need to beat fsu and everyone else soundly then hope the chips fall just right.

[NCBull]

Some observations:

• Glad that they're putting a Football Preview out, but geez. I know the state of the football program is bad and it's journalism, but can the Football Preview at least highlight some reasons for fans to show up? Sad Taggart doesn't make me want to spend my Saturdays at Ray Jay.
• Excluding the cover, I counted 15 pages of ads out of 22 pages of space. Otherwise, we got a page on the Respect-A-Bull campaign, some half page fillers such as depth charts and schedules, a spread on the sorry state of the team (including a panorama of the empty stadium), and a uniform feature. I'm pumped.
• Seriously, though, there's a couple of OK pieces (a highlight of Mack and a few small profiles of several players) but nothing providing much insight. It's OK for the casual fan, but doesn't appear that much thought was put into it.
• My favorite is the 'Scouting USF's slate of opponents' article which features such hits from Jeff Odom such as: On Temple's 2014 season: "If it weren't for a skid in which they lost five of seven down the stretch, the Owls would have been in conversation for the conference title." On the Syracuse game: "One of the Big East's best rivalries finally returns."

I can assure you that there was plenty of thought put into the entire section as well as countless hours spent by myself, other editors and advertising students to put everything together in about a week. My job isn't to be a cheerleader for the program. I believe the facts are well known and it's all laid out in the piece.

Regardless, I do appreciate you (and everyone else,, for that matter) taking the time to read it and respond to the stories. Between juggling a full load of classes and the daily edition, it was a lot of work.

Don't let it get to you, Jeff. You do a solid job reporting out on what hasn't been a spectacular product the past few years. It's a tough gig and we all appreciate somebody doing it. We wouldn't mind a teensy bit of homer slant, though!

[Paisa el Toro]

Keep up with the USF coverage, Jeff. I enjoy reading your work.

 

We need all the media coverage we can get at this point. Watching local news this week would not lead an unaffiliated, Tampa resident to even know there's a USF game this Saturday. It's up this program and our fan base to demand "more homerism" from local media. The program does it by performing on the field, and we need to do it by putting butts in seats.

[Triple B]

 

 

Some observations:

 

• Glad that they're putting a Football Preview out, but geez. I know the state of the football program is bad and it's journalism, but can the Football Preview at least highlight some reasons for fans to show up? Sad Taggart doesn't make me want to spend my Saturdays at Ray Jay.

   

• Excluding the cover, I counted 15 pages of ads out of 22 pages of space. Otherwise, we got a page on the Respect-A-Bull campaign, some half page fillers such as depth charts and schedules, a spread on the sorry state of the team (including a panorama of the empty stadium), and a uniform feature. I'm pumped.

   

• Seriously, though, there's a couple of OK pieces (a highlight of Mack and a few small profiles of several players) but nothing providing much insight. It's OK for the casual fan, but doesn't appear that much thought was put into it.

   

• My favorite is the 'Scouting USF's slate of opponents' article which features such hits from Jeff Odom such as: On Temple's 2014 season: "If it weren't for a skid in which they lost five of seven down the stretch, the Owls would have been in conversation for the conference title." On the Syracuse game: "One of the Big East's best rivalries finally returns."

 

 

I can assure you that there was plenty of thought put into the entire section as well as countless hours spent by myself, other editors and advertising students to put everything together in about a week. My job isn't to be a cheerleader for the program. I believe the facts are well known and it's all laid out in the piece.

 

Regardless, I do appreciate you (and everyone else,, for that matter) taking the time to read it and respond to the stories. Between juggling a full load of classes and the daily edition, it was a lot of work.

 

 

When are you going to learn, Jeff. You need to run everything by this board before publishing ... maybe we can appoint an Advisory Committee to make it not so cumbersome.

[Bull-Hornz]

Some observations:

• Glad that they're putting a Football Preview out, but geez. I know the state of the football program is bad and it's journalism, but can the Football Preview at least highlight some reasons for fans to show up? Sad Taggart doesn't make me want to spend my Saturdays at Ray Jay.
• Excluding the cover, I counted 15 pages of ads out of 22 pages of space. Otherwise, we got a page on the Respect-A-Bull campaign, some half page fillers such as depth charts and schedules, a spread on the sorry state of the team (including a panorama of the empty stadium), and a uniform feature. I'm pumped.
• Seriously, though, there's a couple of OK pieces (a highlight of Mack and a few small profiles of several players) but nothing providing much insight. It's OK for the casual fan, but doesn't appear that much thought was put into it.
• My favorite is the 'Scouting USF's slate of opponents' article which features such hits from Jeff Odom such as: On Temple's 2014 season: "If it weren't for a skid in which they lost five of seven down the stretch, the Owls would have been in conversation for the conference title." On the Syracuse game: "One of the Big East's best rivalries finally returns."

I can assure you that there was plenty of thought put into the entire section as well as countless hours spent by myself, other editors and advertising students to put everything together in about a week. My job isn't to be a cheerleader for the program. I believe the facts are well known and it's all laid out in the piece.

Regardless, I do appreciate you (and everyone else,, for that matter) taking the time to read it and respond to the stories. Between juggling a full load of classes and the daily edition, it was a lot of work.

When are you going to learn, Jeff. You need to run everything by this board before publishing ... maybe we can appoint an Advisory Committee to make it not so cumbersome.

Excellent idea I volunteer Trip for mod lol