Lots to look forward to!

[JDBull]

we aren't good enough to overcome 100+ penaltie yards a game.

Valid point. Our inability to address this is quite concerning / frustrating etc.  I hope we will look back and attribute the trend to the youth of our squad and not a lack of discipline.

[Cubanbull]

Being an alumni from a time when USF wouldnt even consider a division III football program and never imagining that we would have a football program in my lifetime to joining the Big East next year, playing at RJS,new athletic facility, playing Penn St and Miami,having top 50 recruiting classes in past two years,having great young talent  waiting to explode in next few years.

Hell yeah there is LOTS to look forward to!!!!!!!

[smazza]

we do have alot to look forward to

i am not sure if it is good

[Cubanbull]

compared to having NOTHING to look forward to its a lot better. Our schedule is tougher and we still dont have the talent n depth to match good 1A teams BUT we are improving.I look forward to EVERY year we have football.

Go Bulls!!!!!!

[NAM37]

We should be better than last year....

...of course last year we were HORRIBLE and this year we have a crazy hard schedule.

[lotsofbull99]

I will just be happy if the offense can average 28 points a game.

[Cubanbull]

I would rather our DEFENSE avg. less than 21 points a game that would make more of a difference thanour offense scoring 28 a game.

[smazza]

IMPROVING?

since when?

[beastiebull]

Did I see a correct stat that we were 4th in CUSA in total offense last year?  Wonder if Andre had anything to do with that.  Nevertheless the D has to come much further in order for us to compete this year.  With a decent Qb our offense will be much improved.  

[Cubanbull]

I know is hard to see improvement if all you look at is the final wins and losses the fact is that our schedule has been upgraded every year, probably faster than we have been able to improve the talent.

Here are some facts for you:

2000

SIX 1aa teams, 0-2 vs 1A winning record teamsSouthern Miss(7-4) Middle Tenn (6-5)

2001

Three 1aa teams,1-2 vs 1A with winning records Pitt (7-5),Northern Illinois (6-5),Utah (7-4)

2002

TWO 1aa, 4-2 vs winning 1A teams,beat USM(7-6),Northern Illinois(8-4),Bowling Green(9-3) North Texas(8-5) loss to Arkansas (9-5),Oklahoma(12-2)

2003

TWO 1aa, went 2-2 vs winning teams, beating Memphis (9-4),Louisville(9-4) losses to TCU (11-2),USM(9-4)

2004

ONE 1aa, went 1-6 vs winning teams,beating UAB(7-5), losing to South Carolina(6-5),USM(7-5),Louisville (11-1),Cincinnati (7-5),Memphis (8-4), Pitt (8-4).

Most of our best talent still young our juniors and seniors came in when we were still 1AA or just crossing over.This is why if you look at last years roster you see many underclassmen starting in the best situation we would have wanted like in 02 to be a team led by mostly seniors and juniors.

I know it wont answer your post because you have made up your mind that we are regressing.But i guarantee that youll be the first one on the band wagon when tat turns around.