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[Mama_Bull]

8 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Ok, that's it then. 

College Football Ranking Comparison

Saturday, December 7, 2002 (80 Rankings)

 

USF was #26 overall there by 80 systems.

But, if you computed our ranking just using the BCS computers and polls, we would be inside the BCS top 25.

That could be calculated because "THEY" didn't stop at 15.

I forget now which computers were used by the BCS back then. But, someone who does can recalculate our BCS top 25 ranking, by using the info at the link below.

https://www.masseyratings.com/cf/arch/compare2002-16.htm

 

 

[NewEnglandBull]

10 minutes ago, Mama_Bull said:

College Football Ranking Comparison

Saturday, December 7, 2002 (80 Rankings)

 

USF was #26 overall there by 80 systems.

But, if you computed our ranking just using the BCS computers and polls, we would be inside the BCS top 25.

That could be calculated because "THEY" didn't stop at 15.

I forget now which computers were used by the BCS back then. But, someone who does can recalculate our BCS top 25 ranking, by using the info at the link below.

https://www.masseyratings.com/cf/arch/compare2002-16.htm

 

 

Nice job finding this Mama. So we got the ranking but no one knew. 

[Mama_Bull]

7 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Nice job finding this Mama. So we got the ranking but no one knew. 

They knew it HERE.

Remember, there was no twitter back then.

But, that, and Leavitt threatening to run naked, was an important part of our argument for getting a bowl invite.

I just wish those threads had been saved.

 

[Mama_Bull]

Flashback:

Seniors make 'bowl' statement

By Anthony GaglianoSports Editor

On November 25, 2002

 

The litany of accomplishments for the USF senior class is too many to list.

In the six-year history of South Florida football, the Bulls' 13 seniors have done much to cement that foundation: first win against a Division I-A team, a winning season their first time out as a I-A team, defeating teams that went to bowl games.

The Bulls (9-2) added another notch to their belt by dismantling Houston 32-14 Saturday, recording the program's first nine-win season in the process. The showing also raised the Bulls in the eyes of the voters, jumping from two votes to 13 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll and from four to 21 in the Associated Press poll. Those numbers rank USF 34th by the coaches and 32nd by the media.

But, USF coach Jim Leavitt will be disappointed if his seniors' careers concluded on the field in Houston.

"Maybe I should run naked through the streets of Tampa with a sign that says, 'We need to go to a Bowl,'" Leavitt said on his post-game radio show on WQYK 1010. "I don't know what else to do. If I need to do that, then I'll do it. I'll probably get arrested. I'll probably get fired as the head football coach.

"Really, what do we have to do? It's crazy. You win nine games like this, you lose to Oklahoma (Sept. 28), and Arkansas (Sept. 14), it's not bad. We beat everybody else, and we made some exclamation points these last few games. I told our guys for us not to get invited to a bowl would be a joke. It should be a no-brainer."

However, USF would be hard pressed to put on a more dominating display to end the season. The Cougars (4-7, 2-5 in Conference USA) seemed like putty in the Bulls' hands. USF snared seven interceptions from Houston quarterback Nick Eddy, a pair by J.R. Reed to set both the USF single-season and career marks for interceptions.

"I thought our defense had a great game, I really did," said Leavitt. "(Houston) had that one drive in the third quarter that I was disappointed in. We were probably playing too passive. But you have to remember Houston is a good football team. They play extremely well at home. It's hard to hold that team to 14 points."

The USF defense continually had its way with Houston, picking up four sacks and limiting C-USA's top rusher, Joffrey Reynolds, to 59 yards on 22 attempts. Reynolds had been averaging more than 130 yards a game.

The USF offense also dictated the game on its end, piling on 18 points in under 5 1/2 minutes in the third quarter to turn a comfortable 14-0 lead into an insurmountable 32-0 advantage.

The Bulls' seniors figured heavily in the outcome. Quarterback Marquel Blackwell reaffirmed why he has a stranglehold on the USF record book, throwing for 305 yards and two touchdowns and adding three more scores on the ground. The fifth-year senior also extended his interception-less streak to 235, second all-time in NCAA history to Trent Dilfer's 271 straight throws without a pick in 1993 while with Fresno State. The three rushing scores also made Blackwell the Bulls' career leader in rushing touchdowns with 20.

Wideout Hugh Smith had a productive finale, grabbing four balls for 107 yards and a touchdown. The senior extended his single-season catch mark to 62 and broke Huey Whittaker's yardage record from 2001 by recording 661.

Leavitt and the Bulls must hope that Saturday's showing was enough as they sit and wait out the final two weeks of the regular season to see if a bowl invitation is coming.

"Probably an act of Congress," Leavitt said. "Probably the President has to come out and say, 'Listen I see an unfairness going on this country, and I think the South Florida Bulls need to go to the American Bowl.' And the President's going to have to come out and make it happen.

"I'm hopeful. I'm going to pray for these guys that somebody will give them an opportunity because of how hard these guys have worked and gone after it, the whole deal."

http://www.usforacle.com/news/view.php/826202/Seniors-make-bowl-statement

Edited September 25, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[NewEnglandBull]

46 minutes ago, Mama_Bull said:

They knew it HERE.

Remember, there was no twitter back then.

But, that, and Leavitt threatening to run naked, was an important part of our argument for getting a bowl invite.

I just wish those threads had been saved.

 

If I recall correctly the Seattle Bowl would extend us an invite IF WE PAID THEM. I forgot the number but it was outrageous. 

[NewEnglandBull]

45 minutes ago, Mama_Bull said:

Flashback:

Seniors make 'bowl' statement

By Anthony GaglianoSports Editor

On November 25, 2002

 

The litany of accomplishments for the USF senior class is too many to list.

In the six-year history of South Florida football, the Bulls' 13 seniors have done much to cement that foundation: first win against a Division I-A team, a winning season their first time out as a I-A team, defeating teams that went to bowl games.

The Bulls (9-2) added another notch to their belt by dismantling Houston 32-14 Saturday, recording the program's first nine-win season in the process. The showing also raised the Bulls in the eyes of the voters, jumping from two votes to 13 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll and from four to 21 in the Associated Press poll. Those numbers rank USF 34th by the coaches and 32nd by the media.

But, USF coach Jim Leavitt will be disappointed if his seniors' careers concluded on the field in Houston.

"Maybe I should run naked through the streets of Tampa with a sign that says, 'We need to go to a Bowl,'" Leavitt said on his post-game radio show on WQYK 1010. "I don't know what else to do. If I need to do that, then I'll do it. I'll probably get arrested. I'll probably get fired as the head football coach.

"Really, what do we have to do? It's crazy. You win nine games like this, you lose to Oklahoma (Sept. 28), and Arkansas (Sept. 14), it's not bad. We beat everybody else, and we made some exclamation points these last few games. I told our guys for us not to get invited to a bowl would be a joke. It should be a no-brainer."

However, USF would be hard pressed to put on a more dominating display to end the season. The Cougars (4-7, 2-5 in Conference USA) seemed like putty in the Bulls' hands. USF snared seven interceptions from Houston quarterback Nick Eddy, a pair by J.R. Reed to set both the USF single-season and career marks for interceptions.

"I thought our defense had a great game, I really did," said Leavitt. "(Houston) had that one drive in the third quarter that I was disappointed in. We were probably playing too passive. But you have to remember Houston is a good football team. They play extremely well at home. It's hard to hold that team to 14 points."

The USF defense continually had its way with Houston, picking up four sacks and limiting C-USA's top rusher, Joffrey Reynolds, to 59 yards on 22 attempts. Reynolds had been averaging more than 130 yards a game.

The USF offense also dictated the game on its end, piling on 18 points in under 5 1/2 minutes in the third quarter to turn a comfortable 14-0 lead into an insurmountable 32-0 advantage.

The Bulls' seniors figured heavily in the outcome. Quarterback Marquel Blackwell reaffirmed why he has a stranglehold on the USF record book, throwing for 305 yards and two touchdowns and adding three more scores on the ground. The fifth-year senior also extended his interception-less streak to 235, second all-time in NCAA history to Trent Dilfer's 271 straight throws without a pick in 1993 while with Fresno State. The three rushing scores also made Blackwell the Bulls' career leader in rushing touchdowns with 20.

Wideout Hugh Smith had a productive finale, grabbing four balls for 107 yards and a touchdown. The senior extended his single-season catch mark to 62 and broke Huey Whittaker's yardage record from 2001 by recording 661.

Leavitt and the Bulls must hope that Saturday's showing was enough as they sit and wait out the final two weeks of the regular season to see if a bowl invitation is coming.

"Probably an act of Congress," Leavitt said. "Probably the President has to come out and say, 'Listen I see an unfairness going on this country, and I think the South Florida Bulls need to go to the American Bowl.' And the President's going to have to come out and make it happen.

"I'm hopeful. I'm going to pray for these guys that somebody will give them an opportunity because of how hard these guys have worked and gone after it, the whole deal."

http://www.usforacle.com/news/view.php/826202/Seniors-make-bowl-statement

He should have prayed harder

[Mama_Bull]

3 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

He should have prayed harder

That, or pay the $$$ the Seattle Bowl wanted. LOL

[NewEnglandBull]

2 minutes ago, Mama_Bull said:

That, or pay the $$$ the Seattle Bowl wanted. LOL

I wonder if they seriously considered it. If it was closer I think they may have pulled the trigger on that. 

[Mama_Bull]

9 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

If I recall correctly the Seattle Bowl would extend us an invite IF WE PAID THEM. I forgot the number but it was outrageous. 

10 UN-BULL-IEVABLE (BUT TRUE) BITS OF USF HISTORY

SLEAZY IN SEATTLE: USF's first bowl bid actually came in 2002. Well, sort of. The Seattle Bowl said it would invite USF if the school paid the financially troubled bowl $2 million. USF said no thanks and the bowl folded a year later.

 

 

[NewEnglandBull]

1 minute ago, Mama_Bull said:

10 UN-BULL-IEVABLE (BUT TRUE) BITS OF USF HISTORY

SLEAZY IN SEATTLE: USF's first bowl bid actually came in 2002. Well, sort of. The Seattle Bowl said it would invite USF if the school paid the financially troubled bowl $2 million. USF said no thanks and the bowl folded a year later.

 

 

Wow did not know it was THAT HIGH! No way then. Do you know who it would have been against?