Bull Matrix Posted December 27, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 604 Content Count: 16,504 Reputation: 2,952 Days Won: 43 Joined: 01/04/2003 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Hate to say it, but USF could have easily won that game by about two touch downs if things went better for the Green & Gold gang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G25C Posted December 27, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 1 Content Count: 639 Reputation: 90 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/2012 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) I guess the TTU fan didn't see Hoggins get crack-blocked downfield on a passing TD that should have been offensive PI, or the fact that Shimonek got away with the same "outside the pocket" intentional grounding on TTU's FG drive. And Alaka was totally speared. Despite that, the refs really weren't that bad and gave plenty of leeway to both teams (especially allowing the DBs to play physical). Edited December 27, 2017 by G25C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeG Posted December 27, 2017 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,984 Content Count: 19,737 Reputation: 3,854 Days Won: 175 Joined: 07/17/2003 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) can we really blame their fans for having no respect for USF? ESPN and all the other media outlets do nothing but belittle every conference that is not part of the P5 non-stop. They act like whenever we beat a team from those conferences that we have done something amazing. They push aside the various teams that USED TO BE part of the BCS and were conference mates with some of these teams. The entire situation is set up to act like USF and all the AAC schools are just small time, no where schools to go to-- along the lines of the BS "commuter school" crap ESPN still occasionally pulls out of their arse. Fans from TT hear that anytime our conference is mentioned and when you hear it enough, you start to believe what is being said. I would bet they have no idea we have more students than they do. Edited December 27, 2017 by MikeG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Dozer Posted December 27, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 343 Content Count: 13,697 Reputation: 2,041 Days Won: 45 Joined: 09/04/2006 Share Posted December 27, 2017 9 hours ago, MikeG said: can we really blame their fans for having no respect for USF? ESPN and all the other media outlets do nothing but belittle every conference that is not part of the P5 non-stop. They act like whenever we beat a team from those conferences that we have done something amazing. They push aside the various teams that USED TO BE part of the BCS and were conference mates with some of these teams. The entire situation is set up to act like USF and all the AAC schools are just small time, no where schools to go to-- along the lines of the BS "commuter school" crap ESPN still occasionally pulls out of their arse. Fans from TT hear that anytime our conference is mentioned and when you hear it enough, you start to believe what is being said. I would bet they have no idea we have more students than they do. That's a part of it but it's mainly just Texan arrogance when it comes to anything football. They think they are God's gift to football because of big high school stadiums under dem Friday night lights or something like that. Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the arrogance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullrush33 Posted December 27, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 85 Content Count: 3,808 Reputation: 793 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/20/2008 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I sat on the Texas Tech side because we had friends that were Texas Tech Alumni so we harassed each other the whole game. There were some whiny Texas Tech grads behind me though. Funny line of the day from them: Talking about their punter. "That guy gets a free ride and I had to pay for my tuition." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHorn Posted December 27, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 5 Content Count: 135 Reputation: 50 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/19/2012 Share Posted December 27, 2017 There were a couple Texas Tech fans at that little bar across the street, the Tide and the Tiger. They congratulated us on the win and stayed to celebrate with about 20-ish of us USF fans. They bought us shots and fun was had by all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeItOrLeavitt Posted December 28, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 45 Content Count: 1,235 Reputation: 258 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/04/2003 Share Posted December 28, 2017 My interactions were brief but pleasant enough. Ran into a TT fan in Atlanta the night of the game. He said it was a tough loss but great experience. Sat next to a OU fan and a few SEC guys during the game too. They were all rooting us on and had had nothing but nice things to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastiebull Posted December 29, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 135 Content Count: 3,809 Reputation: 82 Days Won: 4 Joined: 12/26/2001 Share Posted December 29, 2017 So some were ignorant and some were cool? Sounds a lot like most fan bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FazaUSF Posted January 1, 2018 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 94 Content Count: 2,305 Reputation: 670 Days Won: 11 Joined: 09/15/2005 Share Posted January 1, 2018 They were generally dismissive of USF, the AAC, and highly arrogant. I was humored by their frequent cheerleading for their B12 conference. They were fairly uneducated about football outside of their conference as well. Generalizations, but deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sheriff Posted January 1, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 721 Content Count: 6,754 Reputation: 806 Days Won: 19 Joined: 12/24/2001 Share Posted January 1, 2018 On 12/27/2017 at 9:37 AM, Bull Dozer said: That's a part of it but it's mainly just Texan arrogance when it comes to anything football. They think they are God's gift to football because of big high school stadiums under dem Friday night lights or something like that. Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the arrogance.... You'd have to live in Texas (other than Austin and Houston) to realize how good we have it here. Feel very fortunate my daughter(s) will both be considered Texans from birth. People are genuine... guns are welcome... the BBQ is incredible... and yes, football is pretty good on Friday nights. Many other reasons as well... however this is for starters. Don't get me wrong - I miss the beaches of Tampa, however the Gulf of Mexico extends our way as well. The only reason I would want to move back to Florida at this point in my life would be for USF football. My daughter always says: "Don't mess with Texas". She gets it... live here for a couple of years, move to another state and then you'll see why you would want to move back. FWIW, my interaction with a former Texas Tech player a couple weeks before the game was pretty good (he called me out while I was wearing my USF hat and sweatshirt while eating McDonalds in Sutherland Springs with my daughter). He acknowledged that we had a good team and the game would go down to the final possession (kinda my thoughts as well). Post game reaction with Texas Tech fans has been pleasant as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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