USF FootBulls Featured in Sports Illustrated

[Superfan]

Just got my latest issue of Sports Illustrated and the Bulls are featured in the Inside College Football section of the magazine on page 84. There is a 2 page picture of CJL getting soaked by the players. The articles teaser reads" South Florida stakes its claim as the beast of the new Big East".  What a great surprise when I opened my Sports Illustrated! ;D 8) ;D 8)

Can the Bulls make it 2 weeks in a row featured in Sports Illustrated? With a win in Miami, I think they definately will.

GO BULLS!!!

[___ Eats It]

I am so buying a copy... I wonder if The Sporting News will feature us so prominently...

[bulls96go]

awesome!

[Velcro]

AWESOME... i knew there was a reason that i didn't unsubscribe to that magazine.

[sdgukhsdgl]

AWESOME... i knew there was a reason that i didn't unsubscribe to that magazine.

i think that had something to do with the swimsuit issue....

[Velcro]

No, that is the reason my wife made me sleep in the dog house ;-)  

[E.T.]

I'm buying a copy ... and next will be the cover ... not even a jinx will help Pitt  8)

Go BULLS !!!

[Velcro]

   <table width="758" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="cnnStoryBG"><tr valign="top"><td width="576" id="cnnStory"><!--startclickprintinclude--><div class="cnnStoryHeader"><h2>Inside College Football: Bull Market</h2><h3>Led by a former hoops star, South Florida staked its claim on the top spot in the new Big East by dismantling Louisville </h3></div><div class="cnnStoryBody"><!--startclickprintexclude--><script language="JavaScript" src="http://i.a.cnn.net/si/.element/ssi/js/2.0/clickability/button2356_1.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

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[Kyle]

They had a lot of people at the game on Saturday. I am not surprised by this at all.

[E.T.]

I knew SI was there for L'ville. Thought they would just dump the story ... I applaud them for this great article and hoping for more.

Great National Press.

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Go BULLS !!!