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USF Football is Dead. RIP 1997-2020

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16 minutes ago, brybull1970 said:

Your post begs the important question of "Who is setting the bar at USF?" I think academically, most will agree that the bar has been raised and the university has earned and now benefits from the pre-eminence status, that began with the university raising the bar.

For athletics the answer to that question echoes a more nebulous answer. The administration caught lightning in a bottle with CJL and Selmon, and never capitalized on the momentum generated by football in the 2000's by investing in its future growth. Ever since the untimely and sad departure of these local heroes from the university, USF has paraded in a series of carpet-baggers with little-to-no ties to the community who are solely interested in cashing checks.

So again, I ask, who is setting he bar for USF athletics? Or are we lowering the bar to match the university's financial investment?

 

Seems like that some of that lightning is still available...

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It is a rock and hard place problem. We have tasted the big time for a brief period-- however incredibly lucky that was -- and for some reason CONTINUE to operate a budget that makes no sense and

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Completely disagree. USF Football program absolutely lived. It was exciting, we were winning big games on the road. It was exciting and it felt like anything was possible...and we freaking owned UCF.

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anyone in this thread follow NHL and MLB? perhaps even NFL?

find solace elsewhere around TB, friends. trust in coach scott and let this thing marinate a season or two.

taking NCAA FB seriously in 2020 is a misuse of your time and energies.

 

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11 minutes ago, psteazy said:

anyone in this thread follow NHL and MLB? perhaps even NFL?

find solace elsewhere around TB, friends. trust in coach scott and let this thing marinate a season or two.

taking NCAA FB seriously in 2020 is a misuse of your time and energies.

 

Is our failure going to lead to better draft picks and can we buy new free agents with our cap space?

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16 minutes ago, puc86 said:

Is our failure going to lead to better draft picks and can we buy new free agents with our cap space?

our failures will amount to an eventual turnaround.

right now TBL are Lord Stanley's Champions, the Rays are contending for an ALCS pennant, and the Bucs sit atop the NFC South.

meanwhile in cfb, 0-0 teams are being annointed top 10 ranking 1/3 of the way through the season. ncaa 2020 is a punchline and an afterthought

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16 hours ago, USFStPete said:

Nope just realistic about where we stand as a program and the future value of our coach 

Thanks for being a mature, rational member of this board.  When your opinion caused another member to try to make it about you, you handled it perfectly.  Thank you.  

 

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26 minutes ago, psteazy said:

our failures will amount to an eventual turnaround.

right now TBL are Lord Stanley's Champions, the Rays are contending for an ALCS pennant, and the Bucs sit atop the NFC South.

meanwhile in cfb, 0-0 teams are being annointed top 10 ranking 1/3 of the way through the season. ncaa 2020 is a punchline and an afterthought

The problem with those examples is that the professional leagues are built to create balance in the competition and you get rewarded for failure and being frugal and have the opportunity to turn things around because of it. The reward for failing in college football is usually more failure until you do something differently to turn around your course.

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4 minutes ago, puc86 said:

The problem with those examples is that the professional leagues are built to create balance in the competition and you get rewarded for failure and being frugal and have the opportunity to turn things around because of it. The reward for failing in college football is usually more failure until you do something differently to turn around your course.

to clarify, my remark on the athletic success elsewhere around tampa bay wasn't intended as a statement related to usf's failures, but as a standalone off-topic observation to ground usf fans in a more positive reality

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13 minutes ago, psteazy said:

to clarify, my remark on the athletic success elsewhere around tampa bay wasn't intended as a statement related to usf's failures, but as a standalone off-topic observation to ground usf fans in a more positive reality

What if you don’t like any other Tampa team? 

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1 hour ago, psteazy said:

taking NCAA FB seriously in 2020 is a misuse of your time and energies.

 

This is a reasonable take.  

13 minutes ago, puc86 said:

What if you don’t like any other Tampa team? 

Tampa is the best.

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41 minutes ago, psteazy said:

to clarify, my remark on the athletic success elsewhere around tampa bay wasn't intended as a statement related to usf's failures, but as a standalone off-topic observation to ground usf fans in a more positive reality

That’s would be great if I was a Tampa sports fan 😂😂

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