In Game The TBP Official In Game Thread: USF Bulls vs FAU Owls

[MikeG]

Welcome to

TheBullsPen.com's

Game 7

South Florida Bulls
(3-3, 2-1)
vs
FAU Owls
(2-3, 1-0)

October 14, 2023

3:30 PM EST- ESPN2

HOMECOMING Presented by: Tampa General Hospital

Raymond James Stadium     Tampa, FL

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GAME DAY vs. FAU Owls

 

Returning home for the first time in three weeks, USF will seek its first Homecoming win since a 2019 victory over BYU (27-23) and to end a three-game Homecoming skid. The Bulls will face FAU for the fifth time overall and first since the Owls came to Tampa in 2013 and posted a 28-10 in Willie Taggart’s first season leading USF. Taggart would end up leading FAU for three seasons (2020-22) after stops at Oregon and Florida State following his four-season run at USF. For the third-straight week, the game will pit coaches in their first season at AAC programs. FAU head coach Tom Herman joined the Owls this year. He previously led AAC program Houston (2015-16), but did not face USF during that span as it coincided with a two-year break in the series.

OWLS X 3: USF will be facing an Owl mascot for the second of three scheduled dates in Raymond James Stadium on the season. The Bulls downed the Rice Owls (42-9) and will take on the Temple Owls on Nov. 11.

FAU CONNECTIONS: USF defensive coordinator Todd Orlando spent one season (2022) and defensive tackles coach Kevin Patrick three (2020-22) at FAU under head coach Willie Taggart, who led the USF program from 2013-17. USF linebacker Jamie Pettway played for that FAU defense, playing in 10 games and making 51 tackles, before transferring to USF. Due to Hurricane Ian, USF opened its 2022 AAC season in Boca Raton at FAU Stadium, falling to ECU (48-28) in the first game ever moved off site in program history.

HOMECOMING: USF is celebrating Homecoming with events all week including a lip sync battle, step show, cardboard boat race (St. Petersburg campus), concert, Carni-Bull (midway), and the Running The Bulls Parade on the Tampa campus. USF is 14-12 all-time in Homecoming games, but had a five-game win streak snapped in 2020 with a loss to ECU and has not won a Homecoming game since a 27-23 victory over BYU in 2019. USF fell to Tulane, 45-31, in last year’s Homecoming game.

 

SERIES: USF leads, 3-1
IN TAMPA: USF leads, 2-1
IN BOCA RATON: USF leads, 1-0
LAST TIME: FAU won 28-10 in 2013 in Tampa
VS. AAC: 32-51, 11th season
VS. Florida Schools: 18-18 wins over: FSU, FAU, FIU, Miami, UCF, FAMU

TV: ESPN2: Beth Mowins (PxP), Kirk Morrison (Analyst) & Stormy Buonantony (Sideline)
RADIO: 102.5 FM & HD 2/TuneIn - Bulls Unlimited
AUDIO STREAM:  TuneIn -Bulls Unlimited  LISTEN

USF RADIO NETWORK
FLAGSHIP: 102.5 FM & 102.5-HD2 (BAY AREA), TUNEIN RADIO (DIGITAL) - BULLS UNLIMITED; Jim Louk, play-by-play Sam Barrington, analyst Joey Johnston, sideline
PREGAME SHOW (2 HRS PRIOR TO KICK): Jim Lighthall & Darek Sharp
BULLSEYE: USF COACHES SHOW Thursdays: Bulls Unlimited (audio), Youtube, Facebook

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Hashtags:  #ComeToThe Bay, #StayInTheBay

USF official site:  Football - USF Athletics (gousfbulls.com)

FAU official site:  Football - Florida Atlantic University Athletics (fausports.com)

 

 

Live Stats

South Florida Game Notes - South Florida Depth Chart - South Florida Stats

FAU Game Notes - FAU Depth Chart - FAU Stats

Go Bulls!

[MikeG]

This should be interesting during the week...

as of Saturday 10:37pm EST

[Brad]

 

THUNDER STICKS GIVEAWAY!   We can't wait to see you at the homecoming game! Don't miss your chance to snag FREE Thunder Sticks!

[M50_BULL]

Off to a good start I suppose

 

[Cat941]

[Triple B]

3 minutes ago, Cat941 said:

For those like me who can't see that on here ......

[CousinRicky]

25 minutes ago, Triple B said:

For those like me who can't see that on here ......

I think that little cutie may belong to one of our own Bullspen members.

[Grateful Dad]

10 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

I think that little cutie may belong to one of our own Bullspen members.

Seems like yesterday my daughter looked just like that.  Now, she is forty.  I hope whoever it is enjoys this time immensely.

Edited October 13, 2023 by Grateful Dad

[CousinRicky]

2 minutes ago, Grateful Dad said:

Seems like yesterday my daughter looked just like that.  Now, she is forty.  I hope whoever it is enjoys this time immensely.

@&rew Bull's little one.

[Grateful Dad]

1 minute ago, CousinRicky said:

@&rew Bull's little one.

Well, I sure miss those days.  Them being in Kansas doesn't help things.  Although it gave me a good away game playing Kansas one year.  Met Kawika Mitchell at that game.