Remember?

[Economics_Nerd82]

In 2002, a year before USF football became a member of Conference USA, the Bulls finished 9-2 with the only losses coming at Oklahoma and at Arkansas... But as an independent at the time, USF had few options and had to rely on a "conditional bid" to the Hawaii Bowl.. The "condition" was that Cincinnati needed to defeat East Carolina in the final game of the season, leaving C-USA one team short of filling its bowl commitments... But East Carolina won, and the Bulls stayed home at 9-2.

One more reason to beat UC!!

Go Bulls!!!

[MikeG]

I think that is backward-- ECU had to win for us to go as I recall.

I could be wrong.

[Guest JulmisteForPrez]

No, I think he is right.  I remember that now, and I remember how much I disliked Cincy after that.

[Bulls Are We]

Mike G is right, ECU had to win for us to get the Hawaii Bowl.  That was a long shot anyhow.  

Cincy won and then went to The Hawaii Bowl and had an on the field throw down with Hawaii.  

[WoolyBully]

MikeG is correct. ECU had to win...

The 2002 score was, Cinci 42, ECU 26.

My position being that I relied on ECU to

just do one thing...one simple thing...

and they can't even get that right.

I remember hanging out at Beef's on Fowler

with a bunch of the team...Kris Iskra pacing

back and forth.

Very dejected after the game wrapped up,

and realizing I don't want to have to rely on

someone else for us to make it to a bowl game.

[E.T.]

I watched that game at Outback in Lakeland ... figuring how I was gonna make the roundtrip Hawaii tour in 3 days  :-?

Then that DANG reality hit  8-)

[oldbull00]

I was at Beef's as well, and it was a heart breaker. But remember ECU is the better team and should be in the BE instead of us. Isn't that what the folks in Greensville believe

[WoolyBully]

Isn't that what the folks in Greensville believe

that...as well as alien abductions, Santa Claus and 'if I say it enough times it has to be true'. 8-)

[Bulls Are We]

I watched that game at Outback in Lakeland ... figuring how I was gonna make the roundtrip Hawaii tour in 3 days  :-?

Then that DANG reality hit  8-)

ET, I didn't think you knew how to spell "reality"  

[E.T.]

;D

My therapist insisted on it.  8-)