Stud alert: Players ready to break out

[Blackice12]

I was trying to look for stats on the internet to see what games Mike Ford excelled in when he had 15 or more carries. Instead I found this: http://www.mikefordonline.org/.

Had no clue there was a web site for him

[Blackice12]

if mike ford doesnt get 20 carries a game this year then send gregory packing.

I couldn't agree more! The kid is a stud.

Pop quiz hot shots......... What was our record when Ford got 20 or more carries last year?

Answer: 3-0 (we were 4-0 when he got 15 or more)!

That is no fluke folks. This kid can take over games.

I love the fact that Grothe can hurt defenses on the ground as well as through the air, but he SHOULD NOT be our #1 threat on the ground. A back like Ford can wear down a defense over the course of a game. He is a beast and should be used as often as possible.

Actually when any RB gets more than 15 carries USF wins

Name Game ATT YDS AVG LNG TD Results

B. Williams UNC 15 64 4.3 16 1 W

B. Williams FAU 25 186 7.4 54 4 W

B. Williams RU 11 44 4 15 0 L

J. Taylor WVU 15 58 3.9 19 1 W

M. Ford AU 21 74 3.5 20 1 W

M. Ford SU 28 134 4.8 19 2 W

M. Ford UL 24 140 5.8 43 2 W

M. Ford PITT 16 63 3.9 15 2 W

[MikeG]

I was trying to look for stats on the internet to see what games Mike Ford excelled in when he had 15 or more carries. Instead I found this: http://www.mikefordonline.org/.

Had no clue there was a web site for him

looks brand new with not a lot of content yet. But the pictures on there-- they mostly seem to be from USFNation.com-- I wonder if those guys know someone is using their content or if they have permission to do so (or perhaps they own the site-- not sure)

[Mama_Bull]

if mike ford doesnt get 20 carries a game this year then send gregory packing.

I couldn't agree more! The kid is a stud.

Pop quiz hot shots......... What was our record when Ford got 20 or more carries last year?

Answer: 3-0 (we were 4-0 when he got 15 or more)!

That is no fluke folks. This kid can take over games.

I love the fact that Grothe can hurt defenses on the ground as well as through the air, but he SHOULD NOT be our #1 threat on the ground. A back like Ford can wear down a defense over the course of a game. He is a beast and should be used as often as possible.

We also were 0-4 when he got less than 8 carries per game.

[BullyPulpit]

Ford should be getting as many carries as gameplanned.  I still consider Grothe our most dangerous runner and defenses will either know or soon figure out that stacking the box will spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E!!! 

It is CRUCIAL that we get the Ford rolling right out of the gate.  Leavitt BETTER not put the brakes on in this TN-Martin game!  If you need to keep rolling up points until your offense looks like it's on key, then you better keep doing it!!!  Don't give me this "oh, run a vanilla offense and keep it close to make the other team happy" GARBAGE!!  I hope Leavitt learned his lesson after Elon's coach wrote a letter to the alumni apologizing for "losing a winable game."  Screw that!!!  To me, beating a 1-AA team by 15 and then PAYING them for playing us is a LOSS!!  They're getting paid, give them their friggin money's worth.  People won't give you crap for hanging 70+ points on an FCS opponent---- hell, you're supposed to!!! 

Maybe I'll be the only USF fan with this opinion, but if you have the opportunity to knock an opponent on it's ass, the do it, with the utmost respect.  I'm not saying let Grothe throw for 600 and Ford run for 300... I mean, you can put in the backups... but you still need to run your offense accordingly.  I will be greatly disappointed if I have to sit and watch the second half of this game HOPING WE HANG ON!   

Sorry, I drifted well off topic, and now I'm all jacked up!!!  Bottom line, Ford should be used as game-planned.   

whoa man-- take a chill pill regarding the warm up game. If anything, it may have put the next opponent (AUBURN) a little less concerned when we just kind of meandered through that game.

I'm not sayin we should do it as some sort of deception but here are the things I want out of game 1:

1) NO ONE GETS HURT

2) WE WIN

3) Our first team offense and defense gets in a good half of football and is prepped for the [glow=red,2,300]Kansas[/glow] game

4) Our backups get plenty of time on the field and experience that will be vital going forward

5) a decent crowd that sticks around for atleast one half.

Did USF change the schedule? Or, do you have such little respect for UCiF that you are looking right past them to the KU game? I bet it is the latter.

[BullMedic]

I have been saying it since last season. Mike Ford is the KEY to the offense. If he can't get us decent yards to make it 3rd and short. Then we don't convert. You can't rely on your QB to be the only running threat as well as give him horrible field posistion on 3rd down. When B. Williams plays thats what happens every time (Minus the FAU game) If Ford gets his carries then we consistently move the football down the field at a good pace and take the pressure of Grothe.

Luckily everywhere I have seen our depth chart shows Mike Ford over Ben Williams. So lets freaking give him the ball!

[Kyle]

I was trying to look for stats on the internet to see what games Mike Ford excelled in when he had 15 or more carries. Instead I found this: http://www.mikefordonline.org/.

Had no clue there was a web site for him

looks brand new with not a lot of content yet. But the pictures on there-- they mostly seem to be from USFNation.com-- I wonder if those guys know someone is using their content or if they have permission to do so (or perhaps they own the site-- not sure)

thanks for the heads up, Mike. I'll have to look into this.

[Rizman]

Its about offensive weapons.  If we can have Mike Ford as our power back, and one or two other backs that poise a different kind of threat it will take the pressure off Grothe and he will be able to throw better passes and reduce his INT stat.  That will equal a balanced team. 

I see our special teams improving and our offense improving with a weakness in the O-Line.  Our defense will be about the same unless we get some players having breakout seasons.

Grothe please work on the throwing in your spare time, I know you are accurate when you are on the move but practice pocket throwing.  I may be out of line but I want big things as a leader from you this year and want to see you make other players such as Ford, Williams, Taylor, our WR and TE exceed expectations.

[TRUTH D. Antagonist]

I see our special teams improving and our offense improving with a weakness in the O-Line.  Our defense will be about the same unless we get some players having breakout seasons.

uhhh, what?

our OLine returns 4 starters  that shouldn't be the primary weakness.

Delberado is still placekicking, and unless u saw something i didn't during the Spring Game, i don't see why u would single that aspect of our game out as one that is improving.

and the Defense is the biggest question mark of all--- we lost 2 corners to the NBA, and an all-BE linebacker in Big Ben.

it seems u have your analysis backwards, from where i'm sitting at least.

[BullMedic]

and the Defense is the biggest question mark of all--- we lost 2 corners to the NBA, and an all-BE linebacker in Big Ben.

Yeah man, it sucks that the Celtics and the Magic drafted our cornerbacks, but at least Moffitt got a Free Agent Spot with the Raptors!

;D