now REALLY official...Memphis to St. Pete bowl.

[KingBull]

I never do this but I have to.  I am 100% sure that USF will win this game.  I would say by at least 10. 

I'm not one of the people that thought we would beat Oregon last year either.  I thought we might lose just not as bad as we did.

This game is a stone cold lead pipe lock win.  ;D

[USFMikeB]

from the commercial appeal.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/07/memphis-tigers-play-south-florida-dec-20-bowl-st-p/

Memphis Tigers to play South Florida in Dec. 20 bowl in St. Pete

By Phil Stukenborg

Originally published 04:40 p.m., December 7, 2008

Updated 04:40 p.m., December 7, 2008

Former Conference USA rivals Memphis and South Florida will reunite Dec. 20 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg to play not only one another, but for history.

The Tigers, members of C-USA, and the Bulls, now in the Big East, will meet in the inaugural magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl. Kickoff is set for 3:30 CST and the game will be shown by ESPN2.

An official announcement is expected this afternoon, according to sources familiar with the proceedings.

The Tigers, who finished 6-6, were extended an invitation Sunday, eight days after their 45-6 victory over Tulane made them bowl eligible. Memphis will be participating in the postseason for the fifth time in six seasons, an unprecedented streak for a program that hadn't gone to a bowl for 32 years before appearing in the 2003 New Orleans Bowl. It also will mark the U of M's first postseason game against a Bowl Championship Series Conference team.

South Florida, which bolted C-USA for the Big East in 2005, will be playing in a bowl for the fourth straight season, something only two other Big East programs (Rutgers and West Virginia) have done. The Bulls (7-5) ended their season Saturday with a 13-7 loss in snowy conditions at West Virginia, USF's fifth loss in seven games. USF, invited after the loss to West Virginia, opened the season with five straight wins and was ranked in the top 10 nationally.

Memphis's invitation had been widely expected since the team's season-finale win over the Green Wave, followed several days later by Southern Miss's New Orleans Bowl invite. St. Petersburg and New Orleans had been considered the likely destinations for the Tigers.

While pleased with their Florida assignment, the Tigers will be playing USF in what amounts to a home game for the Bulls. Tropicana Field, the 33,000-seat venue for the game, is 32 miles from the USF campus. Brett Dulaney, the bowl's executive director, is hoping the proximity will ensure a sellout. Each team is allotted 10,000 tickets, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of capacity at the stadium, home to the American League baseball champion Tampa Bay Rays.

they still play football?

hmmm...i really enjoyed my last trip to Tampa...DeAngelo Williams ran for over 260 yards and 2 TD's...the offense racked up 450+ yards...Memphis 31 USF 15

in fact, little ole Memphis is 2-2 against the Bulls.

USF is going to have to prove they're better on the field.

see you there!

UofMemphis, ignore this guy, he's always a trash talker.

[UofMemphis]

oh, it's cool, man...USF fans expect their team to win...NOTHING wrong with that...just don't expect Memphis to lay down...we're 1 returned INT (Rice) and one returned blocked FG (Louisville) from being 8-4...but that's how it goes...that said, we're FINALY healthy...and i'll be anxious to see what we can do against USF.

[BULLO12]

I like this match up...

(1) IF the Bigeast ever figures out that it needs to expand then I think Memphis would be one of the teams picked to come over.

(2) Better then playing ECU... AGAIN.

At least we are not playing UCiF 

Dixie,

Had we played ECU or UCiF again we would lose to them, just as we are going to lose to Memphis.