Sporting News gives USF biggest blame for decline of the Big East

[BullGrad95]

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20090804

Scroll to page 16 to see the complete article.

[Jewbull]

very very interesting

[D1DDY]

we did drop the ball whenever it was in our hands...

[Guest]

Not a subscriber, so can't see page 16.

[Greg Auman]

It's a big PDF type file, so can't cut and paste for you ... I had some quotes on the blog.

It's free and a good read -- lots of college football stuff in season ...

[Orlando Bull]

http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-08-03/no-elite-teams-big-east-bearish-again

I think this is the article.

[usfbullcpa]

I would not totally disagree with this assessment.  On one side, we have the highest exposure of the Big East.  We ranked high at the beginning of the last two seasons only to watch it fall away.  We have won large notable games, while being seen as the underdog.

Everyone is looking to us to dominate.  We are most aggressive, have high profile conference players, and by the paper should be the new Miami of the Big East.

The other side of this is that we are STILL a young program.  We have a coach that this is still his first head coaching position.  We have not built the jugernaut recruiting system, and we have not won the big game yet to honestly position us as the top dog in the conference.

This season should be pivotal in either putting us at the top, or squashing that image for a while.

[Guest]

Pop quiz: Which current Big East school holds the record for the highest ranking as a member of the Big East Conference?

Answer: South Florida - Ranked #2.

[SANJAY]

Wasn't WVU #2 before losing to Pitt in 2007?

[___ Eats It]

Pop quiz: Which current Big East school holds the record for the highest ranking as a member of the Big East Conference?

Answer: South Florida - Ranked #2.

And WVU.  They'd were #2 and would have played for the Nat'l Championship if they didn't lose to Pitt.