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See how many wrong facts you can find in this first paragraph of an article published by a major newspaper just today:

College football

Bulls focus on winning, not the weather

By GREG AUMAN, Times Staff Writer

Published November 15, 2004

TAMPA - Saturday's showdown at Cincinnati, with its bowl ramifications for both teams, might be the biggest game in USF's three-year history, and it could be one of the coldest. USF has never played a game so far north this late in the season.

[Jim Johnson]

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See how many wrong facts you can find in this first paragraph of an article published by a major newspaper just today:

College football

Bulls focus on winning, not the weather

By GREG AUMAN, Times Staff Writer

Published November 15, 2004

TAMPA - Saturday's showdown at Cincinnati, with its bowl ramifications for both teams, might be the biggest game in USF's three-year history, and it could be one of the coldest. USF has never played a game so far north this late in the season.

We all know the "three-year" history is wrong (although he might have meant the time USF has played I-A ball).

However, he is not far off on " it could be one of the coldest. USF has never played a game so far north this late in the season."

Check this out.

COLDEST USF GAMES:

11/29/03 @ Memphis (W 21-16) [46 degrees at kickoff]

10/28/00 @ Connecticut (W 21-13) [48 degrees at kickoff]

 * USF is 2-0 in temperatures below 50.

FORECAST FOR CINCINNATI 11/20: Hi 61; Lo 45 30% change of rain.

NOVEMBER ROAD GAMES: (5-2)

11/08/97 @ Cumberland (W 44-0) [Lebanon, TN]

11/14/98 @ Georgia Southern (L 23-28) [statesboro, GA]

11/11/00 @ Middle Tennessee State (L  9-45) [Murfreesboro, TN]

11/23/02 @ Houston (W 32-14) [Houston, TX]

11/08/03 @ East Carolina (W 38-37 2OT) [Greenville, NC]

11/29/03 @ Memphis (W 21-16) [Memphis, TN]

11/03/04 @ Alabama-Birmingham (W 45-20) [birmingham, TN]

The furthest north USF has played in November is Lebanon, Tennessee - just east of Nashville.

Interesting Note:USF has a 4-game winning streak in road games in November (all over C-USA teams).

Other historical facts:

USF History of Day Games: (10-7)

Games starting before 6pm local time

11/08/97 @ Cumberland (W 44-0)

10/24/98 @ Hofstra (L 30-50)

10/31/98 @ Charleston Southern (W 24-0)

11/14/98 @ Georgia Southern (L 23-28)

10/30/99 @ James Madison (L 3-13)

09/09/00 @ Kentucky (L 9-27)

10/28/00 @ Connecticut (W 21-13)

11/11/00 @ Middle Tennessee State (L 9-45)

11/18/00 vs Austin Peay (W 59-0)

09/08/01 @ Pittsburgh (W 35-26)

10/19/02 @ East Carolina (W 46-30)

11/23/02 @ Houston (W 32-14)

08/30/03 @ Alabama (L 17-40)

09/27/03 @ Army (W 28-0)

10/25/03 @ Southern Mississippi (L 6-27)

11/29/03 @ Memphis (W 21-16)

Note - only one of these games has been at home.

Bulls on TV

Going in to the year, USF was 23-22 on television, we are 3-3 on TV this year (W: TCU, UAB, ECU; L: USM, Army, UofL).

Current record: 26-25 on television.

USF's overall record to date is 55-30 or .647 pct.

[smazza]

this guy is no good

most of his stories have his facts wrong

[beastiebull]

On a side note:  If we use 40 degree weather as an excuse for  losing then that is pretty sad.  Let's not become the frigging bucs of college football.

[Bullpride08]

...Sports fact checker!

See how many wrong facts you can find in this first paragraph of an article published by a major newspaper just today:

College football

Bulls focus on winning, not the weather

By GREG AUMAN, Times Staff Writer

Published November 15, 2004

TAMPA - Saturday's showdown at Cincinnati, with its bowl ramifications for both teams, might be the biggest game in USF's three-year history, and it could be one of the coldest. USF has never played a game so far north this late in the season.

Upon further review there are no inaccurate facts in this short bit.  

1.  The game still could be the coldest.

2.  Undoubtedly it could be the biggest game in our three-year history.

3.  And we've never played this far North this late in the season.

The only semantical issue is the reference to our 3 year history.  One must presume he meant our 3 year 1-A history, which is the only relevant fact missing in the small snipet, which would have tied the piece together better.  In the article Auman is 4 out of 5, so he's getting better.