Week 1 Conference Call

[Bullshutter]

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1260638

[Ruger7mmmag]

We got no respect if you read later on with their comments about ND "gift wrapping" the game to USF. 

[Mama_Bull]

We got no respect if you read later on with their comments about ND "gift wrapping" the game to USF. 

Ruger, did you really expect anything else? 

If you remember in 2007 when we beat Aubun and WVU, we reached #2 and were the "media" darlings until we went into the mid-season swoon.  You can really not expect the media to give us credit at this stage in the season after game 1.  It would be nice, of course, to be given credit for winning the game instead of "Notre Dame" losing the game.  But, this too shall pass once we show we have the ability to win the games we are expected to win as well as the games we aren't.

I am proud as can be about what the team has accomplished and will continue to support them.

GO BULLS!!!!

[Bullshutter]

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1260435

Despite beating Notre Dame, USF should not get ahead of itself. USF delivered a first-weekend upset when it defeated a ranked Notre Dame team 23-20 in South Bend. It's an important win for the Bulls' program and the national standing of the Big East, but this is not a definitive statement for USF. There are two key reasons. First, Notre Dame did everything it could to give the game away. The Irish turned the ball over five times, including thrice inside USF's 10. The Bulls hardly were dominant, allowing Notre Dame to put up 507 yards. QB B.J. Daniels was better than he was for most of last season, but the Bulls' offense didn't overwhelm Notre Dame by any means. Second, the Bulls know firsthand that big non-conference wins do not necessarily bring success in the conference. Since 2007, USF has defeated Auburn, Florida State and Miami on the road and Clemson in a bowl game, yet the Bulls have gone a combined 10-16 in the Big East. USF scored a big win for itself and the league and solidified itself as a contender in the Big East -- which we knew already -- but the Bulls have to follow through before earning more believers.

[bucbull70]

I hate when they say things like "ND turned the ball over 5 times" anybody who watched that first drive knows that wasn't ND "turning the ball over". It was USF stepping up and saying "Listen here *****. This ball belongs to us and we are going to take it from you."

[Rizman]

Yeah, it is so easy to play football and not turn it over and not commit excessive number of penalties.  Notre Dame was just trying to give us a chance.