2015 Football prediction thread... yeah...

[USFBulls12]

We yet have another incredibly frustrating losing season.

Too many coaches gone.

New head coach in 2016.

If we get to 5 wins this season, then fire Taggart, doesn't that just put us back into the situation of having to rebuild once again with a new coach? Perhaps the 2016 season we win 8 games with Taggarts guys and the new coach and make a bowl but then the following season he wins 5, then 2..aren't we just repeating history in a way? What if we fire Taggart a season before his team becomes relevant, only to hand off his players and style of play that took 3/4 seasons to develop to another coach to change it up, lose players to transfer and lose recruits who would work in the current system? Unless we bring in a Hall of Fame coach, it is always going to take a huge struggle and a lot of time to slowly change the team. We aren't a P5 team, we can't just open the door and have the best players in the country come running in. We should all understand it's going to be a huge, slow grind with any coach. What if it's 5 wins this season but 6 or 7 next season? Its been a while since we've had 7 wins, why should we ever fire a coach that has developed us from 2 wins to 7 wins in 4 seasons? Because it didn't happen in 3 seasons? Then what if 7 becomes 9 wins? But we would never know because we fired the guy back at a 5 win season because he didn't win 1 or 2 extra games. We have to let this develop and allow him to show that he's plateaued or regressed as a coach before kicking him to the curb. In all fairness after our history, we should give him about 3 more seasons before reevaluating him. We have to stop digging deeper holes with new hires and scheme changes and all that bull. We are USF in 2015, not USF in 2007 or any other major football program ever. End rant.

3 more seasons before reevaluating him? OMG

I know. Sounds sickening doesn't it. We really do not have a choice. If he gives us an extra win this season and continues to bring in top 3 recruiting classes in the conference, what more can we do in our situation? We don't really have much to barter with at this point. We've screwed outselves and now we must live with what we have and hope for the best. If there are any HOF coaches out there looking for charity work, then we might have something! Edited February 19, 2015 by USFBulls12

[flsportsfan83]

 

 

 

We yet have another incredibly frustrating losing season.

Too many coaches gone.

New head coach in 2016.

If we get to 5 wins this season, then fire Taggart, doesn't that just put us back into the situation of having to rebuild once again with a new coach? Perhaps the 2016 season we win 8 games with Taggarts guys and the new coach and make a bowl but then the following season he wins 5, then 2..aren't we just repeating history in a way? What if we fire Taggart a season before his team becomes relevant, only to hand off his players and style of play that took 3/4 seasons to develop to another coach to change it up, lose players to transfer and lose recruits who would work in the current system? Unless we bring in a Hall of Fame coach, it is always going to take a huge struggle and a lot of time to slowly change the team. We aren't a P5 team, we can't just open the door and have the best players in the country come running in. We should all understand it's going to be a huge, slow grind with any coach. What if it's 5 wins this season but 6 or 7 next season? Its been a while since we've had 7 wins, why should we ever fire a coach that has developed us from 2 wins to 7 wins in 4 seasons? Because it didn't happen in 3 seasons? Then what if 7 becomes 9 wins? But we would never know because we fired the guy back at a 5 win season because he didn't win 1 or 2 extra games. We have to let this develop and allow him to show that he's plateaued or regressed as a coach before kicking him to the curb. In all fairness after our history, we should give him about 3 more seasons before reevaluating him. We have to stop digging deeper holes with new hires and scheme changes and all that bull. We are USF in 2015, not USF in 2007 or any other major football program ever. End rant.

3 more seasons before reevaluating him? OMG

I know. Sounds sickening doesn't it. We really do not have a choice. If he gives us an extra win this season and continues to bring in top 3 recruiting classes in the conference, what more can we do in our situation? We don't really have much to barter with at this point. We've screwed outselves and now we must live with what we have and hope for the best. If there are any HOF coaches out there looking for charity work, then we might have something!

 

 

why not just sign him to a 10 year contract?

[bullsbucsfan426]

We yet have another incredibly frustrating losing season.

Too many coaches gone.

New head coach in 2016.

If we get to 5 wins this season, then fire Taggart, doesn't that just put us back into the situation of having to rebuild once again with a new coach? Perhaps the 2016 season we win 8 games with Taggarts guys and the new coach and make a bowl but then the following season he wins 5, then 2..aren't we just repeating history in a way? What if we fire Taggart a season before his team becomes relevant, only to hand off his players and style of play that took 3/4 seasons to develop to another coach to change it up, lose players to transfer and lose recruits who would work in the current system? Unless we bring in a Hall of Fame coach, it is always going to take a huge struggle and a lot of time to slowly change the team. We aren't a P5 team, we can't just open the door and have the best players in the country come running in. We should all understand it's going to be a huge, slow grind with any coach. What if it's 5 wins this season but 6 or 7 next season? Its been a while since we've had 7 wins, why should we ever fire a coach that has developed us from 2 wins to 7 wins in 4 seasons? Because it didn't happen in 3 seasons? Then what if 7 becomes 9 wins? But we would never know because we fired the guy back at a 5 win season because he didn't win 1 or 2 extra games. We have to let this develop and allow him to show that he's plateaued or regressed as a coach before kicking him to the curb. In all fairness after our history, we should give him about 3 more seasons before reevaluating him. We have to stop digging deeper holes with new hires and scheme changes and all that bull. We are USF in 2015, not USF in 2007 or any other major football program ever. End rant.

3 more seasons before reevaluating him? OMG

I know. Sounds sickening doesn't it. We really do not have a choice. If he gives us an extra win this season and continues to bring in top 3 recruiting classes in the conference, what more can we do in our situation? We don't really have much to barter with at this point. We've screwed outselves and now we must live with what we have and hope for the best. If there are any HOF coaches out there looking for charity work, then we might have something!

Funnily enough there was one who won a national championship as a finalist last go around...and we said no thanks to that.

[Triple B]

Funnily enough there was one who won a national championship as a finalist last go around...and we said no thanks to that.

Link?

[psteazy]

i actually like the idea of canning coach bill T and bringing in a legit hc to develop his recuited talent. clearly bill t isn't capable. Ho hum, Usf will recover financially. the argument of "brought in to fit his system" creating static in the hc transition is weak. there is only a flakey idea of a system here, nothing that couldn't be disolved and comperably reformed in a single off season. Its not like this young squad has mastered anything worth keeping around anyway.

5 Ws at best. have they progressed enough to "pull off the close ones" this season? Doubt it

[psteazy]

i actually like the idea of canning coach bill T and bringing in a legit hc to develop his recuited talent. clearly bill t isn't capable. Ho hum, Usf will recover financially. the argument of "brought in to fit his system" creating static in the hc transition is weak. there is only a flakey idea of a system here, nothing that couldn't be disolved and comperably reformed in a single off season. Its not like this young squad has mastered anything worth keeping around anyway.

5 Ws at best. have they progressed enough to "pull off the close ones" this season? Doubt it

[USFBulls12]

We yet have another incredibly frustrating losing season.

Too many coaches gone.

New head coach in 2016.

If we get to 5 wins this season, then fire Taggart, doesn't that just put us back into the situation of having to rebuild once again with a new coach? Perhaps the 2016 season we win 8 games with Taggarts guys and the new coach and make a bowl but then the following season he wins 5, then 2..aren't we just repeating history in a way? What if we fire Taggart a season before his team becomes relevant, only to hand off his players and style of play that took 3/4 seasons to develop to another coach to change it up, lose players to transfer and lose recruits who would work in the current system? Unless we bring in a Hall of Fame coach, it is always going to take a huge struggle and a lot of time to slowly change the team. We aren't a P5 team, we can't just open the door and have the best players in the country come running in. We should all understand it's going to be a huge, slow grind with any coach. What if it's 5 wins this season but 6 or 7 next season? Its been a while since we've had 7 wins, why should we ever fire a coach that has developed us from 2 wins to 7 wins in 4 seasons? Because it didn't happen in 3 seasons? Then what if 7 becomes 9 wins? But we would never know because we fired the guy back at a 5 win season because he didn't win 1 or 2 extra games. We have to let this develop and allow him to show that he's plateaued or regressed as a coach before kicking him to the curb. In all fairness after our history, we should give him about 3 more seasons before reevaluating him. We have to stop digging deeper holes with new hires and scheme changes and all that bull. We are USF in 2015, not USF in 2007 or any other major football program ever. End rant.

3 more seasons before reevaluating him? OMG

I know. Sounds sickening doesn't it. We really do not have a choice. If he gives us an extra win this season and continues to bring in top 3 recruiting classes in the conference, what more can we do in our situation? We don't really have much to barter with at this point. We've screwed outselves and now we must live with what we have and hope for the best. If there are any HOF coaches out there looking for charity work, then we might have something!

why not just sign him to a 10 year contract?

Not sure he's done poorly enough yet to get an extension from USF.

[Thebullsfan]

I predict that we and yes we have the BEST DEFENSE OF THE CONFERENCE!!!  

[USFbulls24]

5-7

 

vs. FAMU - W

@ FSU - L (get absolutely demolished)

@ Maryland - L

vs Memhpis - L

vs Syracuse - L

@ UCONN - W

vs SMU - W

@ Navy - L

at ECU - W

vs Temple - L

vs Cincy - L

at UCF - W

 

ECU lost Carden and Hardy. UCF lost their top 5 WR's, count em, 5 as well as 7 or so defensive starters. I don't see this team beating a P5 team after what i've seen from Taggart and co. over the last 2 seasons. Temple's QB is legit. 

 

I truly think game 1 will be a good indication of what we're in store for. If we come out and beat up on FAMU then I think we've got a chance to get to a bowl. If FAMU is able to hang in with us and we don't put them away good or squeak one out I see another 4-8 or 5-7 season. May god help me if this is the case..

Edited February 20, 2015 by USFbulls24

[hbryan]

 

Fixed it!!

 

Man this is an too EARLY one...

 

Predicted Wins: FAMU, SMU, UCONN, Syracuse, Temple & Navy

Predicted Losses: Maryland, Cincy, Memphis, FSU, ECU, UCF, Syracuse, Temple & Navy

 

 

7-6 3-9 winning a lower tier bowl game against CUSA or MAC team...

 

Would be a big improvement over what we've seen, and it's what we need to go forward. Anything less than a 6 win season, and I fear we will be "rebuilding" again under another coach..something we cannot afford to do right now as a program...we need to win. 

 

 

We'll have to see what happens once Limp Willie and the Viagra Gang have gotten halfway into the season to see that my prediction is correct.  I'll be unhappy that we've waited another year to correct our problems but happy that the schmuck who gave me a down vote realizes that the future really is easy to predict when there's plenty of data to support the prediction.