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October 18 |
Daily Links
? Congrats to the Top 10 Student Loyal Point Earners. These students will be on field for the pregame warmups for today's game against Syracuse. This is is an example of rewards for students, on top of getting the best seats in the house.
| The Top 10 - Loyalty Points Standings |
| 1. Stewart Collins - 475 Points |
| 2. Ralpha Reid - 465 Points |
| 3. Samer Sansil - 450 Points |
| 4. Angela Porch - 425 Points |
| 5. Victoria Keller - 415 Points |
| 6. Shaun Geary - 410 Points |
| 7. Ava Flash - 405 Points |
| 8. Juan Higuita - 395 Points |
| 9. Martin Culpepper - 380 Points |
| 10. Sarah Moyer - 380 Points |
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ESPN.com Blogger Brian Bennett
Friday and Saturday Blog? The AP
writes,"
Matt Grothe and South Florida are disappointed, though not discouraged. Quarterback Grothe and the No. 19 Bulls have had more than a week to ponder the team's first loss of the season and are eager to get back on track in the Big East against Syracuse on Saturday.
? Ryan Boyd of the Herald Tribune
writes,"Following the Bulls' first loss of the season ? 26-21 to Big East foe Pittsburgh on Oct. 2 at Raymond James Stadium ? USF had a bye week. The time off gave the Bulls plenty of time to think about how they'd respond to adversity."
? Brett Murphy
writes,"In the three previous meetings with Syracuse, the Bulls have dominated. Syracuse has led for exactly 4 minutes, 12 seconds of the 180 minutes, and USF has exceeded 500 yards in offense in the past two meetings, including a school-record 582 last season."
? Greg Auman features senior
offensive lineman Marc Dile.He writes," You have not read much about
Marc Dile here. At USF games, short of the starting lineups, you likely haven't heard his name called at Raymond James Stadium. And that suits the Bulls' senior right tackle just fine."
| GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire |
October 17 |
Daily Links
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ESPN.com Blogger Brian Bennett writes a nice feature on Bulls wideout
Jessie Hester. He
writes,"
Jessie Hester -- whose father, Jessie Sr., played 11 years in the NFL -- is forging his own identity as the Bulls' most reliable target. He leads the team with 25 catches and three touchdowns this season."
? Bennett also list is "
Top Ten Things to Watch in Week 8"
? Greg Auman writes that the
Grohawk is Back, meaning that once again Bulls QB
Matt Grothe is sporting a new hairstyle for Saturday's Homecoming game verse Syracuse."As Bulls quarterback
Matt Grothe took off his helmet during Thursday's practice, he showed off a reminder of one of the fun memories of USF's 6-0 start last season: The Grohawk."
? Gregg Becnel
writes,"University of South Florida senior LB
Brouce Mompremier and DE
George Selvie will return to the starting lineup when the Bulls host Syracuse on Saturday."
? Tim Stephens of
the Orlando Sentinel ranks the
teams in the State of Florida.
What They Are Saying in Syracuse
? Jared Diamond of
The Daily Orange writes,"Cameron Dantley doesn't sound like the quarterback of a beleaguered football team. As far as the junior is concerned, Syracuse is poised to break out."
? Donnie Webb of
the Post Standard writes,"Bottoms up on the Gatorades. It's hot and sunny on the Gulf Coast, which means, sweating and cramping on Saturday.
Game time forecast for the Syracuse-South Florida game (noon kickoff) is for temperatures around 85 degrees.
| GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire |
October 16 |
Watch Coach Leavitt's Wednesday Post Practice Interview SessionTAMPA -- Kickoff for the Louisville - USF football game on Oct. 25 has been set for 3:30 p.m. Eastern and will broadcast locally by Bright House Sports Network (channel 47 on Bright House Cable).
USF is in the midst of 27 straight televised games with 24 of those contests airing on the ESPN body of networks. The streak extends to the game at Cincinnati on Thursday, Oct. 30, which will be televised by ESPN with the crew of Chris Fowler, Jesse Palmer, Erin Andrews and Craig James.
? Phil Steele has released his midseason all-BIG EAST team and several Bulls are among those earning acclaim.
Matt Grothe,
Ryan Schmidt,
George Selvie and
Tyrone McKenzie all earned first team honors.
Mike Ford,
Carlton Williams,
Nate Allen and
Jerome Murphy landed on the second team and the pass-catching foursome of
Cedric Hill,
A.J. Love,
Jessie Hester and
Marcus Edwards received third team acclaim. Click here to view the
complete midseason award list.
Daily Links
? Greg Auman
writes, "USF has lost three of its past four Homecoming games, so don't expect it to take Saturday's game lightly, even if Syracuse is the only Big East opponent USF is undefeated against."
? Auman writes this in his
blog,"One of the intriguing personnel decisions USF coach
Stan Heath will have to make this season is deciding how to rotate four talented guards -- Dominique Jones, Jesus Verdejo,
Chris Howard and Mike Mercer -- through was is typically three perimeter positions on the floor."
? Gregg Becnel
writes,"University of South Florida coach
Jim Leavitt isn't sure how his team has handled the long layoff following its 26-21 loss against Pittsburgh in the Bulls' Big East opener Oct. 2."
? Alan Dell of the
Sarasota Herald Tribune writes,"When
Tyrone McKenzie talks football he sometimes sounds similar to a college professor lecturing a class on quantum physics. Then there are times when McKenzie resembles Sigmund Freud in explaining how the proper use of psychology can help a player make tackles."
? Ryan Boyd of the
Bradenton Herald writes," The road of uncertainty is one the South Florida football team has been down before. A home loss that knocks you out of the top 10 in the national polls can do that to a team."
? ESPN.com blogger Brian Bennett's writes USF's
Midseason Review and
makes his BIG EAST picks.
What They Are Saying in Syracuse? Donnie Webb
of the Syracuse Post Standard writes,"The Syracuse University football team lived through a certain amount of growing pains a year ago with a new starting quarterback. Well, the Orange is dealing with some growing pains again after Cameron Dantley replaced Andrew Robinson as its starting quarterback following an opening-game loss to Northwestern."
? Dave Rahme
of the Syracuse Post Standard writes,"
Carter: 'So far, so good' for South Florida game." ? The Daily Orange writes,"
SU likely to return to base defense at South Florida"
| GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire |
October 15 |
USF Completes Fall Sweep of UCF
In case you missed it last night, the No. 12/9 USF men's soccer team traveled to UCF and
beat the Knights, 1-0. The win gives USF the fall sweep in head-to-head match-ups with the Orlando school.
The USF
women's soccer team beat UCF, 1-0, in an exhibition and the football team
won 31-24 at Bright House Networks Stadium during the second week of the season.
The next time the Bulls and Knights will meet during regular season action is on the hardwood. The men's baksetball team travels to Orlando on Dec. 6.
GoUSFBulls.com Must See Video on Demand
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One-on-One Player Interviews with GoUSFBulls.com
Daily Links ? A great feature article from Greg Auman on
Bulls safety Carlton Williams as he closes in on the USF starts record. Here are the first couple paragraphs.
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Carlton Williams hadn't yet played a single snap at USF, hadn't suffered the slightest injury when assistant
Rich Rachel saw the freshman safety at practice in 2004 and told him he was "tough as a pine knot."
At the time, it was pure geography. Rachel knew Williams was a rare out-of-state Bull, hailing from just north of the border in Valdosta, Ga., which Rachel associated with pine trees.
But four years and 40 starts later, the comparison is a hearty one. Williams has endured countless injuries ? currently his hip and shoulder ? and played through them all without missing a game, embodying the toughness that USF wants from its entire defense."
? Brett McMurphy's Daily Notebook
? Auman takes break from football and takes a look at the upcoming USF men's basketball season.
? Tom Zebold of the Ledger writes,"'"I think we put it in the past. It's over," USF quarterback and former Lake Gibson standout Matt Grothe said. "We know we control our own destiny and just play one game at a time, and if we could win out, we think we have a really good chance of putting ourselves in a good situation."'
? CBSSports.com previews Saturday's game.
? ESPN.com blogger Brian Bennett's Midseason Review, Mailbag, Internal Affairs and weekly chat.
What They Are Saying in Syracuse
? SUAthletics.com writes, " Another ranked team awaits the 2008 football Orange this weekend. Syracuse will travel to play #19/20 South Florida on Saturday, Oct. 18 (12:00 p.m., BIG EAST Network) in Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. USF is the fifth team on Syracuse's schedule that has been ranked in the national polls this season."
? John Pitarresi of the Utica Hartford Observer writes,"Syracuse University was close. Again. After taking a 24-16 lead into the fourth quarter against Pittsburgh and losing, and then getting five yards away from the go-ahead touchdown against West Virginia with 4 minutes to play and losing again, what do the Orange have to do to earn a Big East victory and show that they really are improving?"
| GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire |
October 14 |
Daily Links
GoUSFBulls.com was the first to report Coach Leavitt's optimism on the return of
Brouce Mompremier and
George Selvie in the
Monday Afternoon Practice Report. Check back for an update after Tuesday night's practice and as always, GoUSFBulls.com has the exclusive video of Leavitt's post-practice media sessions each and every day. Here is a link to
video from Monday.
? Greg Auman's
Blog
? Brett McMurphy
writes that
Brouce Mompremier and George Selve could start this week against the Orange. "USF coach
Jim Leavitt said he "thinks we'll be back healthy," meaning Mompremier and Selvie will be in the starting lineup and play Saturday. USF defensive coordinator
Wally Burnham, though, said he's preparing this week that he will not have Mompremier, Selvie or DT
Terrell McClain available on Saturday."
? ESPN.com blogger Brian Bennett's
Blog
| GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire |
October 13 |
? The University of South Florida football team did not move in either national college football poll after enjoying a bye this past weekend.
