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December 4 |
Daily Links
? Greg Auman previews tonight's
women's hoops game against FIU.
? Auman's
Blog
? Gregg Becnel
writes,"Despite their recent success against West Virginia, the Bulls know not to take anything for granted heading into Saturday's regular-season finale - especially with senior QB
Pat White leading WVU's quick-strike offense."
? Joe Rienzi of The USF Oracle features senior Guard Jesus Verdejo's trip home to play in front of his family, in his native Puerto Rico. He
writes,"In professional sports, multi-million-dollar athletes play in front of tens of thousands of people on a weekly basis. Some athletes, such as South Florida senior Jesus Verdejo, just want to play in front of a few select people ? their families.
When the Bulls travel to Puerto Rico for the San Juan Shootout, which will be played from Dec. 20-22, Verdejo will have the opportunity to play in front of his family for the first time in his collegiate basketball career."
? Phil Neary of The USF Oracle
writes,"For four years, South Florida defender Yohance Marshall and his senior brethren on the men's soccer team dreamed of being crowned Big East champions."
? ESPN.com Blogger Brian Bennett's
Five things to watch in the Big East, Week 15 ? Ryan Bass of the Central Florida Future previews tomorrow's renewal of the USF-UCF. This time on the hardwood. He writes,"The wins for the Bulls don't end there though, as USF holds a 18-4 record against the Knights in the series. The Knights have not won against USF since Feb. 7, 1994, when they beat the Bulls 89-85 in overtime, and they haven't won in regulation since a 79-57 win on Jan. 26, 1978."
? Martin Bater of The USF Oracle breaks down the
key's for Men's Soccer quarterfinal matchup with No. 1 Wake Forest.
What They're Saying in Morgantown...
? Chuck Finder of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
writes,"Meet
Wally Burnham, spoiler of the spread offense, villain to West Virginia's vaunted attack, Dalai Lama to defensive minds abroad seeking to quash zone reads, options and the like."
? Dave Hickman of the Charleston Gazette writes of Bulls senior Linebacker Tyrone McKenzie's and his perspective of the BIG EAST, Big Ten and Big XII. He
writes, "Tyrone McKenzie has a rather unique perspective on big-time college football. And why not? He's seen it from more angles than perhaps anyone in the history of the game.
| GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire |
December 4 |
Daily Links
? Greg Auman reports,"USF receivers coach
Mike Canales confirmed Wednesday night that he will not be leaving USF for the head coaching vacancy at his alma mater, Utah State."
? The St. Petersburg Times recaps men's basketball's
78-77 loss at UAB last night. ? Auman's
Blog? ESPN.com Blogger Brian Bennett's
BIG EAST Blog? Brett McMurphy's
Blog
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December 3 |
Daily Links
? Greg Auman
writes,"Grothe said Tuesday he's definitely coming back for his senior season, saying he won't even submit his name to the NFL's advisory board for underclassmen to get a better sense of when or if he'd be drafted."
? Auman writes in his
Blog,"Big news for college baseball fans in Tampa, as the New York Yankees are finalizing a marquee event that would bring four of the state's top programs together for a doubleheader at George Steinbrenner Field (formerly Legends Field) in February 2010.
Florida and Florida State would meet in one game, with USF and Miami squaring off in the second at the Yankees' spring training home. The four schools would meet again in 2011, perhaps as part of a larger event."
? Auman also writes in his blog,"B.J. Daniels, who is playing the role of West Virginia quarterback Pat White on the scout team this week, will officially join Stan Heath's basketball team on Friday. He'll travel with the Bulls to Central Florida on Saturday but won't dress until the Dec. 14 game against Niagara at the earliest. His first practice will be Monday morning."
? Gary Shelton of the St. Petersburg Times writes,"It should have been more. You can say that about the Bulls' season, and you can say it about Saturday's game at West Virginia. There should have been more victories, more improvement and, as the final game of the regular season approaches, more at stake.
? Maria Burns Ortiz of ESPNSoccernet features Men's Soccer in her NCAA Soccer Notebook. She writes,"However, USF has little time to reflect on the accomplishment as the team turns its attention from preventing an upset to pulling one off. The Bulls travel to face reigning national champion Wake Forest (22-1-1) on Saturday. The Demon Deacons are coming off a 7-0 thrashing of Dartmouth.
? ESPN.com Blogger Brian Bennett's BIG EAST Blog and a USF feature on the West Virginia Game
? Tom Zebold of The Ledger writes,"Selvie might not be focused on the NFL right now, but he's surely curious. USF announced that head coach Jim Leavitt plans to help him with sending paperwork to the NFL Advisory Committee. A player does this to get an evaluation and grade from the committee before deciding whether he wants to declare himself eligible for the draft."
? Brett McMurphy writes that the Men's Soccer team has no worries going up to Wake Forest. He writes," University of South Florida men's soccer coach George Kiefer couldn't help but laugh the other day. Kiefer and his staff were discussing the Bulls' upcoming match at defending national champion and No. 1 seed Wake Forest (20-1-1) in the NCAA's Elite Eight on Saturday.
"They're good at everything," Kiefer said. "We were kind of laughing at that."
But being so good can have its drawbacks, and the eighth-seeded Bulls (15-4-3) are hoping to take advantage of that."
What They're Saying in Morgantown...
? West Virginia Head Coach Bill Stewart's News Confernece Transcript
? Tricia lafferty of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review writes," Leaving a lasting impression at Mountaineer Field on Saturday night will be no easy task for quarterback Pat White. At 8 p.m., the Mountaineers will face a South Florida team which has upset West Virginia the past two seasons.South Florida's 21-13 victory last year and 24-19 win in 2006 were at least partially because of the Bulls' ability to stop the run."
? Dave Hickman of the Charleston Gazette writes, "On Tuesday, WVU coach Bill Stewart could hardly contain his gratitude to South Florida athletic director Doug Woolard and coach Jim Leavitt.
"What a gentlemanly gesture by those two men and the South Florida Bulls,'' Stewart said. "They will always be remembered in the Mountaineer nation for a class act.''
? Mickey Furfari of The Register-Herald writes,"A “White-Out” is going to be observed by West Virginia University in honor of Patrick White and its other 18 seniors at Saturday night's regular-season finale with South Florida at Mountaineer Field/Milan Puskar Stadium. The Mountaineers will wear white jerseys, and WVU fans attending the Big East game are encouraged to wear white rather than the customary gold."
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December 2 |
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Daily Links
? Greg Auman writes that freshman B.J. Daniels will have the task of emulating West Virginia Quarterback Pat White. He writes,"Freshman quarterback B.J. Daniels has traded his No. 7 jersey for a No. 5 this week. His challenge? Simulating West Virginia's Pat White on USF's scout team to help prepare the Bulls defense for Saturday's regular-season finale in Morgantown.
? Auman writes in his blog that the USF defense is "the nemesis" per West Virginia Head Coach Bill Stewart
? ESPN.com Blogger Brian Bennett's BIG EAST Blog
? Brett McMurphy breaks down the BIG EAST Bowl Scenarios in his Blog. He also takes a look at the difficult task in front of the Matt Grothe and the Bulls offense.He writes," When the University of South Florida visits West Virginia on Saturday night, the Bulls offense will be looking to snap out of a four-game scoring slump. They couldn't have found a tougher opponent to do so."
What They're Saying in Morgantown...
? Mickey Furfari of The Register-Herald writes,"Since the Bulls will be coming up here from sunny, hot Tampa, coach Jim Leavitt was asked Monday on the Big East media teleconference whether he thinks the cold weather will affect his team."
? Dave Hickman of the Charleston Gazette writes,"But the team that has been the most consistent in shutting down West Virginia's running game is unquestionably South Florida, which in both 2006 and 2007 not only frustrated the Mountaineers, but beat them, as well."
? Jack Bogaczyk of the Charleston Daily Mail writes,"What the WVU football coach meant Sunday was that Burnham, the veteran South Florida defensive coordinator, is the guy most responsible for increased success by Big East Conference opponents against the Mountaineers' vaunted running game."
| GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire |
December 1 |
USF head coach Jim Leavitt won't take a minute away from preparation for West Virginia, but our staff at GoUSFBulls.com will.
Here is the complete list of consecutive bowl appearances updated throught last weekend's results. USF comes in with four straight appearances and shares that honor with Missouri, Penn State and Oregon, among others. The Bulls have the second longest bowl streak among BIG EAST schools, behind West Virginia's seven straight. the only school.
A couple other notes:
Florida State, Florida, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Texas and USF are the only schools to make a bowl appearance in every season of eligibility as a BCS league member.
The Bulls are the only school since 1998, to join a BCS member conference and make a bowl appearance every year (2005-08).
The BCS era began in 1998. USF joined the BIG EAST in 2005.
With a 7-4 record, USF is gauranteed to go bowling and will receive an invite after Saturday's game at West Virginia (8 p.m. on ESPN2).
| Consecutive Bowl Appearances |
| 27 |
Florida State |
| 18 |
Florida |
| 16 |
Virginia Tech |
| 12 |
Georgia, Georgia Tech |
| 11 |
Texas |
| 10 |
Boston College, Oklahoma |
| 9 |
LSU, Ohio State, Texas Tech |
| 8 |
Southern California |
| 7 |
Boise State, Southern Miss *, West Virginia, Wisconsin |
| 6 |
Cal, Navy, Utah |
| 5 |
Alabama |
| 4 |
USF, BYU, Clemson, Houston, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Penn State, Rutgers*, TCU, Tulsa |
| * Indicates bowl eligible teams with six wins |
Men's Soccer Head North to Winston Salem for Matchup with Top Seeded Demon DeaconsThe No. 8 USF men's soccer team advanced to the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Tournament and will face the No. 1 seed Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 4:30 p.m. at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Daily Links? Brett McMurphy writes of
Men's Hoop's defensive effort in their win over Northeastern Saturday night.
? The St. Petersburg Times recap of the Men's Soccer 2-1 over UNC-Greensboro, women's hoops victory's over
Texas Tech and I
owa at the Paradise Jam
? McMurphy's
Blog? Greg Auman recaps men's hoop's 55-37 win over Northeastern from Saturday night. He
writes,"In its history, USF had held opponents under 40 points just four times, and only once (against UNC-Wilmington in 1995) in the past 23 years. The record low of 34 came against St. Peter's in 1985. Northeastern scored eight in the final three minutes to avoid that record.."
? ESPN.com Blogger Brian Bennett's
BIG EAST Blog
