GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire | March 14 |
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? Greg Auman talks about yesterday's Pro Day in his blog. He writes, "Seventeen NFL teams were said to be on hand, and the Bucs' contingent
included linebackers coach Joe Barry and former linebacker Shelton
Quarles, now a pro scout for the team."
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GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire | March 13 |
Daily Links
? Brian Bennett from ESPN.com features Jerrell Young. Young is the probable replacement for graduated safety Carlton Williams. Bennett writes," Jerrell Young knows what people said about the South Florida secondary last season. And he couldn't disagree with them. "We deserved it," he said. "We had a rough year."
? DC Reeves of the Pensacola News writes what All-American defensive end George Selvie has in front of him these days. He writes," It's another change of plans, and University of South Florida all-world defensive end George Selvie shrugs it off once more.
In five years, he's changed from offensive line to defensive line. He's had college recruiters change their minds on him. He's gone from no-namer to the guy everyone double-teams."
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GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire | March 12 |
Daily Links
? Greg Auman does a Q & A with Stan Heath.
? Alan Dell of the Sarasota Herald Tribune opens the spring with a great write-up on Bulls running back Mike Ford, who lost about 20 pounds this offseason and even got a new haircut. Dell writes," With new offensive and defensive coordinators, the University of South Florida football team had a new look when it began spring practice on Tuesday. But the biggest change came from a familiar face.
Mike Ford didn't look like Mike Ford. At least not the one fans saw the last time he took the field in the Bulls' bowl game last December. The former Sarasota High record setting running back no longer has his dreadlocks. But the biggest thing he shed was his weight."
? Phil Neary of the Oracle recap's the baseball's 13-5 win over UCF in Orlando.
? Neary also does a great feature on Bulls infielder Brandon Smith who fought through eight surgeries to get back on the field. Neary writes," Brandon Smith battled for a spot in the Bulls' lineup and finished with a .288 batting average in 37 games last season.
However, he fought a far more serious battle soon afterward.
The 6-foot tall, 195-pound USF infielder developed a blood clot and was diagnosed with subclavian deep venous thrombosis in his right arm, putting his baseball career in jeopardy."
? Brian Bennett of ESPN.com takes a look at the Bulls converted offensive lineman Sampson Genus as he makes the switch back to offensive line in 2009. Bennett writes,"When Sampson Genus first arrived on South Florida's campus in 2007, he thought he would play center. On the first day of practice, though, the coaching staff switched him to guard. Genus has been on the move ever since."
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| GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire | March 11 |
Should the Bulls be in the World Baseball Classic?
Earlier this spring the University of South Florida Baseball team took on the Netherlands National team in a nine-inning exhibition at Red McEwen Field.
The Bulls played the Dutch to a 4-4 tie in the contest. Last Saturday in the opening game of the World Baseball Championship, the Netherlands upset the Domincan Republic, 3-2. The win went went to Sydney Ponson, who was the starting pitcher against the Bulls.
On Tuesday night, the Netherlands shocked the world again by beating the Domincan Republic, 4-2 in 11 innings. The win was the second time in four days and in doing so knocked the heavily-favored Domincan team out of the WBC.
With the recent events at the World Baseball Classic, a few interesting points come to mind (at least for the fun of it). Could the Bulls compete in the WBC? Should the Bulls skip their game tonight against Central Florida in Orlando and head to Panama and jump into the rest of the Pool D play? Check our version of the the Tale of the Tape from last night's SportsCenter. The Bulls would be facing similar numbers (okay... no numbers) to the Netherlands:
Did the Bulls prove that numbers don't mean much?
| By the Numbers |
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Domincan Republic |
Netherlands |
USF |
|
MLB Players |
23 |
2 |
0 |
|
MLB Wins |
518 |
98 |
0 |
|
MLB HR |
1,801 |
82 |
0 |
|
MLB Salary |
84.3 M |
.4 M |
0 |
Daily Links
? Gregg Becnel wites that
Mike Canales and
Joe Tresey are comparing notes and helping the other out as the spring season opened up yesterday. He
writes,"New University of South Florida defensive coordinator
Joe Tresey was brought in to help the Bulls maintain their status as one of the nation's top defenses. An added bonus, however, is what Tresey can do for the USF offense, led by new coordinator
Mike Canales."
? The Tampa Tribune's recap of last night's loss in the
first round of the BIG EAST Championship to Seton Hall.
? Greg Auman takes a look at the Bulls first trip to the BIG EAST Championship. He
writes,"USF's long-awaited first appearance at the Big East tournament was a short stay, as the 14th-seeded Bulls couldn't keep up with 11th-seeded Seton Hall, falling 68-54 in Tuesday night's opening round at Madison Square Garden.
The Bulls, making their tournament debut in their fourth Big East season, led 32-30 at halftime on a day already marked by surprising upsets. But USF (9-22) couldn't stop Pirates guard Jeremy Hazell, who came in as the league's No. 2 scorer and looked like it Tuesday, finishing with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting."
? Brian Bennett of ESPN.com takes a look at the
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GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire | March 10 |
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? Brett McMurphy writes that tonight's game against will be the fourth time the Bulls have visited "The Mecca" of Basketball. He writes,"Though this is the first time the University of South Florida has competed in the Big East Tournament, it will be the Bulls' fourth time playing in Madison Square Garden.Ironically, Tommy Tonelli, USF's director of basketball operations, was a starting guard on the only South Florida team that has won in the World's Most Famous Arena.
On Dec. 4, 1985, USF defeated St. Peter's 66-61. Charlie Bradley had 21 points that night to become the Sun Belt Conference's all-time leading scorer. Cuda Patterson added a career-high 21, including 10 in the final six minutes."
? McMurphy also writes that the Bulls Arrived At 'The Garden' In Good Spirits
? In his preview of tonight's first round match up with Seton Hall , Greg Auman writes that the Bulls now feel a little more part of the conference. He writes,"Today, as much as any day in the past four seasons, USF basketball should feel like it belongs in the Big East. For three years, Madison Square Garden was a destination sought but never reached for the Bulls. Only the top 12 teams in the Big East made it to the conference tournament, so USF had always missed out on the league's signature week.
"I guess in some ways, you do feel a little more inclusive, as part of the league," coach Stan Heath said.
? Auman's Spring Football Notes
? Auman does a complete BIG EAST preview and writes what USF must do to build off this trip to the Garden. Auman writes,"Sticking around for a second day would accelerate USF's progress in becoming a relevant part of the league. Surviving to Wednesday's games is this year's equivalent of qualifying for the tournament the past three years, and USF has beaten Marquette and Cincinnati teams (at home) that are tougher than tonight's opponent, Seton Hall."
Charlie Creme of ESPN.com breaks down where the Bulls are as they wait for the selction show Monday night
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| GoUSFBulls.com Daily News Wire | March 9 |
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? Greg Auman takes look at women's basketball's bubble situation and where they stand as they look to make the field of 64. He writes,"By nearly all accounts, USF's women's basketball team played itself into the NCAA Tournament in the past two weeks by winning four games in a row before Sunday's 37-point loss to top-ranked Connecticut."
? Auman in his blog takes a look at a few things to watch this spring as the Bulls open up spring ball tomorrow afternoon.
? Brett McMurphy does a good Q&A with retiring BIG EAST commissioner Mike Tranghese.
? Rivals.com senior college football writer Tom Dienhart believes that the ground game will be the No. 1 priority for the newly promoted offensive coordinator Mike Canales. He writes,"Quarterback Matt Grothe frequently is asked to do too much, meaning the first priority for the Bulls this spring is to work to develop a consistent rushing attack."
Will McLaughlin of the Oracle recaps softballs 2009 USF Under Armour Invitational Championship this past weekend in Clearwater, Fla. He writes,"USF entered the Under Armour Invitational this weekend in a “funk,” coach Ken Eriksen said. Fortunately for the Bulls, pitching carried them out of it.
USF (17-10) went 4-1 en route to the Under Armour Invitational championship, which was held at the Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex in Clearwater.
“Our pitchers have been studying hard, especially this week,” Eriksen said. “They're taking the time to study and see what they can do better. They got ahead in the count, and if we can avoid the walks and errors, we can start to win some ball games.”
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