Hem Posted August 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 64 Content Count: 4,663 Reputation: 401 Days Won: 21 Joined: 09/24/2012 Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) I know some of you don't have the best feelings toward VoodooFive, but this is too good/sad/enraging/upsetting/ingenious not to share. Reader beware, this one may get you right in the feels. @VoodooFiveSBN: The Voodoo Five Eulogies: USF vs. Miami 2012, or The Day The Football Died. We wrote a song! http://t.co/8uxSp49FXL SOUTH FLORIDA PIE (sung to the tune of "American Pie" by Don McLean) A long, long time ago I can still remember how that football used to make me smile And I knew if they had their chance That they could make Bulls Country dance And maybe not be crappy for a while But late November made me shiver With every blog post I'd deliver Bad news on the website I couldn't take one more night I can't remember if I cried When I read about "the Big East died" But something touched me deep inside The day the football died So bye-bye, Miss South Florida Pie Skip repeated "we competed", but the pipeline was dry Them good old boys were waving winning goodbye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" Did you root for AJ Love And did you have faith in the Bulls above If Jim Leavitt told you so? Now do you live in green and gold Can Taggart save your mortal soul And can you teach me how to play real slow? Well, I knew Skip was in love with him 'Cause he burned his redshirt nine games in Bobby put on his shoes A quarter later, had the injury blues We shared a first-rate stadium with the Bucs Our program growing and full of pluck But we knew we were out of luck The day the football died I started singin' bye-bye, Miss South Florida Pie Skip repeated "we competed", but the pipeline was dry Them good old boys were waving winning goodbye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" Now for two years we've been on our own And loss grows fat on a rollin' stone But that's not how it used to be When the sellouts cheered for the gold and green Songs borrowed from Rage Against The Machine And a voice that came from you and me Oh, and while the team was looking down O'Leary stole their thorny crown The courtroom was adjourned No verdict was returned And while Skip became a hopeless mark We practiced field goals in the park And we sang dirges in the dark The day the football died We were singin' bye-bye, Miss South Florida Pie Skip repeated "we competed", but the pipeline was dry Them good old boys were waving winning goodbye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" Helter skelter in Miami swelter The Bulls were stuck with no fallout shelter 16 points down and falling fast The fumbles landed on the grass The defense couldn't stop the forward pass And BJ Daniels on the sidelines in a cast Now the halftime air was complete doom While the Band of the Hour played some old tune We were all in a trance And then we lost our shining chance 'Cause Big Ten expansion was revealed Rutgers left to join their field Our fate as also-rans was sealed The day the football died We were singin' bye-bye, Miss South Florida Pie Skip repeated "we competed", but the pipeline was dry Them good old boys were waving winning goodbye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" Oh, and there they were all in one place A coaching staff just lost in space With no time left to start again So come on, Doug be nimble, Doug be quick Skip Holtz' coaching makes me sick 'Cause "fire" is the era's only end Oh, and as I watched him leave the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in Hell Could make Matt Floyd play well. And as the points climbed high into the night To light the scoreboard big and bright I saw Al Golden laughing with delight The day the football died We were singin' bye-bye, Miss South Florida Pie Skip repeated "we competed", but the pipeline was dry Them good old boys were waving winning goodbye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" I knew a man who leaked the blues And I asked him for some happy news But he just smiled and turned away I went down to the sacred store Where we'd beaten Pat White years before But the man there said the football wouldn't play And in the stands, the boosters screamed The Sun Dolls cried and the players dreamed But not a word was spoken The program had been broken And the three men we disliked the most Doug and Bill and the coach Skip Holtz They drank a contract extension toast The day the football died And they were singin' bye-bye, Miss South Florida Pie Skip repeated "we competed", but the pipeline was dry Them good old boys were waving winning goodbye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" They were singin' bye-bye, Miss South Florida Pie Skip repeated "we competed", but the pipeline was dry Them good old boys were waving winning goodbye Singin' "This'll be the day that I die" Edited August 21, 2014 by Hem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullschmutz Posted August 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 60 Content Count: 1,304 Reputation: 122 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/17/2007 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Wow, thats long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullsbucsfan426 Posted August 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 129 Content Count: 3,112 Reputation: 470 Days Won: 7 Joined: 11/28/2010 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I was there that day. God, it was painful. But I disagree. Because that's the day USF athletics admitted it had a problem. A real problem. And step one to the problem was addressed...the USF administration and boosters saw what was happening...and less than a month later, USF football started curing it's own cancers. Is there any guarantee that Willie Taggart is going to be successful? No, there is no guarantee. But I see from him things I never saw from Skip Holtz. He went out and pounded the recruiting trail for months trying to get the best players he could. No, it's not likely he'll ever get the player a caliber of a Sean Price of a Ryne Giddens out of high school. But it's not expected of him because of the conference situation we're in (if we were in the Big 12 or ACC, I would expect him to land those types of players). But he will get the quality players who will populate our depth chart and ensure we will always have a fair shot against P5 schools. He works HARD! Skip played Golf. The program reenergized itself and it's very clear coaches are held accountable for their actions and their words. Taggart would never have hired a Chris Cosh. When we had the utter crap last year on the o-line and offense, he let Walt Wells go and put Reaves in charge. He grabbed a P5 level WR coach, one of the very best in the country and a talented South Florida recruiter. I was reading last year observations from another Florida coach about USF playing UConn. The coach's opinion is that USF was an 0-12 team last year and that the team was playing well above it's talent level. I'm inclined to agree seeing how things turned out with Michigan State (who ended up winning a Rose bowl, while we hung with them for most of the game). We just didn't have winners. Now we do. Don't sleep on Taggart. He could very well take us to heights we haven't seen before, and sustain them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorcj Posted August 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 18 Content Count: 8,878 Reputation: 1,266 Days Won: 28 Joined: 07/12/2013 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Wow, that guy needs the football season to start tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaUSFBull Posted August 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 263 Content Count: 24,750 Reputation: 3,107 Days Won: 87 Joined: 12/15/2009 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Two thoughts: 1) that is an ungodly long song 2) USF football died a LOT of days Clever, though. My favorite stanza: Well, I knew Skip was in love with him 'Cause he burned his redshirt nine games in Bobby put on his shoes A quarter later, had the injury blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johaan Posted August 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 467 Reputation: 36 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/24/2012 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Quite well done. Hoping for a rebirth this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyBull Posted August 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 44 Content Count: 1,705 Reputation: 221 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/25/2013 Share Posted August 21, 2014 USF football is not dead, it may not be prominent but it is not dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skingraft Posted August 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 743 Content Count: 13,357 Reputation: 2,482 Days Won: 63 Joined: 12/11/2006 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Not dead, just kicked in the sack is all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted August 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 56 Content Count: 4,421 Reputation: 708 Days Won: 19 Joined: 03/16/2013 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I was there that day. God, it was painful. But I disagree. Because that's the day USF athletics admitted it had a problem. A real problem. And step one to the problem was addressed...the USF administration and boosters saw what was happening...and less than a month later, USF football started curing it's own cancers. Is there any guarantee that Willie Taggart is going to be successful? No, there is no guarantee. But I see from him things I never saw from Skip Holtz. He went out and pounded the recruiting trail for months trying to get the best players he could. No, it's not likely he'll ever get the player a caliber of a Sean Price of a Ryne Giddens out of high school. But it's not expected of him because of the conference situation we're in (if we were in the Big 12 or ACC, I would expect him to land those types of players). But he will get the quality players who will populate our depth chart and ensure we will always have a fair shot against P5 schools. He works HARD! Skip played Golf. The program reenergized itself and it's very clear coaches are held accountable for their actions and their words. Taggart would never have hired a Chris Cosh. When we had the utter crap last year on the o-line and offense, he let Walt Wells go and put Reaves in charge. He grabbed a P5 level WR coach, one of the very best in the country and a talented South Florida recruiter. I was reading last year observations from another Florida coach about USF playing UConn. The coach's opinion is that USF was an 0-12 team last year and that the team was playing well above it's talent level. I'm inclined to agree seeing how things turned out with Michigan State (who ended up winning a Rose bowl, while we hung with them for most of the game). We just didn't have winners. Now we do. Don't sleep on Taggart. He could very well take us to heights we haven't seen before, and sustain them. thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted August 21, 2014 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,609 Content Count: 74,452 Reputation: 10,759 Days Won: 422 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted August 21, 2014 USF football is not dead, it may not be prominent but it is not dead.Egg-zactly ... and Hem, for those of us who don't have a warm and fuzzy feeling about VD5, this is a classic example of why. Little over a week to a brand new season, one that, on paper, has put hope into a lot of fans's hearts and the Negative Nancies, over there dredge up stupid ******** like this now. All college football programs go through cycles and we're in the midst of one now .... I need to find that graphic about the spoiled teenagers.But if you HAVE to bury USF football and need to put a date of death on the certificate, that date would be January 8, 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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