Time to Put Up or Shut Up!

[BullyPulpit]

13 hours ago, TheUpperHand said:

Since beating Notre Dame in 2011, we've gone 0-14 in games against ranked OOC opponents.

Date	Opponent	USF	OPP
9/29/2012	vs #4 Florida State	17	30
9/28/2013	vs #15 Miami	21	49
9/27/2014	at #19 Wisconsin	10	27
9/12/2015	at #11 Florida State	14	34
12/21/2015	vs #15 Western Kentucky	35	45
9/24/2016	vs #13 Florida State	35	55
8/30/2019	vs #19 Wisconsin	0	49
9/19/2020	at #7 Notre Dame	0	52
9/11/2021	vs #13 Florida	20	42
9/3/2022	vs #25 BYU	21	50
9/17/2022	at #18 Florida	28	31
9/25/2022	at #15 BYU	27	35
9/16/2023	vs #10 Alabama	3	17
9/7/2024	at #4 Alabama	16	42

2003 to 2010 we probably win 5 or 6 of those. 

[Triple B]

10 hours ago, puc86 said:

If we win an aac championship without the Miami win it won’t matter when all is said and don’t either, the Miami win is a bigger nothing that people will remember. No one reminisces about wins over UTSA just because some attached a trophy as a gift with purchase in a sad attempt to make it appealing.

 

10 hours ago, puc86 said:

But without an actual big win there is no glimmer to be had 

I guess you're assuming a conf championship with no Miami win means no CFP spot but I get it. It's all about personal perspective when comparing which is "better" .... and having done the big ooc wins, although none have been as big as this one would be, I'm ready to taste some qualifiable success as in a conf trophy and place in a record book.

[Bull Matrix]

Down go the goal posts…..

[E.T.]

We need BIG plays that result in TD's Saturday!

[Rocky Style]

23 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said:

Down go the goal posts…..

Do they still have the horses show up?  Remember those days?

[WoolyBully]

44 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

Do they still have the horses show up?  Remember those days?

Yes, but rather than post them inside in the endzone, they are at the exits, to control the unruly crowd surge as thousands stream - at full tilt - out, as the game is in progress. Safety first! 

I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Yes, the long-ago days of "potential". Maybe they'll come back. But the Dean Robinson spreadsheet shows us at .500 on Sunday morning.

[MaltLiquorBull]

Win the games that are on our schedule and we'll be just fine.  We have an opportunity to make a statement.  We are 2-1 with 1 loss on the road at alabama and a top ten team coming into our house Saturday night.  We have 8 conference games to follow front-loaded with the toughest 2 opponents first.  What an opportunity.

Go Bulls!

 

[CousinRicky]

1 hour ago, Triple B said:

 

I guess you're assuming a conf championship with no Miami win means no CFP spot but I get it. It's all about personal perspective when comparing which is "better" .... and having done the big ooc wins, although none have been as big as this one would be, I'm ready to taste some qualifiable success as in a conf trophy and place in a record book.

Recency bias. Whichever win, I think it was vs WVU, got us to #2 was the biggest (not necessarily the best).

[E.T.]

Beat UM and ranked & win out while creeping up the rankings ... getting the 12th spot in CFP ... hosting the game ... 

[CousinRicky]

Just now, E.T. said:

Beat UM and ranked & win out while creeping up the rankings ... getting the 12th spot in CFP ... hosting the game ... 

You sure you just broke your hip and didn't hit your head?