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USF loses an embarrassing game to Pirates

March 3, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 2 p.m. When the disappointment of the USF basketball team is remembered, the loss to East Carolina will help to define it. The Bulls managed only 39 points and lost their 23rd game out of 30 for the season. “It was one of those night where we couldn’t execute and couldn’t find a basket,” […]

Tagged as: Basketball, Defeated, East Carolina, USF

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USF falls behind quickly, loses to FGCU

February 24, 2016 Baseball

Wednesday, 6 a.m. The USF Bulls dropped a 13-6 game to Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday. USF fell behind 8-0. “We needed to be better in all areas tonight, not just pitching” said USF head baseball coach Mark Kingston. “Our defense made two errors and I thought we should have scored a lot more than six […]

Tagged as: baseball, FGCU, Merrell, USF

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USF celebrates Antigua’s birthday with victory

February 20, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 4:07 p.m. Now, that’s the way to spend your birthday. USF coach Orlando Antigua spent his 43rd birthday Saturday watching his USF Bulls win one of their most impressive games of the season, beating Memphis 80-71 at the Sun Dome. It was only the seventh win of the season for USF against 21 defeats. […]

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FSU’s offensive line recruits bear watching

February 4, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 6 a.m. Right now, keep in mind that they are only mounds of clay to be molded. They are seeds. They are colts. They are apprentices. On the other hand, man, are they promising. That’s the thing about recruiting. Everyone pays attention to the quarterbacks, and they’re mesmerized by the speed of the receivers, […]

Tagged as: FSU, offensive line, Recruits, Trickett

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Recruiting: Lies, falsehoods and prevarications

February 2, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Coaches lie. They peer over the table at a young athlete, and they talk of the world as if the player is the golden child he has been waiting for. They swear they will love no other. They flirt with the mommas and exchange firm handshakes with the papas. And as soon […]

Tagged as: Coaches, Jackson, Recruiting, Williams

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Alabama keeps adding titles to its legacy

January 11, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Monday, 6 a.m. The University of Alabama invented the idea of fourth-and-one. Also, it invented the idea of going for it. And so it goes. There are stories and myths, fables and lore. There are invented championships and reworked history. There are great moments and great fabrications. This is a football program that seems like […]

Tagged as: Alabama, Bear, Clemson, Lore, Saban

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Random Thoughts: Freeman gets another shot

January 3, 2016 College Sports in Florida

So who do you feel sorry for? The Colts, who now employ Josh Freeman? Or the guys who weren’t good enough to beat out Freeman? – In hindsight, at least the Gators were as good as Michigan State. – Everyone can plead for Nick Saban to smile, but frankly, it scares me. – Just wondering: […]

Tagged as: Freeman, Grimes, Tiger

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Who in Florida can win a bowl? Well, Tennessee

January 1, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 8:25 p.m. The home state teams are losing. So why can’t we borrow one. Florida was walloped. FSU was outclassed. USF was beaten. Miami lost. Given all of that, why shouldn’t the state of Florida adopt a team like, say, Tennessee. The Vols blistered Northwestern Friday in the Content beyond this point is for […]

Tagged as: Florida, Northwestern, Outback, Tennessee

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USF must use its bowl defeat as fuel for next year

December 22, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Tuesday, 6 a.m. If you are Quinton Flowers, you need to remember that fourth-down pass with 3:15 to go, a wild overthrow intended for A.J. Legree that almost missed the stadium. If you are Marlon Mack, you need to remember your final carry of the game, a two-yard loss with 7:10 to play. If you […]

Tagged as: Flowers, Mack, USF, Western Kentucky

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Random thoughts: Say hi to Flash Gordon for Jose

December 13, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Hi, I’m Jose Canseco, and I think we should bomb the polar ice caps on Mars. And I think Battlestar Galactica was a documentary. – If Johnny Manziel really is a frat boy, I think he’s Neidermeyer. – If he had it to do over again, Stu Sternberg wouldn’t have to buy the Rays for […]

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