University of South Florida

Taggart raises the stakes for USF with firings

December 8, 2014 general

Willie Taggart changed the game Monday. He made it colder. He made more ruthless. He made more about the bottom line. When it comes to the USF football program, all of this is good. You might suggest that it is about time. For years now, USF has gotten perpetually smaller, constantly less relevant. The program […]

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USF spends another pointless afternoon

November 28, 2014 College Sports in Florida

TAMPA The rest of us see a desert. Willie Taggart sees a beach. Soon, the surf will be coming in. The rest of us look at the scoreboard and see nothing. Taggart sees a change on the way. The rest of us see a team that has lost its way, and with it, it’s significance. […]

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Weekend preview…hitting to all fields

November 27, 2014 College Sports in Florida

In Tallahassee… He is the best player on the last unbeaten team left standing. Most years, that would make you the Heisman Trophy favorite. He has engineered four come-from-behind victory and a game winning drive. Most years, that means it’s time to buy a suit for the presentation ceremoney. He is the defending winner. Most […]

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Weekend preview…hitting to all fields

November 21, 2014 College Sports in Florida

In Gainesville… He would probably be a candidate to be the head coach if, say, Georgia had a job opening. He would probably be a candidate if was LSU, or Tennessee, or Mississippi State. He’d be a great fit at Texas A&M or Arkansas or Oklahoma State. Just not at Florida. There, Kirby Smart need […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, Lightning, Miami, Rays

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USF’s Big Comebacks Could Turn Program

November 10, 2014 College Sports in Florida

First things first. Tulsa is terrible. SMU is worse. Before you get all fuzzy about the way USF stormed back from a 20-point deficit against the first and a 13-point deficit against the second, you have to admit that. Beating Tulsa is like drag-racing a parked car. Beating SMU is like beating one going in […]

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