2009 NCAA - South Florida
Few teams will garner stronger opinions from those in the know (on both ends of the spectrum) than South Florida. The Bulls started last season 5-0 before the offense stalled out, then dropped four of five. Enigmatic QB Matt Grothe returns for what seems like his ninth season. Grothe has started every game since the second one of his freshman year, and has enormous upside when he's good. Unfortunately, he's been wildly inconsistent in the past, which is why several astute Big East folks can't back USF to win the league title. That's the next step in coach Jim Leavitt's progression. He's spent 12 years in games and a few years before to get the program to finally compete with Florida State (they will play in Tallahassee for the first time) and Miami (they host the Hurricanes for the first time in November).
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Grothe has thrown for 8,157 yards and 47 touchdowns in his career, and has ran for 2,085 yards and 23 scores as well, leading the team in rushing the last couple of years. New offensive coordinator Mike Canales is switching the offense to more of a true 'spread' attack, with an emphasis on the deep-ball in the passing game. Grothe is rumored to hav likec the changes, but the verdict is still out on whether they'll be able to execute it. The defense ranked 10th in the nation last year, and returns six starters, including all-everything DE George Selvie. The Bulls only picked off nine passes last fall after coming up with 22 in 2007 - keep an eye on the defense, as it will likely have a lot to do with how many wins this team comes up with, assuming Grothe doesn't singlehandedly beat the Bulls with mistakes. |
ASK the bookie - Lots of questions abound, but they are 'good' questions - not like the ones that people are asking at Louisville, for example. The schedule includes two I-AA teams and Western Kentucky, moving up to I-A this year, in the first three weeks, so we will still likely have questions until the Sept. 26 trip to Florida State. After that, things should start to sort themselves out.
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