December 21, 2023. 8:00 P.M. ESPN. From Boca Raton, Florida. The Boca Raton Bowl. USF BULLS. VS. SYRACUSE S.
What a difference a real coach makes. South Florida is running their herd of Bulls 45-0 over Syracuse in the 4th. The Orangemen had won 6-of-their-last 7 bowl games and hold a 16-9-1 bowl record. Fortunately, the Gators beat them in 1999 and they've only lost to Ga Tech since then. The Bulls have a 6-4 bowl record and will now go to 7-4. Their biggest bowl wins previously have been over Clemson and South Carolina.
Well, one team showed up for this game and the other did not. This kinda game is why the bowls are no longer meaningful. Time to pull the plug and play them as preseason games or something else. No use in seeing a team of players who quit.
My Alma Matter. (That didn’t have a football team when I went there in 1971.) Golic seems like a good fit.