USF Fighting Back!

OK, now I am a Saluki through and through. Having graduated from Southern Illinois University over a decade ago, I still get fired up for Saluki Football and Basketball. So the latest surge in the polls by the University of South Florida Bulls has some meaning for me. For years they were a "nobody". Heck, the football program has only been in existence for 11 years! And now, after a dramatic victory over #5 West Virginia last weekend, they are ranked #6 in the land!!!

WOO HOO!!!

Oh, wait a moment... Nick Saban has something to say...

'There's a significant amount of players who don't qualify at some schools and they end up being pretty good players at some other schools. I think there are six guys starting on South Florida's defense who probably could have gone to Florida or Florida State but Florida and Florida State couldn't take them. And if you do a good job of recruiting that way ...'

Holy Crap!!!

So, Nick Saban, head coach at LSU, which has no game against USF this year, does not play in the same conference, and might only meet in a bowl game, has to voice his opinion on USF specifically.

What he's saying here is that USF is recruiting kids that can't make the cut, academically speaking, at the powerhouse schools like Alabama, Florida, Florida State, etc... Is that anything like how Saban couldn't make the cut as an NFL coach? Oh, sorry... is that like salt on a fresh wound Coach? Or has that one healed yet?

Seriously, folks... this is just plain stupid. What Saban is really saying (and history has shown he has a propensity to insert his foot in his mouth... up to the ankle on some occasions) is that he's jealous that he couldn't take a program from scratch and turn it into a top 10 caliber team in just 11 short years. So of course, he says hurtful things to hide his true feelings of inadequacy.

Well, all I can say to Mr. Saban is this... and I'm sure Jim Leavitt, USF's coach would go along...

Bring your Alabama Crimson Tide boys down for a weekend, we'll take them to Leroy Selmon's for some good ribs, get them all fat on food, and then take them out on the field and knock the snot out of them.

Of course, that challenge will sit here and gather dust since I have the combined leverage of a toothpick and a drinking straw.

But there it is... you heard it here first. I can guarantee you that Saban will NOT be scheduling USF as a non-conference opponent any time in his career at Alabama. Anyone wanna take that bet?

Didn't think so...

Peace out...

Heitz