ruling the local football roost in 2007
You can’t turn around right now without having the old pigskin turn up… Be it reports from Buccaneer training camp, be it the high school programs getting into gear, be it the statewide programs revving up, or be it our own division 1-A football team getting ready for the season opener.
With the Tampa Bay area home to two major football programs — the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the NCAA’s South Florida Bulls — we here at Sticks just have to wonder which team do local residents believe will perform better this year? Of course, comparison points between a college and professional program are tough to draw and they are debatable as well — but which team will be the more formidable force in their respective league? The Bulls — in their 11th season? Or the Buccaneers?
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August 23rd, 2007 at 10:54 am
The Bucs are in shambles with or without injuries. They are put togeter on a wing and a prayer by Gruden/Allen. The USF Bulls might not be national title contenders but I expect them to play with more heart than Los Buccaneeros.
August 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 am
The most important football game in Tampa Bay will take place in Raymond James, but not on a Sunday.
Mark it, Friday night, #2 WVU, USF will arrive for good. Be there! They’re opening up the upper deck due to demand for tickets.
August 23rd, 2007 at 12:54 pm
As much as I love our Buccaneers, whoever it was that voted for them in this poll is delusional.
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:16 pm
I don’t even DIG football but I love the bulls games. Had seasons, gave em up. Moving. Will miss Bulls.
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:38 pm
[...] got a poll up over on Sticks of Fire pertaining to the local football scene in Tampa Bay. Which team will be more formidable in their [...]
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:07 pm
personally, i prefer oranges to apples.
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Ski, does that compare to winning and losing? The NFL product is different than College, I can agree with you on that… That being said, the question wasn’t “do you like the Bucs more than the Bulls?” It was about who would be the better on-field team in 2007.
August 23rd, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Comparing college teams to NFL franchises is tricky for a number of reasons. The most obvious comparison, winning percentage, is a weak measure since football teams play so few games and such unbalanced schedules. In defense of the Bucs they have to play other teams of comparable skill level while USF plays such power houses as Elon and Florida Atlantic (in fact, college football guru Phil Steele gives USF the 70th most difficult schedule). The NCAA produces at least one undefeated team every year, while only one team in NFL history has gone undefeated.