Oh, heck, why wait until the morning ...

I know you guys are all Times subscribers, of course, but I'll say it again if somehow some of you are just freeloading on the blog: Today's a great day to find a rack and buy a copy of the Times.

It's hard to pack too much more Bulls coverage into one day: we'll start with Times news writer Rodney Thrash's preview for the front page, headlined "Now nation knows who Bulls are." Columnist Gary Shelton writes about USF's bright future -- my favorite line is that "in Oklahoma, onlookers would suggest he's tough enough to cut his own chicken."

Here's my game preview, starting with a fun anecdote from ESPN2 analyst Chris Spielman. We collected game predictions from some top national writers, many of whom are picking a USF victory. There's our standard scouting report, our history lesson on 10 of the biggest college football games ever played in Tampa, and Terry Tomalin even tracked down the 23-year-old who is West Virginia's proud mascot. Back in Thursday's paper, USF football even made it onto the editorial page.

One more link: here's how to subscribe and get all of this in print, without the hassle of me making rude remarks about the spelling on your blog comments. Lots more to come, so keep checking back, all the way through live blogging during the big game. A commenter pointed out that, more than ever, the people who would be reading this might have something better to do tonight, but we're here for you out-of-towners and anyone else that can't be among the 65,857 at Raymond James Stadium. ...

Comments

[Reality]

Greg,

Is there any word if USF can get Willie Williams at this point? It would only be for one year, but I am sure USF would like to take a chance to turn his life around.

[G.A.]

Reality, there are no transfers allowed from one Big East school to another in football. USF couldn't have him if they wanted him, but I honestly don't know why they would ...

[AnhVu Nguyen]

I agree with Greg.
I know some people (CEE) question the character of some of our players we bring in. However, look at Louisville, they have taken I believe 3 linebackers from Miami with character issues. We certainly do not want someone with more arrests than I have fingers. Besides, looking at what Williams and Louisville defense has done this year, I am afraid that Louisville defense will be better now without Williams before we play them.

[Tampabaysportsfanatic]

Why would you want to bring a guy like Willie in here? He has had multiple chances to turn his life around and has messed them up. He has been arrested more times than I can count and he left Miami because he wasnt getting playing time becuase he was not good enough

[Dave]

Whatever happened to Hardrick? I must've missed it. (I was reminded by the Williams talk- he's like Lawrence Phillips without the talent).