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Yep this is the 11th year from when they started playing D2. I think they will have a very competitive team year in and year out as long as Coach Jim stays (since he is a St Pete native, I expect him to be around a while longer.)

USF sold out its entire allotment of tickets (about 2k or so I was told) for this game. I expect they will sell out most if not all of their bowl ticket allotment. The program is definitely on the rise.

I originally thought USF would contend for a major bowl birth in 2 years when Grothe and most of the starters are seniors with home games vs WVU and Louisville, but it just happened a little ahead of plan.

If you would have polled USF fans at the beginning of the season, most would have been happy with a share of the Big East title, a bowl win and Top 25 ranking. Funny how expectations change.....