I watch Coach Levitt run around like a fool, We were all laughing at him, and that one coach that was calling there offensive plays in what a ass he was.
RTR! Will -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11:07 AM To: RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Subject: Re: RE: [RollTideFan] Got anger? The Bulls do Not that good? Well...we're good enough to not be the ones totin a whupped ass this week. RTR! Sonja > > From: "Baker, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/09/03 Wed AM 10:40:31 EDT > To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] Got anger? The Bulls do > > Is anyone else glad Jim Leavitt ISN'T our coach? > > Lee > > -----Original Message----- > From: Devonna Snuggs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RollTideFan] Got anger? The Bulls do > > > Mr. Jones doesn't think Alabama is "that good". Hum, well they sure turned > it up and put an ass whipping on da bulls, didn't they??????? > > > Got anger? The Bulls do > > By GARY SHELTON, Times Sports Columnist > © St. Petersburg Times published August 31, 2003 > > > BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Compliment them at your own risk. > Go ahead. Tell the players of South Florida how plucky they are. Remind them > of how they had Alabama on the ropes. Let them know how young they are and > how far they've come. > Pat them on their backs. Chuck them on their shoulders. Tousle the hair on > their scrappy little heads. > Then duck. > And be careful you don't lose an arm. > The Bulls don't want to hear it, okay? Save the comments about how close > they came and how cuddly they looked. Stop the praise and change the > perception. USF doesn't want to be anyone's cute little brother. It doesn't > want to be Spartacus. > The Bulls lost, okay? > And if you want to make them happy, you can be as ticked off about it as > they were. > Did you see that game get away? Were you there when Alabama went roaring > past? Do you have any idea what happened to their poise, their fire and > their 10-point lead? > One moment USF was ahead 17-7 and in charge of the day and the next, they > were on their heels, confounded and dazed, trying to figure out their last > mistake while making their next one. The change was as quick as flicking off > a light switch. > Alabama won 40-17 and it was only the mercy of Mike Shula, old Coach Boo > Boo, that kept it from being worse. > So go on. Let it annoy you. Talk about how the team blew a chance at > victory. Talk about what it let slip away. Get mad. > USF coach Jim Leavitt certainly did. His post-game review was, well, loud. > Also long. And harsh and passionate and pointed. > "I brought the heat," he said, a little sheepishly. "I let my emotions get > the best of me." > In summation, Leavitt pointed out that, gee, it would have been nice to play > two halves instead of one and, golly, he prefers winning to losing and, by > gum, he sure would like to see a little better coaching and a little better > playing. To be accurate, Leavitt put it a little stronger. > "I'd have been disappointed in him if he hadn't been mad," quarterback > Ronnie Banks said. "We let him down. I let him down." > "I wouldn't want a coach who didn't get mad at us at a time like this," > center Alex Herron said. "That's why I think (Leavitt) is one of the best > coaches out there. There is no such thing as being happy about coming close. > That's not our motto." > There is a tendency to treat a relatively new program as the Little Engine > that Could. After all, Alabama has a 102-year head start on USF, and it has > the 12 national championships and statues of Bear Bryant. And, despite its > recent scrimmages with the NCAA, Alabama still recruits off the top shelf. > Given all that, the snapshot of USF leading by 10 in the first half will be > enough for some fans. > Certainly, it was a surprising picture. After 28 minutes of play, the Bulls > completely outplayed Alabama. They led 17-7, and Alabama's points had come > on a tipped pass that was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. At the > time, two things seemed clear: USF had a legitimate shot to win, and for a > coach, Alabama had hired Frank Sinatra Jr. > If USF wins this, the thought was at halftime, Shula wouldn't be allowed to > live and Leavitt, a coach Alabama had flirted with, wouldn't be allowed to > leave. You could almost sense the Tide crowd re-assessing fired coach Mike > Price. Hey, what's a little smut among friends? > Then it changed. One minute, USF was the roadrunner, and the next it was the > coyote, standing in midair after running off the cliff, eyes wide in that > moment before the fall. > Alabama hit a long pass. USF didn't cover a slant. USF fumbled a kickoff. In > a 69-second flurry, the Tide was tied. > Just like that, the fire was gone from the Bulls. USF was on its heels, > absorbing instead of attacking, chasing instead of challenging. Alabama > threw where it wanted to - Hey, who told Shula about the pass? Wait until > Trent Dilfer hears about this. - and eventually, its huge offensive line > wore down the Bulls. The Tide kept the ball the last 61/2 minutes without > throwing a pass. > Let's face it. If USF wants to be treated as a big-time program, then, yes, > it deserves some criticism for that second half. It mailed it in. It didn't > compete. > "We should have won by 14 points, easily," linebacker Maurice Jones said. > "We let it get away. They aren't that good." > How good is South Florida? At this point, we don't know. As Leavitt says, > there is a lot of work to be done. > At this point, the Bulls have to become stronger mentally, more composed, > more resilient. They have to do a better job with pass coverage and with the > pass rush. They have to run the ball better. They have to be more > consistent. They have to play to their own expectations. > Most of all, they have to let someone else answer the questions about coming > close. > Hey, Jim. What did the Bulls take from this game? > "Anger," Leavitt said. > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! 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