So close, but yet so far

When you think great football teams in Florida, usually one big name comes to mind and that's the University of Florida Gators. But yet, another team has made rankings and some media hype over the past couple of months and that's the University of South Florida Bulls. It's too bad that it wasn't the University of Central Florida Knights that got as far (with me going to UCF), but what the Bulls have proven is that a winning streak doesn't last forever.

USF Bulls was beaten by Rutgers 30-27. The St. Petersburgh Times had this on their main page with a picture of disappointed fans over the 3 point upset. The good thing about the coverage of this game is it doesn't all the way focus on how USF Bulls just lost their chance with being part of the Top 10 or the winning the Big East Conference, but it also focuses on the fans who filled almost half of the stadium of the Sun Dome during a watch party.

USF Fans supported their team as if it was a home game with decked-out green and gold t-shirts and hats and went to the South Dome and cheered on the Bulls. Now that's some school spirit. And St. Petersburgh Times captured the whole thing.

"This is the first time they let people come to the Sun Dome, and I think it's cool of the school," told Brian Dillard, a USF sophomore, to St. Petersburgh Times.

It's always interesting to see exactly how crazed fans would show their devotion for their football team, and I think the St. Petersburgh Times did a great job covering it.

In a state where Gators rule the national title, it's nice to see another team get some media coverage and I'm hoping UCF will eventually make it up there. But just like the Bulls, it's still a long road to victory.


Picture by Melissa Lyttle, St. Petersburg Times