Ray Mernagh, USF News

GOTTLIEB MIGHT BE WRONG ON SOUTH FLORIDA

by RAY MERNAGH

Heard ESPN’s Doug Gottlieb say that South Florida “isn’t an NCAA Tournament” team the other day. Gottlieb is paid to have an opinion, like a lot of us, and when he said it he was in the middle of saying some really nice things about USF’s recent uptick.

The Bulls just won their fourth in a row by beating Georgetown on the road behind another excellent night — 29 points — by star junior guard ‘Nique Jones.

Somebody get Gottlieb on the phone. He might have a different opinion. I know I do.

USF is now 15-7 and 5-5.

Their remaining schedule is as follows: at Notre Dame, at Marquette, Cincinnati, St. John’s, at Villanova, Providence, at DePaul, UConn.

Anyone NOT think the Bulls are capable of going 6-2 down the stretch? Okay, 5-3?

Remeber, the return of Augustus Gilchrist to the Bulls line-up could be happening sooner rather than later as well, giving Jones a legitimate offensive counterpart for the USF attack.

21-9 and 11-7 or 20-10 and 10-8 heading into MSG.

South Florida fans, how’s it feel to legitimately be on the bubble?

Welcome!

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