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Quinton Flowers, Bruce Hector, and coach Willie Taggart represented at USF’s weekly press conference as preparations are underway for Saturday’s game at Memphis. Nathan gathered the tweets and Jamie is providing the annotation here.
First, Flowers:
"It was great to have the week off to get our bodies back.'
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
Flowers said he went to see his daughter for the first time since she was born.
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
Flowers’ daughter was born at the end of September.
"It went aight" Flowers said with a laugh about changing his first diaper.
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
My first diaper change was practically the first diaper change. I got the meconium poop that looks like used motor oil. It was not fun.
Flowers feels way better now than he did the Tuesday before the Navy game.
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
Flowers used to look up to Michael Vick as kid but recently has been looking to Saints QB Drew Brees.
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
"There's nothing we can do about what other teams do" Flowers said about needing help to get into AAC title game.
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
This is right. And if USF goes 7-1 in the conference and still doesn’t win the division, it’s just a bad break, really. Technically it would be a failure, but 7-1 will win a division the majority of the time.
On to Bruce Hector:
"(Memphis) is a high powered offense. They give defenses fits with the different formations the use."
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
"I think that was the most energy we've had all season" in the game vs Navy.
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
The defense did have more jump than they’d had in the last several weeks. At least since the second half of the Cincinnati game, once they got over their FSU hangover.
Hector said it gave the defense more energy having defensive coordinator Raymond Woodie on the sideline.
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
This seems to contradict what Nate Godwin said last week about Woodie’s location not making much of a difference. Maybe it depends on what kind of person you’re talking to.
On to coach Taggart’s remarks:
Taggart said it still bothers him that QB Quinton Flowers came up nine yards short of 2,000/1,000 pass/rush yards last year
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
This year Flowers is only 59 passing yards and 79 rushing yards short of that club. He’s a shoo-in to get it as long as he stays healthy. Depending on how many games USF has left to play, even 3,000/1,000 isn’t out of the question.
Safety Nate Godwin was awarded a grey Bullshark jersey. "He deserves it"
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
"We can't worry about what Temple is doing, it'll drive you crazy"
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
Taggart wouldn't rule out kicker Emilio Nadelman for this week, but he is confident in back up Brandon Behr if his number is called.
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
Nathan told us he saw Nadelman on crutches at practice on Tuesday morning. We’ll see what happens on Saturday. Now’s a good time to refamiliarize yourself with Behr if you don’t remember him from our summer countdown. He kicked for three years at Jacksonville, so he’s hardly untested. As insurance policies go, he’s a pretty good one to have.
Taggart said he was really impressed with the energy from the team during the bye week.
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
"They both are sick on the football field.probably the best dual-threat QBs in the country" Taggart said of Flowers and Lamar Jackson
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) November 8, 2016
Obviously someone read Ryan’s tweets.