USF Watching 8 Florida Teams

The Bulls missed the 2011 NCAA Tournament after finishing the regular season at 25-29 and 13-14 in the Big East and surprisingly Coach Lelo Prado was retained for another season, getting full confidence from AD Doug Woolard while the fans called for a change.

An interesting statistic was brought to my attention yesterday by one of our readers, @CTbrown720. 8 teams from the state of Florida are heading to the NCAA Tournament, while the Bulls sit at home and watch. 

Florida State, Florida, Bethune-Cookman, UCF, Stetson, Jacksonville, Miami, and FIU are all getting to punch their tickets to the NCAA tournament after the official bracket was released, making the Bulls feel even worse seeing teams they played and beat this season getting into the big dance.

Prado will be back next season, but he has to get the job done. Two straight losing seasons is not acceptable for a program that has a long history of success and seeing the other teams in the state of Florida getting into the NCAA Tournament is hard to take. There are no excuses this season, especially with the new stadium, new facilities, and a solid fan base, Prado needs to get the job done.  Maybe by sitting and watching the other teams around the state get a chance at the title will energize the team and coaches and maybe they can get something accomplished.