Five Ways USF can Win or Lose This Game to Louisville

This is going to be a tough game for the Bulls on the road.  They have the players to get the upset win, but it will take a tremendous effort and a little bit of luck to get it done.  Let's take a look at the ways USF can wins this game and how they can just as easily lose it.

Five Ways USF can Win this Game

1. Urgency - The Bulls have lost 4 straight, 10 out of their last 11 games in conference play.  It is time for this team to come out swinging.  They know they are the underdog, facing a real challenge, they have to quit thinking and just play football.  If they can do that, they have a shot.
2. Senior Leadership - The roster is full of 24 seniors, young men who are the leaders of this team.  They will have to be the voice and be the leadership and rally this team.  It will be on the seniors to lead the team, rally them, and get everyone to play at a higher level and try to salvage something on this season.
3. B.J. Daniels - Daniels is the heart of the offense.   He has put together huge games before and will need to put on his superman cape to get the job done.  His ankle is still a bit sore, but Daniels has to roll out of the pocket and lead the attack.  The Bulls need to score points and Daniels is the trigger man to get it done.
4. Front 7 on Defense - Bridgewater is a growing star and will pick apart any defense he faces.  The Bulls, who continue to struggle to get pressure, will have to get after him, force him off his reads and force him to throw the ball into traffic.  If USF lets him sit back there, throwing all day, it will be another ugly loss.
5. Run Game - The Bulls need to take the workload off of Daniels a bit and the best way is to control the clock by running the ball.  Murray, Shaw, and Lamar have to carry the load, get yards, keep the offense on the field, and help the Bulls get points.

Five Ways USF can Lose this game

1. Road Game - The road has not been kind to USF lately (are any areas kind?).  The Bulls are now are the road again facing a tough home crowd and a team that is ready to get a huge win.  USF has to be ready for what they are facing in this game.
2. USF Being USF - The Bulls are just not playing well.  Mistakes, bad coaching, and everything in-between has gone wrong for this team and the Bulls have no signs they are changing.  If they don't change, it could be an ugly Saturday afternoon.
3. Teddy Bridgewater - Bridgewater is a growing star.  He is getting better in each game and the Bulls are facing one of the best young arms in the nation.  If they don't get pressure on him, it will be a long afternoon and could send the Bulls to a 5th straight loss.
4. B.J. Daniels - Daniels is the heart of the offense, but if he is not 100% healthy and makes the mistakes he has in the past, he could hand more of the game to the Cardinals.  Louisville will pressure him and bring pressure, if he panics, it could be ugly.
5. Louisville Just Too Good - Face the facts, USFis spiraling right now.  Fans are anger, the board is angry, and everyone knows it.  The team has played bad in every game and now they are facing a ranked team on the road.  If the trend continues, it will be more anger for the fans as the team continues to fall apart.