South Florida

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Gramatica kicks 4 FGs, USF gives new head coach Hartline a 19-9 win over Florida In­ter­na­tional - Spectrum Bay News 9our readThe UCF rivalry

American Athletic · Brian Hartline, year 1 (2-0) · Raymond James Stadium · 65,828 · 41,847 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The model#67 CFB ZeitgeistSP+ #76 (-3.1) · FPI #67
The marketno line yetvs Delaware State · our model 94% South Florida · a number, not a pick

LastW 28–24 at Army · Sat Sep 12 · Michael Van Buren Jr. 239 pass yds, 2 TD, 45 rush yds

Nextvs Delaware State · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Raymond James Stadium · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

The read on South Florida depends entirely on who you ask.

belief cooled ↓ 10.3vs prior week
Fanbase belief
Mixed
47/100 · 48 mentions
~ our read
Grounding
running on emotion
3% cite a stat · 6% typical ✓ counted
~ our read
Volatility
Chaotic
σ 31 pts
~ our read
The model
#67
CFB Zeitgeist · +0.6
✓ measured
Explore all 8 corners of the fanbase ↓
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coaching hire

Brian Hartline takes over at South Florida

Brian Hartline replaces Kevin Patrick as South Florida's head coach.

The question isn't answered yet.

The Pulse on South Florida

Archive · Wk 2 · 48 mentions · medium confidence
47
Δ -10.3 vs last wk
48 mentions this week · conversation velocity

What moved it — last 14 days

— Awaiting next signal window
"Bulls" — South Florida fanbase · recurring line

Fanbase Signals

Cohort Divergence
2 pctSpread between sub-fanbase cohorts in the Pulse window.
The Fever Year

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

Inside the fanbase — all 8 corners

Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
CCampus paper
BThe Bulls Pen
BBluesky
YYouTube
6 outlets & communities talking

One voice

+0.00whole-room sentiment · warm our read

Every cohort from the die-hards to the analytics crowd lands within 0.04 of each other — a rare consensus. The loudest voice in the room:

GGoogle NewsBeat · article

South Florida Bulls - Delaware State Hornets » migliori quote e statistiche - Odds Scanner

news.google.com →

How South Florida fans actually talk real · top-upvoted

Rr/CFBthe room

Odd you think there is less to do in Tampa compared to gainesville or tallahassee

▲ 123 ▼open ↗

The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

The room, end to end

skeptical
buying in
Casuals+0.16
Bettors+0.12

Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to our read · topic model

fan energy
65%
where the program is headed
11%
the transfer portal
7%
the coaching staff
5%
the schedule
3%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

299 mentions · 6 sources · week 2026-02. Counts, sources and the divergence rank are measured (fact). Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model read (our read) — never a quote attributed to a person.
Belief checklight on evidence

~ our readSouth Florida fans are cautiously optimistic, but it's more feel than fact right now.

backed by facts
3% cited a stat or resultleague 6%
the mood
20% optimistic13% down

✓ counted We read 257 posts from South Florida fans this week.

Five Lenses

What people are saying right now

Radio, beat writers & editorial2 posts
Underdog Dynasty
“Game notes Setting the scene Army and South Florida have never met as American Conference opponents. Yet, they met twice as conference opponents in 2003 and…”
4d ago
The broader fanbase2 posts
r/USF
“Any watch parties for USF vs ARMY game?”
▲ 14 · 3d ago
News & campus coverage10 posts
News
“South Florida Bulls - Delaware State Hornets » migliori quote e statistiche Odds Scanner”
1d ago

Fanbase health · South Florida

South Florida's fanbase is growing — 66 of 100.

Loud (784 weighted voices in the latest week), winning on the field (9-4 last season, 2-0 so far), and not arguing about much.

On the field — 9-4 last season, 2-0 so far75
How loud — 784 weighted voices in the latest week88
How much they argue — not arguing about much35

3 of 3 signals · on-field reading uses last season until 4 games are in · 0–100, bands at 26 / 51 / 76

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ArgumentsRecurring arguments this fanbase keeps returning to.
Fan mood

Fans are frustrated with South Florida

What is this charge that appeared on my bill? It lowered my refund by a lot...

Cleats left at Fowler Fields And trash everywhere

Is there no way to do Pre calc algebra and trig online

Fan mood · 14 fans, 14 posts scanned · every quote verified verbatim

The obsessionThe rival this fanbase can't stop bringing up.
Rent free · r/cfb fan posts, last season
South Florida fans this offseason 93% of posts bring up another team▲1pp saltier#2 of 70 saltiest · mostly about Florida
Who South Florida fans can’t stop bringing up
  1. Florida51%
  2. Florida State20%
  3. UCF5%
  4. Nebraska3%
  5. Oregon3%
share of South Florida’s football posts that mention each team
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