Bulls not underdogs anymore

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I don't usually write a whole lot about point spreads and such, but it's worth noting that the line on Saturday's USF-UCF game has shifted from the Bulls being a 2-point underdog to being a 1-point favorite. That generally points to more money being placed on the USF side of things, but it also takes some of the edge off the underdog card that the Bulls like to have on their side.

In Tuesday's news conference, coach Jim Leavitt said "I know they are picked ahead of us in everything," and I'll take a minute to point out that it's really not the case. The Bulls were a few spots behind UCF in SI.com's preseason ranking of all 119 schools. It's amusing to me that these sites portend to be able to rank the bottom two-thirds of college football with any accuracy, but it is a good talking point. The computer rankings go all the way to 119, so I suppose the subjective rankings should do the same.

Greg Auman: USF Sports Bulletin