Preparations for a game, from a blogging sense, must include the other team’s media and resources. This is the USF sports site. John Edwards is now working for USF. The football page doesn’t have a lot at this time — not even advance game notes. Here are the Bulls’ fan site. An article talking about Pitt refers to the offense as “young kitties.” USF is also selling this gear:

Also in regular t-shirts and buttons. I think it’s important to understand just how juiced the fans down there are trying to get for this game. Just as their win over us in 2001 showed that they were deserving of being in Division 1-A football, they are essentially looking at this game as the unofficial beginning of their membership in the Big East.

Now for the media coverage. Not much yet. They still have 3 other major college programs in Florida that garners most of the focus. Apparently USF has had a few injuries in training camp, but is getting better.

This preview of USF from the beginning of August, suggests that they have solid lines (especially the O-line), but QB and RB are big question marks. Their secondary is also a concern. The survey of C-USA coaches picked the Bulls to finish 7th.

Looks like the planned move to the Big East keeps paying dividends for USF. They got a blue chip QB to commit. The Tampa Tribune is the only media to have a page just for USF. You might want to look over their special report, a multi-part piece about college recruiting.