Take the South Florida Job, Please

If the theory goes that even the worst major conference job has greater potential and more to offer then the best mid-major gig, then let's just call the University of South Florida the exception that proves the rule after firing Robert McCullum.

Greg Marshall at Winthrop turned down the, uh, opportunity to be the next head coach at USF. He's not the only coach to do so. Travis Ford at UMass and Anthony Grant at VCU have rejected overtures to handle the Bulls. Also, John Pelphrey at South Alabama interviewed for the job and then said, "uh, no."

So far the only candidates interviewed still interested are Big East retreads -- Fran Fraschilla and Pete Gillen. Mike Jarvis is reportedly interested as well, but further rumors I completely fabricated at this very moment suggest that Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese threatened to kick USF out of the Big East for either Memphis or East Carolina if they even consider Jarvis after what he did at St. John's.