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After a rocky 0-2 start to Big East play, the South Florida Bulls have been a 'bear' to defeat. Tampa's finest have been Rasputin-like in surviving their last three games to stay in contention for a conference crown. The crowning moment for the Bulls' revival is likely last week's overtime four-down stand against Louisville. Facing a fourth-and-one from their own four, the Bulls trotted out a gimmick defense. Dubbed 'Bear,' it aligned five defensive linemen across the front, anchored by tackle Terrell McClain (pictured right from earlier this season).
Fittingly, he is nicknamed "Dancing Bear."
Lined up across center, McClain contributed to the defensive push that stonewalled the Cardinals' gutsy but ultimately failed effort to keep the kickers out of determining the game's outcome. It was without a doubt one of the plays of the year within the beleaguered conference.
"That was our game plan all week. Bear is two guys on the guards and one on the center ... it worked," said Bulls' defensive coordinator Mark Snyder to the St. Petersburg Times.
The stop helped boost the Bulls to 3-2 in conference play with a 24-21 victory. It dropped the surprising Cardinals to 2-3.
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Source: http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/11/18/big-east-report-bulls-are-dancing-bears/
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