Futurepedia: A look at the University of South Florida - SPiN - CBSSports.com The Lighter Side of Sports

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following excerpts are from a sports almanac published in 2057 that chronicles topics from the past 60 years. Look for it in five decades from the shelves of Wal-TargetMart for $199.99.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS: University of South Florida Bulls

1997: Plays first college football game in school history, despite the fact that the Tampa Bay area is nowhere near South Florida.

2008: Wins first of two back-to-back national titles by defeating Boston College 62-24 in BCS Championship Game on Jan. 8 in New Orleans.

2011: In publicity coup, USF appoints as athletic director Richard Moll, the guy who played Bull the Bailiff from '80s sitcom Night Court.

2015: L.A. Clippers forward LeBron James raises ire of USC fans when he shows up for USC-USF Rose Bowl wearing a green-and-gold Bulls cap.

2017: Coach and program architect Jim Leavitt retires as head coach to run for governor of Florida. Goes on to win in landslide against Warren Sapp.

2018: USF entices new coach Nick Saban with record $18 million annual contract.

2019: After the Bulls win their third consecutive national title, Sports Illustrated names them "2010s Team of the Decade." The magnitude of USF's accomplishment can only be truly appreciated when one realizes USF pulled it off despite Sports Illustrated predicting USF to win the national title each of those years.

2026: Scandal rocks campus when a sports website investigation reveals that as many as four women on the Bulls cheerleading unit are NOT also Dale Mabry strippers.

2031: Ron Powlus Jr. wins Heisman Trophy as Bulls starting quarterback.

2032: Ron Powlus Jr. wins second Heisman Trophy as Bulls starting quarterback.

2033: Ron Powlus Jr. wins historic third consecutive Heisman Trophy. Even more notable is the fact that in search of a new challenge for this season, he switched positions to backup tight end.

2036: Peyton Manning is appointed head coach. Immediately retires after season-opening victory against the University of Florida. "I only took this job so I could finally beat the Gators!" he crows at the postgame news conference.

2041: Orchestrates high-profile exhibition against Buffalo Bills (which in 2039 was demoted from NFL to NCAA competition) in Pamplona, Spain, home of the famous "Running of the Bulls." When Buffalo backs out at last minute, USF Bulls play football game against Pamplona's actual bulls. USF wins 68-0.

2047: During construction of a new stadium to replace outdated Raymond James-ExxonMobile-Starbucks Corp. Stadium, each Bulls home game is played on a casino cruise ship. This solution is a huge hit with alumni, who are able to turn tailgating into a weeklong extravaganza that includes a stay in Cancun. But every USF student who attends a home game flunks the semester, because they can't get back to campus once they're aboard the boat.

2050: At zenith of program's popularity, it forces NCAA to adopt a playoff system, under threat it will form a breakaway college football division.

2051: Because of rising waters due to global warming, the Tampa Bay area is now the southern-most piece of land in Florida.