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It's hard to get into Buccaneer Heaven. Among the trio of Buc quarterbacks this woebegone year, not one has won his wings, not one has a jersey hanging on the sales racks, or a bobble head.

It has been a life's pleasure to know Lee Roy Selmon for 33 years. Our paths first crossed when a young Tampa Tribune sports writer met the first player taken in the 1976 NFL draft, the first-ever pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

With the St. Louis Rams out of the mix with their first victory last Sunday against the Detroit Lions, the onus is on Tampa Bay and Tampa Bay alone to avoid joining the 2008 Lions as the only 0-16 teams in NFL history.

WHO : USC at Tennessee WHEN : 7:45 p.m. Saturday LINE : Tennessee by 6 TV : ESPN RADIO : WNKT-FM 107.5 ONLINE : Following along as Seth Emerson blogs live from the game at gogamecocks.com Game notes -- A win would give USC consecutive victories over Tennessee for the first time ever; the Gamecocks won last year's meeting in Columbia, 27-6. -- Head ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas We have a policy of staying clear of rumors and speculation here and that's why we stayed clear of things this morning when a Tampa radio broadcaster said the Glazer family, which owns the Buccaneers, "could'' be forced to sell the team because of money lost in investments with Bernie Madoff.

Let's dip into the mailbag for a question that I have received from a number of readers: Q: Why haven't the Bears placed Pisa Tinoisamoa on injured reserve yet? What are the Bears doing? Why wait? Patrick F., Miami A: That's a good question, and I think there are probably a couple explanations to it.

Former Tampa Bay receiver Joey Galloway won't be with the Patriots this weekend when New England faces his former team in London.

When Raheem Morris speaks, the words tumble out, as though he's been given a time limit on how long he can talk and he's trying to fit in as many words as possible in the allotted moments.

John Dargan and his 17 year old son Lewis had never been to an American football game before.

They gave us the Beatles and the Stones. They gave us James Bond and Robin Hood.

Ike Hilliard caught 47 passes for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season. The former University of Florida star, at just 33, still looks the part of an NFL wide receiver as I strolled off the Citrus Bowl practice field Sunday.

Published: Friday, October 16, 2009 at 9:43 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 16, 2009 at 9:54 p.m. TAMPA The Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven't been afraid to admit their mistakes under the regime of General Manager Mark Dominik and Coach Raheem Morris.

This kind of misery is not new. This level of doubt has been around for awhile. This type of outrage has been seen before.

Bucs fans are not happy. The team's 0-3 start prompted us to ask you what you thought.

In the minutes that followed their loss last week at Buffalo, the mood in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' locker room was unusually reflective.

When Raheem Morris talks about molding Tampa Bay into a team with the mental and physical toughness necessary to endure any situation on a football field, the New York Giants are one of the examples he cites to his players.

Being a sports franchise owner is big business. Our Tampa Bay trifecta includes Stu Sternberg , Oren Koules/Len Barrie , and the Glazer family .

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jermaine Phillips will miss the remainder of the season with a broken left thumb.

From the moment the safety showed up for work, he could feel every eye turn toward him.

In recent years, Brian Urlacher has been one of those guys who's seen swings from stalwart to surprisingly average season by season.