Supporting USF

[Mike Stuben]

We all have ways we support USF, as we close in on a new academic year/athletic season, I want to challenge all of us to find new ways to support USF and do it in addition to the ways we already support USF. 

 

For most on this board the most obvious ways to support are:

Season Tickets and Bulls Club Donations that are tied to the seats we buy. 

We should all look to find new ways to support USF, based on what we can afford to give (and sometimes, that is just time, which is totally ok). Here are a few ways that maybe you didn't think of:

Give to the Bulls Club in addition to what is required for your seats. 

Buy an extra season ticket to take a friend to each game.

Attend a USF event (like a play)

Get a USF license plate (the Official State of Florida one)

Go to more USF sporting events (lots of good teams to support)

Mentor a USF student

Shop at a sponsor of USF and tell the owner that is why you are there. 

Give to your college at USF (like the College of Business for me)

Buy an extra piece of official USF gear

Ask media outlets for more USF coverage

Go to a sports bar and ask them to turn on the USF game

Hire a USF grad

Become a member/lifetime member of the Alumni Association

Tour the campus

Support USF coverage on fans sites like this one. 

Go to a road/bowl game.

Display your USF diploma

(I'd love others to add other suggestions in the comments). 

Now - I do have a specific plug. I work under the larger umbrella of Student Affairs and Student Success. A big part of our focus is retaining and graduating USF students. We have made great strides in those areas, but we need to keep improving. This is the front lines on the battle for preeminence and eventually AAU membership. Consider throwing $10-$20 towards this important USF fund: https://usffdn.usf.edu/herdfunder/261/  But don't do it instead of something else you were doing to support USF, do it in addition to what you already do for USF. 

 

[usfdude22]

Any good places to buy USF gear? Also how do we get a USF license plate?

[Bausfkid]

USF Alumni Association has great events and you should visit their website at least weekly.  Check out a local event and become a member@

Go Bulls!

[KB]

1 hour ago, usfdude22 said:

Any good places to buy USF gear? Also how do we get a USF license plate?

http://www.usfalumni.org/s/861/02-alumni/index.aspx?sid=861&gid=1&pgid=427

includes $25 voucher off of the plate

Edited August 9, 2017 by KB

[Skingraft]

Support the USF student veterans tailgates... USF does not pay for that 

[Bullgang]

I want to get a USF license plate so bad! However, as a UCF student, I wouldn't want to potentially put my car at risk while on campus.

[Rex Havoc]

I buy 2 extra season tickets for football and invite people from work to attend. I've gotten a few people to buy their own season tickets that way. With us being ranked it will be easier to find takers for the extra tickets. It was difficult for a few years. 

[bullsfan27]

Target has had quite a bit of USF gear lately.

[ForestBull]

5 hours ago, usfdude22 said:

Any good places to buy USF gear? Also how do we get a USF license plate?

Good buddy of mine just started a USF memorabilia only company. Actually just announced today! His company will be adding new items soon too.

http://Www.SouthFloridaStrong.com

From his website:

I have been a passionate USF fan since attending my first football game as a freshman in 2006 when tickets were free and the legend Matt Grothe walked onto the field for the first time.  I witnessed the fad of the Grohawk, watched us sell out Raymond James, and I was even one of the first students to rush the field in 2007 when we upset West Virgina.  I held up signs like "Moffit is a Monster" in the stands with my friends and enjoyed seeing George Selvie get to quarterbacks faster than they could hike the ball.  I also endured the grueling He Who Shall Not Be Named era after the Slapgate Scandal that took the great Jim Leavitt from us.  After graduating in 2010 I have become even more involved with USF through their alumni association and one of my other companies has actually been named to their USF Fast 56 List twice now for fastest growing companies led by USF Bulls.  A goal of mine has always been to provide a high quality product of apparel for the real USF fans out there that know the players' names on the teams, that have walked on the campus wanting to wear USF gear instead of those other Florida schools in Gainesville and Tallahassee, and have actually attended the games.  After a very long process I was fully approved to make official apparel for USF and with a few other South Florida alumni, we are proud to launch this new business, South Florida Strong.  We are not a national brand that is just adding USF apparel options to their website to generate more traffic and sales, we are a USF apparel ONLY website that is founded and run by actual graduates of USF.  You won't ever find another schools gear on this website and we guarantee that.  This a business focused on giving USF fans top quality products that they have long deserved and will be proud to wear.  Please share your Bull Pride with us by tagging us on social media wearing our gear and as always, GO BULLS!

-Founder

Joel Raney

Edited August 10, 2017 by ForestBull

[ThePuddingMan]

I have a USF license plate.

My Undergrad and Masters degrees are hanging in my office.

I go to sporting events when I can...

Oh, I have a USF mouse pad on my desk. 

 

That's about all I can do right now. We are expecting child number 3 and infant daycare is astronomical.