St.PeteSlim89

I was listening to ESPNU a couple of weeks ago, and there was a story about the Executive Director of the CFP retiring. Kelly was mentioned as a possible replacement. The announcers also mentioned that Kelly was the AD at UCF…SMH… got so annoyed that I called into the show and told them they were wrong.  

Has anyone seen or heard anything about Kelly leaving to take over the CFP?

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23 hours ago, Outlaw said:

So warner and webber both have teams now?

Yes - don’t know for how long they have had teams, but they both used to play at Legion Field in LW. I knew Webber had their own field, but apparently Warner just got a new field last year. 

6 hours ago, Outlaw said:

Fiu, Webber, and SouthEastern are waiting for their turn next.

Don’t forget Warner… they too may have their own OCS soon!

My understanding is that President Law is a land-use attorney, so this could get interesting…

40 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

Never hurts adding prospects from Polk County and state Champs pedigree. They are always scrappy .

Good point about LW winning the state title this past year. I believe that Lakeland won the state title in their classification also.  It can only help to have proven winners in the locker room…

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Finally! An extension we can all agree on… Living in Lake Wales, I’ve known of Coach and her family for years, and her father was a prominent public servant. Only met her once, but used to work with one of her best friends and have heard nothing but good things. There’s also a video out on social media of her dancing with some crazy moves at a football game a couple of years ago. The fact that she was at a football game (especially given their recent performance) tells me she’s just not here for a job.  

USF pushes the narrative about Bay-Made players. Perhaps USF should also publicize Bay-Made coaches!

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22 hours ago, John Lewis said:

Not sure if it was a Big East requirement, but we did say that we would upgrade our facilities if we were invited.

Thanks for the response.  USF joining the Big East was before I got interested in USF athletics, so I don’t really know what happened back then.  My assumption was that we were required to focus on renovating the Sun Dome and the other facilities as opposed to getting an OCS.   Good news is that we’ll take care of that soon.

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11 minutes ago, St.PeteSlim89 said:

Well said… I grew up reading Mizell. Todays sports journalists could learn a lot from Mizell and McEwen. 
 

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Just read Bianchi’s article. Although he apparently has in the past,  I never thought I’d see the day when he would write a positive article about USF…

Question for the long-time posters on this board. Did the Big East require USF to upgrade the facilities for the Olympic sports and a condition of joining? 
 

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9 hours ago, Triple B said:

Bianchi can be likened to the Tom McEwens and Hubert Mizells over here back when this area was striving to become the major sports area it's become ....... although he's usually been less professional with less class.

Well said… I grew up reading Mizell. Todays sports journalists could learn a lot from Mizell and McEwen. 
 

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8 hours ago, USF_Bullsharks said:

The TBT's itself is not economically responsible, so their opinions on the matter are somehow worth less than their other pieces - 

Federal government refiles $2.8M lien against Tampa Bay Times after seizing control of paper's pension fund

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The paper's pension plan was seized by the federal government last year over a $100M debt. The paper's pension plan was seized by the federal government last year over a...

 

Thanks for posting this! I knew that they (like the entire newspaper industry) were in financial decline; this just proves it.  Reminds me of the saying - “when you point a finger at someone, three are pointing back at you”.   

I am surprised that the plan is to only go with 20-year financing on the debt. Would think that a longer term  (30, 40, or 50 years) would make the numbers work better.  Then again, my major at USF was Geography, not Finance…

With the AAU announcement, we’ve now got momentum. Let’s get the OCS built and take this school to the next level!
 

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14 hours ago, SilverBull said:

It's all a matter of perspective. Must be one of them Space U academics.

Too funny! Given its (supposed) emphasis on science and engineering, it would have been reasonable to expect that Space U would have obtained AAU status earlier than USF. But they have a cheap stadium, a mythical football national championship, and a lazy river, so they are a better school (sarcasm font)…smh…

A couple of weeks ago, in a post regarding the OCS, I criticized the Faculty for not achieving AAU status.  After yesterday’s announcement, it’s only fair and appropriate that I commend the Faculty for this accomplishment. Congratulations to all involved! 

However, I received a reality check today on this topic. I’m enrolled in a doctoral program at another university. I asked a professor (who is also the program director) what his opinion of the AAU was, and his response was “what’s that?” Given that the guy has been a professor for 25-30 years, I was very surprised by the response.  After I explained the AAU, he mentioned the Carnegie Research ranking system. Looked it up, and USF is an R1 school. At least he didn’t say that the AAU is a basketball league - that’s a comment I’d expect from a UCF fan… 

I still think that the AAU is a big deal, but the professor’s comment tempered my enthusiasm. If it gets us in a better conference, then so much the better.

USF Athletics - time to step up and take the school to the next level!
 

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13 hours ago, flsportsfan83 said:

USF faculty not sold on Bulls’ $340 million football stadium plan

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“It seems to me like the dangers outweigh the positives,” the Faculty Senate vice president says.

 

boohoohoo   Cry me a river. Athletics puts us on a much bigger stage than Richard Mannings liberal philosophy classes.

The faculty would have more creditability with me if the University already had AAU status.  They need to get their own house in order before complaining about other components of the University. 
 

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3 hours ago, Dave_Glaser said:

Strangest team ever, but . . . let’s f’n go!

This team drives me crazy!  Don’t follow them closely, but my understanding is that our pitching is terrible, yet our hitting is the best it’s been in years.  We have 5 players that get post season recognition, yet we had the worst regular season record.

Thoroughly enjoyed watching the stats at work this afternoon. Great win, especially against Oviedo State.

The 4th inning vs. Miami up in Gainesville a couple of years ago is on my top 10 USF athletics list.  Do I dare hope that another trip to the Regionals could happen? Don’t want to jinx it..

Good luck to the team on Saturday and Go Bulls

9 hours ago, 79 Bull said:

During the softball tournament game, I saw some UCF players doing the horns down thing at our bench.  If they do that in the Big12, it's an excessive celebration foul that carries a 15 yard penalty in football and a possible ejection in olympic sports.

July 1st can’t come soon enough… let the Texas/Flyover State conference deal with them

Golesh even said last week that someone else would be speaking to the Sports Club about USF football in 3 years if NIL didn’t get going. Based off on that comment, I got the sense that he knows that the pressure is on, and that the clock is ticking…hope he can deliver.

6 hours ago, panchosanchez99 said:

I think Brito thinks she is better than she is. She is not athletically gifted and is not a good shooter. I saw Coach JF rightfully pull her out of games for turning the ball over when showboating. Per announcers last year, she refers to herself as the female Luka Doncic, which is not even close.

I like Brito’s hustle, but I think that she has some maturing to do. I think that she is only 18. In Orlando last year, there was an incident when she missed a basket. She slammed the mat under the basket, said an expletive, and stormed off the end of the court. CJF ripped her a newer one for not conducting herself appropriately.

Agree with others that Asensio is the logical replacement for Wilson. Thought that she played better than Wilson at times. 

Nice to see that CJF is reloading again, and trying to get to the second weekend of the tournament 

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This is great news, and  not a moment too soon with the latest round of realignment talk. I had heard at last week’s Sports Club of Tampa Bay meeting (CAG was the guest speaker) that the USF Foundation had approved this action earlier that day, and that it was going to the BoT. Glad to see this moving forward! 
 

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11 hours ago, BDYZR said:

So, if they ran a play every 15 seconds or so, they lined up, called the play, read the defense, and executed? I’m good with that.

Also, there’s no way in hell after the call came in from the sideline that they had time to tell the qb which receiver would be open.

When they ran the hurry-up offense at the Spring game, they were averaging 10-12 seconds. Impressive, but can they do that in the fall?

5 hours ago, Brad said:

Trying to support individual freedom, but these terms are no longer allowed:

• UCF
• UCF Knights

Acceptable words for these people are:

• Central Florida
• C. Florida
• C. Fla.
• Golden Knights
• Jackasses

 

 

 

Their fan base is unique… made the mistake of sitting on the same side as them at the Gasparilla Bowl a couple of years ago.

Their cheerleaders held up signs that had the words “quiet” on them. Their fans don’t know enough about football, so they have to be told when to make noise and when not to?

Saw a couple of their fans jumping up and down. Guess they didn’t realize that stadiums made of concrete don’t bounce…

I go in the bathroom, and see some of their fans standing in front of the tv watching the game.  They can see the game live a few steps away, yet they are in the bathroom watching the game? SMH…

Glad they are going to the Texas/Flyover State conference (aka the Big 12). The Big 12 fans can have fun with the Central Florida/C. Florida/ C. Fla/ Oviedo State Golden Knight fans.

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7 hours ago, E.T. said:

I went to a session today and mentioned a live mascot.  Suggested that the OCS perhaps should have a “Bullspen”.   It was a good meeting and I enjoyed it. I left there thinking we just might get an OCS after all!

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My two were able to graduate from HS and get their AA at the same time. They got their AA (from Polk State) with a combination of AP credits and dual-enrollment classes.   It worked out great because they didn’t have to take the marginally useful classes the schools like to make freshmen take. Saved money also.

3 hours ago, Brad said:

Nice to see the alumni having so much fun.  BJ looking fresh, Julmiste throwing better these days.   Grothe ... needs more curls.  Barnett showed deep arm.  Andre Davis still a magician, Cedric Hill a target...defensive players tryng to be receivers...  

Agree! It was great to see them our there playing and having fun. You could tell that they still have the competitive spirit in them. Julmiste looked sharp and threw some good balls. Barnett’s  bomb was impressive. BJ (who still looks like he could just put some pads on and go play pro) went in on the next series and threw a bomb also. This program needs these guys to help build a history and sense of tradition for what is still a young program. 
 

it was a nice crowd tonight, and I’ve never seen the baseball stadium used for overflow. As I was walking back to the car, I was thinking about how in a few years,  I may be walking from the OCS thru the campus to a parking lot after a game. I’ve made that walk on other campuses; looking forward to doing that at USF soon.

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23 hours ago, CousinRicky said:

They were not. The Selection show, like most stuff on that channel, was just all talking points. I recorded it and FFd through until I saw their names pop up.  Saw the names on the screen, rewinded it to see the announcement and, NADA. 

I saw something on social media today where it looked like that Dulcy was at the Muma Center celebrating. I’m obviously opinionated, but I think that ESPN does not give due credit to USF at times.

Kudos to Dulcy and Elena on this achievement. Congrats to CJF and USF WBB also!  
 

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