Gat-Rat Bull

14 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

They only won because we left in the 8th.    Watched the 9th when I got home. This was a Father's Day present from our daughter so she and my oldest grandson joined me. BUT, it took us 2 hours door to door to get there. Accident at 275 and Howard. Then from Gandy to the stadium was bumper to bumper. Then sat for about 1/2 hour trying to get into the parking lot only to find out it was prepay only for 6 and 7 and they directed us to Lot 9.  As we were leaving I asked some guy the best exit for Lot 9 and said he never heard of it.  So guessing it's an overflow lot for games with big crowds.  Never again. If they don't build a stadium in Tampa I don't see me attending games. 

Good to see you Gat-Rat.  We were sitting with @&rew Bull who said he's not been on here in a long time since he's been super busy with work and family.  But I thank him for the Shane Mc bobble head he so kindly gave me for my collection. 

It just happened to be my birthday today and we planned a visit from my son @MDBull20 so he could go to the game this year. We got there after the second inning (daughter had a basketball game), so I guess we lucked out on the traffic. Also, we parked in Lot 1 for free. Apparently, the parking attendants tend to leave after the first couple of innings. The crowd at the end was pumped up as you might expect. As a Bulls fan it was a nice feeling to be amongst happy home fans again.

Had a great time at the Rays game with a couple thousand or so Bulls fans today. What a great ending too for the Rays. Got to say hey to @CousinRicky too. Anyone else at the game?

No game day superstitions or rituals for me other than making sure I don't steal Jobu's rum.

7 minutes ago, TallyBull said:

Feeling a bit more optimistic for USF after the ACC's Stanford/Cal/SMU expansion option fell apart last night. Seems like USF is destined to share a conference with at least two, possibly four, of the PAC-4 schools. Also seems like USF could very well end up in a revamped ACC, possibly even by the time we're in the new OCS. 

What USF absolutely must not do is lock itself into a GOR with some new mishmash conference. We need to keep our options open in case the remains of the ACC come calling. Even without FSU/Clemson and a few others, I anticipate the ACC will do a better job of sticking together and preserving a conference that's about as good, if not better than, the Big 12.

3 hours ago, TallyBull said:

Here we all are, waiting for the Great Pumpkin to arrive. He's coming, isn't he? Just need to wait a little bit longer...

Also, when we look in our conference realignment bag...

This is pretty funny if you haven't seen yet yet.

https://fb.watch/mgDO6AJrtn/?mibextid=Nif5oz

Byrum Brown if we can keep him.

6 minutes ago, Brad said:

Of course random C troll had to chime in with a fact-filled Twitter comment that adds to the conversation in a typical Twitter way.

These are strange times for college football, so anything is possible. I assume the ACC can read the writing on the wall and is taking it seriously. Hopefully, the letters "USF" are somewhere in that writing. We'll see...

45 minutes ago, Sk00b said:

What's the gameday countdown clock at? Can't find it on the mobile site.

It's at the bottom of the mobile site for me. Keep scrolling down. Both counters are there.

8 minutes ago, Boomer said:

Just curious - what makes a particular book better on paper than an e-device?

No real criteria per se. I'll sometimes look for old physical books in used bookstores just to get that old school nostalgia. Books with graphics or pictures are also better in paper form or on a tablet. 

10 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said:

Thankfully USF has old BigEast allies in ACC. UL, Pitt, Cuse

The Internet is fun.

14 minutes ago, GoBulls84 said:

 

And don't call him Shirley!

Reference (for the youngsters that might not know)

My brain right now trying to figure this all out...

3 hours ago, Triple B said:

the convenience of not having to have a light on was great.

FWIW, They make e-readers with a built-in backlight. Perfect for bright sun or dark rooms. Here's the B&N glowlight... 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nook-glowlight-4-barnes-noble/1140326110

7 hours ago, Triple B said:

Sadly, I've been fully brainwashed into strictly reading the TBT on the computer ...... and I feel dirty doing it. I'm fighting like hell to not convert to e-books but I had to read one that was only available that way and ****, it was nice.

e-books are extra nice if you read them on an e-ink device like a Barnes and Noble nook or Amazon Kindle. Has the added benefit of not having a ton of dusty old books laying around. Of course, I do like paper books still, depending on the book. 

6 hours ago, Bull Matrix said:

Early 2030’s are going to be here before we know it.

Also known as my early 60s. I don't want to wait that long. Just in case, if you know what I mean...  Carpe diem I suppose. Gotta try to enjoy what we have while we have it.

Anyone know if other AAC fan message boards have a realignment thread like this one? It'd be interesting to see what our conference mates are saying about their chances to move up.

2 hours ago, Bull Matrix said:

Now you see why i always hated using the P5 term. It was something made up by the media (ESPN)

I'm with you on this (as you know). Almost every "P5" football team is "Power" in name only on the field (PINOs), regardless of how much cash they are swimming in. I'm not sure if there have been any studies proving that bigger TV contracts equals higher quality of life in an athletics program, but "P5" has always seemed like a bunch of marketing BS, just like the attempt at the "P6" branding by the AAC. After all, it's not necessarily how big your budget is, it's how you use it (that's what she said).

6 minutes ago, hm101 said:

In other news Brett McMustache tweeted an eyes emoji last night. I think something's happening today. 

USF to the ACC for our opening season in a brand new home stadium maybe?

I'm hoping someone posts in this thread whatever happens today if anything. Us non-Twitter people need our realignment rumors fix.

39 minutes ago, 350_BULL said:

Yes you are correct to our dear bulls fans community. But even now looking back I would have to question our success. What really is success? I was there when soft White was picked six by Ben Moffitt in a packed Ray Jay, there when Maikon Bonani kicked a game winner vs Kansas, and there when Daniels started vs FSwho to upset those cocky holes. At that time I would've passionately said that this program is top notch world beater that can take anyone any place and looking back at it it's all fan green and gold goggles.

The truth is we have no hardware to truly cement our "success" in the history books, yes some small bowl wins and a runner up at the brut sunbowl award (I mention this one bc it still hurts me much to this day as this was one of our biggest failures in the national stage as two former No. 2 teams going head to head only for us to get demolished). But really we never really put that big time bow at the end of a season to claim our success to cash in. We just haven't. I'll say this once as it pains me, the boys from the east did and they did it just about every big stage chance they had in the spot light. Gross.

And MBB basketball, let's not go there, other than Stan Heath's breath smelling march madness, it has been a while since there has been continued success. WBB is the sport I will say that the proof is in the pudding, I hope we never lose Jose Fernandez he is a great coach. But sad to say that WBB is not going to be enough to carry us to the ACC/B12.

It's natural to have mixed feelings about the past and the performance of our beloved Bulls.

35 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

It's sad to see the ACC discussed like this.  Dead conference, etc.

Agree. I guess "Power" was not the best term to use for the "P5" conferences after all. Or more specifically "5" was not really the right number to attach to the "P". Hopefully, USF can go to the ACC for a pay raise regardless of the diluted "power".