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For those who don't want to be the island in a west-coast-based conference you're in luck. It's not gonna happen.

Right. Boise State has not had a sub .500 season since 1996 and 1997, their first two seasons in FBS. As member of FCS and D-II, they had 3 under .500from 1970 to 1995 (1986, 1992, and 1993). Before 1986, their last losing season was 1946 when they were Boise Junior College. Winning -- even a LOOOOOONGGG tradition of winning -- does not guarantee a move up. Investing in the sport - like building an IPF and an OCS - that does tip the scales slightly... along with winning... and market ... and a number of other items. The question is whether the total balance will be enough for USF to get the call up. I believe it will. Any ONE thing is not enough by itself. It's the WHOLE picture.

Yeah, it's hard to say for sure ... With COVID, anyone who was on a roster in 2020 gets 6 years to play 5 instead of 5 to play 4. Take Bohannon, he played a few games in 2018 so that counts as a redshirt - then played each of the next four seasons. Thus, as he has been out for all of 2023, he technically still has a 5th season of eigibility, but might need a medical redshirt to get a 7th year to play 5 if he hasn't already. Hickman shows in his bio that 2023 is his last year, but he took a redshirt at ECU in 2019, and played 2020, 2021, and 2022 for the pirates before transferring here. So he's played 4 in 5 years, and should have his covid year available... Dukes and Wright have also done the 'redshirt" and play four seasons in five years. Do they each get a covid year? Does Joiner get a medical redshirt for last year? Plus ... Golesh might ask people who are graduating to move on as part of his "talent evaluation" process. Just because someone has a year left doesn't mean they'll be here.

ESPN doesn't care about that. They own the bowls - the local committee is there to sell sponsorships and tickets.

They don't put bowls in "order" any more... ESPN (which owns most of the games and therefore broadcasts them) works with the conferences and schools to arrange matchups... mostly to get more people watching, but they like to have one "local-ish" team for ticket sales. Hence Fenway => Boston College vs USF.

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Circa opened it yesterday at USF +14

ESPN2 this week ESPNU the following.

Back on TV!

Because that is what they requested. Their other sports are in the Patriot League.

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Google tells me . ..

Memphis 48-24 Wright Atkins 341

Interestingly ... USF would not be in last place in any conference.

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Remember the 340 million is not just for the stadium, so when you see the renderings you have to understand that. Plus things are more expensive today than ten years ago, so comparing a $250 million stadium from 10 years ago may not be entirely fair. Thank you!

I wouldn't hold my breath... it MAY be on cable... but Charlotte has already had four of their eight games on ESPN+ ... and their next two games (at Tulsa and vs Memphis) are both scheduled for ESPN+. All things considered, it seems more than a 50-50 chance that USF and Charlotte would be on the streamer at this point.... especially since it's definitely not the most attractive AAC game that week.

Might be 3 games if Charlotte on the 25th isn't on cable.

If I were USF... I would want to have an event for big level donors to get the first look at the renderings... membership has privileges. And I might wait for something to happen to celebrate it. Not a specific date on the calendar, but perhaps getting bowl eligible or something else. Once that event happens, then have a media event and share the renderings publicly.

The reply said that we're not getting ALL of these things ... but it could represent some things that will be coming. Don't forget, tho, $340M is for TWO things, not one. The football and lacrosse building built into the side of a stadium.

With the Buccaneer's game against the Titans that Sunday at 1:00pm, a night game may not have been entirely feasible (although you'd think 3:30 could have been).

Another streaming game . . . and breakfast tailgating!