WoolyBully

Awrite, got the FAMU CHARLOTTE game picked. It looks like you can't pick games 4 & 5 at this time; assume these to be locked until released by mod.

Domo Arigato, Mister Roboto!

Received an email reminder at 12:45, navigated to pick em site, picks for Game #2 are in as of 13:49.

So, back when dinosaurs ruled the earth and we were newly washed ashore on the peninsula, all my wife's friends were HUGE fans of UF. In keeping with their rich tradition of not being alumni, but one, I found their arrogance off putting. As such, I felt it incumbent upon me to become a HUGE fan of Florida State. The punchbowl that I will not pee in has yet to be invented. Soooo thankful USF got into the football bidness, so I had a real connection and did not have to always have that uncomfortable conversation of “No, I’m not an alum, just a fan.”

As of 05:30 on Saturday, July 15th 2023, there is no "Make Picks" prompt for game #2.

A) UTSA would be an upset, and probably the "biggest" if we have a measure of reality. B) Mississippi State Bulldogs & NCSU Wolfpack - dead tie. Used to be Florida State. C) Stadium - I have reason to believe that we will be in the AAC for a considerable time to come. D) For the time being, I vote for FAU. E) I would like to think that the trillions of dollars we are dumping into marketing will yield something more palatable than Tamplona.

Standing by...proximity fuses set, prepared to fire.

done @ 23:01.

And how is it that we wound up pregnant? Hmmm...what's the word for that, trying to phrase this politely...hmmmmm

Nope, back on the rural route the official serving was with country ham and red eye gravy. If that wasn't on the menu, then butter would suffice.

Yes. It's that whole consistently thing that complicates matters.

Probably representative of patients who choose not to take their medication and have unsupervised access to a phone or keyboard. Not uncommon in the offseason.

OK, so how is this bus thing going to work? Miami has this guy - Devin Hester - and when does the cocktail party kick off again? Lemme know. Kick ass road trip.

That's a good point about travel. So, would I be more inclined to drive up to NCSU or fly to Lubbock [Texas Tech]? What's the overarching determinant in travel: opponent or cost? And how does USF travel these days? 'bout how many USF fans make road trips? Full Disclosure: all my road trips to ECU, NCSU, UNC, and Charlotte were because they were in NC. The only non-NC road trips were to FSU, Miami & El Paso. Just being honest, it would take some serious motivation to get me to saddle up these days.

Vehemently disagree. Without those two actions this board would not have half the traffic it currently enjoys and the offseason for football would be almost void of old men yelling at the clouds. Never lose sight of the big picture. We can only hope that one day, the Jeff Scott Era yields such material. "There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus that wants to wallow in the mud". - Carl Sandberg Be The Hippo.

Remind me to put you in for an award. Part of the phrase sleeping giant, is the word giant. Not giant killer who occasionally (upsets) knocks off real giants, but a team that becomes a true giant. And when it comes to basketball, that means you go toe-to-toe with Duke, UNC, Ohio State, UCLA, Kansas and Kentucky. Put something like that together. Then you're in the land of the giants. Making it to the quarterfinals in the AAC is across town from having to worry about bumping your head against the door frame.

Yes. Why? Because we're Tampa; it's what we do. Which means not just beating the CUSA 2.0 opponents, it means actually DOING SOMETHING PEOPLE HAVE HEARD OF like going to the NCAA Tournament with a measure of regularity. Nooooo...just showing up will not generate traffic. Just a winning season will not generate traffic. Tampa is not "starved" when it comes to an athletic appetite, which can be slaked with a helping of Bucs and Bolts. I don't see a pent-up desire for basketball, otherwise, USF basketball games would, not necessarily sell out, but would generate some measure of interest. People want to be entertained and want an enjoyable experience. If the alumni don't feel entertained and have grown weary of watching USF get beat game after game year after year, what possible incentive is there for Joe Donut to get interested, much less "rally" / jump on the bandwagon? I know I've told you this before, but I remember going to the Sun Dome and eyeballing all of those empty courtside season ticket seats vacant game after game. Those are PAID FOR seats. Now what would possess someone who bought those pricey seats not to use them? Want me to answer out loud? So yeah, start winning and Tampa will rally around you. Not just sporadic wins...regular winning and always contending. Until then, no. No buzz. No interest, other than that which is obligatory. As for "sleeping giant", doesn't every team have that potential? It's basically an unknown, isn't it? Until such time as the team "awakens" and progresses, it is, nothing but potential. But potential is the kind of thing that has no real value unless you turn it into something.

Any idea how that would necessarily differ from x-number of reserved seats, as in how would it fundamentally be different?

I used to read it between my classes in the business bunker and my classes in the CIS building. Connect the dots.

This thread CONFIRMS that I am old. Let's get this nice and crystal clear, I was 37 years old when U of SF decided to duke it out with Kentucky Weslyn, Citadel & Davidson. The homies at Talbots wanted to see my season tickets, so I brought them in for show-n-tell. We were all amped up for USF Football. Those were the days, my friend... Thanks mucho, Brad.

Helium?

gonna need a bigger hat.

As of July 4th, 2023 at 3:44 Eastern: Draft Kings [OVER] @ 4 & Caesars [OVER] @ 4.5. Just curious as to why some would think that winning over four games this season should be the expectation. Although sentiment may hold that these AAC teams are terrible, I would point out that, us aside, when looking at USF, we too are terrible. "New coach! So what? Go ahead and pencil that game against USF as win". And you know, that's what gets said. 'Cause we're all kind of alike at this point in the year.

Don't make me say it, DO NOT make me say it. The next coach to say this will receive a free cardboard box for their personal effects and two cotton balls to stem the bleeding before it ruins their shirt. You've had more than ample time to develop a new adage.