Our lack of commitment to athletics has now manifested into USF being left behind in conference expansion. UCF, Cincinnati, Houston, and BYU are headed to the Big 12 conference with an announcement expected Friday. For years, our facilities have been and are inferior to those schools being chosen for the Big 12, resulting in poor recruiting and a terrible product out in the field. Recruiting talent from now on will take a bigger hit. Why would a recruit want to play football for USF if they can attend UCF and play in the Big 12? I now see why the OCS announcement was made yesterday. The board of trustees new that USF was being left behind in the Big 12 expansion and to soften the blow to alumni and donors, the stadium announcement was thrown out there. I’m an alum that has supported the program since the beginning with season tickets and countless donations. Too late USF, this really hurts.