Metro_Retro_Bull

Big West should change it's name to "Conference California" or Nobody outside California cares, that is assuming people there actually do ...

Does the Forum still have a marketing agreement with the Dome? In any case, I think we should "start" at the Dome, fill it up (for a change) then get excited for the "need" to move it to the Forum.

Former Oracle Sports Editor here (should I admit that?) Anyway, note that this is a "commentary" and therefore the "opinion" of the author and not the backing of the paper. Game and news stories serve to report facts. Feature stories serve to highlight a particular athlete. Commentary/columns serve to entertain and promote water cooler chat like this. Back in the day we considered ourselves professional journalists (the school - I think SG - paid us, which is by definition the meaning of professional) and we followed all the rules the Times and Tribune are subject to and were treated the same in terms of accessibility. Also, many of the editors and staff writers on the Oracle were (still are?) freelance writers for the Times and Tribune. Anyway, the "we/us" this is completely a fan thing. No media outlet anywhere (print or electronic - with the homerish exception of Gene Deckerhoff (whom I've also been priviledged to work with) uses those terms.

Oh how I don't miss those 15 hour days of going to class then "putting the paper to bed" before heading to Montana's for some "spirits."

7 states without a D-I team. That kinda shocks me. Maine needs "real" football! Alaska too!

I'll never forget the time I asked to interview the coach and he called me at my house during his lunch break. Pretty cool seeing Tampa Bay Bucs show up on the caller ID.

We have 8 games against schools that have combined for 11 national titles:

HOME

Connecticut (1999, 2004), Georgetown (1984), Michigan (1989) and Villanova (1985).

AWAY

Cincinnati (1961, 1962), Georgetown (1984), Louisville (1980, 1986) and Syracuse (2003).

Have we played 8 national champions in our history?

I know Harry from his days at Bogie. He definitely knows his girls/womens hoops and is well connected throughout the state as well as with some national tourney types. I was happy to see him leave HS for USF and glad he is going to stay a while.

A still drool at the thought of this frontline: SF Joey Graham, PF Terrance Leather...

Even the brothers' teammate Sredrick Powe (who all shared the Times player of the year award at Brandon) would have been a decent recruit. Instead he goes to Tally CC and then Birmingham Southern ...

Here's to the holdovers (USM, Tulane, Memphis, ECU, Houston, etc.) dominating the sloppy seconds of C-USA ...

Oh I already miss the Dodge Shootout against the likes of Illinois Chicago and Bucknell ...

My new vanity license plate - just got it as a birthday present to myself:

95USF

Ganzaga vs. Pacific in football, I'm interested ...

It's always a bad thing when you lose games you are "supposed to win" and in the near future (like my lifetime) I would say USF is supposed to win every time against UCF. I don't ever want to lose to the other school. Lose to Miami, I get it. Lose to FAMU, who cares. Lose to Sir Lancelot and Co., can't fathom the notion.

Wow, look how far the UCF (109 of 119)-lead new-look CUSA (11 of 12)has fallen even before playing a game. Definitely some sloppy seconds here ...

If Glenn Gaunt can own the Arena league (or is that A2?), why not MB?

...when you lose to Baylor...

When was this?

I remember Baylor dropping us from the schedule and replacing us with I-AA Sam Houston State because they knew it was a loss ...

...and we've got over 100,000 Bulls fans waiting to join this site....

99,999 just aren't born yet ...

Hate Notre Dame. Love any help they give the BE.

Ive' talked many times with Eddie. This story is right on.

Growing up in the backyard of Rutgers, I recall the girlies really getting in to Field Hockey and Lacrosse. Either one of those would be fine, because the skirts would be cool. Or swimming for obvious reasons.

2 things:

1. Notice how every guy in the background is in full stare down mode. Gotcha.

2. Is there any such thing as a "bad" chearleader pic?

Purple Porpoise - Gainesville, Fl

Overrated. A better bar that is no longer around would be Montana's on Fletcher. Anybody remember that place? I think it's a gun/pawn shop now.

I toured FIU first, then USF. Pretty glad I chose to become a Bull. The Sun Dome was just too cool to turn down.

Don't forget the root of all evil: money. I wonder, does the NCAA make more if they sell 15,000 tickets flat out and 4,000 don't show or if they sell 11,000 and add in the concessions?

Wonder if this explains how Rodenko Dobras got a camp invite with the Sixers back in the day?

I had the chance to hang out with Bobby in the Green and Gold room after a basketball loss. He was so cool and the drinks were free!

Seriously though, of all the USF coaches I worked with during my time at the Oracle, Bobby was really the only one who always returned my calls and returned them promptly.