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1 hour ago, hm101 said:

https://www.usf.edu/news/2023/usf-releases-first-renderings-of-new-on-campus-stadium-announces-6-million-gift.aspx

 

"Kelly said the next milestones for the project will be to release more detailed stadium renderings in spring 2024"

...and it's still spring for another month and a half.  Like others have said, I'd rather get things done right rather than rush things along.

20 hours ago, Cat941 said:

It won't let me read the article so maybe someone can tell me what it says. 

 

Try copy/paste the link into incognito mode on Chrome, it works 50/50 for me that way.

7 hours ago, Cat941 said:

What about parking for the Spring Game?  Do you have to pay?  Any words of advice would be appreciated.

1 hour ago, Rizman said:

USF will just need to mark parking areas on a Football specific parking map that shows where people can park like Raymond James Stadium.  I think this is important that they spend time and invest in this because it will pay off. 

Where the food trucks will park for games

Big time donors parking

Handicap parking

Most people are going to have a hike to walk to the stadium.  

See if you can make it a student class project to have them do the work. 

I only bring this up as an comparative example, but C. has a solid setup for parking on gamedays.    The closer to the stadium requires a permit.  I could see USF doing this for most lots on the east side of campus that are not residential, from the library to the YC and north to the new stadium.  Free lots further away (for USF, probably fine arts area, the Laurel area, and down to engineering area).  I know there's also a handful of lots being added around the new rec fields on the southwest corner of campus, those may be the Park and Ride where Bull Runners can operate.

C. also set up those disposable trash cans over many of the grassy areas near the parking lots for tailgating (well at least they did 10 or so years ago when I went to a game there last).

39 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

Tangent - But I think the gameday experience being on campus is worth more than all the other things.  

Agreed.  I see so many people on social media asking abut parking....I assume they've never been to any other OCS locations where the lots all over campus are utilized.

Official Groundbreaking during Homecoming Week in Fall 2024.

20 hours ago, Bull Matrix said:

Just the new era in college athletics. Wish them well & thanks for a fun season. Go Bulls!!

Exactly, the portal giveth and the portal taketh away.

52 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

USF selects construction manager for new on-campus stadium I USF News

USF selects construction manager for new on-campus stadium

WWW.USF.EDU

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As the University of South Florida football team prepares to host its spring game on Saturday afternoon at Corbett Stadium, the university today announced a significant...

AAC eyeing sports exec Tim Pernetti as next commissioner, sources say

Pernetti is a former Rutgers AD and current president of the IMG Academy.

7 hours ago, 350_BULL said:

I'll be honest. I was somewhat disappointed at the turnout especially after the attendance for SMU and Tulane.

Ticketmaster showed nothing in the 100 or 200 available other than GA but there were tons of seats open from my view.

Blame resellers.  They are quick to jump on the bandwagon to get product but then cant sell what they get and thus, empty seats.

9 hours ago, Brad said:

Not to sound hangry, but I’ve given my telephone number for texts from USF but we don’t use that method it appears.  

I get texts from USF Athletics.  I think I opted in  after the spring game last year, but not sure.  I dont think they texted any details about the NIT game yesterday.

4 hours ago, Gismo said:

https://x.com/fifthquarterfsu/status/1770651211844272588?s=20

How does one embed Xweets on mobile?

Let me try this on PC

The portal really shouldnt be open until all tournaments are done. (early April).  Until that changes, the opt outs will still happen.

2 minutes ago, 79 Bull said:

Yikes...

4 quarters

22 ft. 3 point line (from 20'9")

18 ft. wide lane (from 12)

The mens NCAA 3 point line has been 22 feet since the 2020-21 season in D1.

Men’s basketball 3-point line extended to international distance - NCAA.org

WWW.NCAA.ORG

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The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving the 3-point line to the international basketball distance of 22 feet, 1¾ inches in men’s basketball.

One down, two to go....

I have a hunch the conference was given a sweet deal to host in Fort Worth when their new arena opened.  Both the men and womens tournaments have been there since 2021.

I agree the tournament needs to move around.  With a conference that is spread out in different areas, I'd think a Texas stop, a Florida stop, and one other stop should be part of the rotation.

39 minutes ago, goingbackbull said:

Since they said it's expandable for future, I'm trying to figure out where you can add an additional 10,000 seats

Likely along that north side for sure.  Whether that means adding on to whats already there or deconstruction and reimagining that side is the unknown.

Very interesting.  Similar to the renderings we've seen before, just with some fine tuned details.

8 hours ago, Gismo said:

The southwest conference is just the state of Texas + Arkansas and OU lol. 

To be fair, thats pretty much what it was before the SWC and Big 8 merged into the Big XII, minus Oklahoma.  

2 minutes ago, monktified said:

The one negative of the three sellouts.  It feels that we do not have adequate resources prior to the game to get cars to the right areas.

It also probably didnt help that unlike those previous two sold out games earlier, this one was a day classes were in session.  I saw the map for parking yesterday and they definitely had to spread out the parking.

Championship game Friday night too???

Leaked early by our good man Greg Wolf (the MC at games)

12 minutes ago, Grateful Dad said:

If it is due to the MBB team, then whoever is asking has seen "Tampa Bay" under each basket.  If they still are not sure, I don't think changing the university's name will help them much.  Just get them a UCF application.

SMU had a Dallas styled alternate.  I believe FIU might do a Miami styled alternate.  

It'll always be South Florida for me.  I don't mind Tampa Bay alternates, but you can't change over 50 years of tradition.

I also appreciate that ESPN and other media partners are continually referring to us as South Florida over USF now. I assume that's a directive from the athletic department, maybe @John Lewis can confirm?  Helps avoid confusion between us and Oviedo (who conveniently seems to be focusing on the abbreviation over full name)

1 hour ago, Cat941 said:

On a related note, I wonder why it’s so quiet about USF right now.  Maybe because we don’t have enough rumor-mongers to push for us.  We are AAU, located in FL, building an OCS, former Big East member, large public institution, etc.  Yet it’s hush-hush.  I mean I would at least expect talk about the value of adding us to bolster the B12 in order to ease travel for UCF.  Hmm.   

Radio silence can also be a good thing too....

1 hour ago, JoeB said:

My sister went today and had to buy tickets at the box and they are $10.  

This is correct.  If you happened to go to Friday's UConn game it was a flat price of $20 because it was a baseball/softball round robin event.