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I seem to remember after the first 6 or 7 games of both football and noe MBB most on here thought the coaches and VPMK should all be fired. My how a little winning will change the tones.

Personally have never been to any venue anywhere, sports related, where exiting doesn't take a while. It seems you guys are so used to losing and 2-3k fans that you think there should be more exit lines. PSA - THERE'S NOT.

4 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Doesn't count toward sell out. 5 Standard Admission left on TM for $15

Potential front row vs nosebleed…

Still $13 tix on StubHub

3 minutes ago, panchosanchez99 said:

Any word on why Judit Oliva did not play a single minute this year? Her tape on her looks pretty good. She looks like she has good fundamentals. Maybe coach decided to redshirt her with 3 players already at the position.

I am not sure how many new names we will see as far as bigs are concerned. Assuming everyone returns, we will have Emma, Mputu, Judit, and the newcomer, Karamfilova. Emma looked so much better last year than she did this year. I wonder if she will return. If she leaves, that would leave Mputu as the potential returning starter and Judit as a back-up; and I would be happy with those 2. Karamfilova looks like she would play the same position as Levy.

To be honest, a lineup next year with Puisis, Levy, Blasigh, Thompson, and fill-in the blank at center will be tough to beat.

IMO we need somebody under the basket with some size and way more aggressive than anyone returning.

30 minutes ago, flsportsfan83 said:

Lol those were mine

I didn’t buy them.

2 tickets - $125 + fees for GA? 

I like it! Got 'Bama and SMiss booked. Gotta book FAU later today.

GO BULLS!

Would those 25k donate equal amounts to their respective sports?

What would it cost to keep a Heisman QB?

Byrum Brown: CFB's First Group Of Five Heisman Trophy Winner?

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USF's Byrum Brown dominated the AAC as a redshirt freshman in 2023. VP thinks the ceiling is even higher in 2024 with HC Alex Golesh and WR Sean Atkins.

28 minutes ago, SilverBull said:

Amazing! Has engineering confirmed that good ol' "Sun Dome" can withstand three sell outs in a row?

Ask Randy Simmons next time you see him. After all, he built the remodel.

26 minutes ago, WoolyBully said:

I know I've told you boys this story before, but...

So, the Mrs. & I were up in beautiful Chapel Hill, North Carolina for a football game of considerable importance, and the good folks at Continental Tire had supplied Carolina logo hats to be passed out gratis. As I collected my souvenir, the young man handing them out, in an attempt to entertain the two co-eds standing close by asked "Hey man, so why is USF called the University of South Florida, if you're in Tampa? Isn't, like Miami really south Florida?", as he flashed the goofy grin. So, I flipped the soothing baritone switch and eyeball to eyeball explained that "at the time the University was founded it was, in fact, the southernmost public university in the state, hence South Florida. Anything else?" It's nice when college kids learn things. 

 

I would‘ve started my answer with, “Well, for the uneducated among us…”

We are - SOUTH FLORIDA!

GO BULLS!

12 hours ago, rollinbull said:

I think Abdur-Rahim is a one and done as our basketball coach....huge money is gonna come calling and i don't think we could come close to matching . 

Having an NIL discussion in another thread. USF cannot compete with a lot of big money schools. Players or coaches. If a school wants them they will simply buy them. 

7 minutes ago, USF_Bullsharks said:

Hard to do without a substantial seed for the fund. A $1,000,000 gift can distribute $50,000/yr at a 5% distribution rate. The largest NIL's currently are spending $10MM+/year. I agree a fund would be better long-term, but with how volatile the NCAA/rules are currently, substituting the $1,000,000 for NIL use THIS YEAR will probably impact much more positively than trying to do a 5% distribution. 5-10 years from now, NIL may look completely different (if it even exists). Now, if we had a $100,000,000 gift that could distribute $5,000,000/year, that would be massively impactful right now (and I'd be willing to bet that individual would keep the funds in their name and donate the distributions to NIL every year, instead of endowing the full $100MM). 

EDIT: I think a similar effect would be to set up an endowment with the DSO and/or the school directly. Funding athletic scholarships can impact athletics similarly, by allowing other resources to go towards facilities/CoL payments.  The wealthiest schools have all of their back of house payments taken care of, and can direct their alumni to donate (almost) exclusively towards NIL. I do not think USF is in that position yet, as we can really use the money to pay for stadium, increase coaching pools, etc. 

I do not disagree with any of that. However, investing in the future, IMO, is worth more than overextending in the present. Exactly the reason we have insurance, 401k's, ROTH, and any other savings we can think of. We cannot compete with the big boys now. We need a better plan for the future. Continuing to pass the plate and hope someone fills it, again IMO, is not a good plan.

3 hours ago, CousinRicky said:

That's because the kids are saying 

 

There's no money to set aside. My guess is Money comes in, Money goes out. Can you imagine Fowler Ave telling Byrum Brown Hey we got $50k we could be giving you but we're going to invest it for someone 4 years down the road. Someone very wealthy would have to make a huge donation to start up that fund.

This will be a problem long after BB. Sorry.

2 hours ago, Rocky Style said:

Uber is key...

Tried that twice. Took well over an hour at Memphis and had to walk over a mile AND wait over an hour for an Uber.

15 hours ago, 79 Bull said:

I'm sure glad that that's not a true statement. ↑

It sometimes takes up to an hour to get out of RayJay, or any other football venue I've been to. 

20 hours ago, SilverBull said:

Yep.  I hope that what I have previously donated was invested wisely as I am tapped out.  I do appreciate that the NIL system has freed me up from any guilty feeling that I need to donate more.

That's my point. I don't believe any NIL donation is invested for the future.

This is as good a place as any, so here's a thought. Why not set up an NIL account like an endowment? Yes, I know there are monies needed immediately, but what if your giving was perpetual? I personally would like to see my little donation grow into something more substantial than merely a coke and an ice-cream bar every year. And no, I don't have more to give.

1 minute ago, SilverBull said:

Also 10-year anniversary of my first date with my lovely bride, who I met at a Bulls basketball game.  So yes, I do believe in miracles.

3 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

  I don’t consider myself a pessimistic guy, but I did zero in on them focusing on Coach Go’s “next” job.

Name someone on this board that hasn’t said the same thing.

5 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

Hmmm, what stuff did you find good? Them trying to sell Coach Go to UF or another “Power 4” team? Or the one guy deciding that it wasn’t USF for the playoff and the other picking Tulane?  

Normally if you look for something good you can find it. Same with bad. Something like optimism and pessimism.

This is tough to watch.