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I don't think anyone has gotten their parking lot assignments yet - have they? I usually find out if I got my choice when I get my tickets in the mail.

Has anyone here been there while the Bulls were there? My son wants me to take him to Sebastian Inlet for a weekend of surfing and if the public can go in and watch practices, that might be an incentive to plan it for that time.

Probably sound like I just crawled out from under a rock, but will Brighthouse not be carrying any games this year? If so, I will finally make the move to Fios.

Your biggest wish for your lifetime was to "make the NCAA's again and win some games"? I'm not trying to criticize, because I can't believe that was your biggest wish. Mine is for the basketball team and football team to win national championships the same year. I was going to say all sports but I will try to be somewhat reasonable.

Cleared the history, cleared the cookies. Still under attack from the banner. Yeah - I was trying to edit my post to add the fact that I also cleared cookies while you replied. Hopefully someone can enlighten us.

Has anyone with an iPad or iPhone been able to get this to go away? I've cleared history and cookies and that only seems to keep the banner from coming up when I first open the TBP home page. As soon as I click on a topic it comes back.

I remember a few years ago when a friend of mine had a son that was a top recruit. It was so crazy with the calls from recruiters and scouting sites that they encouraged him to commit and focus on his grades and graduation. He wound up de-committing months later but it turned out the kid had actually regretted the decision the next day but was too afraid to say anything right away (he hoped he would grow to like it). So respect this kid for being quick to let us know what he's really thinking.

Yes please. If it takes a number a certain number of requests to get rid of this, add me to that list.

Wow - that's a pretty good deal. I'm assuming from the invoice price that you are not even charging extra to cover your donation?? Unfortunately I have plenty of my own tickets, but I wouldn't imagine you're going to have these long.

Makes sense - don't want to give any of the contestants a leg up (pun intended) in the competion.

Did those of that couldn't make this miss anything?

You tell 'em bull-71! Posts need to be read for their point - not grammar, spelling, etc. And Bullwinkle, before you decide to post a picture and try to criticize someone's use of the English language, think about simple mistakes you leave in your own posts: Yesterday, 10:10 PM Pretty darn close for back of the napkin without knowing how they were gonna treat incoming and the payola to the citizens of providence (should be capitalized) retirement fund. Oh and there is $68.8 million already in the bank. Not gonna be that long (missing a hyphen here) all the payments are due before 2014 I believe. Yesterday, 08:39 PM I love it. The 7 year (should be hyphenated) TV deal is worth $130 MM for 12 teams for 7 years. The exit fees are net $72MM+ for 3 teams payable within the next 2 years. We make 20 years of facacta TV revenue immediately. Too funnyt (mispelled). The laws of unintended consequences (not a complete sentence). I, and many others, make plenty of mistakes when posting and am glad no one decides to take away from the conversation to point them out. I'm guilty right here, but I thought Bullwinkle needed a mirror.

Honestly, over the next four years I would be happy if they brought USF back to the old heights!

I honestly have never understood how this can even be debated. I would love to hear the arguments for anyone wanting anything less than the best outcome for our program each and every year just to hang onto a coach. The better a program does, the better the candidates that show up at our door with their resumes, right?

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unlikely. IMO, he'll now bend over backwards for the other Florida programs to prove he actually doesn't "owe" anything to USF. He played us like a schoolgirl. Agree that he owes us nothing - especially if he is staying for his love of coaching high school athletes. He will try to guide his players toward the school that is best for them - or the school that called him and told him to sit tight for a year and will pay him double. While I would bet his value just shot up considerably, I haven't seen anything yet that makes me think he "played us" to boost his value or for any other reason. I agree that it was unprofessional, but just like we make mistakes with spreadsheets, we can make mistakes with professionalism and I'm not going to forever hold it against him. I don't even know if he has ever been contacted before for a position in the college ranks (I can't see why not). Yes, he should have asked for more time to consider it, but he's probably learned from this. And you can bet he will get more calls now.

Sweet indeed - just changed my desktop to this.

I don't care what percent of the fans were Orange - all I know is that they had mercy on us. They were very quiet for their numbers and could have made the second half entirely miserable for us.

Thanks

I have a friend who's son was being recruited VERY heavily as a junior and they made the decision to committ early simply to stop the circus going on around him. Every single night he was getting calls from colleges and/or recruiting web sites wanting to know which way he was leaning. It was very difficult keeping his focus on his grades and his feet on the ground (you can imagine how the kids love the celebrity treatment). Unfortunately this also leaves too much time for things to change and minds to change. Tough position for kids that only recently started driving.

YES

I know UCF fans do it on the "Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there." They yell "Knights!" instead of night. Too be honest I'm a big fan of, "... home of the Bulls!" I don't think of it as a slight to anyone. Ray Jay is the home of the Bulls, which I believe is included in what home of the Brave means. I understand some people may not like it, but it's not meant to offend. If you're offended, I'm sorry that you take it the wrong way, but I'm not stopping. No - I'm not taking it the wrong way. Before the anthem is played, you're asked to stand and honor our country. You feel it's okay that during this time that we're honoring our country to yell out a cheer for your team, right? If this is true, I'm taking it the right way. Let's look at another situation - when asked to stand for a moment of silence to honor someone's passing, do you pass up that wonderful opportunity to shout out "Go Bulls!" at the top of your lungs? Why not? Would that be a slight to the person being honored? Don't try to come back and tell me that's it's not the same. If you feel it's not the same, you're taking the National Anthem wrong.

I'm calling today to be sure but I'm assuming the free kids' tickets are only at the door at game time. If so I'll bring my two kids if it is not sold out.

C'monnnnn oldbull77!!! I stood up for you!!! Don't let me down!

That's awesome - you will get at least fan of the week in my book for that one! As many road trips as I've done, I've never been able to pull that one off.