Boomer

Out of the 10 or more people that have approached me for my extra tickets (should I get them), ALL OF THEM have been FSU fans. Not one Bulls fan yet. Yes - when I get them I will let other Bulls fans know, but I guess our "fans" are waiting to see what happens leading up to this game before deciding to go - just like the huge WVU game years ago.

That's awesome. Did you do this yourself?

So for the first time, I purchased an extra parking pass. I plan to give it to guests that join us for games, but I also understand that if we have an extra pass, all we need to do is show it to the attendent and they will allow us to leave an empty space between our car as though one parked there. Has anyone on here been doing that? If so - any issues? Thanks.

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I am in posession of my tickets for 2012. ticket 1 is Sam Barrington (I think number is hard to see), 2. Kayvon Webster, 3. BJ, 4. Demetris Murray, 5. Cory Grissom, and 6. Maikon Bonani.

Important question: Is there a Hooters discount card enclosed?

Yep!!!!

Eureka! I got mine, too. With the Hooters card and the Great Clips discount key tag, these tickets pay for themselves. I'll have to start breaking 'em in tonight.

Just got home from using my Hooters card - saved me $15 already.

I just put in my request for 4 and got a confirmation that said I had seats 36 - 39. I know these are not actual seat numbers but wonder if this means only 35 tickets were requested before me by others eligible. It will be interesting to see what numbers others get toward the end of the offer period.

Boomer. You can buy up to 4 beers. Translation, you CAN buy NO MORE than 4 beers.

You can request to buy 4 beers. Translation you MAY have the opportunity to buy NO MORE than 4 beers. I truly hope that you were being sarcastic.

Yes - I said it was "a stretch."

"Also, later this summer all season ticket holders who renew by April 30th will be able to purchase up to 4 extra tickets for USF’s historic September 29th game against Florida State prior to public sale."

Between 9:00 AM on Friday, August 10 and 5:00 PM on Monday, August 13 you will have the opportunity to request additional tickets.

Some may say it's an issue of semantics, I say that Purchase is Way different than Request.

Ahhh, but you didn't bold the "up to," did you? I can read the first sentence to imply that once they are done selling season tickets by the end of August, they will look at how many remaining seats they have. If they have enough for all the folks that renewed by the deadline to purchase 4, great. If not, maybe they allow only 2 per renewal. So they are indeed allowing you to purchase up to 4. I know, that's a stretch, but really - let's see what happens before we imply the athletic department is deceiving us.

Its going to be 60% us 40% them. Which is a shame.

Yup, we'll have lots of season ticket holders that will purchase their extra alotment of 4 tickets in order to make a quick buck from the FSU fans that will be clamoring for tickets.

You think people would actually be able to make money selling 300 level tickets? I doubt it. Fat chance season ticket holders with points are going to be able to get any lower bowl tickets.

They'll certainly make something, assuming demand is going to be there, as speculated. Or they could just sell their lower level season ticket seats and sit in the nosebleeds for this one game to take a payday.

Have any of you actually watched an entire game up there (USF, Bucs, Outback Bowl, or God forbid the ACC championship?) What are the seats like? From where I sit they do seem far away from the action.

I have; it's a good view to watch things develop

Like an afternoon thunderstorm for example.

USF should be promoting this game already

It's gonna be a sellout!

I'm just guessing but I think he was meaning they should be marketing it more in this area to ensure the sellout is mostly USF fans. I couldn't believe that a couple of USF grads from my work didn't even know we were playing FSU here. They obviously don't follow football much but now really want to make that their first game they go to. I'd rather have them in the stadium in their newly purchased green and gold than more FSU fans.

Really wish we would drop out deal with BHSN and try to get a deal worked out with Sun Sports of FSN Florida. Not everyone has Brighthouse.

The day they do that is the day I finally leave Brighthouse and move to Fios.

Bill Stewart dies of heart attack while golfing. I must say I thought he was a lot older than 59.

http://cfn.scout.com/2/1188326.html

How sad is it that they spend as much time talking about Holgerson as they did Stewart in an article about Stewart's death? Geez, couldn't they leave out all the details of the messy transition for just one article?

County AD cracks me up.... says it will take the full 10 days to submit their response to the FHSAA. Really? TECO has already confirmed that their employee falsified the paperwork indicating that the student was living in the district... that one thing right there is enough to make them forfeit the entire season and title. Exactly how are you going to respond to that? TECO mis-remembered? LOL

Wow. So if you were the AD you wouldn't take as much time as you were given to do the best job you could to defend your school against any fines or punishment? I believe there's probably a way to both step up and admit you could have done a better job while also pointing out those things you had no contol of. Heck, the example you gave is one that I don't think you can blame on the school. A phony bill created by a TECO employee? Had to be a quality job.

I wish they would expell the student from the entire county if they or their parents were caught lying. Maybe then parents would think twice before trying it. May sound severe but this is not a heat of the moment mistake - they have a whole lot of time to realize what they're doing is wrong and correct it.

what's the deal with the fsu billboard in lakeland? I drove to orlando a couple weeks ago and it surprised me.

I haven't seen it but I'm assuming it's what we call recruiting.