Bullshutter

 

Toro,

 

Size is in the eye of the beholder. In my opinion closer to a 50M pool than a kiddie pool.  As with everything on this board it will be received with "negative intent".  Our world is based on "emotion".  Sad, but true.

As in 50,000?

 

I think he means 50-meter, as in Olympic sized

anyone selling their tickets?  I'm looking for 2 tickets to the USF vs UCF basketball Feb 15 at the SunDome

You need to get out of the east side of town more often. Come show me your brand recognition outside of Waterford Lakes and Oviedo.

Don't forget Bithlo, I hear they're huge in Bithlo

A very great day.

 

Or, as it is known at Stanford.... a Wednesday.

 

Hoping to see the day when this is the new normal.

 

Go Bulls!!

hilarious!!

No one has ever been able to explain to me why Suitcase City means anything to USF. Is the argument that straying off campus puts you in a bad neighborhood? Suitcase City is Bearss to Fowler, I-275 to the back of a ton of commerce running down Bruce B. Downs. They're no where near each other for a college student. Even if you walked west off of campus, you're running into Chili's, Panera Bread, the VA Hospital, a Wells Fargo. What student is walking/driving 3 miles, running into a ****** neighborhood, and saying its detrimental to the growth of USF?

This article should answer why this area is important to USF among others.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/economicdevelopment/usf-moffitt-busch-gardens-and-university-community-hospital-form-tampa/1179963

per the official USF page:

October 22, 1957
The Florida Cabinet approves the name "University of South Florida," in part because it is the southernmost university in the state at the time. Representative Gibbons hopes the name of the university will ensure the support of legislators in southern districts, many of which fall under USF's area of operation.

http://www.usf.edu/about-usf/history.aspx

please merge this elsewhere if needed

New article... discuss

http://tbo.com/sports/colleges/usf-bulls/bulls-beat-future-hinges-on-hiring-of-new-ad-20140122/

an update to my post above... interesting article:

http://tbo.com/news/business/developers-sue-port-over-rejection-of-channelside-bid-20131219/

 

Channelside should be evolving as the economy begins to pick up. The Channelside district has just been sold to the Tampa Port Authority for a very reasonable sum. 

 

so is vinik not involved then?

 

It is believed that the Tampa Port Authority bought the Channelside complex (the building, they already own the land) so they can in turn sell it to Vinik's group.  Prior to TPA acquiring the building, the bank who owned it was leaning towards selling to the Liberty Group.  TPA objected to the Liberty Group and created many hurdles to avoid them being the winning team for the complex.  Now TPA owns the building and land outright and are free to negotiate with Vinik

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/liberty-channelside-partners-say-port-of-tampa-sabotaged-their-deal/2123678

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/remember-the-channelside-bay-plaza-sale-still-pending-still-delayed/2155196

obligatory OCS pic post, images are at scale - the old Orange Bowl on USF campus

http://tbo.com/news/education/usf-tops-florida-universities-in-scotts-pay-for-performanceplan-20130912/

Side bar about USC and their stadium.  People say its off campus but its seriously across the street from campus, also, now they control it:

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/college-football/story/_/id/9638471/usc-takes-control-los-angeles-memorial-coliseum

Speaking of Andros, it's now closed....

Interesting..

http://www.usforacle.com/dining-hall-closes-in-andros-complex-1.2831489#.UiCuFBs3u5I

"Closing the dining hall is the beginning of a long-term renovation project, which Assistant Vice President for USF Campus Business Services Jeff Mack said will include removing and adding new buildings, dining and retail establishments. The project, however, is still in early planning stages at the university."

Sounds like that dorm/retail complex with a potential Publix that I've been hearing about might be coming along nicely in the planning stage.

Yea seems far fetched but can't blame Crist for trying.  I'm sure the goal is to improve his district, which is a pretty tough one.

Site Reference:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/hillsborough-commissioner-pitches-sulphur-springs-for-rays-stadium/2137720

Hopes raised and lowered in one article.

*correction - Tampa Bay Times

OCS not needed,   Ask Pitt, Miami, USC, Baylor(for now), Temple, ect...  10 teams share stadiums  with pro teams,  USC plays in the LA Coliseum (not on campus) http://www.footballgeography.com/stadiums-shared-by-pro-football-and-college-football/

Legally yes, but come on, their stadium is across the street from campus.  Might as well be considered on-campus.

http://goo.gl/maps/hxEqM

I love it...it really reinforces the "Tampa is USF country" theme with all the local leaders. All we need now is Buckhorn and The County Commission!

Buckhorn is in the video

i thought this was an Usher thread

 

Orange Bowl to scale

 

 

Then there should be no problem at all putting something like that south of the Dome, with a little road diversion and parking garages to offset lost spaces ...

 

my imagery is old and doesn't reflect Muma Basketball Center

Orange Bowl to scale

Obligatory scaled picture of Orange Bowl on campus... just to keep the dream alive!

Grow Financial Field at August Busch Memorial Stadium

Hem,

Although that area is part of USF, it is owned by the USF Research Park.  The area shown below along with the empty parcels south of Fowler are all part of he USF Research Park.

http://www.research.usf.edu/rf/research-park.asp