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Getting into the stadium was an experience. There was no one at the gate as I walked up with my wife. Security got onto me about walking with her instead of being 6 feet apart. I'm not a doctor but I think they were focused on the wrong thing since I'm now sitting next to her for the next several hours.

This year doesn't count towards eligibility for anyone so everyone on the field has the option to come back next year.

It's 58th out of 76. In a normal year, that would put us around 99th based on percentile.

Our tickets always arrive mid-August. I don't think the tickets not being here on 8/4 says anything about the season one way or the other. With that said, I think the need to send out season tickets will serve as a forcing function for making a final decision on whether or not fans will be allowed at any games.

I don't think so. I suspect him receiving quite a bit of playing time last season means he doesn't have much of a case for a waiver for immediate eligibility.

I won't argue against that at all. I'm used to flying at least once a month but won't be taking my next flight until then assuming we don't cancel our booking. I prefer driving to Atlanta and have made that trip many times in the past. We might still go that route depending on how things are looking in December. For now, we've locked in a low price and are hoping to not be on the road for a large chunk of what will be our first weekend away from the kids.

Bringing this thread back for those who are thinking about traveling for the game. Southwest has a sale that ends today with one-way tickets between Tampa and Atlanta for $39 each. I booked the trip this morning because Southwest allows you to cancel and use the funds for rebooking another flight later on with no change fees. With us playing football at Tulane in 2021 and Southwest having direct flights to New Orleans, I figure I can apply these funds towards that trip if Atlanta doesn't happen.

This is a photoshop. The coaches are sharing a similar graphic with all of our recruits.

Men's basketball. @D1Docket is on top of men's basketball D1 schedule announcements.

Another guy that's 1000% committed. Hopefully it doesn't bite us this time around.

This brings AAC Men's Soccer down to 6 teams. There's some quality in those 6 teams with half of them making the NCAA tournament last year. There may be an opportunity to pull in a couple schools as soccer-only members. This is possible because conferences like the SEC and Big 12 don't sponsor men's soccer and schools that carry the program are in different conferences for the one sport. Some schools that fall under these circumstances that the AAC should reach out to (current conference in parentheses): Kentucky (CUSA) South Carolina (CUSA) West Virginia (MAC) Navy also has a men's soccer team that currently plays in the Patriot League.

This recipe has become part of my regular rotation. If you have a pressure cooker and like Indian, I recommend trying it out. It's easy to double for a larger group or to create leftovers while you hunker down. Some of the spices are hard to come by. You can make the garam masala yourself and I tend to skip the kasoori methi. https://pipingpotcurry.com/instant-pot-chicken-tikka-masala/#wprm-recipe-container-4476 I've been baking a lot more over the past couple weeks mostly to get a break from the kids. I've had the Hummingbird Bakery cookbook collecting dust for years and finally dove in. Their banana loaf is one of the best I've made. https://www.hummingbirdhigh.com/2012/06/hummingbird-bakery-banana-bread.html

The prediction contest turned into a tight race for the last couple months with @BrassBulls12 and @DELdaBull battling for the top spot. In the end, the two of them tied for first place with 829 points on the year. The next closest contestant was a distant 49 points off. While consistency kept this a two-person race, @Friscobull had the best prediction in 26% of the contests he participated in. He had the highest average score and most single-game wins but missed four games throughout the year. The highest single-game score of the year? That goes to @NJBull who received 64 of a possible 65 points for last month's game against ECU. Here's our final stats on the year: Game-by-Game Results Most Points in a Win (Top 10) Most Wins Game User Points User Points User Wins Arkansas Pine Bluff ScorpionBull 40 NJBull 64 Friscobull 7 Boston College Friscobull 46 Friscobull 55 ScorpionBull 4 IUPUI Fold FB Invest in BB 12 Friscobull 52 brybull1970 3 Wofford ScorpionBull 35 cophbulls 52 DELdaBull 3 Loyola Illinois 206BULL 41 Friscobull 51 Fold FB Invest in BB 2 New Mexico State flsportsfan83 26 Friscobull 48 flsportsfan83 2 Nebraska Friscobull 51 DELdaBull 48 NJBull 2 Furman Friscobull 46 flsportsfan83 48 206BULL 1 Dartmouth JJZbulls 42 East lake bull 47 JJZbulls 1 Drexel 79 Bull 41 DELdaBull 47 79 Bull 1 Utah State Friscobull 48 cophbulls 1 Florida State DELdaBull 48 NewEnglandBull 1 Florida Atlantic DELdaBull 36 bcgruber 1 SMU Friscobull 52 East lake bull 1 UConn Fold FB Invest in BB 42 BrassBulls12 1 ECU brybull1970 33 Memphis cophbulls 52 Total Points Average Points (min 7 games played) UCF brybull1970 30 DELdaBull 829 Friscobull 28.6 27 Wichita State NewEnglandBull 41 BrassBulls12 829 DELdaBull 27.6 30 Houston brybull1970 44 NewEnglandBull 778 BrassBulls12 26.7 31 Tulane Friscobull 55 Friscobull 772 brybull1970 26.7 20 UCF bcgruber 29 NJBull 709 smazza 25.7 16 Memphis ScorpionBull 38 flsportsfan83 703 NJBull 25.3 28 Houston East lake bull 47 &rew Bull 693 NewEnglandBull 25.1 31 Tulsa BrassBulls12 33 bcgruber 677 cophbulls 24.9 23 Wichita State flsportsfan83 48 79 Bull 670 206BULL 24.1 12 UConn Friscobull 25 ScorpionBull 626 flsportsfan83 23.4 30 ECU NJBull 64 cophbulls 572 &rew Bull 23.1 30 Temple NJBull 42 brybull1970 533 MikeG 22.9 9 Cincinnati DELdaBull 47 East lake bull 452 East lake bull 22.6 20 SMU ScorpionBull 44 Fold FB Invest in BB 424 79 Bull 22.3 30 smazza 411 bcgruber 21.83870968 31.0 206BULL 289 ScorpionBull 21.5862069 29.0 JJZbulls 244 JJZbulls 20.33333333 12.0 MikeG 206 Fold FB Invest in BB 16.96 25.0 MSBulls 70 Gat-Rat Bull 65 CountryBull 49 bullstampede9922 37 El_Toro_86 13

We need to claim this win before UCF does.

I came onto the board for exactly this. @Brad might have a tiebreaker in mind based on performance throughout the season. If not, it's a tie.

@BrassBulls12, @DELdaBull, Let's do a tiebreaker. Just the two of you for our first game of the AAC tournament. For all the marbles (or whatever else you might win), give your prediction in this post in the same format that we have had all season. I'll score it and will give the winner the tie-break.

You're in there and have the highest average points for anyone with more than 7 predictions. There's a sorting error that shows you in the bottom half of the order even though points are reported correctly.

With a single shot, last night's predictions were flipped upside down. @ScorpionBull takes home a convincing victory due in large part to the only prediction for Collins to be the leading scorer. User Points ScorpionBull 44 NJBull 33 BrassBulls12 33 DELdaBull 32 &rew Bull 31 NewEnglandBull 26 East lake bull 26 Friscobull 25 bcgruber 18 brybull1970 15 flsportsfan83 10

The club opens 90 minutes before tipoff. I like to arrive with 60 minutes to go. Because a lot of people don't know, I want to give you a heads up that you get soda and popcorn as part of the club access in addition to the pregame buffet. You'll want to be in the club with ~30 minutes to tipoff because Coach Gregory comes in to talk a little. The parking spots aren't assigned other than the first couple of rows reserved for Iron Bulls.

Same here. I have two plus a parking pass. I'll be at the Green & Gold Gala and can't make it to the game. First person to respond gets the tickets.

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Welcome to the 2019-20 TheBullsPen.com  Basketball Prediction Contest The race for the mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup is on! Game 31  South Florida Bulls vs. SMU Mustangs  vs. Saturday, March 6th 7 p.m. EST Yuengling Center Tampa, FL The Contest: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to select winners and leading contributors in each Bulls hoops game this season. Prizes await, as does the respect and admiration of Bulls fans around the globe. The contest is a season-long chase so don't miss a game. Next...the rules: 1) You must be a registered member of this message board. 2) You must completely answer the contest questions. 3) There can be no modifications to your post after scheduled game start time 4) Your prediction must be part of this original thread 5) Post must be submitted prior to game's published start time. 6) Ties will be decided by Bulliever starting with accuracy on first - last prediction. PLEASE READ ABOVE CAREFULLY - If a rule is broken, your entry will not count. You may appeal any ruling, if you choose, but only Bulliever or his designee will hear appeal. For additional contest rules, please read the small print below. And now, the contest: For the Bulls game vs. SMU on Saturday, March 6th (7 pm ET), please select the following: 1) The winner 2) The margin of victory by your predicted winner 3) Bulls leading scorer and point total 4) Bulls leading rebounder and rebound total 5) Team Free Throw percentage (i.e. 72.9%) Please try to keep in the above format so that it will be easier to manage. Sample response would be:  1) South Florida 2) 22 3) Collins - 21 4) Yetna - 11 5) 80% The contest winner will be chosen based on a points system as follows: 1) Correct on winning team - 10 points 2) Correct on Margin of victory - 15 points (subtract one point for each variance in actual and predicted margin - 0 points awarded if actual winner not predicted.)  3a) Correct Leading Scorer - 5 points 3b) Leading Scorer's correct point total -10 points (subtract one point for each variance in actual and predicted total - 0 points awarded if correct leading scorer not predicted.) 4a) Correct Leading Rebounder - 5 points 4b) Leading Rebounder's correct rebound total - 10 points (subtract one point for each variance in actual and predicted total - 0 points awarded if correct leading rebounder not predicted.) 5) Free throw percentage - within 3 percentage points of actual - 10 points; 5 percentage points of actual - 5 points; 10 percentage points -1 point  Games will be decided and winners announced. There will be a Grand Prize for those with the overall greatest point, "smaller" prizes for each game winner and prizes for other category wins: tracking of game averages, wins and total points scored for the season! The key is to be mindful of the game schedule and enter each game!   This game winner receives: To Be Announced Have Fun and follow the Bulls throughout the 2019-20 season! (Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup) Stats Through 30 Games: Game-by-Game Results Most Points in a Win (Top 10) Most Wins Game User Points User Points User Wins Arkansas Pine Bluff ScorpionBull 40 NJBull 64 Friscobull 7 Boston College Friscobull 46 Friscobull 55 brybull1970 3 IUPUI Fold FB Invest in BB 12 Friscobull 52 ScorpionBull 3 Wofford ScorpionBull 35 cophbulls 52 DELdaBull 3 Loyola Illinois 206BULL 41 Friscobull 51 Fold FB Invest in BB 2 New Mexico State flsportsfan83 26 Friscobull 48 flsportsfan83 2 Nebraska Friscobull 51 DELdaBull 48 NJBull 2 Furman Friscobull 46 flsportsfan83 48 206BULL 1 Dartmouth JJZbulls 42 East lake bull 47 JJZbulls 1 Drexel 79 Bull 41 DELdaBull 47 79 Bull 1 Utah State Friscobull 48 cophbulls 1 Florida State DELdaBull 48 NewEnglandBull 1 Florida Atlantic DELdaBull 36 bcgruber 1 SMU Friscobull 52 East lake bull 1 UConn Fold FB Invest in BB 42 BrassBulls12 1 ECU brybull1970 33 Memphis cophbulls 52 Total Points Average Points (min 7 games played) UCF brybull1970 30 DELdaBull 797 DELdaBull 27.5 29 Wichita State NewEnglandBull 41 BrassBulls12 796 NJBull 25.0 27 Houston brybull1970 44 NewEnglandBull 752 NewEnglandBull 25.1 30 Tulane Friscobull 55 Friscobull 747 flsportsfan83 23.9 29 UCF bcgruber 29 flsportsfan83 693 JJZbulls 20.3 12 Memphis ScorpionBull 38 NJBull 676 206BULL 24.1 12 Houston East lake bull 47 79 Bull 670 Fold FB Invest in BB 17.0 25 Tulsa BrassBulls12 33 &rew Bull 662 &rew Bull 22.8 29 Wichita State flsportsfan83 48 bcgruber 659 East lake bull 22.4 19 UConn Friscobull 25 ScorpionBull 582 BrassBulls12 26.5 30 ECU NJBull 64 cophbulls 572 Gat-Rat Bull 32.5 2 Temple NJBull 42 brybull1970 518 79 Bull 22.3 30 Cincinnati DELdaBull 47 East lake bull 426 ScorpionBull 20.8 28 Fold FB Invest in BB 424 cophbulls 24.9 23 smazza 411 bcgruber 21.96666667 30.0 206BULL 289 Friscobull 28.73076923 26.0 JJZbulls 244 MSBulls 35 2.0 MikeG 206 CountryBull 24.5 2.0 MSBulls 70 bullstampede9922 37 1.0 Gat-Rat Bull 65 brybull1970 27.26315789 19.0 CountryBull 49 smazza 25.6875 16 bullstampede9922 37 MikeG 22.88888889 9 El_Toro_86 13 El_Toro_86 13 1

Good question. @Brad is the AAC tournament included as part of the prediction contest?

@DELdaBull took the win in tonight's collapse. The points tonight give him a one point lead over @BrassBulls12 for the season lead. With 3rd place being 44 points out, I think we're looking at a two-person race to the finish. User Points DELdaBull 47 NewEnglandBull 45 bcgruber 45 flsportsfan83 39 BrassBulls12 36 Friscobull 36 smazza 34 &rew Bull 32 NJBull 28 MikeG 27 brybull1970 21 East lake bull 14 79 Bull 13 ScorpionBull 0

They have not. They've lost to all of those other teams loaded with American talent just as many times as they've lost to us.