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  1. Mike Stuben
    Guessing he wasn't on here, because he ran a different USF site.
  2. Mike Stuben
    This is right, those are the top 3 ... but allow me to continue the list. 4. Big 12 invites USF 5. New conference that represents the best of the left outs invites USF. 6. Nothing changes. 7. Some top schools leave the AAC but USF remains, FIU is invited. 1-3 Home Run 4 Triple 5 Double 6 Walk 7 GIDP
  3. Mike Stuben
    We sold out the money tickets, but back then (before doing business online was a thing) - students just showed up, we would scan their ID to make sure they were a current student and give them a ticket as they walked in. The decision was made not to turn away any students, so we had to open sections when more students showed up than seats in the student section. We just barely got that sellout, and wanted to announce it as a sellout, meaning opening more seats wouldn't have increased the crowd ..... But In 2007, I think we could have sold 85,000 tickets to USF vs. WVU. Those were be scalped for good money and we sold out early in the week and could have sold a ton more tickets, if the stadium held more.
  4. Mike Stuben
    I don't blame him. For about $250,000 I could even be a UCF fan. I also don't blame coach for saying no. In the end I trust coach and USF to do what is best for USF.
  5. Mike Stuben
    Since this is wear green Wednesday, I thought it was a great time to remind Bulls fans that the bookstore on all 3 campuses still have Our Shirts for sale for $6 each. The shirts are a bargain, and support the work of SG enriching the student experience of all USF students. The Bookstore only sells these in person. As you all can imagine, producing shirts with 3 different imprints in multiple ink colors and selling them for $6 means razor thin margins, so the bookstore does not ship them.
  6. Mike Stuben
    The trailer I mentioned was real, we did it in 1998 as we moved from Tampa Stadium to Ray Jay. Me, John, Jim Louk and others worked it meeting with all of our season ticket holders. It couldn't handle the summer heat, so it got really hot after lunch.
  7. Mike Stuben
    I heard a rumor that we were going to rent the smallest trailer ever built and park it outside the Yuengling Center and let people come in one by one to pick their seats spread out over many months.
  8. Mike Stuben
    I just wanted to say to make this more fair, it should only be the games that fall under their leagues tv contract, so, all conference games plus home non-conference games. For example, if North Texas played at Notre Dame and NBC put the game on prime time (and only Notre Dame got tv revenue from that game), why should the AAC give more of the league's ESPN money to North Texas because they helped NBC/Notre Dame make more money.
  9. Mike Stuben
    Just my hunch, they will let people pick in prioirt order, as opposed to trying to assign the seats based on what everyone had before. (I was there when we did it for the last football move, and I was a donor and ticket holder for the Sun Dome post renovation reseating, where people could make their selections)
  10. Mike Stuben
    I think most of you know, today is first day of class at USF. That is not to say transfers can't find creative ways to still come, but for the most part, time is running out for the ones who are coming in the Spring.
  11. Mike Stuben
    I keep wondering if we are lucky enough to get an invite to a new conference before the groundbreaking if they don't bump up capacity before it is too late. Nothing dramatic, maybe just get it into the low 40s. (I agree, building then adding on right away seems like a bad plan)
  12. Mike Stuben
    Potential for more shuffling (not just us). Now that NFL head coaches are getting fired, if any college coaches get a NFL job, that may start a domino effect. Like for a random example. If Jim Harbaugh gets an NFL job, who replaces him at Michigan, how much of his current staff goes with him. With the portal getting quiet as the semester starts, I think we see coaching movement in the upcoming weeks (not speaking about USF, just in general, we have to wait and see if it impacts us).
  13. Mike Stuben
    By the way, I said this half joking in a tweet. We should play C. Fla. in San Juan in week 0 (every year, some years, whenever). Playing a game off the continental 48, allows you to play 13 regular season games, and play in week 0. By playing in San Jaun we can both play an extra game, and it is relatively cheap to get there from Florida.
  14. Mike Stuben
    I'm curious to see who on our future schedules buys out gams. 1. I can see Notre Dame buying out the game in Tampa (or both games). I think stadium size is an issue, and we may have to agree to Ray Jay to keep that game. They want to play in front of their fans, and will want a bunch of tickets. 2. NC State has already told us they may have to buy out the game, per ACC requirements. (which may lead to Miami and Louisville buying out too) - as the ACC has told their member not to play any more road games at G5 schools. Of course, the ACC has bigger issues to worry about. 3. I'm not sure we play both games at Alabama if we keep getting better, I could see them buying out the last one. This list obviously changes if our conference changes.
  15. Mike Stuben
    Enjoy. Tulane is always on my travel list as much as possible. I'm 3 road trips this year for WBB, but this is the game I wish was on my list.
  16. Mike Stuben
    Jim did retire from the career job in Athletics. But still works as a freelance broadcaster for many USF events.
  17. Mike Stuben
    Once the ACC GOR is broken, anyone with a Big 10 or SEC invite will be gone. The interesting thing, can the rest stay together, or will they panic and run to the Big 12. If the rest stays together, adds in schools like USF, the ACC can still be in competition to be the 3rd best conference. (remember, the BIG 12 is just left over schools the SEC and Big 10 didn't want) If the Big 12 gets to pick off schools too, then the remains are hard to call a power conference. (but still an upgrade for USF) The key for USF, when the dust settles is to be in one of the top 4 conferences.
  18. Mike Stuben
    Football winning is huge, and our numbers are coming off the Jeff Scott era. We all can think of tickets, because it is visual to see the stadium full or empty, but it is so much more. Donations and merch sales also largely ride the wave of football success.
  19. Mike Stuben
    Bigger picture: USF WBB under Coach Fernandez is a program I don't worry about, meaning that if we have a down year, I know it isn't a trend. We lost our 3 best playes from last year (end of eligibility/turned pro, plus Sammie getting hurt). We added some good pieces, but right now, what we added doesn't equal what we lost. Going to have lots of games come down to the wire this year. The regular season is just positioning for the conference tournament, as the AAC is a 1 bid league. Lets work on getting better and hope for a hot hand at the AAC tourney.
  20. Mike Stuben
    We should have been favored in both UCF games, since we made them our *******. ****** equals female dogs.
  21. Mike Stuben
    UAB and Charlotte have decent arenas. FAU arena I've been in many times. I fondly remember one time when i was home from USF over winter break going to a FAU MBB game whose attendance was 8 (not counting workers, or players, of course).
  22. Mike Stuben
    While valid, let me offer something to add to this. 6-6 USF in the AAC, a nice step for us, but not turning any heads. Then a 1 - 2 punch. USF as underdogs, route Syracuse in the Boca Bowl, and people say, "USF is better than I thought." Then, USF signs the top G5 recruiting class, and people say, "And getting better" That double hit of postive USF news opened some eyes.
  23. Mike Stuben
    I saw 2 people ask him a question from the stands where his answer sort of included rubbing his stomach. My crack analysis is that he was saying something like he had a stomach bug.
  24. Mike Stuben
    I am going to blow some minds with this one. 1/5/2002 Men's hoops USF 117 TCU 108 (no overtime, at the Sun Dome)
  25. Mike Stuben
    I spent 16 years where I felt I couldn't yell at games. Now I make up for it. My seats are great, when the refs make a call, they have to look at the official scorer, and I am lined up and letting them know what the correct call should have been.
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