michibull

BB can’t hit anybody today.

What Deion said was amazing and I don’t blame him at all. The fact he said going against the Florida Big 3, makes sense and he didn’t include the other school, haha.

Our defense is atrocious and if our offense slows down just a little, they’re not bad.

I know it’s FAMU, but we look pretty good and these penalties don’t bother me as much in a game like this, they are adjusting to the tempo and offense and it will help us out come conference time.

It was amazing to turn in the game and see South Florida playing, the gold helmets, green shirts and green pants and black shoes/socks look great!!! Why can’t this just be our default.

Agreed 100%! Drop Charlotte and add Marshall and or WKU, Coastal was still out there. I know we can’t undo it and it is what it is, but my gosh man, there were so many better options out there and even staying at 12 was better than FAU, North Texas and Charlotte.

Really, Army and Air Force should have been in before FAU and North Texas; at this point we could have just added App St and this dump of a conference would be light years better. Without being over reactive, the AAC commissioner should be fired for the additions he’s made this last round.

We were never going to get into the ACC while FSU and/or Miami are there, we could pay $10 mil per year to the conference and they would still block us, the OCS has nothing to do with SMU getting in the ACC before us. As for using funds for buying players and what not, these funds that are going to the OCS couldn’t be used on players anyhow. What the OCS can do is show potential donors/boosters that we are serious about winning and culture; which COULD increase NIL from boosters and businesses to get better players. It’s all part of the equation.

Yeah, your definitely right that we won’t get 8mil per year after looking at the other deals. Agreed, I’m hoping in the 4-5mil range.

Haha, for sure, I was hesitant to read it; but, I thought it was good and positive.

I will keep you guys in my thoughts and prayers! Health and quality of life is a high priority, especially over sports/entertainment.

I think it grew slower because it was an off campus stadium. I truly believe that had we had a OCS, interest would have grown quicker because of the connivence of just walking across campus to get there; on the same point, we would’ve had better attendance during QF’s years because the students would see us at 4-2 and the attitude would be “hey, let’s check them out, I’ve got nothing going on for a bit.”

Yeah, your right, I looked a bit deeper and SDSU got $45mil over 15 and I could only see CSU got $37mil total, didn’t see years. I originally just looked up college football stadium naming rights average, that would include the power 5’s which will greatly effect the average.

Not sure if this was posted yet, but TBB had a nice article on our defense from WKU. USF defense more prideful than porous in encouraging 2023 debut WWW.TAMPABAY.COM “I was excited about the physicality,” first-year coordinator...

Hopefully it is in the neighborhood of $8mil/year for 10 years; I think that is close to average from what I’ve seen on the web.

We know that John Marinatto and Mike Aresco screwed the pooch with the Big East, whether it was the TV contract or not aggressively pursuing Kansas, KSU, Baylor and Iowa State; BUT, what if back in 2011, big John would have kept his invite for Villanova to move up to the BE in football AND invited Georgetown as well? They would have had the Philadelphia and DC markets (back when it mattered), and more importantly, they would’ve had the 2 most influential schools in basketball, on the side of football. Would this have been enough to keep the BE together? I always thought it would have provided enough support and stability amongst the basketball and football schools and maybe Pitt doesn’t bail. Thoughts?

Spot on!! I watch USF to feel connected to our school, I love them regardless. Yes, sometimes it’s difficult and our current conference isn’t great, BUT, they’re still my Bulls. South Florida provides one of the best educations in the country and with the OCS coming, can provide a solid D1 football/sports experience as well. My son and I watched the game (he’s a Michigan State fan first), but even he was impressed with our offense and at concluded that “hey, we may be alright this year!!” There are always things to fix, but for game one, I was content.

The thing that needs to be remembered is that WKU had a solid year last year and return about 85% of their starters and O-line. For a first game, the offense looked good (with the exception of the 3 int’s) and the secondary looked improved. As for the pressure and run defense, WKU’s experiences line and our new schemes played a part. We will get better, it’s just the beginning. I still think we can get to 6 wins.

Completely agree, it’s the main reason I haven’t been on here much since the game. I thought there were some positives that we could talk about but all of the coach fits is just a way of time and so unwarranted.

I would rather have UNT than FAU. I still hate that they brought in another Florida school.

I don’t necessarily disagree, but we did that in mid 00’s and had a good run with QF, OCS never came. Might as well do it now.

Western Michigan averages 18k per game and Central Michigan averages 16k. They are in the MAC, and in the middle of nowhere. I think we can assume USF can average 20k every year playing in the AAC and if we are an 8-5 team, that would reach 30-35k which would be close to capacity. This is realistic, given the population of Tampa and the age group of the area. Financially, I don’t see it as wasting money or risky. I know the economics behind stadiums, they are not “money makers” directly, but they have positive indirect impacts; and at the end of the day, USF will not go bankrupt because of it so why not give the students, alumni and players the best experience you can?

I don’t think anyone has said that the OCS would change our team into a winning one or get us in a power conference. What has been said is that it is PART of the equation. The OCS HELPS create a student/university atmosphere, bring back alumni to campus, share stories and traditions with children and grandchildren, integrate football with the student body as activities can be held there, help the university generate money from various areas (especially after the loan is paid off), players to feel connected with their “home” (practices and activities will be held there, it will be green and gold, and see it everyday on campus, etc) and many other things. I don’t know how difficult it is to understand that. We all know that winning fixes everything, but there are more things that make college football great outside of winning, it’s the atmosphere and character of each individual schools stadium, campus and traditions. Hypothetically, college game day on the campus of South Florida in front of the stadium is much more impactful that with no stadium (by the Sun Dome?) or at Ray Jay. Visiting fans can see how special our campus is and potential recruits can experience the South Florida vibe. You have to FEEL it, and playing in a red and pewter stadium with a pirate ship feels like we are a team with no home, you know, a “commuter” school. While I appreciate the whole, it was rocking in ‘07 or CJL said it was an advantage, I would argue that IF Ray Jay was on campus, it would have been better for recruiting and creating a fan base that fell in love with the school and not a team. Bringing a recruit on campus, showing them the practice facilities, dorms and then walking across the yard and into the stadium hits differently than taking a drive to a giant tampon of a stadium and saying, but this is where we play…… Don’t take this as shot at you, it’s more of a response to anyone who thinks we shouldn’t build an OCS because it won’t get us in a power conference. The OCS means so much more than that.

Don’t worry, they’ll add FIU.