Bear

On 2/28/2023 at 8:50 PM, Triple B said:

All 3 of them …..

Where we play has had little, if any, effect on why we are where we are at this point. It’ll be nice to get one now, though. 

100% of them. If you add another year, you include TCU, as well.  

Again, winning is important. So, make the proper investments and build the stadium. 

On 2/24/2023 at 10:33 AM, belgianbull said:

Its his sixth year; and right now we are still 4 games under .500. Under Gregory we have seen improvement one season only to get worse the next season (year after we won the CBI), so I am not sold that we will be improved next year.

In our next two games we play the two worst teams in the conference at home.  If he wins 3 more games perhaps you give him another year. If he goes 2-2 or worse, I think we move on.

Besides Yetna tearing his ACL; wasn't there a big scandal that caused a mass exodus of some players due to one of the Coaching Assistants?! 

I don't understand the debate here...

Yes, we need to win. That goes without saying. 

But, all G5 schools that moved to the P5 in the past decade had an OCS (or something very similar). 

We won a lot in 2016/2017 and it always felt like an AWAY game. 

Remember, NCAA Football is a ticking time bomb... between the HAVES and the HAVE NOTs (NILs, Transfer Portal, HC carousel, Conference Alignment and Media contracts). 

4 hours ago, Bull Awakening said:

Exactly!! I been crying for an OCS since 1997.  The control & prestige factor is hard to ignore once people see USF playing on their own OCS. Possibilities are endless. Especially with the growth of Uptown Tampa we will be like Syracuse South. Good in both mens hoops & football 

You have been right since 1997

FSU and Clemson rumored to be in talks with the SEC.

This could be great for USF. ACC might need another Florida school (now is the time to shine).

I may need to do more reasearch.

On 2/17/2023 at 2:26 PM, Dave_Glaser said:

Women's hoops has 23 wins. All other programs as of right now for the season have 47 - TOTAL.

Football: 1-11

Men's hoops (so far): 11-15

Men's soccer: 9-7-4

Men's tennis (so far): 4-7

Baseball ?

Women's soccer: 8-9

Volleyball: 10-20

Women's tennis (so far): 2-2

Softball (so far): 2-4

We would be right in the same place...

23 hours ago, gibbsak said:

Beautiful

 

I like them... 

I like the Huntington Bank Stadium... But it is expensinve.

Why not just do something similar to TD ECU stadium (with slightly better amenities) with the same capacity ($40k)? It was an excellent price!

It's clear that the UCF AD doesn't want to schedule USF in the near future. I say we schedule them back and beat them at home in our OCS for 2026/2027. 

1 hour ago, CousinRicky said:

*cough* Rutgers *cough*

haha, We don't want to end up like Rutgers

USF needs to win, no doubt... 

But, the past decade of conference realignment has shown that schools who move win AND have an OCS (or similar). 

On 11/14/2022 at 12:54 PM, Sk00b said:

That's the thing. $350+ million would be dumb. Somehow this number keeps rising...

There has to be a way that this will be cheaper. We aren't building a stadium in California. 

2 hours ago, USF_Bullsharks said:

The year is 2035, USF is in the ACC, we have won multiple conference championships in the AAC, our OCS has already announced expansion to 55,000 fans, we are an AAU member school with a $2B+ endowment, men's basketball has won a conference championship, baseball has visited Omaha for the first time... 

Outlaw will still be beating the bad extension drum. 

Here's to moving on and supporting our Bulls through thick and thin, good hires and bad hires, good extensions and bad extension. Remember, hindsight is always 20/20. 

Considering our history, we better get an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary

On 2/9/2023 at 4:20 PM, BullsFanInTX said:

You should care.  Those schools are now making 50 million dollars a year, while USF is making peanuts.    

It is absolutely not ridiculous to wonder why and get angry about the fact that 12 schools have been selected for power conferences since the Big East imploded.  Why is that?

It absolutely matters.

^This comment is spot on. And the money does matter. 

The AAC is a terrible place to be; and we need to invest and win (now).

I also noticed that UCF has a major online fan presence. Are we at that level?

This is a horrify record:

2007: USF wants an on-campus stadium.

2015: USF wants an on-campus stadium.

2016: USF wants an on-campus stadium.

2017: USF proposes a site for an on-campus stadium!

2018: About ²⁄₃ of USF’s fans support an on-campus stadium.

2019: USF is unclear whether it will get an on-campus stadium.

2020: USF does not have an on-campus stadium.

On 12/6/2022 at 8:07 PM, BULLSHTR said:

Building an OCS and winning aren't mutually exclusive. Obviously we can do both and should. Off-campus home games are the lamest college football experience I've ever had. Even at Miami. I remember in '05, my friends and I got all painted up and had to take the metrorail to that game... with a bunch of people that couldn't care less there was a game happening. Compare that to games I went to at Auburn, FSU, UF, and even UCF, and it's clear why we have fallen behind. No on-campus gameday atmosphere. I have had the displeasure of attending games at the old Citrus Bowl too. Once C. Florida built their OCS, I knew it was a matter of time for their program to pass us. Been saying it since '07. Sure, winning is #1, but overall fan experience is right up there and can help buoy a program when they are down.

This is spot on... 

21 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

The ocs could be a  great addition but it is a lot of debt to take on for a football program with one fbs win in the last three years. I don't think it will sell out in the new aac If the program is anywhere close to it's  current state the doormat of fbs football and the American conference.

USF needs to build an OCS. Period... 

Best to invest in the program now, or just give it all up.  

On 11/12/2022 at 10:35 AM, USF968 said:

Anyone else sick of the South Florida branding? I believe it transitioned under Charlie Strong and we have lost ever since. Let’s take a poll.

I actually dislike the South Florida branding. As, actual students call their school 'USF'... Makes it seem like a disconnect. 

Great message... However, is Jeff Scott the worst coach in USF history?

15 hours ago, Brad said:

We need a 30 for 30...

If we win a national championship in the new 12-team CFP... then we will have a 30 for 30

On 11/5/2022 at 7:35 PM, bcgruber said:

She chose the wrong path for future success at USF.  She thought academics would win out and the rest of the story would follow.  She bet wrong. SPORTS are the way to greenier pastures, but she got rid of the 2 best coaches USF ever had in Stan Heath and Jim Levitt.  This was all on Judy's watch.  But everything thinks she is great...she wasn't

Judy was a kind person; she really remembered the students that she met. However, I believe that she was over-paid as a University President. And while academics greatly improved; our athletics became a disaster. 

Why haven't we seen a stadium design, yet?

We join the Pac 12; at the same time they are merging with the B10...

We face Rutgers...

all by design

On 7/11/2022 at 1:45 PM, Rizman said:

That is priceless.  The world according to Brandon.

Who's Brandon?

On 7/20/2022 at 8:03 AM, MaltLiquorBull said:

Perhaps work on the inside can continue throughout the evening.

But, what if it rains!?