Time for USF to get serious about on-campus football stadium

[Guest]

If these schools can build a stadium I'm sure USF could figure out how to fund an on campus stadium.  There are only a handful of schools that do not play in their own stadium.  Lots of C-USA, MAC and American schools in the most recent stadium projects list so we would have similar resources to build a stadium.  

 

Image	Stadium	City	State	Team	Conference	Capacity	Record1	Built	Expanded2
	John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium	Houston	TX	Houston	American	40,000	40,755 (August 30, 2014 vs. UTSA)[66]	2014
	McLane Stadium	Waco	TX	Baylor	Big 12	45,140	45,733 (August 31, 2014 vs. SMU)[84]	2014
	Benson Field at Yulman Stadium	New Orleans	LA	Tulane	American	30,000	30,000 (September 8, 2014 vs. Georgia Tech)[159]	2014
	Jerry Richardson Stadium	Charlotte	NC	Charlotte	C-USA	15,314		2013
	Apogee Stadium	Denton	TX	North Texas	C-USA	30,850	28,075 (September 10, 2011 vs. Houston)[8]	2011	N/A
	FAU Stadium	Boca Raton	FL	Florida Atlantic	C-USA	30,000	29,103 (October 15, 2011 vs. Western Kentucky)	2011	N/A
	TCF Bank Stadium	Minneapolis	MN	Minnesota	Big Ten	52,525	51,241 (Oct. 18,2014 vs. Purdue)	2009[143]
	Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium	Akron	OH	Akron	MAC	30,000[138]	27,881[139]	2009
	Bright House Networks Stadium	Orlando	FL	UCF	American	45,323[23]	48,453 (October 17, 2009 vs. Miami)[24]	2007[23]	N/A
	Stanford Stadium	Stanford	CA	Stanford	Pac-12	50,000[136]	51,607[137] (October 9, 2010 vs. USC)	2006[136]	N/A
	Rentschler Field	East Hartford	CT	Connecticut	American	40,000[116]	42,704 (9/21/13 vs. #15 Michigan)[117]	2003[118]

The school you listed (some of whom did not pay for the fields on this list) did not just go through a $50+ million uplift ... remember, USF just built two stadiums, renovated and expanded another, renovated their arena, and added major practice facilities for basketball and football.

That is a lot of debt already.

 

[TherapyBull]

I've always been a huge proponent of the OCS, and welcome any discussion to get us moving in that direction.

In the short term I really would like to see the IPF get built. First, we can benefit from it, as we lose practices to weather. Second, its very inexpensive compared to a stadium. Its an excellent project to test Harlan's ability to get the community/donors involved.

[MMW]

I've always been a huge proponent of the OCS, and welcome any discussion to get us moving in that direction.

In the short term I really would like to see the IPF get built. First, we can benefit from it, as we lose practices to weather. Second, its very inexpensive compared to a stadium. Its an excellent project to test Harlan's ability to get the community/donors involved.

It is hard to get excited in an IPF. Rutgers had one when I played light weight football for them in the late 80's.  It did not add any wins to their program.

[Bull]

We play in pretty much all weather so we should practice the same way. I never understood IPF hype. 

[Roaming Bull]

Without going into detail I can assure there are no conversations about an OCS at USF. 

of course the Dons aren't considering one, but the bulls at least need to be thinking about it. Discussion does not mean building. I think people falsely equate the two. Beginning the discussion is a good thing. I don't know why people get hurt and in their feelings about the subject.

[Triple B]

If it's insider knowledge, I don't recommend the approach you've taken with shouting it from the rooftops. A good number of us have been privileged to learn of inside athletics information and have hinted at or stayed completely quiet. Repeatedly mentioning that you have the information will get you removed from future inside communications.

 

Astute advice .... but, no offense meant to the painted guy, I would be absolutely stunned if this is legit insider info.

IPF first ...

[Thebullsfan]

Without going into detail I can assure there are no conversations about an OCS at USF. 

Wrong... My insider is buddy buddy with Harlan and guess what... where moving in that direction. 

[Bulls On Parade]

Not crazy on Mosi location but for traffic and parking I guess makes most sense.

If announced in 2 years then might be done in under 4 years??..I could live with that

[Triple B]

Without going into detail I can assure there are no conversations about an OCS at USF. 

Wrong... My insider is buddy buddy with Harlan and guess what... where moving in that direction. 

I'm sure there are, and have been, ongoing conversations about an OCS. I just don't believe it's a done deal with blueprints and the MOSI site a lock .... and if it is, like was mentioned before, you're rattin' out your sister.

[BullsFanInTX]

Wow, 2 supposed insiders saying the exact opposite things.

Who to believe.....