What sport do you want to see added at USF?

[lotsofbull99]

Cricket

[USFPDiddy]

Wrestling.  Florida has a good high school program, and it ranks among the most difficult sports of all.  Few martial arts are as practical as a strong wrestling background.  The difficulty of a college match is on par with rugby.

Florida schools used to have teams.  Cutting them was total !@#$, and was done to cut corners to comply with title ix.  One of the oldest and most practical sports seemingly has no place at all here.  I don't get it.  I can not think of a single sport that requires MORE athleticism.  Strength, speed, judgment, and skill all come into play.

And then we talk about bowling as a "sport".  News flash: bowling and table tennis and pool are all GAMES, not sports.  Lifting and rolling a 14-16lb ball is something any healthy adult should be able to do.  Don't get me wrong, I like all 3 of these examples personally, but it was a sad day indeed when they are televised on ESPN as SPORTS, and then a 200+ pound woman is shooting pool in some tournament.  Call it what it is...a game.

[S p e n c e]

Lacrosse

[Apis Bull]

Men and women's swimming and diving.  For Christ sake, we are in Florida!!

[TyBull]

Womens Ice Hockey......

Mens Ice Hockey......  :

[bulls-n-beer]

Swiming and Diving we're in Florida.  There are many swimmers and divers around this area and many nothern swimmers would want to come to florida to train.  IMHO

[WoolyBully]

The most reasonable would be swimming & diving.

I'd prefer wrestling, however, that is a program that is very easy to cut.

[Apis Bull]

Actually, I'd like to see us sponsor all of the Big East sports.  Swimming and diving would just be my first choice.

[Jim Johnson]

Men's & Women's ICE HOCKEY!

Of course, that is but a dream.

Swimming & Diving make the most sense -- but we need to upgrade our facilities for that.

Lacrosse and field hockey are both very doable, I think they can play on a soccer-sized field (i.e. @ the soccer stadium) -- so all we're talking is scholarships, equipment, and the operating expenses for both teams.

Rowing is also very doable -- and UT has had a crew team for some time. (USF has had a crew club for some time).  The Hillsborough River downtown is a great place to crew -- so is the bypass canal.  In fact, there has been talk of building a facility along the bypass canal sometime in the near future to bring national and international rowing meets to Tampa.

As for Title IX -- I think USF can start two women's sports for each men's sport (i.e. field hockey & both lacrosse... or women's rowing & both swimming/diving)... etc.

[The_Reaper]

Ice hockey here too! Big East =Big time ice! Wish it could happen!