Well, there's a missed opportunity . . .

[Dave_Glaser]

Just got home from two long days of freshman orientation with my daughter. I think every office/department on campus made a presentation - with one BIG exception. You guessed it: nothing by athletics. Zip. No effort made to fire up a captive audience of incoming freshmen. Argh!

[Bull Dozer]

3 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

Just got home from two long days of freshman orientation with my daughter. I think every office/department on campus made a presentation - with one BIG exception. You guessed it: nothing by athletics. Zip. No effort made to fire up a captive audience of incoming freshmen. Argh!

There's that marketing (or lack there of) we're talking about again. 

[NewEnglandBull]

7 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

Just got home from two long days of freshman orientation with my daughter. I think every office/department on campus made a presentation - with one BIG exception. You guessed it: nothing by athletics. Zip. No effort made to fire up a captive audience of incoming freshmen. Argh!

Ugh! That is terrible...

[Bausfkid]

57 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

Just got home from two long days of freshman orientation with my daughter. I think every office/department on campus made a presentation - with one BIG exception. You guessed it: nothing by athletics. Zip. No effort made to fire up a captive audience of incoming freshmen. Argh!

How many people total (incoming students and parents included)?

[Brad]

[Calibull]

The actually have a separate event for all incoming freshman that specific to the athletic department.  It's like a giant pep rally and administration and coaches all attend.  So while you may missed out, your daughter wont.

[NewEnglandBull]

1 minute ago, Calibull said:

The actually have a separate event for all incoming freshman that specific to the athletic department.  It's like a giant pep rally and administration and coaches all attend.  So while you may missed out, your daughter wont.

Now that you say that I remember watching this last year on YouTube I believe. I sure hope my kid is there next year to be a part of all of this...

[Azmodi]

They need to hold something while the parents are there and posible younger siblings. Get the entire family indoctrinated as BULLS together. If mom or dad watches the BULLS, so do the kids.

[JTrue]

36 minutes ago, Calibull said:

The actually have a separate event for all incoming freshman that specific to the athletic department.  It's like a giant pep rally and administration and coaches all attend.  So while you may missed out, your daughter wont.

So they have a day for the actual academics only when the parents are there and USF is focusing on the "U" in USF that people are spending tens of thousands of dollars on that will impact these kids far beyond anything athletics ever does for them? Then later, when the kids are on campus, they do something where they focus on the small side piece of college that is sports? 

I'm going to need a moment to process this.

[USFBULL_08]

32 minutes ago, Calibull said:

The actually have a separate event for all incoming freshman that specific to the athletic department.  It's like a giant pep rally and administration and coaches all attend.  So while you may missed out, your daughter wont.

Wasn't freshmen orientation required while this pep rally is optional?

I'm willing to bet 1/10 actually show up. Seems like a giant waste of an opportunity.