Florida Poly - what is going one?

[Rizman]

Everyone start supporting the funding for an IPF. 

[lotsofbull99]

15 hours ago, Rizman said:

Yep, he hated Judy and wanted to do it in spite of her. 

I think he was pissed off how Judy railroaded CJL.

[DELdaBull]

Shady politicians. 

[Apis Bull]

Give it back to USF, Judy will put them in order.

[BDYZR]

17 hours ago, Mike Stuben said:

They were formed by one man who wanted to use hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to buy a legacy for himself. The crookedness of this politician knows no limits. For those who do not know, he was prepared to destroy USF if we tried to stand up for the students in Lakeland and give them what was best for them. 

They were bound to have tons of growing pains, since they were founded 10 years or so before they were actually ready to become their own school. 

Interesting, an old article.

https://www.floridatrend.com/print/article/17169

Alexander says he came gradually to the idea that the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida should be a standalone university. He says he became convinced of the need after years of watching USF neglect its stewardship of the campus. The “last straw” came, he says, when USF told a donor who wanted to fund a program at the Lakeland campus to redirect the money to the main campus in Tampa or go away. He says the only way for USF Lakeland to achieve its potential and to fulfll his commitment to his district was to see the university become independent of USF.

BTW - Don't forget that Ben Hill Griffin was also behind the shenanigans.  -  GO BULLS!

[Mike Stuben]

2 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

Interesting, an old article.

https://www.floridatrend.com/print/article/17169

Alexander says he came gradually to the idea that the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida should be a standalone university. He says he became convinced of the need after years of watching USF neglect its stewardship of the campus. The “last straw” came, he says, when USF told a donor who wanted to fund a program at the Lakeland campus to redirect the money to the main campus in Tampa or go away. He says the only way for USF Lakeland to achieve its potential and to fulfll his commitment to his district was to see the university become independent of USF.

BTW - Don't forget that Ben Hill Griffin was also behind the shenanigans.  -  GO BULLS!

JD Alexander is related to late Ben Hill Griffin Jr. 

[BDYZR]

4 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said:

JD Alexander is related to late Ben Hill Griffin Jr. 

Yea, I know. I think I remember that they own a lot of land around Poly Tech. Just another example of backdoor politics and the good ol' boy system we live in.

[Triple B]

14 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said:

JD Alexander is related to late Ben Hill Griffin Jr. 

Gator pukes 

[Apis Bull]

2 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Gator pukes 

It would surprise me if ole J.D., arranges for UF to take over.

[Mike Stuben]

14 minutes ago, Apis Bull said:

It would surprise me if ole J.D., arranges for UF to take over.

Never happen. You know how USF calls Sam Gibbons the founder of our University. Well, JD gets that for Fla. Poly, nothing like wasting hundreds of millions of tax dollars to buy yourself a legacy.