South Parking Lots to open at 2:00 pm.

[Bishop of Bulltown]

the mall's out of the question this season to my understanding. I think the Bucs are building a practive facility or something.  :

[BigEastBeasts]

Glad to see they want to create a nice clusterf__k with parking when it seems like we're going to have a decent increase in attendence this season (at lease the next 2-3 weeks)........you'd think with how much the Glazers love money they'd do whatever they could to keep that lot open for parking and generate the extra revenue  

[Guest]

According to the Tampa Sports Authority... (813) 350-6500..

The Mall WILL BE OPEN

Because it is a Buccaneers property and not TSA property, Mall Parking will be $10 this year.

[BigEastBeasts]

Thanks for the update..........10am tailgating shall live on for another season!!!!!!!!   ;D

[Bishop of Bulltown]

wow, great to hear!!

[Goldenbuc]

So the mall is where we'll need to be?  Our die-hards are EARLY birds...there will be UCF fans wanting to tailgate @ 7am!!  

But 4pm is silly for any team.  Half the traditions with the schools that families build are the tailgate traditions!!  

We're planning on being there no later than 12pm.  I guess we'll have to be in the Mall lots or around HCC...but that stinks.  No atmosphere.

Oh well.

[BigEastBeasts]

If you're looking for early i'd say the mall is the way to go........been tailgating there for 3 seasons and never had a problem no matter what time we got there........couple of seaons ago we got there at 9am for an 8pm game and last season we got there at 6am for the 11am kickoffs

[Guest]

For anyone who wants to complain about the parking lot times:

This info is on the Tampa Sports Authority website (i.e. it's public knowledge):

Henry Saavedra, Executive Director

813-350-6516

hsaavedra@tampasportsauthority.com

Mickey Farrell, Director of Operations

813-350-6507

mfarrell@tampasportsauthority.com

Mike Davis, Assistant Director of Operations

813-350-6505

mdavis@tampasportsauthority.com

Barbara Casey, Director of Communications and Marketing

813-350-6504

bcasey@tampasportsauthority.com

Ken Milburn, Sentry Event Services, Inc. Event Staffing

kmilburn@tampasportsauthority.com

Let those emails fly, Bulls Nation!!

Source: http://www.tampasportsauthority.com/tsa/contact.htm

[RHBullsFan]

If you're looking for early i'd say the mall is the way to go........been tailgating there for 3 seasons and never had a problem no matter what time we got there........couple of seaons ago we got there at 9am for an 8pm game and last season we got there at 6am for the 11am kickoffs

11 hours of straight tailgating! Sounds like your crew can throw down. I'll be there with my crew at 3pm. Looking forward to it.

[BigEastBeasts]

We do what we can........its not like that every week, but on special occassions........ususally there bout noon or 1pm.......and we have no problem taking it into the game, we're the rowdy bunch in the front row just to the left of the band (if you're facing the band) and the originators of the USF crowd push-ups after a score