Oracle: Time to retire Numbers

[mj796]

Before retiring numbers, we should be adding CJL and LRS to the 'ring of honor' or whatever. 

[NovaBull]

1 hour ago, brybull1970 said:

If they are going to retire numbers they need to do it in this order:

1. Selvie - first All American

2. Flowers - all time Total Offense leader

3. Grothe - second all time Total Offense, and the face of the greatest era of USF football

4. Mack - all time Rushing Offense leader

Id also like to add:

Marquel Blackwell

Anthony Henry

Nate Allen

Mike Jenkins

Kawika Mitchell
 

 

 

 

 

[Friscobull]

3 minutes ago, mj796 said:

Before retiring numbers, we should be adding CJL and LRS to the 'ring of honor' or whatever. 

We still don’t have a stadium to do a ring of honor or put a jersey on a wall, also we have never even played for a conference championship.  My vote is do something first and then LRS and CJL are the first two up on our OCS if that ever happens.

[NewEnglandBull]

20 minutes ago, Friscobull said:

I was at the game he got his 3,000 hit, a home run of all things and he kissed the plate.  I was in the cigar bar and they locked the doors and gave us Champagne and a commemorative cigar.  I kept the cigar for about 5 years and then got drunk and smoked it, it was straight A$$, however a nice memory and glad the local guy got it at home near his childhood home.  

That would be pretty cool to be there, especially for such a young franchise 

[NovaBull]

1 hour ago, brybull1970 said:

The Rays retired Wade Boggs' number.

[Friscobull]

17 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

That would be pretty cool to be there, especially for such a young franchise 

One of the rare games at the Trop that was crowded, Saturday night game and he needed 3 hits going into the game, really good time.  

[Bullrush33]

Anthony Henry, Kawika Mitchell, Marquell Blackwell, Otis Dixon 

[Bullschmutz]

College football has 105 active players on a team. We already have to do number substitutions in game. I clearly remember us getting a penalty for a number infraction, two people with the same number on the field in the same play. Let's not shoot ourselves in the foot here. 

[chapelbull]

6 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

You’re joking right? 

No, but that was also a tribute to a Hall of Fame Hometown boy that helped get the team off the ground

[chapelbull]

5 hours ago, Triple B said:

 

 I think there were a number of reasons that doesn't make it look quite as bad as it does in a vacuum ....

 - First native son to play for the Devil Rays

 - First home run in DR history

 - Collected his 3000th hit in DR uniform

 - Small homage to his total MLB career

 

 

5 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Yeah I knew about two of them but not the others. Sounds primarily like good PR for the team. 

I guess I should have read on before responding, but yes it was more about overall accomplishments and being from the area and going into the HOF

Edited February 21, 2020 by chapelbull