flsportsfan83 Posted November 3, 2005 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 1,750 Content Count: 17,508 Reputation: 1,262 Days Won: 13 Joined: 08/16/2004 Share Posted November 3, 2005 how about Pat Julmiste University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 First, let me say that if it were put to a vote, I would vote to keep the name.However, if the university were to hypothetically look to change the name, there are a number of options available.Remember that public schools don't need to be U of or State U... they can have other names...Here is my list -- in no particular order:1 - University of Tampa Bay or Tampa Bay State University2 - Sunshine State University or University of the Sunshine State3 - Tampa State University (University of Tampa is taken)4 - Tampa University (might be confusing, but technically available)Getting away from location-based names, we could name the school after a person:5 - [LeRoy] Collins State University - governor of Florida when the school was established6 - [Dwight D] Eisenhower State University - president of the United States when the school was established7 - [Rosa] Parks University - to honor a pivotal figure in the battle for racial equality (the same would apply to Martin Luther King University)8 - [James Ellis] Bush University - to honor the first Republican governor ever re-elected by the people of Florida ;-)Personally, the University of South Florida sounds the best... and because USF can also be the University of Sun and Fun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutt Posted November 3, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 238 Content Count: 4,139 Reputation: 39 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/20/2004 Share Posted November 3, 2005 The University of Bad-A$$ MoFo's Biatch!!! (Gangster pose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullDoug Posted November 3, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 469 Content Count: 4,451 Reputation: 52 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/27/2001 Share Posted November 3, 2005 IMO Tampa State University (TSU) is the only thing close to being acceptable.  But USF is south of the state's geographical and population equator (for lack of better words).  So technically, USF is in south(ern) Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apis Bull Posted November 3, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,586 Content Count: 23,185 Reputation: 2,332 Days Won: 65 Joined: 09/05/2002 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Most of the schools named City State Univerisity have dropped the "State" from their names recently. Memphis and Troy are two I can think of right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawgPound Posted November 3, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 81 Content Count: 2,239 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/28/2004 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I thought it was the population equator(Tampa that is).You guys should trade names with FGCU and rename it to just Gulf Coast University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apis Bull Posted November 3, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,586 Content Count: 23,185 Reputation: 2,332 Days Won: 65 Joined: 09/05/2002 Share Posted November 3, 2005 First, let me say that if it were put to a vote, I would vote to keep the name.However, if the university were to hypothetically look to change the name, there are a number of options available.Remember that public schools don't need to be U of or State U... they can have other names...Here is my list -- in no particular order:1 - University of Tampa Bay  or  Tampa Bay State University2 - Sunshine State University  or  University of the Sunshine State3 - Tampa State University (University of Tampa is taken)4 - Tampa University (might be confusing, but technically available)Getting away from location-based names, we could name the school after a person:5 - [LeRoy] Collins State University - governor of Florida when the school was established6 - [Dwight D] Eisenhower State University - president of the United States when the school was established7 - [Rosa] Parks University - to honor a pivotal figure in the battle for racial equality  (the same would apply to Martin Luther King University)8 - [James Ellis] Bush University - to honor the first Republican governor ever re-elected by the people of Florida ;-)Personally, the University of South Florida sounds the best... and because USF can also be the University of Sun and Fun!!!I like South Florida too because it's on my diploma. However, some names:Tampa Bay University - Tampa Bay Bulls(Henry B.) Plant University - Plant Bulls(Ponce) DeLeon Univeristy(Panfilo) de Narvaez University - He made the first recorded exploration of Tampa Bay.(Hernando) De Soto UniversityOsceola University(Theodore) Roosevelt University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazza Posted November 3, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 9,898 Content Count: 66,091 Reputation: 2,434 Days Won: 172 Joined: 01/01/2001 Share Posted November 3, 2005 the name is finewe need to change qband win the conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 3, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 32 Content Count: 1,911 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/26/2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 There is a story behind our name...and I like it that way...now, everyone back to arguing about tasers and on campus stadiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull2saintleo Posted November 3, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 131 Content Count: 3,097 Reputation: 163 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/17/2004 Share Posted November 3, 2005 An example, we dont call it the University of Alabama at Birmingham, we call it UAB, eventually (if not now) we will just be known as USF, even though our official name will be the University of South Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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