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Spot on article from TDS

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It's a little too doom and gloom for me.  Don't get me wrong I've been having my existential crisis as well but I mean....just vent a bunch anonymously on a message board or privately with friends, an

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I think it worked.  Willie was a program/self promoting fool.  It got us back to relevance and competitiveness and it got him two big pay days.   For some reason people around here criticize this.  Wh

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We Need To Talk About USF, Part 3 (Actually, No We Don’t) Jamie is mad as hell, and doesn’t want to take it anymore. not a huge fan of TDS, but can't argue with any of this. 

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Like so many of these "I've Had It" posts they are always troubling. I certainly get where he's coming from and can also identify with the frustrations after so many years. USF acts like a rudderless ship at times(too much). Can it completely change get focused, and go all out to make USF Football a success? Make us really look like a D-1 program on the rise?  What was it the original dean at USF said way back when?? "There's no room(or need) for collegiate athletics at USF" Something like that. Sure, it changed but that was a pretty adamant statement to make when the roots of USF were just being formed. 

Maybe USF could use a little more of the "blue collar" approach like UCF. There is some snob/click atmosphere at USF. We've noticed over the years at home games, homecoming, alumni tailgates. We have always said, We have had more fun at away games. Fans are friendly, fun, less stuffy. More of a feeling of camaraderie. Personally, we won't quit on USF. I'm 40+ years removed from graduation. I've hung in this long so I think I'm committed. Everyone has their own reasons for supporting USF and the frustrations/elations that go along with that fandom. 

 

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3 minutes ago, BulledOver said:

Like so many of these "I've Had It" posts they are always troubling. I certainly get where he's coming from and can also identify with the frustrations after so many years. USF acts like a rudderless ship at times(too much). Can it completely change get focused, and go all out to make USF Football a success? Make us really look like a D-1 program on the rise?  What was it the original dean at USF said way back when?? "There's no room(or need) for collegiate athletics at USF" Something like that. Sure, it changed but that was a pretty adamant statement to make when the roots of USF were just being formed. 

Maybe USF could use a little more of the "blue collar" approach like UCF. There is some snob/click atmosphere at USF. We've noticed over the years at home games, homecoming, alumni tailgates. We have always said, We have had more fun at away games. Fans are friendly, fun, less stuffy. More of a feeling of camaraderie. Personally, we won't quit on USF. I'm 40+ years removed from graduation. I've hung in this long so I think I'm committed. Everyone has their own reasons for supporting USF and the frustrations/elations that go along with that fandom. 

 

We've tried the blue-collar thing with Willie's nametag shirt gimmick.  Let's not do that again.

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Just now, MaltLiquorBull said:

We've tried the blue-collar thing with Willie's nametag shirt gimmick.  Let's not do that again.

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But…didn’t it kinda work? There’s nothing wrong with being blue collar and being willing to work for everything you earn. Hell, we started out in trailers!!!

We’re definitely the underdogs again (non-P5, major sports teams in the market, not even the most popular college team in our market, the list goes on…), so why not embrace it and look to build again?!

 

 

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3 minutes ago, MaltLiquorBull said:

We've tried the blue-collar thing with Willie's nametag shirt gimmick.  Let's not do that again.

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Can we at least put the team on the back of our jerseys? 

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45 minutes ago, hm101 said:

My main reaction is that it is a little weird that no USF leader has said anything about what's happening. 

They better be banking something for Wednesday.  

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4 minutes ago, MaltLiquorBull said:

We've tried the blue-collar thing with Willie's nametag shirt gimmick.  Let's not do that again.

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Oh Lordy, you had to really dig for that one. I suppose we can't have buses either now..? :bang:

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I hope more people with knowledge choose violence and call people out publicly. Not just those that left years ago, but the people who are still perpetuating the problems.

The only way to fix it is to clean house.

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52 minutes ago, hm101 said:

My main reaction is that it is a little weird that no USF leader has said anything about what's happening. 

Nothing has officially happened as of yet.

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32 minutes ago, John Lewis said:

Nothing has officially happened as of yet.

So when it does, and it will, the university will be prepared to immediately address the public and allay their fears? What will the message be? My guess is the same old boiler plate. 

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