Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[MMW]

15 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

Still I would rather play than maybe play.  

They all think they will play.  They have 18yo egos and probably dominated in high school.  

Edited November 30, 2023 by MMW

[Triple B]

1 hour ago, 00Bull said:

On a side note, been wondering if being in a metropolis actually is a bit of a detriment your football program? Seems like a lot of the best programs are in smaller cities where the college IS the town. 

It’s definitely a detriment in a lot of metropolitan areas … unless there’s a long, strong history like Los Angeles. 

[USF_Bullsharks]

1 hour ago, 00Bull said:

Students or players can transfer from FSU to USF at any time. Are they?

On a side note, been wondering if being in a metropolis actually is a bit of a detriment your football program? Seems like a lot of the best programs are in smaller cities where the college IS the town. 
 

100% it does. Does not impact the potential of the program to perform, but overall I think it has a huge effect on fanbase. My wife visited her corporate headquarters in Birmingham towards the beginning of the season - the only thing people spoke about in office was who was driving to Tuscaloosa for the 'Bama game that weekend. People in Tampa have a lot of choices when it comes to spending a Saturday afternoon. That's part of the reason why I think moving to an OCS will actually HELP attendance, I think we will be better situated to capture fans who are even slightly unaligned with downtown Tampa/St. Pete - people in New Tampa/Land O Lakes/Lutz/Temple Terrace. We might (and should attempt to) become the biggest event of those communities come fall/winter while wooing the Tampa businesses for the luxury suites/clubs. 

[Bear]

10 minutes ago, USF_Bullsharks said:

100% it does. Does not impact the potential of the program to perform, but overall I think it has a huge effect on fanbase. My wife visited her corporate headquarters in Birmingham towards the beginning of the season - the only thing people spoke about in office was who was driving to Tuscaloosa for the 'Bama game that weekend. People in Tampa have a lot of choices when it comes to spending a Saturday afternoon. That's part of the reason why I think moving to an OCS will actually HELP attendance, I think we will be better situated to capture fans who are even slightly unaligned with downtown Tampa/St. Pete - people in New Tampa/Land O Lakes/Lutz/Temple Terrace. We might (and should attempt to) become the biggest event of those communities come fall/winter while wooing the Tampa businesses for the luxury suites/clubs. 

Arguments to justify an OCS are basically unnecessary...

 

Every recently succesful school has one... and some, are in an area with a large professional stadium 

[00Bull]

22 minutes ago, USF_Bullsharks said:

100% it does. Does not impact the potential of the program to perform, but overall I think it has a huge effect on fanbase. My wife visited her corporate headquarters in Birmingham towards the beginning of the season - the only thing people spoke about in office was who was driving to Tuscaloosa for the 'Bama game that weekend. People in Tampa have a lot of choices when it comes to spending a Saturday afternoon. That's part of the reason why I think moving to an OCS will actually HELP attendance, I think we will be better situated to capture fans who are even slightly unaligned with downtown Tampa/St. Pete - people in New Tampa/Land O Lakes/Lutz/Temple Terrace. We might (and should attempt to) become the biggest event of those communities come fall/winter while wooing the Tampa businesses for the luxury suites/clubs. 

Spent some time in Birmingham and you are correct, football is next to religion. 
 

Anecdotal but at a recent company meeting I attended there was an ice breaker for various on-site department heads on the panel to name their favorite sports team. There were around 10 participants but only 1 named a local team. Tampa is definitely transplant city.

[Bull Matrix]

1 hour ago, 00Bull said:

Spent some time in Birmingham and you are correct, football is next to religion. 
 

Anecdotal but at a recent company meeting I attended there was an ice breaker for various on-site department heads on the panel to name their favorite sports team. There were around 10 participants but only 1 named a local team. Tampa is definitely transplant city.

Tons of NY, Boston, & Midwest team fans/ transplants are living in Tampa Bay/ Florida area.  USF will make for a great addition to either the ACC or BigTen when all is said & done

[Triple B]

1 hour ago, Bear said:

Arguments to justify an OCS are basically unnecessary...

Every recently succesful school has one... and some, are in an area with a large professional stadium 

I agree that arguments to justify an ocs are basically unnecessary now ...... but that one is definitely the weakest. For every successful team with an ocs, there's at least 2 unsuccessful ones playing in one. 

[Cat941]

We have the highest average attendance for FBS games in the American.  

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[Outlaw]

6 minutes ago, Cat941 said:

We have the highest average attendance for FBS games in the American.  

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We are first at something in the aac and football.

[Bull Matrix]

2 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

We are first at something in the aac and football.

Should only get better once USF is competing for the conference championship just about every season. Good things on the horizon