Bear Posted January 11 Group: Member Topic Count: 56 Content Count: 4,430 Reputation: 711 Days Won: 19 Joined: 03/16/2013 Share Posted January 11 3 hours ago, Bull Matrix said: USF Hoops doesn’t compete with any local NBA team so that should be good once they start winning. Tampa Bay loves football so both Bucs & Bulls should do well with attendance. If the Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech can sit in the ACC then USF can too… ACC about to have an open spot... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMW Posted January 12 Group: Member Topic Count: 39 Content Count: 2,125 Reputation: 923 Days Won: 6 Joined: 09/14/2007 Share Posted January 12 10 hours ago, Jim Johnson said: Possibly ... but I wouldn't be so sure of that. We could have played down at UT's stadium (before it was renovated)... or they would have delayed starting the team. Maybe the first year or two? If I recall we sold it the Sombrero in our debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Matrix Posted January 12 Group: Member Topic Count: 604 Content Count: 16,484 Reputation: 2,938 Days Won: 43 Joined: 01/04/2003 Share Posted January 12 5 hours ago, Bear said: ACC about to have an open spot... yes it is making even more sense now that FSU will probably have PrimeTime coaching them. I’m sure Big ten or SEC will make that happen. Opps I mean I’m sure ESPN is going to battle it out with Fox on where FSU ends up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Johnson Posted January 12 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 1,834 Content Count: 5,486 Reputation: 1,798 Days Won: 13 Joined: 12/02/2018 Share Posted January 12 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MMW said: Maybe the first year or two? If I recall we sold it the Sombrero in our debut. Right... Raymond James was not even being considered when USF football was approved to start in 1994... and the Bucs started campaigning for a new stadium in 1995. But the Old Sombrero was built to attract an NFL team in the 1970s. When it was built University of Tampa played there instead of their on-campus stadium (go figure). Edited January 12 by Jim Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Matrix Posted January 12 Group: Member Topic Count: 604 Content Count: 16,484 Reputation: 2,938 Days Won: 43 Joined: 01/04/2003 Share Posted January 12 We shall see…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friscobull Posted January 12 Group: Member Topic Count: 7 Content Count: 10,916 Reputation: 4,036 Days Won: 67 Joined: 05/23/2019 Share Posted January 12 12 hours ago, MMW said: If I recall we sold it the Sombrero in our debut. Not really, we closed off the end zones which is why we did sell out the 49k allotted but easily could have sold thousands more. They wanted everyone sideline to sideline for the optics. They had strings up to close off the area however the crowd eventually ignored them and spilled over into these seats. 18 inches per ass is asking a lot, even back then. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Matrix Posted January 12 Group: Member Topic Count: 604 Content Count: 16,484 Reputation: 2,938 Days Won: 43 Joined: 01/04/2003 Share Posted January 12 13 minutes ago, Friscobull said: Not really, we closed off the end zones which is why we did sell out the 49k allotted but easily could have sold thousands more. They wanted everyone sideline to sideline for the optics. They had strings up to close off the area however the crowd eventually ignored them and spilled over into these seats. 18 inches per ass is asking a lot, even back then. Yup! I remember that game. That was the day I decided to stay in Tampa Bay and go to USF instead of UF in Gainesville lol. They had the endzones roped off. The Old Big Sombrero could hold about 80k which is why I was able to get Bucs tix for cheap. Now the USF vs WVU game in 2007 went over capacity they said around 70k in a 66k RJS set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBull Posted January 12 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 207 Content Count: 3,458 Reputation: 1,428 Days Won: 19 Joined: 09/09/2007 Share Posted January 12 16 minutes ago, Friscobull said: 12 hours ago, MMW said: If I recall we sold it the Sombrero in our debut. Not really, we closed off the end zones which is why we did sell out the 49k allotted but easily could have sold thousands more. They wanted everyone sideline to sideline for the optics. They had strings up to close off the area however the crowd eventually ignored them and spilled over into these seats. 18 inches per ass is asking a lot, even back then. Yeah, I brought 8 to that first one and many thereafter. And I'm not sure what the last phrase means but you have piqued my interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friscobull Posted January 12 Group: Member Topic Count: 7 Content Count: 10,916 Reputation: 4,036 Days Won: 67 Joined: 05/23/2019 Share Posted January 12 The seats in Tampa Stadium were 18 inches per seat in my recollection, for those with a wider can that was asking a lot, the ass cheeks would then spillover to the next seat causing a domino effect of a extreme uncomfortable viewing experience especially in oppressive heat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friscobull Posted January 12 Group: Member Topic Count: 7 Content Count: 10,916 Reputation: 4,036 Days Won: 67 Joined: 05/23/2019 Share Posted January 12 34 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said: Yup! I remember that game. That was the day I decided to stay in Tampa Bay and go to USF instead of UF in Gainesville lol. They had the endzones roped off. The Old Big Sombrero could hold about 80k which is why I was able to get Bucs tix for cheap. Now the USF vs WVU game in 2007 went over capacity they said around 70k in a 66k RJS set up. Houlihan Stadium, aka Tampa Stadium capacity was 74,301 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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