Next steps revealed for USF Bulls’ on-campus football stadium

[BulledOver]

38 minutes ago, Triple B said:

More like a tug boat ...... but good catch.

Yeah, I thght Tug also but then it wouldn't work with my ray jay tie in. That would conjure up old thghts of Tugboat Annie..

[Rizman]

Ok, I could not read the Tampabay Times article.  Did anyone summarize the key points?

[bulloni]

7 minutes ago, Rizman said:

Ok, I could not read the Tampabay Times article.  Did anyone summarize the key points?

not much actual info besides which design firms where there. Their proposals are due 2 weeks from today so there's probably been a lot of backchannelling on info so they could get a headstart

[E.T.]

So Bottom Line, we plan to award this to somebody August 19th and in 1-2 years we'll have drawings and by 2026 we'll have a stadium?

[bulloni]

8 minutes ago, E.T. said:

So Bottom Line, we plan to award this to somebody August 19th and in 1-2 years we'll have drawings and by 2026 we'll have a stadium?

September 6th is when the BOT plans to approve the design firm's plan for the stadium. As to when in the process we get drawings, who knows. 

I'd think USF would want to see what they envision by the time they do that so renderings could be out around then. Below is an article of Will's when he talked to Kelly after the June 15th meeting. Excerpt:

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New renderings of an on-campus stadium would come after the 30-45 days required to get the ITN issued. Kelly has a timeline of early fall in mind to have a design team picked and ready to go, which would also be the timetable for any new renderings, so that way the USF community and the Board of Trustees have an accurate depiction of what a stadium would truly look like.

Design stage of USF's on-campus stadium dawns

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Called an "aggressive timeline," the hope to open the program's OCS in Fall 2026 becomes increasingly realistic.

 

Edited July 8, 2022 by bulloni

[Rizman]

49 minutes ago, bulloni said:

not much actual info besides which design firms where there. Their proposals are due 2 weeks from today so there's probably been a lot of backchannelling on info so they could get a headstart

Thank you Bulloni

[BullyPulpit]

1 hour ago, E.T. said:

So Bottom Line, we plan to award this to somebody August 19th and in 1-2 years we'll have drawings and by 2026 we'll have a stadium?

I would imagine that the August 9th proposal meeting would have conceptual images for the school to consider. There is no way they approve a stadium without knowing what it will look like. 

[Rocky Style]

1 minute ago, BullyPulpit said:

I would imagine that the August 9th proposal meeting would have conceptual images for the school to consider. There is no way they approve a stadium without knowing what it will look like. 

I am ready to see this thing and pick my future seat.  

[bulloni]

 

[E.T.]

Can't wait to have an actual rendering of the OCS . . . tired of seeing the old speculation drawing.