00Bull Posted September 7, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 2 Content Count: 454 Reputation: 196 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/08/2021 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Just now, Grateful Dad said: I don't remember anymore...are we a football program with an academics problem or are we an academic institution with a football problem? Yes and yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grateful Dad Posted September 7, 2023 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 109 Content Count: 5,399 Reputation: 1,322 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/18/2005 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Just now, 00Bull said: Yes and yes? I would choose B. Getting us to Preeminence and AAU doesn't qualify an administrator as a failure. I think it makes them good at their job. I love football as much as the next person but saying that an academic institution should pull its resources from academics to put into its football program is to misunderstand the primary mission. We may have one or two football players who go on to the NFL and benefit from doing that. But there will be thousands who will benefit from investing in academics after they get their (increasingly valuable) degree. Looking back, if I couldn't develop both, then I would do what was done. Elevate this university fifty spots in the USN&W report. Then, focus on sports. Football has provided me with entertainment. Academics provided me a way to recover from a disability and get back into the workforce to support my family so I could afford to watch USF play football. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Matrix Posted September 8, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 604 Content Count: 16,483 Reputation: 2,938 Days Won: 43 Joined: 01/04/2003 Share Posted September 8, 2023 With today projected to be the day regarding the final approval to begin OCS construction, I figured i should bump this thread back up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson W Posted September 8, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 22 Content Count: 399 Reputation: 183 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/11/2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said: With today projected to be the day regarding the final approval to begin OCS construction, I figured i should bump this thread back up When would construction start if approved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 8, 2023 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,331 Content Count: 97,070 Reputation: 10,843 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Share Posted September 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said: With today projected to be the day regarding the final approval to begin OCS construction, I figured i should bump this thread back up Exactly two years to the day Will Weatherford spilled the beans at the IPF ceremony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm101 Posted September 8, 2023 Group: TBP Subscriber Topic Count: 173 Content Count: 7,004 Reputation: 2,260 Days Won: 12 Joined: 06/11/2010 Share Posted September 8, 2023 If we get bog approval today, my vote would be to show initial renderings at either home opener tomorrow or Bama game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallyBull Posted September 8, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 23 Content Count: 3,685 Reputation: 1,186 Days Won: 14 Joined: 01/19/2011 Share Posted September 8, 2023 44 minutes ago, Bryson W said: When would construction start if approved? The docs on the BOG website say construction would start in October 2023. But I wouldn't get too excited - things probably won't start going vertical until next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79 Bull Posted September 8, 2023 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 686 Content Count: 7,657 Reputation: 1,218 Days Won: 6 Joined: 07/10/2003 Share Posted September 8, 2023 BOG documents for today's meeting are here in one place. Hope Chair Lamb can bring this home! Board of Governors - Committee Meetings and Full Board - State University System of Florida WWW.FLBOG.EDU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallyBull Posted September 8, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 23 Content Count: 3,685 Reputation: 1,186 Days Won: 14 Joined: 01/19/2011 Share Posted September 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, hm101 said: If we get bog approval today, my vote would be to show initial renderings at either home opener tomorrow or Bama game. Good idea. It would be smart to first reveal the renderings on the jumbotron at one of the football games that is otherwise likely to see low attendance (Rice?), to see if we can't pump up our numbers some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 8, 2023 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,331 Content Count: 97,070 Reputation: 10,843 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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