Rumor Weed Growing...

[BullDoug]

Co-workers son who is staff at USF in a dean's office, says the faculty & staff are talking about the potential purchase of University Mall and that the land will be used for athletic purposes.  Co-worker lives in Tampa says U. Mall crime is unbearable and nobody shops there anymore.

Anyway, I was returning from seeing a eye specialist doctor located at Fletcher & North, and decided to pass by one of my old apartm't complexes during my stay at Fowler U located at 131 n 22 behind the mall & the VA Hospital.  Yikes is all I can say.  Does anyone know the name of the pizza restaurant with a drive through on the NE corner of that intersection?  Was that Gumpy's Pizza?  Its now a boarded up Farm Store.

The 7Eleven on 131 I used to get Super Big Gulps on Sat./Sun. afternoon for a caffiene fix to study the rest of the day is a mom & pop shop now.  The ctiy/Co. built a huge bus stop just east of 22nd (Livingston n 131 I think).  I bet I road my bike up and down 131 a million times in the 3 yrs I lived at the Way apartm'ts (different name now).  Not to sure I'd attempt it today as a 23 yr old.  Fletcher looks that same between 30th n Nebraska but University Hospital looks like something out of the 50's architecture.  On Fowler, Ryan's buffet is some weird named restaurant but I did see that Gladstones is still in place.  The whole trip back in time made me want a piece of CDBs pizza.  

[Herman_Momart]

I believe it was Gumbys pizza. MMMM those pokey sticks were the best.  Its amazing how that area hsa changed, I personally cannot believe I used to live in some of the dumps i used to live in like UTA, Palm Lakes, the Excellence, etc.  These new breeds have all these Melrose looking places.  I may be a little jealous of their places, but not of their parties, because back in the day you could pack out the courtyard of any complex with kegs and have no problems...now a gathering of 10 or more people calls for police assistance.  

As for the Mall, if its for athletic purposes I say do it.  That mall is outdated and filled with store I dont think anyone would shop at...like Mr. Man.  Anyone seen that store....hilarious.  

[BullyPulpit]

That would be awesome to secure right now for future development.

Herman....it is no longer March Sadness.....its going to be a

"September to Remember....4-0!"

[Ricky the Bull]

Just as long as the new stadium has a Mr. Dunderbach's.

[E.T.]

So ...

"Athletic Purposes" = OCS

8-)

[Guest Sprtsfn627]

Just as long as the new stadium has a Mr. Dunderbach's.

Heck yeah!  That needs to stay alive somehow....whether it be in the stadium or on campus  8-)

[USFMikeB]

There have been threads about this before discussing the cost to purchase that property...

[usfinthere]

I thought this thread was going to be about the rumor of a HUGE NCAA/ethics/law violation?   ;D

I guess the title would have to be...

Rumor:  Weed Growing  

[usf97]

Whether USF buys it or not......that mall will soon come to an end. It seems like Tampa has always had a mall on the ropes and University has been that mall for awhile. I remember 1st it was Florida Land mall, then it was East Lake mall, then Tampa mall. If and when Cypress Creek gets built, University will be gone.

[vankai]

university mall is crap - i never go there anymore.  it sucks you have drive at least 20 minutes to get to a mall (if you live in new tampa)  that would be hella sweet if we can finally get an OCS.  i think more people would attend the games if we do have one.