Herd Of Thunder

[Guest JulmisteForPrez]

A question for any of our Herd Of Thunder members:

Is it still in the plans to bring the FULL marching band to the bowl game?

If it is indeed in Birmingham, then I would say the cost would not be quite as much of a factor, yes?

[Max_plays_Music]

Well i'll try my best to give you an answer,

When USF takes a bowl invite then a lot of stuff in the Pride of The Bay goes into motion.

Birmingham is within driving distance, more or less about 12 hours driving is about the cut off. If we goto Huston, then it might jut be a pep band.  Hoston is on the edge of that limit so it a big watch and see

Bowl pay out is a big thing for us, a lot of the cash for bowls comes through that. From our food stipends to hotel to transport to ticket, yes even we need tickets, all come from the bowl pay out. So anything that pays out over a million to us is a good thing and will likely have the entire band at it.

Athletics is our main source of funding for a bowl trip, so what they say goes and thats about the end of it.  

I hope this answered some of your questions, if you got more just ask.

[Guest JulmisteForPrez]

That helps a lot, Max.  Thanks.

Another reason to hope for Birmingham, then, folks!!  I want my Herd Of Thunder at the bowl game!!

[USF03]

Max pretty much summed it up right... good job bud

you can basicly draw a circle with tampa as its center... up to around North Carolina across around La. or Tx. ----- we will drive

Outside of that.... we take a plane and numbers get much smaller.

Every reason to hit the graphic in my signature!

[Doc]

A little off topic but I guess it's as good a place as any to ask:

Why don't you guys play the fight song the way it was meant to be played, before it was changed to 6/8 time?  The lyrics actually fit the pre-1999 version and sounded much less dainty than the current song.  And if you insist on keeping this version, any thoughts on where I could get an audio clip of the original version (I know they still played it in a radio ad until just a few years ago)?

Thanks, and keep up the excellent work!

[2ndGenBullAlum]

What are the lyrics to the fight song? I get most of them at the games, but there's one part that I still don't know yet. Usually I just yell the parts I know and throw up my arms and scream!

[HOTbull]

USF Bulls are we,

We hold our standards upwright

and free, for green and gold

We stand united,

Our beacon lighted

And noble to see.

USF Bulls are we

For USF we'll always be.

With all our might we fight the

Battle here and now,

And we will win the victory.

S-O-U-T-H F-L-O-R-I-D-A

South Florida

South Florida

Gooo Bulls!

[2ndGenBullAlum]

Thanks! It's sort of hard to keep up but fun to sing! Isn't there another version that people chant at the games or am I thinking of a different song? I was sure it was the fight song just different lyrics.

[HOTbull]

At the games it's usually just the last part

S-O-U-T-H F-L-O-R-I-D-A

South Florida

South Florida

Gooo Bulls!

in the middle of the fight song