Has the USF - Miami Contract been signed?

[bullcocky101]

TAMPA, FLA. -- (May 31, 2007) By agreeing to play on Thanksgiving Weekend in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, USF and Miami have now put the finishing touches on a six-game football series that actually started with the teams’ first meeting October 1, 2005 in Miami.

USF and Miami will play September 26, 2009 in Raymond James Stadium before the final four games of the series move to Thanksgiving Weekend with the anticipation of national television opportunities. The 2010 and 2012 games will be at Miami, while the 2011 and 2013 games will be in Tampa.

“You can do things a whole number of ways, but perception-wise (Miami) obviously recognized the fact that we’re a player in all this," says USF head coach Jim Leavitt. "And to play three times in Tampa and three times in Miami is one of the most powerful moves that has ever happened since I have been here and it gives us the chance and gives us the opportunity. We know we have to recruit extremely well. We’ve got to continue to build. Our goal is always going to be to win the BIG EAST Championship, but in this state to get an opportunity like this with five-years continuous – three times Tampa – that’s an opportunity for us, a huge opportunity for us to change the thinking and perception of football in Florida."

USF Director of Athletics Doug Woolard says, “It has been a tremendous pleasure to work with (Miami A.D.) Paul Dee and the management at ESPN in bringing this series to fruition. We have always shared a strong desire with Miami to make a long-term series happen, and at the same time ESPN has expressed it has a strong desire to have rivalry matchups like this one available for its Thanksgiving Weekend selections. We think this is a great game for fans of college football.â€Â

While finalizing the Miami series, USF has also moved previously announced dates with Florida and Indiana. USF is still scheduled to play at Florida in 2010, but has now moved the second game in the series to 2015. Meanwhile, a home date originally scheduled at Raymond James Stadium in 2011 with Indiana will be played in 2016. The actual dates for the Florida and Indiana games are to be determined at a later time.

It has been done.

[SANJAY]

When is the Western Kentucky 1-1 getting done?  Get a move-on Doug!   ;D

[AndytheBull]

WHHOOOOOO! This is huge.

[Rabbi Bull]

Welcome to Florida, Home of the Big 4

[Rizman]

This is a great day in the history of USF Football this series will put us on the map.  

[Jamie]

Also check out that site and look at the survey...It asks what games we are looking forward to the most in football.  I find it interesting that so few people are looking foward to the UCF game

With big news in the USF world, the ucIFers will be stampeding to that site to read up, and will start getting some votes for their game.  This is their rivalry game, after all.

Miami will say the same thing about us.  "This is USF's rivalry game, not ours."  I for one like the series with UCF, if for nothing other than a 2 hour trip to an away game.

Hahahahaha! Nothing like trying to act like a USF fan when your profile has "UCF Knights" written right underneath your name.

Anyway, this confirms what many of us have said for a long time: UCF is not our rival and not our be-all, end-all OOC game. I think there's a very good chance Miami becomes an annual, worthy opponent. They're not scared of us, we're not scared of them. And for both teams, losing would not be the end of the world like it would be losing to UCF/FAU/FIU.

[Kyle]

Also check out that site and look at the survey...It asks what games we are looking forward to the most in football.  I find it interesting that so few people are looking foward to the UCF game

With big news in the USF world, the ucIFers will be stampeding to that site to read up, and will start getting some votes for their game.  This is their rivalry game, after all.

Miami will say the same thing about us.  "This is USF's rivalry game, not ours."  I for one like the series with UCF, if for nothing other than a 2 hour trip to an away game.

Hahahahaha! Nothing like trying to act like a USF fan when your profile has "UCF Knights" written right underneath your name.

Anyway, this confirms what many of us have said for a long time: UCF is not our rival and not our be-all, end-all OOC game. I think there's a very good chance Miami becomes an annual, worthy opponent. They're not scared of us, we're not scared of them. And for both teams, losing would not be the end of the world like it would be losing to UCF/FAU/FIU.

If you don't think that losing to USF will hurt Miami, you're insane.

[Jamie]

If USF is ranked in a couple of years and they beat Miami at home, how does that hurt the U? Louisville CLOBBERED Miami this year at home and it did a lot more for UL than it took out of Miami.

[Triple B]

This is a great day in the history of USF Football this series will put us on the map.

Winning some of those games will put us on the map. DW did his part. Time for CJL to do his part.

[ProudBull]

Great news!  This is another nice step in the right direction, but let us not forget that we have to pound UCiF until then. ;D

Go Bulls!