College Baseball Atmosphere

[bulltoe]

anyone watching the FSU vs UF game on Sun Sports right now?

notice anything different between this game at a baseball game at USF?

no wonder we cant get solid recruits.

Granted, this is FSU vs UF and both teams are ranked in the top 15 but it also a Tuesday night.  But that place is loud and packed.

usf does a poor job marketing their teams

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One word: Ayo.

[Costa]

There is just something missing when it comes to marketing our athletics events. UF and FSU really get their name out there, but we have trouble for some reason. If we want to be a big time D-1 school, all aspects need to be big time D-1....meaning the facilities, student and fan turnout, donors and boosters, our marketing department, and administration. If we want to be big time, we need to start acting like it. There are no more excuses.

[outrunner]

There is just something missing when it comes to marketing our athletics events. UF and FSU really get their name out there, but we have trouble for some reason. If we want to be a big time D-1 school, all aspects need to be big time D-1....meaning the facilities, student and fan turnout, donors and boosters, our marketing department, and administration. If we want to be big time, we need to start acting like it. There are no more excuses.

Also remember, USF has to compete with other Tampa events (Busch Gardens, spring training, Rays, Bucs, Lightning, etc), while FSU and UF are the only show in town.

Two simple solutions for USF:

1) Get students involved in marketing. Not exactly hiring, but going around campus promoting a game, and in exchange getting pizza or a gift card.

2) Win.  Winning solves everything.

[Costa]

There is just something missing when it comes to marketing our athletics events. UF and FSU really get their name out there, but we have trouble for some reason. If we want to be a big time D-1 school, all aspects need to be big time D-1....meaning the facilities, student and fan turnout, donors and boosters, our marketing department, and administration. If we want to be big time, we need to start acting like it. There are no more excuses.

Also remember, USF has to compete with other Tampa events (Busch Gardens, spring training, Rays, Bucs, Lightning, etc), while FSU and UF are the only show in town.

Two simple solutions for USF:

1) Get students involved in marketing. Not exactly hiring, but going around campus promoting a game, and in exchange getting pizza or a gift card.

2) Win.  Winning solves everything.

Honestly, I'm sick of the "other events in Tampa" excuse. If you are an alumni/student/fan of USF, then going to a football, basketball, baseball, etc game should not be over shadowed by going to Busch Gardens. People will drive from Tampa to gville or tally to see a UF or FSU game.

[outrunner]

There is just something missing when it comes to marketing our athletics events. UF and FSU really get their name out there, but we have trouble for some reason. If we want to be a big time D-1 school, all aspects need to be big time D-1....meaning the facilities, student and fan turnout, donors and boosters, our marketing department, and administration. If we want to be big time, we need to start acting like it. There are no more excuses.

Also remember, USF has to compete with other Tampa events (Busch Gardens, spring training, Rays, Bucs, Lightning, etc), while FSU and UF are the only show in town.

Two simple solutions for USF:

1) Get students involved in marketing. Not exactly hiring, but going around campus promoting a game, and in exchange getting pizza or a gift card.

2) Win.  Winning solves everything.

Honestly, I'm sick of the "other events in Tampa" excuse. If you are an alumni/student/fan of USF, then going to a football, basketball, baseball, etc game should not be over shadowed by going to Busch Gardens. People will drive from Tampa to gville or tally to see a UF or FSU game.

I agree with you on the alumni/student/fan part, but the discussion is marketing. We don't have the base yet to fill 65,000 seats at RJS, nor 9000 at the SunDome, nor 2000 at the Red. So the issues are putting butts in seats and building our loyal fanbase.

Also, you can say you're sick of the "excuses" all you want, but you can't keep comparing us to UF and FSU and then not recognize the differences in the situations, such as where the schools are located and the history (or lack of).

[Costa]

There is just something missing when it comes to marketing our athletics events. UF and FSU really get their name out there, but we have trouble for some reason. If we want to be a big time D-1 school, all aspects need to be big time D-1....meaning the facilities, student and fan turnout, donors and boosters, our marketing department, and administration. If we want to be big time, we need to start acting like it. There are no more excuses.

Also remember, USF has to compete with other Tampa events (Busch Gardens, spring training, Rays, Bucs, Lightning, etc), while FSU and UF are the only show in town.

Two simple solutions for USF:

1) Get students involved in marketing. Not exactly hiring, but going around campus promoting a game, and in exchange getting pizza or a gift card.

2) Win.  Winning solves everything.

Honestly, I'm sick of the "other events in Tampa" excuse. If you are an alumni/student/fan of USF, then going to a football, basketball, baseball, etc game should not be over shadowed by going to Busch Gardens. People will drive from Tampa to gville or tally to see a UF or FSU game.

I agree with you on the alumni/student/fan part, but the discussion is marketing. We don't have the base yet to fill 65,000 seats at RJS, nor 9000 at the SunDome, nor 2000 at the Red. So the issues are putting butts in seats and building our loyal fanbase.

Also, you can say you're sick of the "excuses" all you want, but you can't keep comparing us to UF and FSU and then not recognize the differences in the situations, such as where the schools are located and the history (or lack of).

I agree with you that they are different situations. But you also have to remember that Tampa is a much bigger town than gville and tally. We have a much larger local fan base to draw from than gville and tally do.

[outrunner]

There is just something missing when it comes to marketing our athletics events. UF and FSU really get their name out there, but we have trouble for some reason. If we want to be a big time D-1 school, all aspects need to be big time D-1....meaning the facilities, student and fan turnout, donors and boosters, our marketing department, and administration. If we want to be big time, we need to start acting like it. There are no more excuses.

Also remember, USF has to compete with other Tampa events (Busch Gardens, spring training, Rays, Bucs, Lightning, etc), while FSU and UF are the only show in town.

Two simple solutions for USF:

1) Get students involved in marketing. Not exactly hiring, but going around campus promoting a game, and in exchange getting pizza or a gift card.

2) Win.  Winning solves everything.

Honestly, I'm sick of the "other events in Tampa" excuse. If you are an alumni/student/fan of USF, then going to a football, basketball, baseball, etc game should not be over shadowed by going to Busch Gardens. People will drive from Tampa to gville or tally to see a UF or FSU game.

I agree with you on the alumni/student/fan part, but the discussion is marketing. We don't have the base yet to fill 65,000 seats at RJS, nor 9000 at the SunDome, nor 2000 at the Red. So the issues are putting butts in seats and building our loyal fanbase.

Also, you can say you're sick of the "excuses" all you want, but you can't keep comparing us to UF and FSU and then not recognize the differences in the situations, such as where the schools are located and the history (or lack of).

I agree with you that they are different situations. But you also have to remember that Tampa is a much bigger town than gville and tally. We have a much larger local fan base to draw from than gville and tally do.

And that's where marketing has to step up, getting those people to come to campus/RJS.

[Bullsheaven08]

It costs more to advertise in Tampa, than in Tally and Hogtown.

It's the size difference. Tampa has more billboards than both tally and hogtown have combined.

Put all of USF's current marketing into a tiny little city, and it'll look huge.

And one last thing, Tampa has grown DRASTICALLY since the 70's. A huge chunk of the Tampa area population is not from Tampa nor USF alums.