USF_Grouper Posted September 29, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 584 Content Count: 10,369 Reputation: 92 Days Won: 7 Joined: 11/19/2005 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Just watched Bucs choke - Raymond James might not see a win this year! Tampa is a fair weather city... I doubt we will see much support for either team this year or next. I watched the game on TV. I think we might have actually had more people at the game. It seemed roughly even at least. I think the game started out better attendance - but I was shocked how few bucs fans stayed when the team was down 13 - 10 with ~1:50 to go. It is exactly what USF will continue to battle - fans in tampa are extremely fickle. Thought his years Bulls would try even the Buffallo Bills fan base! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South_Florida_Flip Posted September 29, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 99 Content Count: 10,565 Reputation: 93 Days Won: 7 Joined: 05/14/2005 Share Posted September 29, 2013 But we'll be there, us sick few Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallyBull Posted September 29, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 23 Content Count: 3,686 Reputation: 1,188 Days Won: 14 Joined: 01/19/2011 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Being a sports fan in Tampa isn't easy. It never has been. I will never blame a ticket buyer for not staying until the end of a craptastic game. All we can do is buy the ticket - we can't control the scoreboard. If no one buys a ticket or stays until the end of the game, that's on the team. It's supposed to be entertainment, suggesting it should at least be competitive. When your team isn't competitive, it becomes the opposite of entertainment. That said, I admire people like us who bother to continue following the team. There must be something wrong with us. My wife says I'm a masochist because I follow two lousy football teams, Bulls and Bucs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted September 29, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Thank God I have the Pats and the Red Sox to follow. However, I still follow and support the Bulls 10x more. I will continue to do so regardless of the record. Two reasons: (1) my alma matter is my family and I never let them down; (2) when we start to win (and we will) it will be even sweeter knowing what was endured to get there (band waggon fans will never get that same feeling). So I will always be all in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_Bullnard_Shaw Posted September 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 55 Content Count: 6,740 Reputation: 1,743 Days Won: 17 Joined: 11/04/2012 Share Posted September 30, 2013 So is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinRicky Posted September 30, 2013 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 583 Content Count: 22,721 Reputation: 5,862 Days Won: 109 Joined: 09/13/2007 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Being a sports fan in Tampa isn't easy. It never has been. I will never blame a ticket buyer for not staying until the end of a craptastic game. All we can do is buy the ticket - we can't control the scoreboard. If no one buys a ticket or stays until the end of the game, that's on the team. It's supposed to be entertainment, suggesting it should at least be competitive. When your team isn't competitive, it becomes the opposite of entertainment. That said, I admire people like us who bother to continue following the team. There must be something wrong with us. My wife says I'm a masochist because I follow two lousy football teams, Bulls and Bucs. I am in even worse shape. Add to those 2 the NY Football Giants and I'm still 0 for the year. My football season is already over as far as any post season games are concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted September 30, 2013 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,615 Content Count: 74,732 Reputation: 10,959 Days Won: 425 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted September 30, 2013 ... we still have to play UCF, and I just don't see our attendance coming up. We will be lucky to get 10K at the remaining games this season... If you think its bad now... just wait... its gonna get worse. Gonna be a rough 2 seasons ahead of us. Just curious, but what exactly is the thought process that goes behind starting a drivel thread like this? You couldn't have just posted this in one of the other threads lamenting our future .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm101 Posted September 30, 2013 Group: TBP Subscriber Topic Count: 173 Content Count: 7,007 Reputation: 2,260 Days Won: 12 Joined: 06/11/2010 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Forget the one game vs UCF. How about the 6k students in each cohort that we lose over the next three years as we go through this wishy-washy rebuilding period How about the realignment that isn't done? How about ripple effect years down the road? The ingrained perceptions in people? The lost revenues? The lost Tampa Bay community? The lost interest from out of state students? The list is far longer than this. We lose much, much more than we can see or dream of as this is happening. And that's what pisses me off. We need to win, and it needs to start with Cincinnati and not stop until I hit the grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaltLiquorBull Posted September 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 96 Content Count: 4,078 Reputation: 1,389 Days Won: 14 Joined: 01/09/2006 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Just watched Bucs choke - Raymond James might not see a win this year! Tampa is a fair weather city... I doubt we will see much support for either team this year or next. On the bright side (for those of us still going to the games), the porta-potties will be much cleaner due to lack of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisa el Toro Posted September 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 132 Content Count: 10,380 Reputation: 1,058 Days Won: 18 Joined: 08/11/2003 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I'll be there taking my lumps, just like a true fan would. I can now say that I'm likely seeing the worst football out of my alma mater, which means there's only up from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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