Build a stadium on campus

[bullsfan27]

I was thinking sycamore fields but it might be a little crammed or the north side of campus by fletcher and 50th

[MDBull20]

An on campus stadium is definitely exciting, but just having it exist doesn't solve the root of the problem. What good does having a very nice on campus basketball arena do for student attendance? It's a step in the right direction but there are deeper cultural issues with the USF student fanbase that need to be resolved as well.

[bulloni]

The area around USF will improve more rapidly with a stadium opening. More bars and restaurants will open up and down Fowler to get a teet of this cow. Instead of the endless supply of fast food restaurants and oil change places that currently reside

[Friscobull]

7 minutes ago, MDBull20 said:

An on campus stadium is definitely exciting, but just having it exist doesn't solve the root of the problem. What good does having a very nice on campus basketball arena do for student attendance? It's a step in the right direction but there are deeper cultural issues with the USF student fanbase that need to be resolved as well.

This is the first step and the biggest step you can do to change the culture in campus.  The game day atmosphere tailgating cannot be replicated at a stadium 20 miles away and tailgating does not exist in Basketball.

[bulloni]

1 minute ago, Friscobull said:

This is the first step and the biggest step you can do to change the culture in campus.  The game day atmosphere tailgating cannot be replicated at a stadium 20 miles away and tailgating does not exist in Basketball.

And in Florida students are much more likely to already be big Football fans than basketball fans

[I like GOOOOLD (and green)]

People forget sometimes how young the program actually is, it’s understandable that there’s been a rented home all these years.  That said it’s time to move out into a dedicated facility.  There is so much that goes into an OCS that has nothing to do with attendance.  It hits on everything missing from South Florida football-recruiting, culture, excitement for the future.  It’s a no brainier.  Funding? Not so much a no brainier.  The other guys lucked out getting one built for 55 million.  Sure it wasn’t great but that’s what renovations are for.  Just make it happen, worry about luxuries later.  

[bulloni]

 

official USF accounts wouldn’t be tweeting about this unless there was a plan behind the scenes to start fundraising…I’d hope

[chapelbull]

15 minutes ago, MDBull20 said:

An on campus stadium is definitely exciting, but just having it exist doesn't solve the root of the problem. What good does having a very nice on campus basketball arena do for student attendance? It's a step in the right direction but there are deeper cultural issues with the USF student fanbase that need to be resolved as well.

You have to start building a culture some where.  Not sure if an OCS is it or not, but I would at least like to see our leaders doing something besides standing by and letting be what will be

[puc86]

Just now, bulloni said:

 

official USF accounts wouldn’t be tweeting about this unless there was a plan behind the scenes to start fundraising…I’d hope

First day as a USF fan?

[chapelbull]

1 minute ago, bulloni said:

 

official USF accounts wouldn’t be tweeting about this unless there was a plan behind the scenes to start fundraising…I’d hope

One would hope .... ACC here we come!!!!!