Important OCS Update

[MaltLiquorBull]

5 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

How do the Bucs manage the heat? BY WINNING! 

Ha.  This is so true.  I swear the noon game up at FSU in 2009 was unbearably hot, but I didn't mind a bit because we won, and it felt good.  Contrast that with the 2010 game against UF where it was hot as hell, but we lost...I promise you if we'd have come away with a W, I wouldn't have minded the heat.  You can't expect people to sit in 100+ degrees with no breeze to watch the product we have been putting on the field for the last few years, but if we don't upgrade the product on the field, it will be a bad experience regardless of the time of day or shade from the sun.

[USF_Bullsharks]

Might be an unpopular opinion, but I do not want shade. Given our budget, I'd rather shade be an long-term upgrade item (if demanded) and build a truly first-class stadium first without it. Playing night games would be great too. It's hot across the country in September and some of the hottest stadiums still produce rabid fanbases and packed stadiums (S. Carolina, UF, etc.). Include sunscreen stations like at PGA events and have plenty of water. Build large concourses for fans to escape the sun if they need to during slow/stopped periods. And quite frankly, shading the entire field takes the sun away from those who welcome it. 

Built North-South, the west side will be shaded when the afternoon hits - so it's built in if we have a tall west side club/media section. 

As someone else mentioned - winning cures everything. If we do that, temperature is just a number and the sun can be worked around (sunscreen, hats, etc.)

Edited August 29, 2023 by USF_Bullsharks

[TallyBull]

20 minutes ago, USF_Bullsharks said:

Might be an unpopular opinion, but I do not want shade.

QFT

[John Lewis]

Shade was the biggest topic in all of the focus groups that were conducted back in the Spring.

[TallyBull]

11 minutes ago, John Lewis said:

Shade was the biggest topic in all of the focus groups that were conducted back in the Spring.

Well that's encouraging. They can't say they overlooked the issue!

[John Lewis]

3 minutes ago, TallyBull said:

Well that's encouraging. They can't say they overlooked the issue!

They are looking into everything and seeing what can be done based on the feedback that was received.

[Rocky Style]

That shade part would have to be done a certain way as to not fly around Tampa during a storm. 

[bulloni]

Just now, Rocky Style said:

That shade part would have to be done a certain way as to not fly around Tampa during a storm. 

Hard Rock in Miami has shade that I'm assuming is graded for some serious storms, could go that style

Their shade covers the whole stadium except for the playing field and visitors bench a lot of the time which could be a nice little advantage...

[BDYZR]

1 minute ago, Rocky Style said:

That shade part would have to be done a certain way as to not fly around Tampa during a storm. 

I would assume that it will be designed to withstand at least 140-150mph winds.

[Rocky Style]

10 minutes ago, bulloni said:

Hard Rock in Miami has shade that I'm assuming is graded for some serious storms, could go that style

I'm intrigued by this feature.  And they have had some storms come close at least.