I'm realizing that saying there are only 200 people here in the Ocean Center isn't really saying enough. How many fans here are wearing green? Honestly, 13. And that includes a guy in a Cleveland State windbreaker -- they're green, too -- and a guy in a UAB shirt. I'm not saying 13 people wearing USF gear; I'm saying 13 wearing the color green. So more than half the green-wearing people here are on the USF bench.
Don't get me wrong: this is a weekday afternoon game across the state from Tampa, but Rhode Island has more people here. The last time the Bulls played to less than 1,000 people -- 434 against Oregon State in 2005-06 they could at least say they were in Hawaii.
USF is up 44-38 -- five minutes into the second half. URI forward Will Daniels, who led the Rams with 26 points in their win against Brown, already has four fouls.
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To be honest, I had NO IDEA they were even playing today.....much less know where to go if I wanted to attend it.
Posted by: Shoop | November 16, 2007 at 08:56 PM
Sorry. We started tailgating for tomorrow night already.
Posted by: Sailingbull | November 16, 2007 at 04:18 PM
I'm not even there in spirit... I forgot about it.
Why did anyone running this tournament expect USF-URI to be remotely interesting to anyone?
Posted by: Dave W | November 16, 2007 at 03:56 PM