University of South What? Where?
By William M. Hartnett on Oct 4, 2007 in oddities, sports
I’ve been worried for years the University of South Florida would someday gain national notoriety, whether for athletic achievement, academic success or a “Don’t Tase me bro” type incident. It appears that day has finally arrived, now that USF’s football team has won a few games.
I don’t have anything against the school, mind you, I’m just dreading the inevitable geographic confusion on the part of sportswriters and broadcasters. The University of South Florida, you see, is not in South Florida. It is nowhere near the southern portion of the peninsula we call Florida, in fact. It would be more accurately referred to as the University of West Central Florida. Why did we commit such an obvious and, frankly, embarrassing blunder? Because we are confused. We are old and confused.
Those of you not from around these parts might not have been aware of any of this. Please consider yourself educated. A map follows for further reference.
Matthew | Oct 5, 2007 | Reply
Perfect.
I was wondering this myself as I noticed their team beat someone worthwhile recently. For a second I thought “Oh, wow, they won!”, and pictured Howard Schnellenberger being carried away on someone’s shoulders. But then I realized, “Oh, wait . . . that’s FAU . . . and this is that other school . . . where are they from? Oh yeah, Tampa.”
Yes, I am indeed old and confused.