UWF Football Moving Ahead in Planning

UWF football program rising to occasion

http://www.pnj.com/story/sports/college/university-west-florida/2015/06/12/uwf-continues-build-toward-first-football-practice/71159036/

This is a really detailed article on how preparations are progressing for the introductory season of UWF Football one year from August. I am really excited about this, and while a baseball game won't bring me to the Maritime Park, a UWF home football game might.

I remember taking my teenage daughter to a number of home games when she was a student at Pine Forest High School. I think the adults had more fun at those games than the kids did. I always came away hoarse from yelling. It was great fun, and I think UWF football is going to resonate well in our community, like the HS games now do.

The Argos football team starts practicing in August of 2015....

Ah yes......do we really need another Seaoat Gloat..........

I'm an alumnus of UWF. It's sad Bense can get giant bonuses and we can have football, yet we can't pay our faculty decent wages.

It's sad Bense can get giant bonuses and we can have football, yet we can't pay our faculty decent wages.

I agree.  She is a politician who in my opinion has taken care of herself and the students and their education a distant second priority.  She was largely responsible for the negative community feelings toward Maritime where she did her political hype dance about boat houses, and museums.....

We have a fickle fan base. Most other universities have a local alumni base that contributes $$$. Not so much for the Argos due to the p-poor economy of the area. Most grads are from elsewhere and leave or most leave due to the suck job market I know has existed and continues t exist since I got here in 1986.

My husband is a UWF alum. We'll be at the games. Great stadium, beautiful area, nice restaurants, why not???

One of the things my kid likes about UWF is that they do not have a football team and all the hoopla that goes with it.

My guess is a football team will change the character of the school ... and not necessarily for the better.

Oh well, they say the only constant in the universe is "change."