UCF enters the Big 12, which last season was probably the country’s best conference. For a university with the nation’s second-largest undergraduate enrollment sitting in the middle of a huge TV market, this is an incredible opportunity. Johnny Dawkins team last season scrapped and fought in the American but fell short too many times, and […]
Our friend Neil Blackmon attended the ACC Media Day and provided us with this incredible discussion where Coach Larrañaga not only discusses the coming season and the recent success of his Miami program, but the importance of better non-conference scheduling for ACC schools.
Only one men’s program has made the NCAA Elite 8 each of the past two seasons – incredibly that program is Miami, who despite having some very solid teams through the years (including teams that won the Big East and the ACC) had never been past the Sweet 16 previously. It’s no fluke either as […]
Last season was a dream season for FAU, but this season with high expectations and a new conference, a spotlight will be focused on the program like never before. Prior to last season, the school had never won an NCAA Tournament game and had made the Big Dance just once. Now, suddenly they’re the hunted […]
On this week’s Florida History Podcast, Ryan Ray and Kartik Krishnaiyer spend an hour sifting through history discussing why the Florida Panhandle and specifically the areas west of the Apalachicola River developed so differently from the peninsula and even the Big Bend region. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple […]
A great tragedy initiated by Hamas is under way in the Gaza Strip. Every innocent life is precious and there is a genuine concern about the women and children caught up in prosecuting the Gaza-based Hamas militants. The good news is, Hamas has choices. If they committed to releasing the hostages, Israel would likely […]
On September 24, 2001, US Airways announced it was shutting down its successful MetroJet subsidiary in the wake of the attacks of September 11. From a Florida perspective this is significant, because with the shuttering of MetroJet, outside a later attempt to make Fort Lauderdale an international hub, US Airways ceded much of its dominant […]
We don’t cover sports a whole lot here at TFS, but given the state’s obsession with college football and our natural contrarian streak, we’re going to check in on college hoops on the men’s side this season. Besides, we had two Florida schools make the Final Four last season. Here is our schedule for school […]
The 1 1/3 mile loop at the Florida Panther Wildlife Refuge features both prairie areas and heavily wooded jungle like habitats.
This trail at the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Collier County is resembles a jungle and is particularly mosquito-infested in summer.
The Florida Squeeze 