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The Michael Kelly AD Announcement Tweetcap

See what all of the media, national and local, have to say about the new USF Vice President of Athletics

By Anthony Vito
NCAA Football: Navy at South Florida Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports

USF officially announced CFP COO Michael Kelly as Athletic Director and Vice President of Athletics this morning, so we’ve compiled a tweetcap of the national and local reaction to the hire.

We’ve noticed one thing consistently - everyone believes it’s a grand slam.

Here’s the reaction from the national media:

Here’s some mentions from the local media:

Being named Vice President of Athletics may just be nomenclature, or something more.

And here’s Joey, who doesn’t know how to take a vacation. We’re also in the process of attaining the details.

Here are what higher-ups from the Tampa Bay Sports Commission have said:

We’re not-so-secretly jazzed about the Kelly-Higgins team-up in Tampa. If there’s an NCAA event that those two want in Tampa, it’s happening. And there’s a less than 0% chance the department will opt out of bidding on a regional.

Here is the reaction from USF:

And here’s what some of our staff has to say:

And here’s proof that time is a flat circle:

This is what we’re all feeling for the first time since Flowers to Bronson on a double reverse that blew up the GCO vs Syracuse.

Stay tuned for a recap on the next edition of the Bulluminati Podcast to discuss the future of USF Athletics with Michael Kelly at the helm.