The SociaBulls celebrated its 2,000 Facebook fans milestone with a Bulls football game watch party at Jannus Live for the USF vs. PITT game on Sept. 29.
Officials at Jannus set up a large screen for students and partygoers to watch the first conference game of the season. USFSP students played cornhole, and listened to live music and the ESPN broadcast of the football game.
Despite technical difficulties at the beginning of the watch party, attendees cheered in the Bulls in the school spirited atmosphere.
Allan Pinkerton, sophomore economics major, went to the event to support the Bulls because he could not go to Pittsburg to watch the game.
“I go to all the games,” Pinkerton said.
He attended the previous SociaBulls watch party for the season kickoff against Notre Dame.
The SociaBulls met with Jannus and other local businesses to set up the venue and settle deals with drinks and guests. For those of legal drinking age, Jannus provided free green and yellow shots both times USF scored touchdowns, and Chick-fil-A gave out free chicken sandwiches for students who showed the managers that they “liked” the campus restaurant on Facebook.
“We try to keep the events 18 and up or all ages so everyone can come,” said Austin Piazza, founder of the SociaBulls.
The group gained the large following from Facebook.
“We let the people come to us. We don’t want to be that thing that people say, ‘Oh look, here’s another SociaBulls thing for me to exit out of.’ We want people to want to be a part of us,” Piazza said.
Additional reporting by contributing writer Amanda Starling.
Photos by Daniel Mutter
