I live about 40 minutes south of Tampon Gay...this area of Florida is a really great place to be, lots of sun, beaches, nightlife, babes, all that stuff. It is a football town through and through, even in the wake of the stupid Dolts...
Everything here is Buccaneer football and until the Dolts were in Game 7 of the Finals, nobody within 5 lightyears of this place knew who Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier were. It is a fair-weather sports town for sure and they are IN LOVE with anyone who is doing well. The only people that know about hockey down here are people who haved relocated, so if you're expecting intellectual hockey conversation, forget it.
Anyways, Tampa and Clearwater have plenty of things to keep you occupied on your trip, make sure you have a stay on Clearwater Beach and if you are a strip club group, Mons Venus is a place you can't miss. You will have more than ample eye candy at any time and you will enjoy Raymond James Stadium, just don't sit close to the pirate ship in the endzone (those cannons are LOUD!).
Anyways, to finish up my rant, you will have a good time...Tampa fans are really bad, though, I can't even begin to tell you how much flak I've gotten from all of the Flames magnets and logos on my car, not to mention my whole wardrobe being Flames stuff. Anyways, enjoy your trip down here and wear those Calgary sweaters with pride, it CROSSED THE LINE IN GAME 6!!!
GO FLAMES GO!!!