BrewSauce

Great game Bulls! Way to close for comfort thats for sure. I hope that all that came to Orlando enjoyed the tailgate/game and we look forward to playing you guys next year. Have a great holiday season and new year.

Definitely a rivalry now. FSU-UM are not rivals, never will be, probably not for either USF or UCF. They have no reason to hate us like we hate each other. I'll be on campus tailgating for sure, i hope the horror stories of your fans are wrong, not sure if I'll go inside yet. I was simply making my statement based on previous posts while being respectful at the same time but I whole heartedly agree with you. I honestly cannot stand UM nor their fans (based on personal experiences) and we [uCF] really have nothing to hate about FSU as of yet so USF would be an obvious rivalry that I would like to see become a tradition. I know it is a young one and as I mentioned before, in the past, UCF having the chance to play USF was more of a bonus for our team and more of a "we def need to win this so our season isn't tarnished for loosing against them" scenario for you guys. As for the tailgates, also, I mentioned I have both family and friends who are alum of USF and have heard stories of issues in the past but having been a season ticket holder and seeing other away fans tailgate/enjoy the game without issues I am hoping it goes the same with you all. As it stands now, most undergrads probably have no knowledge of the games of the past and are probably looking at USF in the same light that they do FIU/FAU (not comparing them to you at all just saying). Now, if you wish to make the most of it, I would try and avoid setting up shop in Memory Mall as that is where most, if not all, of the current students, frats/sororities, etc tail gate and if you stick around one of the garages closer to the stadium you should be able to have a great time with little to no issues outside of some heckling which, I am sure you know, will always be warranted Thank you for your reply and heres to a good game! cheers and Charge on!

UCF alumni here and as we all know the week is finally here. Ultimately I just hope that we have a good game and having family/friends who are alum of USF I do hope that fans (at the stadium) of both sides can keep it classy and enjoy the game as it should be enjoyed. After reading through the thread I can totally understand how same may feel that there is no call for the term 'rivalry' and given our past games where we have been dominated, I can also sympathize with USF choosing to make it so that we no longer played. Back in the day, if we beat USF, it was a huge jump kick for us but in the end it was only you guys who had something to lose (given your records and being in a better conf.) so that makes sense. As it stands now though, given the fact that we are in the same conference and both located in Central Florida I think it would be nice to have some kind of, even if not official, rivalry to look forward to each you when we face off. The season, as I am sure you can agree, has not gone as either sides I am sure expected ( I for one was not expecting UCF to be where it is now but am stoked) and figure that if anything, we can start a new tradition to look forward for in the future. I understand that in your minds UCF is not the same as UM/FSU but with our push now and with what I presume will be better recruitment for UCF hopefully it can grow to be some sort of rivalry that everyone can enjoy. Have a happy Thanksgiving and looking forward to a nice turn out and great game on Friday. Charge On!