FreaKnight

The NFL.com update had Andre Hall running a 4.43 , one of the fastest times today. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/9266806

Any time you can get a coordinator from another school to come in as your position coach, that is a good thing I think, especially if he is young and has instate HS connections. South Florida fans probably won't have to worry about the D has long as Leavitt is there. It's the other side of the ball that has more issues that deserve criticism.

That's awesome. So if I understand it right, he measured in at 5'8", 210 lbs, and ran a 4.47 40? When you see his running style and balance, those numbers are impressive. I will be surprised if he doesn't go on day 1.

With a 7 game conference schedule and a 12 game season the UCF game would certainly help. And it was just about the highest attended game of the year for you guys. Wouldn't you rather have UCF than a IAA? Or someplace where you might have to travel halfway across the country?

We had 52,000 for the Noon kickoff that was the CUSA championship game. This is about 20,000 more than the USF / Louisville game, and the UCF / USF game had about 12,000 more than the USF / Louisville game. And the Louisville game was the first Big East game at home for USF and they came in ranked #9 in the country! USF needs the UCF game, and vice versa. It just makes sense economically.

His senior year stats are eye-popping.

Transfers are always risky....from what you guys are inferring I assume he must be a blue-chip type talent, otherwise it's not worth it. They always have some baggage and there is usually more to the story....

How could the following be interpreted to mean anything else than what they actually say? "Central Florida also got a value boost by its Hawaii Bowl bid. "You would not believe the doors that were opened this year compared to last year, based on making a bowl, based on turning it around and breaking that losing streak, getting a lot of national play," Newberg said. " AND " There's even speculation that the day could come when all five are competing for a national title in the same season. "I wouldn't argue with that," ESPN.com recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said. "Central Florida to me is a juggernaut and I think South Florida is not far behind. (George) O'Leary has done a great job of turning things around when there was no talent. I'm really impressed with the way Central Florida does things and I've always been impressed with South Florida. "It's hard to say it, but someday they may be up there with the big boys." "

The interesting quotes are from Lemming and Newberg. I don't think Lemming has any bias for UCF and Newberg runs the South Florida scout.com website, or at least reports for it.

It's better than losing to those "lofty" opponents as you describe them. After losing 17 in a row, you have to start somewhere.

You have scoreboard, and that's really all that matters when trying to compare who the better team is. As painful as it is to admit that as a UCF fan, I don't really have a choice. It does help that UCF won 8 games despite the USF loss and made it to a bowl game.

Great article. Too bad the one player he referenced for UCF is now committed to Tulane! :

I'm happy that we appear to have more speed in this class than our past 2 classes. I'm disappointed that it appears one of our better looking athletes that verballed may have de-comitted because GT is pushing hard.

...big conference win by the Knights.

From a UCF perspective, I see it this way.  UCF’s offense is brining back a lot of personnel.  The biggest loss obviously is Brandon Marshall, but through Spring and August someone should emerge to play opposite what is hopefully a healthy Mike Walker.  He had the surgery a week after the injury which indicates a clean tear with very little swelling and with a jump start on the rehab, I think he will be okay. UCF and USF’s respective strengths will be going against each other with our offense going against your defense.  UCF’s LB must improve a great deal between our bowl game and September 2006, and USF must find better production from the passing game (I suspect the running game will be decent with Ricky Ponton, not as solid as under Andre Hall, but good).  The bigger question is how does USF’s somewhat questionable offense does against UCF’s questionable defense. All else being equal (turnovers and special teams), this should be a low scoring game, and a close one at that.  Hopefully UCF will bring a more competitive spirit to the game as opposed to the flat emotion witnessed in 2005.  Not taking anything away from USF who pretty much whipped our ass up and down the field.

I love this quote. To expand, what football teams really need to do is score points on offense and then stop the other team from scoring points with our defense. ;D All kidding aside, USF's WR corp next year will be very athletic and has a lot of potential playmakers.

A 6 Foot, 170 Lb JUCO QB will scare off most BCS schools because they are recruiting the best HS seniors they can find.  It doesn't matter how good the film is or how many accolades the kid has.  6 feet and 170 Lbs is small for a WR these days, forget about a QB.  That being said, this could be a blessing for USF.  If he was 6'2" and 190 lbs, there may be a few more offers for this kid.  I can say that there are many many BCS schools who would have loved to have had Drew Tate as their QB (Iowa), and he is only 6 foot and about 180 Lbs.

They are well coached under Matt Dougherty (sp?). I am not sure how "good" FAU is, but they are not a slouch team.

Jackie Chambers is USF's best pure WR when you combine hands, speed, and overall athleticism.

He would be a great hire IMO. Although he lacks head coaching experience, he is from Florida (played LB at UF) and has great co-ordinator experience at an SEC school and now a potential national championship school. And he is young and aggressive.

That might be true, but if a coaching change should be made, shouldn't it be done? I think that the AD would expect the head football coach to make any coaching recommendations as they are needed, regardless of cost, personal friendships, etc... With it's new BCS status, USF certainly has the money to replace a co-ordinator if needed.

WVU has a great shot at a BCS game every year now in the new BE. I also don't see the ACC liking the idea of losing G-Tech at the expense of WVU.

I'm surprised Grothe and/or C.Hill didn't get more reps against FAMU or UCF when the lead was large and the opportunity was there to play them. I suspect that JL and the staff has known for some time that Denson was not the future at QB.

"Sticks and stones can hurt his bones but names will never hurt....". The petty name calling just reflects the author, and I suspect that you are bitter about how UCF is having success after all your predictions about how UCF would fail under GOL's leadership. Good luck against UCONN and WVU. They looked awfully good against Pitt last night.

I am not sure if GOL is deserving to win National coach of the year or not. But I am 100% sure that both Weiss and GOL are both deserving of the nomination. Both coaches have done a great job. If GOL had taken UCF to a 3 or 4 win season last year, and we win 8 this year and play of the conference title, he would still be worthy if a nomination. The real fact of the matter is that we weren't as bad of a football team last year as our 0-11 season indicated, and we aren't as good of a football team this year as our 8-3 record indicates. Definitely a lot of improvement, though, any which way you cut it. and GOL is a primary reason for it.