Orlando_Man

why would any kid pick UCF over USF?

Apparently, you've never been over here.  It's pretty nice.  Plus we've got players making MEGA $$ in the NFL. 

UCF gives them a better shot at the NFL?  :RFLMAO

The fact that you believe this shows your ignorance.....

Do we really need to pull out the lists and compare?  Here is all you have to tell a kid.  "Asante Samuel and Brandon Marshall"

Because a smart kid realizes that USF isn't Texas, Alabama or Florida and isn't winning a national championship anytime soon.  UCF gives kids an earlier chance to play and better connections to the NFL. 

UCF was one of only six schools with multiple Pro Bowl players. 

Thanks for calling out Bianchi.  I hope we play a great game this Saturday without any injuries, we have a nice heated rivalry with you guys but our real enemies are the "Big 3"

I will congratulate you on the win tonight.  Any come from behind win deserves a pat on the back.  We got it handed to us by a VERY good UF team.  

That said, its on.  We'll see you Saturday in Otown.

Mine

UF: Steve Spurrier

FSU: Chris Weinke

UM: tie, Jimmy Johnson, Howard Schnellenberger, Bernie Kosar

UCF: Daunte Culpepper

USF: Andre Hall

LOL, at Bullypulpits Prom reference...by that logic I would say that UCF is Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls...

Cmon, think of it like a street fight.  You beat that feisty kid when he was a Freshman, now hes back again and a year older and hes kicked a few asses.

What are you going to do...

I am so sorry I started this thread.  My intention was to show that both of our schools are on the way up.  So why keep denying our natural rivalry, just because there is some unwritten code that says if you play someone on a 1 and 1 basis you believe they are an equal.

UCF wants this annual game because we have a long history and know what its like to not have a rivalry game.  

Heres some news for you USF, Miami has their rivals VT and FSU, UF has theirs UGA and FSU...

You're 80 friggin miles away, you dont like us, we dont like you....so lets settle it on the field each year.  

College athletics has become about so much crap that has nothing to do with the game.  TV market size, facilities, recruiting, salaries----who the f cares!  Play the game, if you win you can gloat---I havent read one post from a UCF fan who claims to be better than you.

Do you honestly think UCF wont be a BCS school in 3-5 years?  We arent investing the money we are or hiring people like Keith Tribble away from directing the Orange Bowl to remain outside the BCS permanently.

20th largest TV market

Brand new on campus stadium

Brand new 10,000 seat arena

more students living on campus than any other school in Florida

George O'Leary

It might all be moot anyway if we end up joining you in the Big East, but in anycase you can bet that UCF is only headed up.

First, I am not here to flame.  Let me just state that outright.

As a UCF fan we desire a rival game because we know what its like to play football for 26 years without one.  Over the years we have had heated series with many different schools.  Troy State, Georgia Southern, Bethune Cookman, Marshall, heck weve even had mini rivalries with teams like Auburn and Georgia Tech.

But none of those teams were truly a rival.  The best rivals are schools that look like you.  That share commonalities, a region, an academic mission, similar student bodies....like it or not UCF and USF are very similar, Tampa and Orlando are very similar.  We both drive the same hated I-4 to work everyday, our communities are similar in size.  Our universities are growing and flourishing in many ways.

UCF and USF are both on their way up.  USF through its Big East membership and strong corporate community support, UCF through its ingenious develop of new facilities, uber-powerful President, and fortunate coaching hires.  

While we may poke fun at each other for things such as recruits not qualifying or resumes we are both on the way up and there is plenty of room at the table for both of us.

Lets have fun USF fans.  Playing each other annually is almost like an extra home game for each of us.  Over the years you'll see the same UCF fans and get to know some of us.  When we're all old and gray and have a few national championships under our belts we can talk about the 2005 but kicking you gave us or the 2014 game that sent us to the Orange Bowl and USF to the Sugar.

So lets have some fun.

If UCF wins this year, do USF fans feel more inclined to make this an annual series?  

Shouldnt UCF and USF strive for schedules that are appealing to their fans and alumni?

Thoughts?