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Posts posted by footnfan1
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BOOM, Betty 18RB, wow
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Tulane is out of juice.
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Coaching will decide this, nod to USF
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USF will out gun them, have faith
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My late father grew up on a farm in Terre Haute, and after winning the State High and Low hurdles championship, was offered a full Div. 1 scholarship. He never planned on attending college, or had little hope of. The first boy in his family to attend College, and at Rose Hulman no less, one of the best engineering schools in the US. I think he had an 8 person mens track team, he ran a lot of events, but excelled at hurdles. He loved that movie. He said it brought back a ton of fond memories.
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50 minutes ago, BullyPulpit said:
It wasn't a drubbing, it was a solid performance. Your defense carried you well. You were about 1 FG better than Cincy each quarter. Can't afford to lose to Houston or your tourney spot is gone. At least we know that we are in.
Could be, UCF had a terrible FT night, probably due to not even seeing that floor before the game began, Cinci had played a game there which IMO, was a huge advantage. Should be a GREAT game tonight. Good luck the rest of the way.
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33, ****. RIP young man.
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3 hours ago, BullyPulpit said:
What type of offense are we running when we clearly have an advantage in the post and our two bigs are only attempting 4 of the team's 61 shots in the game? The 20 rebounds are nice and all, but you have to do better than 1 of 4 from the floor and 2 of 4 from the FT line.
The good news is that UCF is running into a Cincy team that has won 4 straight, including an 8 point win @ Houston, and has a really good interior player in Thomas (AAC POY). Cincy could very well give them some issues in that game.Was not close. Held the AAC player of the year (Thomas) to 13 points. It was a drubbing. Next up!
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If we meet again, I am going catch that game to be sure, it will be awesome. I do think that USF is better, with the 1's to be sure, but it will be a great cat/dog brawl. Happy Friday everyone.
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1 hour ago, Triple B said:
Not sure what that's exactly supposed to say but Memphis backed out of playing us at the last minute, for a non-Covid reason, and the conference deemed it a forfeit, which is how forfeits work. in regards to the conference ...
Yep, I could be wrong. I didn't think UCF got the win, but fir sure not making up the game was a shame
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48 minutes ago, Jonesy Bull said:
Its a great series Footfan.....and your team is very good.
Unfortunately for ucf, a technicality gave us the regular season championship, not you. But we will get a chance to prove our Championship in the Tourney when we beat your girls when it matters!
Yes, I agree. Memphis, I think, calling a game for non covid reasons without forfeit, was BS, if I have it right. The Tourney may be a battle royal, 2 bid league this year I think.
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4 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:
Our bench bigs are not good at all, especially defensively.
They are young, and number 20(?) is an AMAZING talent for a big. AMAZING. Good game, USF remains great, UCF is much better. Nice to have UCONN gone.
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19 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:
It appears to me thst the women have scored 53 points in the past 4 quarters vs C. No bueno
UCF D is much improved.
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Post players controlling the game IMO
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Not letting up on the pub
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3 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:
Recruiting portal players is at best 50/50...there is a reason why they are leaving (yes the same logic applies to USF). The real test will be with freshman recruiting.
Yes, but he attracting players that have played for him ( with between 1-3 years left to play) , so I think that to some degree lessens the "portal risk", but a lot can happen in the next few months, both good and bad.
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3 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:
Recruiting portal players is at best 50/50...there is a reason why they are leaving (yes the same logic applies to USF). The real test will be with freshman recruiting.
Totally agree.
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He has also extended 70 offers in the last 7 days, to players UCF IMO, would have never even bothered to contact. The next few years will be interesting, I think Gus is trying to show the football world a thing or 10, or 70! Time will tell.
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Signed 1, 4 star commit and acquired 3 4 star transfers in 7 days. He IMO, is not recruiting like a retread.
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Marc Daniels: UCF Is At It Again | FM 96.9 The Game | Beat of Sports
Brilliant! Arrogant! Marketing genius! Obnoxious! Wait, is it 2018 again? Did Danny White just claim a national championship?Marc Daniels: UCF Is At It Again
By Marc Daniels, Scott HarrisMar 3, 2021UCF Billboard
Brilliant! Arrogant! Marketing genius! Obnoxious!
Wait, is it 2018 again? Did Danny White just claim a national championship?
Oh, that happened three years ago and even today, the debate over UCF's claim still causes people like Paul Finebaum to lose their mind and yell at Mike Bianchi. But back then, White's move was not just about defending his team and being a voice of his fans and challenging a system that denied his team a chance to play for a national title. It was also about marketing, brand expansion and keeping UCF in the headlines.
One week later, when the College Football Playoff title game was played in Atlanta, UCF was still part of the discussion.
UCF held a downtown celebration, a parade at Disney and many in the media and fans of other schools lost their minds.
Critics screamed that what UCF did was wrong and it's now how it works. They all missed the point.
UCF parlayed a perfect season into a marketing campaign with a priceless tag on its value. It led to increased season ticket and merchandise sales. It created a college football media debate that kept UCF in the headlines long after their Peach Bowl win over Auburn.
The momentum carried into 2018 where the win streak rolled through the regular season. Brand expanded and discussion most P5 schools crave.
Since then, UCF remains a polarizing brand in college sports. They are among the most active and daring social media schools in the country. They don't mind getting under the skin of fans from SEC schools or respond to criticizing media in a not-so subtle tone.
If it didn't work, Finebaum wouldn't have UCF living rent free in his mind(I had to use that).
Which brings it to the latest move by UCF.
With the hiring of new coach, Gus Malzahn, the Knights have seen their new face of football announce how aggressive he wants to be recruiting the state and how he wants to see UCF grow its brand with more conference titles, major bowl games and an appearance in the College Football Playoff.
Coachspeak is nice but UCF has decided to put up a few billboards promoting UCF and using the line "The Future of College Football." Oh, did I mention the billboards are going up in Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville........and Gainesville and Tallahassee?
Depending on which city you find the billboard it will also include the number of miles from that town to the UCF campus.
It took, not days or hours, but minutes before reactions on social media started pouring in.
"*&!# YOU!!!"... "What the heck is this doing in Gator Country?"..."Uh, I think someone made a mistake and put this up in the wrong town"
Those are the nice ones. There are plenty of fans in Gainesville, Tallahassee, Tampa and Miami hating UCF even more today.
UCF is just fine with it all. They are used to it. It's about attention and the billboards are getting attention. Most of the billboards are electric rotating messages. In Gainesville, there's a permanent paper billboard. If it hasn't been defaced yet, but likely will be by the time you finish reading this column.
Is UCF trying to schedule games with Florida, FSU and Miami? Sure, but that's not what this is about. It's about doing what they have done for years. Push the envelope. Get under the skin of fans who didn't like before and won't like you in the future.
Is it taking a shot at those programs? No. It's just a billboard that will get lots of attention and accomplish what UCF wants. Attention.
But don't you have to back it up by winning on the field? Sure. Gus Malzahn doesn't plan on going 6-6. If he does, he won't need fans in Gainesville, Tallahassee or Miami telling him 6-6 wasn't good plenty of UCF fans will be doing that.
Florida, FSU and Miami don't need marketing campaigns to get under the rivals nerves but those programs have been around a lot longer. UCF can't add 75 seasons to their history. Instead, they get creative and step out of a traditional comfort zone.
It's not designed to win over fans of those schools. It is designed to stand out and get attention.
Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne did something similar when it came to getting attention. After the school sent out a tweet that they were planning on a fully-opened campus with students in classrooms for the Fall 2021 semester. Byrne then sent a tweet saying he anticipated a full stadium for football games at Alabama. He ended his tweet saying they would "monitor medical guidelines" moving forward. See what he did there? If, by mid-July, it becomes clear that a full stadium is not in the best interest of Tide fans, he can just say that. But he knew what he was doing. As spring practice is on the horizon, the question about a full stadium may be the biggest question being asked in the state. So Byrne's tweet plays to the crowd. It sparks more season ticket sales and donations. No one will blame him if he has to announce 60% capacity. It's business. Byrne is smart.
Sometimes the marketing and business idea is obvious. Sometimes it's not. If a billboard in your town upsets you, it says more about you. If you stop and think about and laugh then you get it.
We are all marketing and selling 24/7. Don't forget to log onto www.969thegame.comand vote in the Beat of Sports Bracket of Best Sports Cliches. See what we did there?
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2 really good programs, at least this year.
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Well done Bulls, nice win. See you in Orlando
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Bulls announcer is 100% class.
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The sport of my youth. Love it! My first sail boat was an early Laser, sail number 10704. Have a great season.
Lasers changed the sailing world, inexpensive, very fast, super popular, and like may popular things, have been involved in lots of litigation, and that has slowed the sales IMO, at about 215K sold world wide.
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Tulane playing to lose.