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Withdraw UCF’s Big 12 invitation?

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2 hours ago, Cornada said:

Hopefully we will be in a better position next time the P5 expands (but don't hold your breath).

We let the opportunity pass us by because we didn't invest and believed in lies.  Now we have to catch up something like 10+ years rapidly.

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They still have great marketing and ESPN in pocket.  And no one can take away that mythical national championship.  

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True... but not in the B12, so the Citronauts will fit right in!

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It was only a "curse" because our administration didn't parlay it into growing the football program

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9 hours ago, Rocky Style said:

We let the opportunity pass us by because we didn't invest and believed in lies.  Now we have to catch up something like 10+ years rapidly.

The schools that got promoted had a lot longer than a 10 year head start ....

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13 minutes ago, Triple B said:

The schools that got promoted had a lot longer than a 10 year head start ....

I could be mistaken, but I don't think much of what the knits did before we were around contributed to their selection over us

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10 minutes ago, chapelbull said:

I could be mistaken, but I don't think much of what the knits did before we were around contributed to their selection over us

You are not mistaken. They went from D3, to D2, to FCS. Although it gave them a foundation, I really don’t think it did much to get them a B12 invite. Football on those lower levels were really “Mickey Mouse” back then. 

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32 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

You are not mistaken. They went from D3, to D2, to FCS. Although it gave them a foundation, I really don’t think it did much to get them a B12 invite. Football on those lower levels were really “Mickey Mouse” back then. 

Correct.  I'm sure it helped build a foundation, but if anything us passing right by them and into the Big East lit a fire under them and propelled them to get serious about the program.   Kind of like their invite to the Big 12 appears to be doing for us ... we hope

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35 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

You are not mistaken. They went from D3, to D2, to FCS. Although it gave them a foundation, I really don’t think it did much to get them a B12 invite.

A foundation that we really didn't/don't have. It's why brewed coffee is better than instant coffee ...

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Football on those lower levels were really “Mickey Mouse” back then. 

But it was still football in a football centric state.

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1 minute ago, Triple B said:

A foundation that we really didn't/don't have. It's why brewed coffee is better than instant coffee ...

But it was still football in a football centric state.

And as I mentioned above we still were chosen for the Big East ahead of them

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And as I mentioned above we still were chosen for the Big East ahead of them

Which I'm still saying was more of a curse than a blessing ....... but let's hope their invite ultimately ends the same way as ours.

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4 minutes ago, Triple B said:

A foundation that we really didn't/don't have. It's why brewed coffee is better than instant coffee ...

But it was still football in a football centric state.

Well, it was a few bricks but really does anyone the state get that excited over D3, D2, FCS? Just like us when they loose they don’t get many fans. I am sure no one on their board reminisces about the D2 days like we do about ‘07. 

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1 minute ago, Triple B said:

Which I'm still saying was more of a curse than a blessing ....... but let's hope their invite ultimately ends the same way as ours.

I agree with you on the curse over blessing point. Many don’t, but in my opinion it really set us up in a bad position relative to expectations and those fans who were fair weather. 

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