Confirmed: UCF drops Gators from '07 schedule

[kdawgy_orlando]

Whom ever made that post a while back was right on the money!

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/local/orl-ucfshort1206dec12,0,1096995.story?coll=orl-sports-headlines

UCF drops Gators from '07 schedule

Kyle Hightower

Sentinel Staff Writer

December 11, 2006, 5:26 PM EST

UCF officially released the opponents for its 2007 schedule Monday and will play six home games in consecutive seasons for the first time since moving up to Division I-A.

Some of the dates and times are yet to be determined, but after hosting three Conference USA East Division opponents in '06, the Golden Knights will go on the road for games against East Carolina, Southern Mississippi and UAB. They will host Marshall and Memphis, who they played on the road this season.

And two of their crossover games with SMU, Tulsa and UTEP from the C-USA West Division will be at home as well.

UCF will play four non-conference games, the first against 2005 national champion Texas on Sept. 15, which will also serve as the opener for UCF's new, on-campus stadium. The Golden Knights' previously scheduled trip to Florida next season was replaced with a matchup at N.C. State, the first ACC opponent the Knights will have faced since 2001.

The non-conference portion of UCF's schedule also includes a trip to Tampa to continue its series with USF (Sept. 8) and a home game against Louisiana-Lafayette, currently slated for Sept. 29.

"It doesn't have anything to do with competition," O'Leary said of the Florida game. "The most important thing for us with this new stadium is to get at least six home games every year."

[Don Toro]

"It doesn't have anything to do with competition," O'Leary said of the Florida game. "The most important thing for us with this new stadium is to get at least six home games every year."

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[E.T.]

"It doesn't have anything to do with competition," O'Leary said of the Florida game.

Only Sept. Survival  ;D

[flsportsfan83]

NC State will beat them next year.

[Guest r_to_the_izzo]

They drop Florida and pick up a road game at NCST.  So they had their 6 home games, they just wanted a weaker team.

[Omniscientbull]

Makes no sense, why drop a road game at Florida for a road game at NC State?  Do they expect that NC State will be horrible 2 years in a row?

[lotsofbull99]

So much for "Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime"

[outrunner]

how much did they have to payout to drop them?

whats their athletic budget debt now?

$$$

[Don Toro]

So they rather lose to NC State than to Florida? wtf?

[USFMikeB]

They drop Florida and pick up a road game at NCST.  So they had their 6 home games, they just wanted a weaker team.

Exactly, a fact which is diametric to what GOL is quoted as saying, which implies that they ran from the game.