Bring it on!

For Gus....

1, Learn to HATE losing more than you LOVE winning. Gus lets too many games slip away and exhibits a 'ho hum' attitude afterward.

2, Hire the best people. Gus makes safe hires because he values trust. Winning requires calculated risks.

3, Fire Addison Williams on Jan. 3 and hire Gary Patterson ASAP. Make the money work. It will probably cost UCF $2-$2.5 million to buy out Williams and pay for Patterson (2 years @ $1.25 million per year). But it is worth it. Not only was Patterson one of the most successful head coaches to transition a Group of 5 program to a Power 5 level, he also knows how to effectively run a 4-2-5 defense AND can recruit Texas AND can evaluate and sign the types of athletes who have been successful at UCF for years

4, Hire a gameday coaching analyst. Gus needs a veteran coach to bounce ideas off of. (Terry Bowden is available for this role.)

For UCF...

1, Give money. Keep Kingdom NIL standing. Gus can give you the address if you need to know where to send your tax refund. Ponsi scheme or not, some of the money is put to good use.

2, Drop the LBS. Stop cow towing to idiots from Florida, FSU, and Miami. Florida is the new Vandy. An undefeated FSU got passed over by a program that struggled to beat a directional Florida community college. The u... Where to begin? Miami just completed a 'successful season' based on its average win totals from the previous 20 seasons and lost to Rutgers!

3, Get behind Gus and Terry. Good, bad or indifferent, these men are leading the program until they get fired or you find somebody better. In the meantime, throw your support behind them. Recruits read this forum. If the leaders are always on the hot seat, recruiting will suffer. On-the-field results hurt recruiting enough.

4, Continue to build up the program. Upgrade facilities, add recruiting staff, increase the salary pool, expand the recruiting budget, etc. Throw money at a problem doesn't solve the problem. But doing these things--if Gus isn't the guy--will put the next guy and the program in a better position.

Happy New Year!

Football never ends…

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and stuff. Grabbed a hundred level ticket for one hundred twenty five bucks. FSU is who we thought they were.

...when, Arizona looks like a more challenging game than the Gators in the swamp...

ADD YOUR OWN, Not Your Grandfather's College Football anymore when ___________.

If a player accepts NIL money then they are an employee of the school and must commit to showing up for every game. What an embarrassment to FSU and disservice to Coach Norvell.

Hope everyone appreciated the days of Jimmy Johnson, Bobby Bowden, Spurrier and Corch K (kidding) from this place bc it’s never been the same. The giants are gone.*

Just curious

This is the annual thread so we could honor fans, players coaches and anyone else lost during the year. New Years is a time of hope and looking forward so let’s take a moment to recognize those lost.

I can update this post with names. Mention whoever you’d like, even if they’ve already been mentioned.

I’ll start by honoring @CancerSucks whose post in 2022 gave me the idea to start this. His post was a gut wrenching reminder how being kind to one another matters.

2023 in memorial:

John Hitt
Roy Williams
Todd Cleveland
Jake Hescock
Mike Merritt
Carter Jenson
Dick Nunis
Jeff Bolle


#ChargeForeverOnward

Rivals has continued its partnership with Pro Football Focus (PFF) which grants me access to their comprehensive analytics and statistical tools.

After each game, two separate analysts grade every player on each play of the game and the two totals are averaged out. Obviously no subjective ranking system is perfect, but I am finding that my real world impressions of a player in a certain game usually reflects the PFF grade.

PFF Grading Scale

90 and above - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor

Team Offensive Grade (by game)

Kent State - 74.6
Boise State - 82.4
Villanova - 82.6
Kansas State - 68.1
Baylor - 70.5
Kansas - 76.3
Oklahoma - 65.8
West Virginia - 72.1
Cincinnati - 71.3
Oklahoma State - 75.8
Texas Tech - 70.6
Houston - 75.6
Georgia Tech - 65.8

Overall Offensive Player Grades (Snaps Played)

WR Javon Baker (59) - 84.0
QB John Rhys Plumlee (64) - 75.6
RB RJ Harvey (59) - 66.4
LG Adrian Medley (70) - 65.4
RT Amari Kight (67) - 65.2
WR Kobe Hudson (57) - 64.2
LT Tylan Grable (41) - 62.3
RB Mark-Antony Richards (4) - 60.3
RG Lokahi Pauole (70) - 59.4
RG Marcellus Marshall (32) - 58.3
RB Johnny Richardson (9) - 57.3
WR Trent Whittemore (7) - 56.7
TE Zach Marsh Wojan (7) - 55.9
TE Alec Holler (66) - 53.2
WR Xavier Townsend (69) - 52.0
C Bula Schmidt (70) - 51.7
TE Randy Pittman Jr. (13) - 44.9
QB Timmy McClain (6) - 28.4

Offensive Line Grades

Pass Blocking:

LG Adrian Medley - 83.2
RT Amari Kight - 80.3
LT Tylan Grable - 69.3
C Bula Schmidt - 60.1
RG Lokahi Pauole - 56.1
RG Marcellus Marshall - 49.9

Run Blocking:

RG Marcellus Marshall - 69.9
LG Adrian Medley - 61.0
RG Lokahi Pauole - 58.8
LT Tylan Grable - 57.3
RT Amari Kight - 56.7
C Bula Schmit - 53.9

Quarterback Grades

John Rhys Plumlee - 79.5 passing grade

Passing Pressure Grades for John Rhys Plumlee:

Kept Clean - 89.7
Under Pressure - 59.3
Not Blitzed - 72.3
When Blitzed - 79.5

A closer look at passing depth for John Rhys Plumlee:

Deep (20+): 2 of 3 for 59 yards, 1 TD - 91.4
Medium (10-19): 4 of 9 for 75 yards, 1 TD - 81.6
Short (0-9): 8 of 11 for 66 yards - 66.9
Behind LOS: 2 of 3 for -2 yards - 56.0

Rushing Grades

RJ Harvey - 73.0
Johnny Richardson - 59.3
John Rhys Plumlee - 59.0
Timmy McClain - 57.3

Wide Receiver Grades

Javon Baker - 81.3
Kobe Hudson - 65.8
Alec Holler - 56.6
Johnny Richardson - 55.9
Xavier Townsend - 51.9
RJ Harvey - 46.4

Three dropped passes: Kobe, Holler and Harvey.

Offer expires on Jan 1.

Rivals has continued its partnership with Pro Football Focus (PFF) which grants me access to their comprehensive analytics and statistical tools.

After each game, two separate analysts grade every player on each play of the game and the two totals are averaged out. Obviously no subjective ranking system is perfect, but I am finding that my real world impressions of a player in a certain game usually reflects the PFF grade.

PFF Grading Scale

90 and above - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor

Season Defensive Grades (by game)

Kent State - 76.9
Boise State - 68.0
Villanova - 78.2
Kansas State - 61.6
Baylor - 74.9
Kansas - 45.5
Oklahoma - 66.2
West Virginia - 67.0
Cincinnati - 62.5
Oklahoma State - 78.6
Texas Tech - 61.4
Houston - 70.5
Georgia Tech - 61.1

Overall Defensive Grades

S Demari Henderson (47) - 74.6
LB Jason Johnson (67) - 73.7
SCB Quadric Bullard (24) - 70.5
CB Decorian Patterson (60) - 68.1
S Jireh Wilson (38) - 67.9
LB Kam Moore (9) - 67.7
DT Matthew Alexander (26) - 67.4
DT John Walker (26) - 66.6
DT Ricky Barber (41) - 60.6
DE Josh Celiscar (49) - 60.1
CB Brandon Adams (67) - 59.8
DT Lee Hunter (41) - 59.1
SCB Braeden Marshall (23) - 54.6
DE Tre'Mon Morris-Brash (54) - 54.0
DE Shaun Peterson Jr. (13) - 49.7
S Nikai Martinez (60) - 48.5
DE Malachi Lawrence (27) - 47.4
LB Walter Yates III (58) - 47.4
S William Wells (7) - 37.9

Here's the breakdown by position:

Defensive End (4):

DE Josh Celiscar (49) - 60.1
DE Tre'Mon Morris-Brash (54) - 54.0
DE Shaun Peterson Jr. (13) - 49.7
DE Malachi Lawrence (27) - 47.4

Defensive Tackle (4):

DT Matthew Alexander (26) - 67.4
DT John Walker (26) - 66.6
DT Ricky Barber (41) - 60.6
DT Lee Hunter (41) - 59.1

Linebacker (3):

LB Jason Johnson (67) - 73.7
LB Kam Moore (9) - 67.7
LB Walter Yates III (58) - 47.4

Safety (4):

S Demari Henderson (47) - 74.6
S Jireh Wilson (38) - 67.9
S Nikai Martinez (60) - 48.5
S William Wells (7) - 37.9

Corner (4):

SCB Quadric Bullard (24) - 70.5
CB Decorian Patterson (60) - 68.1
CB Brandon Adams (67) - 59.8
SCB Braeden Marshall (23) - 54.6

Pressure Tracker (combination of sacks, hits and hurries):

5 total

1 - John Walker, Malachi Lawrence, Josh Celiscar, Tre'Mon Morris-Brash, Ricky Barber

Missed Tackles:

16 total

6 - Nikai Martinez
3 - Walter Yates
2 - Malachi Lawrence
1 - Demari Henderson, Josh Celiscar, Brandon Adams, Lee Hunter, Tre'Mon Morris-Brash

It would appear Knightro and Squeezer gifted their young child a miniature sword.

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Kinne is doing work at Texas State.

Also, major dick move by SMU to not repaint their end zones for the bowl game they're hosting at Ford Field.

If my bowl game round robin parlays keep hitting I'm going to buy us an All-American LB for 2024.

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UCF opens up their home conf slate on Jan 3rd at 6 pm vs Oklahoma State.

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UCF four-star tight end signee Kylan Fox has arrived early to Orlando to take part in the Under Armour Next All-America Game on Wednesday, Jan. 3. A few days later, he'll officially become a college freshman when he starts the spring semester.

Rivals.com caught up with Fox during Friday's UA game media day.

Fox made waves last summer when he committed to UCF. What made the Knights stand out?

"Just the family environment, the people in the building," Fox said. "It felt like a family in Orlando. UCF has always been on me ever since I got the offer. Ever since they started recruiting me it felt like a family and that's what stood out."

Florida State came in second, while Fox acknowledged he did consider Mississippi State late in the process. He was locked in UCF though.

What can UCF fans expect?

"I'm just a guy that likes to put my head down and work," Fox said. "I'm a team player. I put the team before me. I'm a tight end with a receiver-type body and I can also block."

What does he need to continue to work on?

"Just being able to block in the box a little more, showing that I can be a true tight end," Fox said.

The UA Next All-America game will kick off next Wednesday at 4 p.m. from Camping World Stadium with TV coverage on ESPN.

Fox will represent "Team Fire" along with fellow UCF signee and defensive back Jaylen Heyward. Another UCF signee, linebacker Qua Birdsong, will line up on the other side for "Team Ice."

U - C- F!!!!!!!

Fire DC now please!!! Recruiting is over, don't need him anymore.

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As expected. Best of luck to him!

What do you foresee in 2023, which will be UCF's AAC swan song for the winter/spring sports and later this fall will be inaugural football season in the Big 12.

2022 prediction thread: