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OK ST running game

So it's common knowledge that OK ST changed their entire season (and especially their running attack) when they pivoted from zone blocking to gap blocking early in the season. So do you think that our Coaches spent the week preparing for (and scheming against) one of the best gap blocking teams in the country and that we'll surprise everyone? Or will we come in with our usual 4-2 and expect the guys to suddenly protect the edge, shed blocks, plug up the middle and tackle crisply (our entire D)? Which do you think? We'll learn the answer on Saturday.

Softball Season Ticket Renewals Up

for new season ticket holders, i think deposits are here: https://am.ticketmaster.com/ucf/24deposit?check_logged_in=1

For existing ticket holders you should get an email with a subject line: "UCF Softball Season Ticket Renewals"

did the price go up this year? i could have sworn i only paid $50ea last year, they're $75 this year. which is fine, i'm more than happy to pay to support this team, Coach Bear runs an incredible ship full of hard charging student athletes that always seem to be having FUN on the field.

if you aren't a softball fan yet, i have a standing offer for any dungeon person: take my 2x tickets, free to any game, and hopefully you're hooked. it's great to watch live and fun on tv too. if you go buy a shirt or something to support the players

cc: @Kevin Reis since you and i just swapped messages about this the other day!

OT: People Pooping in Line at Disney

"Twice in the last month, Disney Parks Guests have taken to social media to share the disgusting sights that they witnessed in ride lines at Disney World in Orlando, Florida and Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

“I am in the queue for [Rise of the Resistance at Disney World] – someone let their kid take a dump on the floor and then they just walked out and left it- WTF?” wrote one posted on Reddit.

Bodily fluids no longer bother me after working at Disney,” the Guest wrote on Reddit. “Let's just say that the attraction I work at has what the cast ended up dubbing 'the poop hall' because of the number of times guests have gone in there and pooped. We even put up a camera and it didn't stop it.”

The "Illegal Formation" called against our punt coverage team

So the discussion in the other thread (https://ucf.forums.rivals.com/threads/a-closer-look-at-ucfs-2023-high-school-transfer-class-who-is-contributing-and-who-is-not-⚔️🏈.113560/) about if it was Marc-Antony Richards or Isaiah Nixon who was called for the illegal formation on the punt return got me thinking about that strange call. I went back and rewatched it. We had just come up with a huge stop when we were up by 4 points in the 4th quarter and forced them to punt, but this call allowed them to continue their drive and kick a FG to make it a 1 point game. Here is what that "illegal formation" looked like at the snap:

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And here's the NCAA rule on the subject:

Defensive Linemen on Scrimmage Kick Plays
If Team A is in a scrimmage kick formation at the snap, any Team B player within one yard of the line of scrimmage must be aligned completely outside the frame of the body of the snapper at the snap

Yes, MAR is lined up inside the body of the snapper. However, he is clearly lined up more than a yard back from the line of scrimmage. The line was about the 43.5, and MAR was lined up at the 45. It definitely was a bad call by the back judge who was 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage and not in a position to be able to see where MAR was in relation to the line. No wonder Gus was so upset about it. It could have been the difference in the game had Cincinnati converted their final 2 point conversion to tie it up and possibly send the game to OT. I guess being in the P4 doesn't mean you'll get quality refs.

COLUMN: Cowboys, the Cosmos, and the Colley Matrix

Can UCF finally beat a ranked P5 team at home?

Boy did we need that. A little slump buster never hurt anybody. Sometimes when you’re in a drought, while the universe feels like it’s against you, you have to go back to a familiar well to satiate your thirst and get things moving. It was fifty days since we last notched a game result in the proper column. While it wasn’t the prettiest win, it was a WIN. Eat shit Cincinnati. Also completely removed the Bearcats from bowl season consideration. Now we focus efforts on reaching a bowl ourselves and salvaging some semblance of a successful year in our Big 12 debut.

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A closer look at UCF's 2023 high school & transfer class - Who is contributing (and who is not?) ⚔️🏈

UCF's freshman 2023 class:

Not redshirting

TE Randy Pittman - Regular contributor

DB Braeden Marshall - Regular contributor

DT John Walker - Regular contributor

DE Kaven Call - Has played in all 9 games on special teams, played defense in 2 games (Kent State, Villanova)

LB Andrew Harris - Has appeared in 6 games on special teams

Could still redshirt, can play a max of 4 regular season games:

DE Isaiah Nixon - Has appeared in 3 total games, played a few defensive snaps vs. Kent State & Villanova and also played special teams vs. Baylor.

WR Tyree Patterson - Listed as playing in 2 games. Special teams vs. Kent State and one appearance as a WR at Kansas.

DB Jason Duclona - Has played in 2 games (Kent State, Villanova)

OL Keyon Cox - Has played in 1 game (Villanova)

K Grant Reddick - Has played in 1 game (Villanova)

QB Dylan Rizk - Has played in 1 game (Villanova)

DT Andrew Rumph - Has not played

DB Ja'Maric Morris (JUCO) - Has not played

OL Johnathan Cline - Has not played

LB Troy Ford Jr. - Has not played (preseason injury)

UCF transfer class:

QB Xavier Williams - Has not played

LB Rian Davis - Has appeared in 7 total games, but has struggled. His only Big 12 game with significant playing time at Kansas.

LB Isaiah Paul - Played two snaps vs. Kent State and has not played since

CB Decorian Patterson - After seeing sparse playing time early, has been a regular contributor in the last 4 games

WR Corey Gammage - Suffered a preseason eye injury (and also said to be out of shape) and has not been seen this season

C Bula Schmidt - UCF's starting center (of sorts). It seems UCF wanted to go back to Drake Metcalf vs. Cincinnati only to pivot back to Bula.

S Jireh Wilson - Regular contributor

SCB DeJordan Mask - Would have been UCF's starting nickel, though struggled with a shoulder injury and just shut it down to have surgery. He ended up playing in six games.

LG Marcellus Marshall - Starter

RT Amari Kight - Starter

CB Fred Davis II - Played a couple defensive snaps vs. Kent State and has played in 4 games on special teams

LS Gage King - Starter

C Drake Metcalf - It's complicated (Began season as starter, benched, reinserted, benched again)

WR Chauncey Magwood - He was injured for UCF's first two games, then played the next four (Villanova, K-State, Baylor, Kansas) then "opted out" as he wanted to preserve his redshirt by only playing in four games. It seems like he will go into the portal, but unless he can graduate he'd have to sit out a year if he goes FBS (he was a true freshman in 2021, so that could be doubtful). I suppose it's possible he returns, but I'd be surprised.

WR Trent Whittemore - Starting to play more, especially with Magwood opting out and Xavier Townsend injured.

***UCF Basketball: Get to Know Marchelus Avery ⚔️🏀

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It's been a long time coming for UCF and Marchelus Avery. He initially committed to the Knights in January 2020, but had a change of plans a few months later as he had to begin his career via the JUCO route. He played one year at Northwest Florida State and then signed with New Mexico State where he played the last two years.

It was a rough year for the NMSU program, though Avery persevered averaging 8.2 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game. He transferred into UCF during the offseason.

POST GAME SOUND: UCF Men's Soccer loses in first round of Sun Belt tournament

The UCF Knights men's soccer team suffered a first round exit in the Sun Belt tournament at the hands of South Carolina, 2-1. The Knights have had a historic season reaching the #1 ranking in the country during the latter part of the regular season, but they must now wait to see their fate in the NCAA tournament.

Head Coach Scott Calabrese and Defender Anderson Rosa met with the media after the match.

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OT: Homeowners insurance and plumbing questions

I know there are some insurance people on here, and I am sure there are some people who have made Homewoners insurance claims before.

I received a letter from the water utility telling me there is something running continuously in my house. I checked the toilets, faucets, etc. and nothing was running. My neighbor is plumber so he came over and he checked. He turned off the hot water and the meter stopped running, he turned the hot water back on the meter started running again. So somewhere I have a hot water leak. The issue is there is no wet spots anywhere, therefore he concluded that the leak is in the foundation somewhere. The issue is that it is pretty much impossible to pinpoint exactly where the leak is. His recommendation is to re-pipe the Hot Water for the entire house and run it through the attic, at a cost of about $6K.

My question is, since there is not any visible damage, will insurance pay anything toward the repair? If the leak was in the wall, they would pay to repair all the damage. Even if they could find and fix the leak, they would have to cut through my tile floor, through the foundation, fix the leak and then repair the floor. If I don’t fix it, it is going to get worse and eventually there will be some sort of damage somewhere I would assume.
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