Co-OC for the Tigers. They say he is a good recruiter.


https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/jeff-scott-leaves-clemson-for-usf/

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)

South Carolina State - 85.7

Overall Defensive Grades

DE K.D. McDaniel (26) - 91.4
DT Keenan Hester (23) - 88.8
DT Matthew Alexander (25) - 87.0
CB Jarvis Ware (31) - 85.5
DE Tre'Mon Morris-Brash (26) - 83.8
DT Austin Camden (7) - 77.5
S Koby Perry (27) - 77.1
LB Walter Yates (29) - 75.1
DT Anthony Montalvo (19) - 72.8
DE Josh Celiscar (31) - 72.6
LB Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste (27) - 71.1
LB Jason Johnson (27) - 70.9
DT Ricky Barber (23) - 70.8
CB Davonte Brown (26) - 66.3
S Quadric Bullard (25) - 66.1
S Demari Henderson (31) - 65.0
DT Kervins Choute (24) - 63.0
CB Justin Hodges (25) - 62.8
DE Jamaal Johnson (5) - 62.0
CB Nikai Martinez (37) - 61.8
DE Malachi Lawrence (13) - 61.7
CB Jaiden Francois (20) - 60.2
CB Brandon Adams (22) - 58.9
DE Dallaz Corbitt (10) - 57.3
S Dyllon Lester (8) - 56.8
CB Corey Thornton (18) - 56.1
S Divaad Wilson (25) - 54.9
LB Branden Jennings (31) - 48.7
DE Keahnist Thompson (8) - 45.8

The vast majority of defensive players graded very well. K.D. McDaniel with the elite 90+ grade. His pass rush (three pressures) elevated his grade.

Here's the breakdown by position:

Defensive End (7):

DE K.D. McDaniel (26) - 91.4
DE Tre'Mon Morris-Brash (26) - 83.8
DE Josh Celiscar (31) - 72.6
DE Jamaal Johnson (5) - 62.0
DE Malachi Lawrence (13) - 61.7
DE Dallaz Corbitt (10) - 57.3
DE Keahnist Thompson (8) - 45.8

Defensive Tackle (6):

DT Keenan Hester (23) - 88.8
DT Matthew Alexander (25) - 87.0
DT Austin Camden (7) - 77.5
DT Anthony Montalvo (19) - 72.8
DT Ricky Barber (23) - 70.8
DT Kervins Choute (24) - 63.0

Linebacker (4):

LB Walter Yates (29) - 75.1
LB Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste (27) - 71.1
LB Jason Johnson (27) - 70.9
LB Branden Jennings (31) - 48.7

Safety (5):

S Koby Perry (27) - 77.1
S Quadric Bullard (25) - 66.1
S Demari Henderson (31) - 65.0
S Dyllon Lester (8) - 56.8
S Divaad Wilson (25) - 54.9

Corner (7):

CB Jarvis Ware (31) - 85.5
CB Davonte Brown (26) - 66.3
CB Justin Hodges (25) - 62.8
CB Nikai Martinez (37) - 61.8
CB Jaiden Francois (20) - 60.2
CB Brandon Adams (22) - 58.9
CB Corey Thornton (18) - 56.1

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

3 - DT Matthew Alexander
2 - DE K.D. McDaniel, DT Keenan Hester
1 - CB Nikai Martinez, S Demari Henderson, CB Justin Hodges, DE Josh Celiscar, DT Ricky Barber, LB Walter Yates

Will take on future XII Kansas State tomorrow night. Great job!

Watching the Colorado St.-Michigan game. Michigan QB scores a zone-read TD. During the replay the play-by-play guy makes a metaphor for the number of UM players in the endzone: "It's an orgy in the endzone!"

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10-0 Cuse

Make it happen photoshop geniuses

Thursday, Sept. 1

St. Francis (PA) at Akron | 6 p.m. | ESPN3
Ball State at Tennessee | 7 p.m. | SEC Network
West Virginia at No. 17 Pitt | 7 p.m. | ESPN
South Carolina State at UCF | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Central Michigan at No. 12 Oklahoma State | 7 p.m. | FS1
Bryant at FIU | 7 p.m. | ESPN3
Long Island University at Toledo | 7 p.m. | ESPN3
VMI at No. 22 Wake Forest | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Penn State at Purdue | 8 p.m. | FOX
Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Alabama A&M at UAB | 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Louisiana Tech at Missouri | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
New Mexico State at Minnesota | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Northern Arizona at Arizona State | 10 p.m. | Pac-12 Network
Cal Poly at Fresno State | 10:30 p.m. | FS1

May be the worst I’ve ever seen. That is all.*

Destroy the Bulls

UCF Fans can get a glimpse at one of their upcoming opponents as FAU hosts a conf game vs Charlotte at 7 pm, before both teams bolt to the new rebuilt AAC in 2023.

Saturday, Aug. 27

Austin Peay at Western Kentucky | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
Nebraska vs. Northwestern (Dublin, Ireland) | 12:30 p.m. | FOX
Idaho State at UNLV | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Stephen F. Austin vs. Jacksonville State (Montgomery, Alabama) | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
UConn at Utah State | 4 p.m. | FS1
Wyoming at Illinois | 4 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Duquesne at Florida State | 5 p.m. | ACC Network
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic | 7 p.m. | CBSSN
Howard vs. Alabama State (Atlanta) | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Morehead State at Mercer | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Florida A&M at North Carolina | 8:15 p.m. | ACC Network
North Texas at UTEP | 9 p.m. | Stadium
Nevada at New Mexico State | 10 p.m. | ESPN2
Vanderbilt at Hawai'i | 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN

Now that you've seen a game, what changes would you make for the Louisville game?
Mine would be Yates over Johnson, Alexander over Montalvo, and Perry over Wilson on Defense.
Also, Boomer over ski, and Townsend on PR...


What changes would you make?

Look for 2 parking passes for the $MU game. Any area.

My cousin from StL is having his bachelor party in Orlando, and bringing his crew to the $MU game. There is about 18 all told. I’ve given them 2 parking passes, but they would love to get 2 more so they don’t have to ride 9 deep in a car. Haha.

Most of these guys will be experiencing real college tailgating for the first time, so I’m trying to hook them up.

Xavier Townsend has the IT factor. One of the rare players who you just hold your breath when he gets the ball because he can score from anywhere.

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I knew he was gonna miss it as soon as I heard that lol. Don't play anything to remind anyone there of Hail Perriman with the game on the line.

Last season there was a thread about music at the game . It appears there is a new play list and this Gen Xer was not impressed. I get you want to mix it up with hits from 70s80s 90s and 2000s with traffic and weather on the 11s,but it seemed a bit hip hop rap heavy . Sure the students dig it and maybe the players ,but the season ticket holders and donors might have different ideas.

If it were up to me I would do 2-3 hip hop and 3-4 classic stuff . Appeal to everyone. I would also after the MKs leave the field and before the start of the 2nd half , if the lighting was LED, drop the house lights and crank up In The Air Tonight by Phill Collins. Then I would have the team come back onto the field when the song kicks in the drums. Then bring up the lights. But that's just me. I like ACDC Thunderstruck but isn't Back in Black more our vibe ?

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)

South Carolina State - 78.6

Overall Offensive Player Grades (Snaps Played)

QB John Rhys Plumlee (79) - 92.0
RT Ryan Swoboda (85) - 82.1
QB Thomas Castellanos (5) - 78.6
TE Zach Marsh-Wojan (13) - 71.3
C Matt Lee (80) - 71.1
RB Isaiah Bowser (60) - 70.9
LT Tylan Grable (80) - 70.5
WR Jaylon Griffin (23) - 70.2
RG Lokahi Pauole (76) - 69.5
WR Javon Baker (51) - 68.6
WR Ryan O'Keefe (68) - 65.1
TE Kemore Gamble (21) - 63.2
RB Johnny Richardson (22) - 62.7
RG Sam Jackson (80) - 62.2
LT Paul Rubelt (10) - 62.0
RG John Harris (5) - 60.1
LG Cameron Kinnie (5) - 60.0
TE Jordan Davis (1) - 60.0
RB Trillion Coles (1) - 60.0
WR Dwartney Wortham (5) - 58.5
WR Jarrad Baker (5) - 58.5
WR Xavier Townsend (10) - 56.9
WR Stephen Martin (18) - 56.4
TE Alec Holler (56) - 56.2
RB Jordan McDonald (5) - 55.6
RT Ed Collins (8) - 54.4
WR Kobe Hudson (63) - 42.7

A grade of 90 or better is an elite performance. For reference, Dillon Gabriel had three 90+ PFF game grades in his UCF career: 2019 Houston, 2020 Tulane and 2020 usf. McKenzie Milton had four of them in his UCF career - all during the 2017 season (FIU, Cincinnati, Austin Peay, Memphis CCG).

All of UCF's primary players graded well except for Alec Holler and Kobe Hudson.

Offensive Line Grades

Pass Blocking:

RG Lokahi Pauole - 86.4
C Matt Lee - 84.4
RT Ryan Swoboda - 80.9
LT Tylan Grable - 72.3
RG Sam Jackson - 64.9

Run Blocking:

RT Ryan Swoboda - 77.8
RG Lokahi Pauole - 70.1
LT Tylan Grable - 66.9
C Matt Lee - 65.4
RG Sam Jackson - 60.7

Quarterback Grades

John Rhys Plumlee - 88.1 passing grade

Passing Pressure Grades for John Rhys Plumlee:

Kept Clean - 92.0
Under Pressure - 64.7
Not Blitzed - 91.3
When Blitzed - 75.4

A closer look at passing depth for John Rhys Plumlee:

Deep (20+): 4 of 8 for 125 yards, 2 TDs - 93.5
Medium (10-19): 3 of 8 for 39 yards, 1 TD - 82.4
Short (0-9): 3 of 3 for 21 yards - 72.6
Behind LOS: 10 of 12 for 112 yards, 1 TD - 64.5

Rushing Grades

John Rhys Plumlee - 80.5
Ryan O'Keefe - 77.2
Thomas Castellanos - 71.4
Isaiah Bowser - 70.4
Johnny Richardson - 64.0
Jordan McDonald - 56.8

Wide Receiver Grades

Johnny Richardson - 71.6
Zach Marsh-Wojan - 70.9
Isaiah Bowser - 70.5
Jaylon Grififn - 69.2
Javon Baker - 68.0
Kemore Gamble - 63.3
Jarrad Baker - 59.3
Ryan O'Keefe - 59.0
Kobe Hudson - 46.5

Javon Baker was UCF's leading receiver, but he also had two drops which impacts his grade. Kobe Hudson was targeted one time and it was a drop.

0-1 in passing
32 yards rushing on one carry.

I didn't see the 4th quarter just listened on radio.

Anyone stay to the end and witness TC debut?

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The scene from the Bounce House as the clock hit zero following UCF's season-opening victory against South Carolina State.

Victory with 41-7 score. Been many years since SHS was good in football. The teams back in the late 70’s early 80’s were very good.

Our game Highlights starts with the lone SCS touchdown. They are such dickwads.

Defense looking aggressive and fired up!!!

Thoughts?