This weekend’s Florida game is paramount for fan morale and program building trust. Gus even said it himself with his dyed hair and “this is beneath me for now” energy from that first introductory presser over three years ago. “I’ll play out in the parking lot…I just wanna play ‘em and I wanna beat them.”

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If we cannot pull this win, with Florida being as down as ever as they’ve been, there is no future of college football here. It’s all slick talk and no real substance. That Gasparilla Bowl win three years ago, our last bowl win, looked like a point of inflection for this program and its trajectory. With a new conference affiliation, growing fanbase, and university investment, the BOOMS would always come, no matter WHOM was at the helm.
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Now that National Signing Day is in the books...

UCF is definitely in the thick of things with Arkansas QB KJ Jefferson.

I suspected - and later confirmed - UCF's interest cooled in Toledo QB Dequan Finn when KJ entered the portal. If there's a chance at KJ, you should go all in. Finn committed to Baylor, which is fine.

It's been reported Miami and TCU are also pursuing KJ. Miami was hoping to land Cam Ward. TCU insiders have indicated KJ is not a target though?

Hearing KJ is very receptive to UCF. I wouldn't be surprised if Gus makes the Cam Newton pitch. KJ was recruited to Arkansas by Chad Morris (who is tight with Gus) and there are a lot of other mutual connections in UCF's corner.

The NIL component is always the hazy part when it comes to specifics. UCF will do what they can to get him to Orlando. We'll see how that matches up to other suitors and what KJ will prioritize. He only has one year left.

Gus mentioned during Wednesday's press conference they'd be back in the office January 3. That's the next available date when portal recruits can visit UCF. Will KJ ramp up his decision and perhaps make a commitment to a school sight unseen? Or will he wait until January and take a visit? Again, we shall see.

If KJ goes elsewhere?

There's an intriguing prospect that hit the portal today: Louisiana-Lafayette QB Zeon Chriss.

Chriss redshirted in 2022 and entered this past season as ULL's backup. When the starter got injured in week three, Chriss took over for the next six games, leading ULL to a 3-3 record. He passed for 1,222 yards, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions while running for 492 yards on 73 carries with six touchdowns.

The injury bug then hit him - he fractured his leg on Nov. 4 and was out for the rest of the season.

Chriss though is a younger player with three years remaining. While the potential is high, he's not a proven player like KJ. You obviously recruit the best talent as the cream will rise to the top, but if he is the guy for UCF, you wonder how that is received by the younger QBs in the room: Dylan Rizk, Riley Trujillo and EJ Colson.

It is also believed some other QB prospects will hit the portal following their bowl games.

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Chastan Brown took OVs to UCF, Louisville and Pittsburgh.

UCF is considered the favorite.

His IG is here:

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Shots or fireworks?

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I’m sure this has already been posted and discussed, but I haven’t dug into those threads.

For those of us driving from Orlando, what’s the recommendations for parking for Saturday’s game?

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Not necessarily with the Orlando badge, but I've seen a few fans wearing this shirt with the stack logo. Anybody know where to get it? Not seeing on Fanatics, Alumni Hall, or Google results anywhere.

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Title. Section 47 row 78. Last minute 2 buddies can’t make it.

Asking $90/ea obo. GKCOS

The Gators put UCF in the Best Western. I was told by a staff member that is the location that UF blocked for us. By way of comparison UCF blocked Shingle Creek for CU.

Nm

I feel like we already have enough negativity going on right now to support a game thread so it might be good to have a place to unload it before tomorrow.

Negative vibes only please. Alachua County sucks, worst away game visit ever.

I filtered out UCF's stats against New Hampshire and Sam Houston State to give all of us a better idea how UCF is stacking up against other P4 opponents. Small sample-size so far, but here is the story:

First Downs
UCF 54
OPP 52

3rd down
UCF 17-34 (50%)
OPP 15-26 (58%)

Total yards
UCF 980
OPP 878

Passing yards
UCF 514
OPP 692

Sacks
UCF 2
OPP 5

Rushing yards
UCF 98/466 (4.75)
OPP 46/186 (4.04)

Penalties
UCF 12/125
OPP 14/115

Turnovers
UCF 4
OPP 1

Kicking
UCF FG 0/3
OPP FG 4/5

Is anyone setting up tailgates at the game tomorrow? I’ll be wandering around with UCFFan07 and a few others and we’re trying to figure out where everyone is tailgating to meet up with other UCF fans.

Welcome to The Knighted One’s Podcast, Episode number 58!! We are the ONLY podcast that features a former UCF National Champion, a former UCF radio host, an ESPN Analyst and Hoops Player, a INfamous rapper, Our Resident Influencer, and an IG star, shooting the breeze, talking UCF Sports. Remember to like and follow us Youtube, IG, and check out the 70+ teams and conferences on the College Huddle.

This week we lament in our bitter defeat from the Deion and the Buffs, discuss what went wrong and where everyone's heads were at, we take a look ahead and prepare to enter The Swamp with Daniel from Gator Truth, and we find out if Tre remembers his stats!

Please comment for subjects that we should cover in our Intern Re-Education segment!

Go Knights! and Charge On!

Introductions
Josh On The Scene - 00:06:16
Text Talk Trash Talking - 00:12:44
The Buffs Stampede Over The Knights - 00:17:52
- Being Starstruck Killed Our Momentum?
- Does KJ Know The Playbook?
- No Excuses
- Like A Deer In Headlights
- The Vibes Were Off
- Interception Breakdown
- Kj Was Lost, Rj Got Locked Down
- WHY?!
- Ben Yells At a Gus-Shaped Cloud
- Same Plays, New Coat of Paint
- Gus V. Frost
Week 5 Score Predictions Review - 00:57:47
- Roger Math
- A One-Half Team
Week 6 Preview - 01:01:43
- Daniel From Gator Truth Joins Us to Preview Week 6!
- A Night In The Swamp
- Keys To Winning
- Keeping Recruitment In Mind
- Time To Lock-In
Week 6 Score Predictions - 01:52:25
Big 12 Scores Recap - 01:57:33
- Breaking News For Roger!
- Texas Tech Finding Their Footing
Listener Love - 01:59:55
Josh’s Sometimes Funny Fact Of The Week - 02:02:25
- Does Tre Rememeber His Own Stats?
- A First Against Tebow!
UCF Athletic Sports Update - 02:05:36
- One Saving Grace in UCF Sports
Final Thoughts - 02:08:10

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For the UCF game tomorrow? I can’t wait to see how many Knight fans show up for one of the biggest games in program history.

Houston smoking TCU. One team was sick of losing today. This is another example of not judging teams until 7-8 games have been played…to get a good enough sample size.

Sock boy coming on right now.

a national embarrassment at home tonight is enough for me.

Gus is not the coach to take us forward. His play calling sucks (where's this genius), his QB choices suck.

After 3 years, I'm convinced he cannot advance us forward.

His bullsh*t answers after tragedies like tonight are lame and over.

We have no passing game, so the defense never has to line up outside the box.

The offensive line is terrible. Defense is right back to where it was last year....here we go.

Honestly, we may not win another game this season. Gus had 2 weeks to prepare for this Shit show!

No wonder we got our asses beat and Townsend said f this
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Welcome to The Knighted One’s Podcast, Episode number 58!! We are the ONLY podcast that features a former UCF National Champion, a former UCF radio host, an ESPN Analyst and Hoops Player, a INfamous rapper, Our Resident Influencer, and an IG star, shooting the breeze, talking UCF Sports. Remember to like and follow us Youtube, IG, and check out the 70+ teams and conferences on the College Huddle.

This week we lament in our bitter defeat from the Deion and the Buffs, discuss what went wrong and where everyone's heads were at, we take a look ahead and prepare to enter The Swamp with Daniel from Gator Truth, and we find out if Tre remembers his stats!

Please comment for subjects that we should cover in our Intern Re-Education segment!

Go Knights! and Charge On!

Introductions
Josh On The Scene - 00:06:16
Text Talk Trash Talking - 00:12:44
The Buffs Stampede Over The Knights - 00:17:52
- Being Starstruck Killed Our Momentum?
- Does KJ Know The Playbook?
- No Excuses
- Like A Deer In Headlights
- The Vibes Were Off
- Interception Breakdown
- Kj Was Lost, Rj Got Locked Down
- WHY?!
- Ben Yells At a Gus-Shaped Cloud
- Same Plays, New Coat of Paint
- Gus V. Frost
Week 5 Score Predictions Review - 00:57:47
- Roger Math
- A One-Half Team
Week 6 Preview - 01:01:43
- Daniel From Gator Truth Joins Us to Preview Week 6!
- A Night In The Swamp
- Keys To Winning
- Keeping Recruitment In Mind
- Time To Lock-In
Week 6 Score Predictions - 01:52:25
Big 12 Scores Recap - 01:57:33
- Breaking News For Roger!
- Texas Tech Finding Their Footing
Listener Love - 01:59:55
Josh’s Sometimes Funny Fact Of The Week - 02:02:25
- Does Tre Rememeber His Own Stats?
- A First Against Tebow!
UCF Athletic Sports Update - 02:05:36
- One Saving Grace in UCF Sports
Final Thoughts - 02:08:10

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