Or more precisely, ESPN's Kyle Bonagura.

Mark Schlabach has us in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Phoenix) against Minnesota.

Outside of the obvious of winning, these are the additional things I wonder about over the long summer days leading up to the season:

What would UCF's record have to be to get ranked?
Early season, I lean towards 4-0 after beating TCU and Colorado; I think it is no-brainer if we are 5-0 coming off a win in the Swamp. To end the season ranked, I'm thinking a minimum of 9-4, maybe even 10-3.

College GameDay? Big NOON Kickoff?
This is as contingent on our opponent's success as it is our own. I lean towards "no" but this thread is about dreams as much as anything. If it happens, I think Colorado is the most likely for a home game while Florida or West Virginia would be most likely for a road game.

Biggest Home Game Crowd?
Colorado seems likely for this one. If we have a great season, maybe Arizona and Utah games surprise. Homecoming always brings a good draw, so BYU is a Wild Card here.

Unexpected Storyline?
The defense being great gets my vote.

Noon kickoff games?
Cincinnati and BYU get my vote here.

UCF fans in Gainesville O/U?
I think I will see 15,000 of you at the Swamp.

Next Best Traveled to Road Game?
I think a lot of you are going to travel down country roads to go to Morgantown.

Let me know your thoughts and hot takes or other superlative topics I missed. My first notable ommission here is Frankie Valli.

And plug him into this team, who would it be and do you think they’d be as successful?

I’d say Kevin Smith. I’d love to see what he could do with this team.

Going into football shittalking season, I want to up my game. I see some people add team logos over faces on video/gifs and I'd like to figure that out but the programs I find aren't really what I'm looking for.

Any help here?

Sorry for the crumpled look. It was stuffed in my pocket.

Anyone selling a single ticket to the game next Thursday? Figured I'd ask here instead of just buy a random one so maybe I can at least get to meet a few more of you degenerates lol

for anyone interested in track player size, they updated the weight on the UCF roster website. Also new pics

Jeebus Cripes, between the 2 numbnuts that won’t shut up to the spammy pill posts. Come on

As UCF begins to transition from fall camp to game week prep, special teams took center stage as K Colton Boomer and LS Gage King talked about the approach and preparation heading into the 2024. Offensive Coordinator Tim Harris also shared his comments on the overall plan heading into week 1.

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Chris “the bear” Fallica said he bet RJ Harvey to win the Doak Walker award this year on his Bear Bets podcast. Got him at 50:1 odds. He’s got a shot if he stays healthy. Kevin Smith would be proud!

As UCF begins to transition from fall camp to game week prep, special teams took center stage as K Colton Boomer and LS Gage King talked about the approach and preparation heading into the 2024. Offensive Coordinator Tim Harris also shared his comments on the overall plan heading into week 1.

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“It’s time for fans and artists to stop paying the price for Live Nation’s monopoly. It is time to restore competition and innovation in the entertainment industry. It is time to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster. The American people are ready for it.”

“The Justice Department accused Live Nation of a slew of tactics — including threats and retaliation — that has allowed the entertainment giant to “suffocate the competition” by keeping a stronghold on virtually every aspect of the industry, from concert promotion to ticketing. The impact on consumers is seen in an “endless list of fees on fans.”

The Justice Department said Live Nation’s anti-competitive practices include using long-term contracts to keep venues from choosing rival ticketers, blocking venues from using multiple ticket sellers and threatening venues that they could lose money and fans if they don’t choose Ticketmaster. The Justice Department says Live Nation also threatened to retaliate against one firm if it didn’t stop a subsidiary from competing for artist promotion contracts.”

Currently have seven (7) D Garage game day parking passes for 2024 UCF football season. $50 per pass and please message me if interested for all, some, one, etc. First come, first serve. Thanks!

- Bugsy

Does anyone know when and where these will be held?

Just a compilation of things I've heard over the last couple weeks...

The coaches really like this team. There's always the unknown being a former G5 team stepping up in competition - and also factoring in the difficult road schedule - but there's confidence this team can finish much higher than projected in the Big 12.

One quote: "This can be a special team."

I know this sounds like hype so take it for what you will, but some people inside are thinking 9-10 wins are possible if UCF stays healthy and a few breaks go their way.

People are expecting John Rhys Plumlee to take a massive step forward and that has been evident in practices.

Timmy McClain came a LONG way since spring. People really like QB Dylan Rizk and what he did during preseason camp, which is more remarkable because he was a summer enrollee. That being said, neither are close to JRP. Need him to stay healthy, obviously.

RB room is loaded. Not much else needs to be said. RJ, Johnny, Demarkcus, McDonald, even MAR. I'm wondering how they'll keep everybody happy.

WR Xavier Townsend is going to have a breakout. Lots of buzz about him. Javon Baker is going to have an NFL-type year.

They loved Bula Schmidt and had to get him on the field someway. They will rotate OL this season, which is a change from Herb Hand's prior philosophy.

Tre'Mon Morris-Brash has looked really impressive at DE. DL can be really good. We've obviously heard the loud buzz about Lee Hunter.

The secondary will sort itself out, they will play a lot of guys. They feel they recruited well enough and it will be a big improvement over last year. Quadric Bullard being healthy is big.

The weak link may be linebacker in terms of high-level depth. Need Jason Johnson to stay healthy. Walter Yates and Rian Davis will play a lot too.

Hey for a weekend, would be a fun way to go back in time...as most kids today never experienced a Blockbuster store.

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Is it truly unlimited drinks? Beer only? Cocktails extra? Drink tickets?

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Love this podcast and Rece Davis is great, but man I can’t believe/stand his add for Alabama online education. We all know he went to Alabama and loves his school, but reading an add for them on this ESPN national podcast seems a bit much.

https://commercialobserver.com/2024/08/vanderbilt-university-west-palm-beach/
On August 20th, the West Palm Beach city commission will consider a proposal to build a satellite campus for Vanderbilt in downtown WPB. This is in place of a University of Florida proposal to put a satellite campus in the same area, but the proposal was withdrawn.


It’s official: Vanderbilt University, one of the nation’s best-ranked higher ed institutions, wants to build a $520 million campus in West Palm Beach, Fla.

The 300,000-square-foot campus would house 1,000 students, according to a filing to Palm Beach County and West Palm Beach. Plans call for the construction of a main academic building, student housing, and a parking garage. Education programs would include business, artificial intelligence, data science as well as a so-called innovation hub.

The campus would be nestled between the civic center and Dreyfoos School of the Arts in Downtown West Palm Beach. Of the estimated $519.6 million construction cost, $267.6 million would go towards academic buildings, $217.4 million for student housing and $34.6 million for parking. Schooling programs could start as soon as Fall 2026.


The West Palm Beach City Commission will consider donating city-owned parcels 386 South Tamarind Avenue, 810 to 910 Evernia Street and 913 Fern Street to Vanderbilt on August 19. A day later, the Palm Beach County Commission will consider Vanderbilt’s campus proposal.

Where are people staying? Driving up from Kansas City and trying to figure out if it makes more sense to stay in downtown Des Moines or Ankeny. I have a ton of Marriott points and I’m not going to pay $400 a night to stay in Ames when we can stay closer to Des Moines for free.

I am trying to create something custom and unique for personal use. I need all 7 mission patches in clean enough quality to print. We have found 5 of them that are usable but can not find 2018 or 2020. Does anyone have them or can anyone help? Thank you in advance!! Go Knights... Go Nauts!

UCF does the same thing with a Coke prop/product placement at the press conferences. They apparently ask/require it as part of their sponsorship.

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