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Nebraska Husker fan's Takes on Scott Frost

I found this interesting, and insightful. In some ways I feel for their sad fan base, and in some ways I feel like they reap what they sow. Anyway, I did watch the whole thing, it had some interesting points. I think we as UCF Fans want to understand why it didn't work at Nebraska. I think after watching everything, I think he actually loved UCF more than Nebraska, and I feel like maybe his heart was not totally into going back there. Plus, Nebraska has a serious issue with expecting bad things to happen to them, kind of like a curse... Anyway, here is the show on Scott Frost, and a take on the UCF hire.

A 1.5 hours show lamenting over why it didn't work at Nebraska for Scott Frost.
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Pick up at (13:08 - 33:00) for the second video, it goes on for a while.
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First take vs CFowler & Herbie

So I'm curious. Most you prob saw the big clip from today(12/23) with Stephen A Smith and my fav TE ever, Shannon Sharpe. They were firing back because Fowler and Herbie called out First Take saying Ryan Day should be fired. Herbie also mentioned lots of fans of Ohio State prob want Day fired after losing to UM for the 4th year in a row. SAS took umbrage with the comments because he felt it wasn't First Take as a whole it was him specifically and he was saying IF OSU flopped in the playoff Day should lose his job. Sharpe was mostly upset because he felt his coworkers should not be criticizing other coworkers.
Ok point made. So here's the ❓ Who is right? Do you feel that fans (many of us are donors too and some donate a lot) have a legit say so in whether or not a coach stays or goes? This is quite apropos to UCF fans I believe considering what we and the Gators just went through this past season. One coach turned it around quickly and changed people's mind after his boss decided to give him more time, while the other guy was given the rest of the season and it didn't get turned around.
So what say you? Sorry it's long and if you want here's the clip.
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Final: UCF 86, Jacksonville 66 🏀

Jacksonville boasts a 161 NET. That places them just below the threshold for qualifying as a Quad 3 win (which for home games is 160). This means that they have a good chance of ultimately becoming a quad 3 win if they do their job in conference play.

They also present an excellent opportunity for us to make a big NET jump. While the committee has emphasized that your team’s NET isn’t really what is important but rather the NETs of the teams you play, UCF’s NET is currently 85. Our KPI is 37, SOR is 35, WAB is 56, Kenpom has us at 81, BPI at 72.

Beating a 161 NET team by, say 20, would get us a pretty big jump. To give you perspective, when South Carolina beat a BC team w a NET of 194 by 23 pts, they jumped 45 NET spots. When FAU beat Jacksonville at home by 22 points they jumped 18 NET spots. If we did the same I’d expect a jump of 6-14 NET spots.

Since margin of victory (by way of offensive efficiency scoring) is the one thing holding UCF’s NET back, a 20+ point victory would be even more of a boost for us (maybe 15-19 spots if we win big enough). It’s important.

Our metrics are currently such that we are positioned to make the tourney if we go .500 in conference play, possibly even if we go 9-11. https://bracketologists.com/matchup/NDAxNzE1NjUw

Of our non-conf wins, TAMU gave us a quad 1 win. Wisconsin was a quad 1 L and LSU was a quad 2 L. The hope is that FAU (current NET of 86) will get to a 75 NET over the course of the season - that would make them a quad 2 win. Jacksonville (current 161) getting above 160 would make them a quad 3 win (presuming we win). Both would be good for our resume. TAMU keeps winning, though Wiscy has dropped a little (still quad 1). LSU is currently ranked 58 in NET. If they get to 50 or above they will be a Quad 1 L. Possible but maybe difficult given the SEC gauntlet this year. Still, they have 2 straight quad 4 games before they start conference play (SEC only does 18 conf games unlike B1G and Big 12 who both do 20). If LSU can blow both remaining non con opponents out they’ll get close to 50.

Can’t sleep on Jacksonville though. They’re closer in quality to a Purdue Fort Wayne (NET of 120) or Milwaukee (NET of 121) than a Tulsa (NET of 319). California Baptist, who we beat by 15 points, had a NET of 198.

The Sons of UCF Newsletter, Volume 5: THE ONE CONSTANT IS CHANGE.

Top 5 Moments of 2024​

We are a few days away from flipping the calendar page to 2025, which always reminds me of how quickly time pushes forward. For UCF, 2024 will probably be remembered as an interesting transition year in the athletics program, with some good moments sprinkled into a lot of inconsistency and frustration. We know what happened with the football program, men’s basketball had some bright spots, women’s hoops struggled all season, volleyball was a flop, softball struggled in Big 12 play, women’s soccer didn’t produce much success, men’s soccer battled injuries, and baseball ushered in the Rich Wallace era with some inspired play. However, I vow to not let this deter me from highlighting the positives of 2024 as only the Sons of UCF can: a Top 5.

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The Sons of UCF Newsletter, Volume 5: THE ONE CONSTANT IS CHANGE

Top 5 Moments of 2024​

We are a few days away from flipping the calendar page to 2025, which always reminds me of how quickly time pushes forward. For UCF, 2024 will probably be remembered as an interesting transition year in the athletics program, with some good moments sprinkled into a lot of inconsistency and frustration. We know what happened with the football program, men’s basketball had some bright spots, women’s hoops struggled all season, volleyball was a flop, softball struggled in Big 12 play, women’s soccer didn’t produce much success, men’s soccer battled injuries, and baseball ushered in the Rich Wallace era with some inspired play. However, I vow to not let this deter me from highlighting the positives of 2024 as only the Sons of UCF can: a Top 5.

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Off Topic- Ryan Day Vs. Josh Heupel

Josh Heupel coaching the Vols tonight like he coached at UCF. He didn't have the Vols prepared to face Ohio State. I certainly don't miss Heupel these days. Ryan Day should make the jump to the NFL . Ryan Day's stock will never be higher . If I were the owner of the Miami Dolphins, I would call Day's agent to see if he would be interested in a HC job in Miami. I would definitely send Mike McDaniel down the road.
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