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Citronaut Saturday? More like, Sit-Rain-Out Saturday!

The Knights opened the 2024 college baseball season on Friday, February 16th, with a thrilling back-and-forth affair resulting in a 12-11 over the Bryant Bulldogs. The winner of the next two games? Mother Nature.

Click here to read more about the week ahead for UCF Baseball ... from Michael Theed for the Sons of UCF.

In addition to betting odds, this new app is suppose to work seamlessly with Aplle TV+ so you can go from this app into live streaming of said game.

Join Eric Lopez and Trace Trylko as they debate some of the current topics surrounding UCF Athletics.

In this episode, the guys discuss a recent podcast interview with Gus Malzahn, and his comments about Arkansas.

Plus, men's hoops has taken a slide, have we already seen the peak of this team?

Also: Rain washes away Softball and Baseball, the NCAA considers a new rule, and is it OK to run on a treadmill?

Click here to watch ... from the Sons of UCF.

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Join Eric Lopez and Trace Trylko as they debate some of the current topics surrounding UCF Athletics.

In this episode, the guys discuss a recent podcast interview with Gus Malzahn, and his comments about Arkansas.

Plus, men's hoops has taken a slide, have we already seen the peak of this team?

Also: Rain washes away Softball and Baseball, the NCAA considers a new rule, and is it OK to run on a treadmill?

Click here to watch ... from the Sons of UCF.

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Sorry, I don’t have any details other than that. I don’t know who it’s from or the denomination. I just know there was a big athletic donation just made to UCF athletics that will be announced within the next week or so.!

Note: Tonight's game is on ESPNU.

As the most winnable game on the remaining schedule, UCF needs this one to continue to stay in the NIT hunt.

WVU has lost four in a row and six of their last seven.

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Both teams need this win. As of this time/date, Seminole Hard Rock bet app has Cinci as -1.5 favorites.

I would think it would be the other way around. But, what do I know?!?

Citronaut Saturday? More like, Sit-Rain-Out Saturday!

The Knights opened the 2024 college baseball season on Friday, February 16th, with a thrilling back-and-forth affair resulting in a 12-11 over the Bryant Bulldogs. The winner of the next two games? Mother Nature.

Click here to read more about the week ahead for UCF Baseball ... from Michael Theed for the Sons of UCF.

7 Big 12 Teams are ranked in this week's Top 25 Coaches Poll (right hand side) while 6 are ranked in the AP Top 25 (left side).

NOTE: Arizona is ranked #4 in both of the polls. (Other 3 incoming Pac 12 schools are having ok seasons and are in the middle of the pack. CU is 8-7 while ASU and Utah are 7-8 in conf play).

@Kevin Reis you napping man? How was there no thread made for this?
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Welcome to The Knighted One’s Podcast, Episode number 26. We are the ONLY podcast that features a former UCF National Champion, a former UCF radio host, and several podcasters shooting the breeze, talking UCF Sports.

This week we have Joey Connors, AKA Jose Guapo on the show for almost an hour discussing 2015, 2017, 2018, NIL as a P5 coach, Second Half Randy, and more! Josh and Roger's computers take swimming lessons, Josh is a world class singer, Pitino's suggestions, the G5 divide, and we discuss whether our Men's Basketball tourney chances are a lost cause.


News Flash: We are joining a new network of shows that includes Fear The Spear and many others!


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

Introductions
- Josh Brings The BARS
- The Sound of (Josh's) Music
Joey Connors AKA Jose Guapo Joins Us!! - 00:13:11
- Greatest Hits
- The Origin Story
- Coach O'Leary Chronicles
- Outta The Fire and Into The Frost
- The O'Leary Effect
- Randy & Shannon Dialed In
- The KZ Hit and Powering Through Without Him
- Battling The Burrow
- Pro-Day to Coaching Days
- Comparing To The Knights
- Culture - Facilitating Facilities
- NIL Effect On Coaching
- Watching From A Far
- The PB&J Story
Text Talk: Hoops – 01:25:06
Not So BYU-tiful – 01:33:11
- Fighting To Close The Gap
- Roger Goes Swimming
- Strats & Stats
- Tough Game, Hard Fought
- Back 2 Back L's
- A Game of Rebounds
- Endgame non-calls
- So Close Yet So Far
- Tourney Hopes Still Alive?
UCF Football Talk – 01:56:35
- Suggestions From Rick Pitino
- Locking Down Players
- Josh Also Goes Swimming
- Without a Salary Cap, Will The G5 Survive?
- No Consistent Dominators Anymore
- Is a P3 Coming?
- System Rigged From The Start
Allen’s Oxymoronic Stats Of The Week – 02:22:07
- A Productive 2nd Half
Josh’s Sometimes Funny Fact Of The Week – 02:23:07
- UCF Transplants
UCF Athletic Sports Update – 02:25:41
- Rain On The Diamond
- Softball Delivers a Beatdown to Wisconsin
- Mirrrored Losses For Women's Hoops
- Tennis Woes
Final Thoughts – 02:28:48


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Welcome to The Knighted One’s Podcast, Episode number 26. We are the ONLY podcast that features a former UCF National Champion, a former UCF radio host, and several podcasters shooting the breeze, talking UCF Sports.

This week we have Joey Connors, AKA Jose Guapo on the show for almost an hour discussing 2015, 2017, 2018, NIL as a P5 coach, Second Half Randy, and more! Josh and Roger's computers take swimming lessons, Josh is a world class singer, Pitino's suggestions, the G5 divide, and we discuss whether our Men's Basketball tourney chances are a lost cause.

News Flash: We are joining a new network of shows that includes Fear The Spear and many others!

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

Introductions
- Josh Brings The BARS
- The Sound of (Josh's) Music
Joey Connors AKA Jose Guapo Joins Us!! - 00:13:11
- Greatest Hits
- The Origin Story
- Coach O'Leary Chronicles
- Outta The Fire and Into The Frost
- The O'Leary Effect
- Randy & Shannon Dialed In
- The KZ Hit and Powering Through Without Him
- Battling The Burrow
- Pro-Day to Coaching Days
- Comparing To The Knights
- Culture - Facilitating Facilities
- NIL Effect On Coaching
- Watching From A Far
- The PB&J Story
Text Talk: Hoops – 01:25:06
Not So BYU-tiful – 01:33:11
- Fighting To Close The Gap
- Roger Goes Swimming
- Strats & Stats
- Tough Game, Hard Fought
- Back 2 Back L's
- A Game of Rebounds
- Endgame non-calls
- So Close Yet So Far
- Tourney Hopes Still Alive?
UCF Football Talk – 01:56:35
- Suggestions From Rick Pitino
- Locking Down Players
- Josh Also Goes Swimming
- Without a Salary Cap, Will The G5 Survive?
- No Consistent Dominators Anymore
- Is a P3 Coming?
- System Rigged From The Start
Allen’s Oxymoronic Stats Of The Week – 02:22:07
- A Productive 2nd Half
Josh’s Sometimes Funny Fact Of The Week – 02:23:07
- UCF Transplants
UCF Athletic Sports Update – 02:25:41
- Rain On The Diamond
- Softball Delivers a Beatdown to Wisconsin
- Mirrrored Losses For Women's Hoops
- Tennis Woes
Final Thoughts – 02:28:48

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Nothing on Twitter yet about the hire or his role. RoCal had been serving as the NY Jets' QB coach.

I had completely missed this, but RoCal was also being mentioned for Kentucky's OC:

In a story earlier this month:

The past three times Stoops has hired an offensive coordinator, he turned to the NFL ranks, snagging quarterbacks coaches in the first two instances. Should he take a similar path this time, Calabrese, the New York Jets’ quarterbacks coach, might be the most sensible and realistic name. Two years ago, following Coen’s first departure, Calabrese was a target in Kentucky’s search, but remained with the Jets. He just finished his third season with the Jets and spent the previous two years as an offensive quality control coach with the Denver Broncos.

Before that, he had experience in college as the offensive coordinator at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York from 2017-18, where he helped it average 28 points per game in his final season, its highest mark in nine years. With Aaron Rodgers set to return next season from an Achilles injury, giving Calabrese the chance to work with one of the sport’s all-time quarterback greats, would the timing be right to return to college?

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Terrible.

As college football's elite is engulfed in a power struggle, G5 left just trying to survive: 'We are a farm system'​

Story by Ross Dellenger • 1h

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Antione Jackson's journey has taken a new turn.

2023 was a pivotal year for the former four-star cornerback from Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Dillard. That should have been his senior year of high school, but a strong academic standing enabled Jackson to graduate a year early so he reclassified from 2024 to the 2023 class.

He initially signed with Miami, but later asked for a release so he could attend East Carolina alongside his girlfriend, Karina Gordon, a women's basketball player for the Pirates.

Jackson was 17 years old during his freshman season at ECU, playing in 10 games and starting three. He finished with 19 tackles, three pass breakups and one interception, which was a pick-six. He earned a PFF season grade of 66.3.

Looking for a fresh opportunity with an eye on returning to his home state, Jackson hit the transfer portal following the season. Nebraska, Utah and Colorado were among his many offers. However, UCF had the combination of location, familiarity and opportunity.

"They reached out pretty quickly," Jackson said. "I didn't know UCF was still interested in me. A lot of schools hit me up, but UCF stood out."

His connection with the program goes back to his sophomore year, when he first visited with his 7-on-7 team. The Knights had been recruiting him since his freshman year, leaving a lasting impression.

"When I came here, I wanted to hear about straight football and how I could make the program better," Jackson said.

With Corey Thornton and Decorian Patterson moving on, he'll have an immediate opportunity to contribute at cornerback, but can also play nickel and safety.

"I'm a corner that can lock down," Jackson said. "I can play all three positions in the back end, and I can turn the ball over."

On the field, Jackson said he's known as a ball hawk.

"Put me in man-to-man coverage the whole game if you want or zone coverage, it doesn't matter to me."

Transitioning to UCF has been seamless for Jackson, who finds comfort in the familiar Florida weather and environment. He also has a great connection with UCF's secondary coaches, Addison Williams and Trovon Reed.

"Coach Addison (Williams) is a cool guy," Jackson said. "I can see myself building a bond with him outside of football which is very important. He can help me as a man, not just as a football player.

"Coach (Trovon) Reed is a great guy. We've only been communicating for a week now, but it's been great so far. He did recruit me at Auburn. I knew him from back then during my sophomore year in high school. I'm very excited for this year."

Looking ahead, Jackson has ambitious personal and team goals.

"For myself, I have a lot of goals," Jackson said. "One goal is to win the National Championship with this team. Being a National Champion would mean a lot to me. My goal is to up my draft stock. I want to be the best version of myself. Create more turnovers. I want to catch double-digit interceptions. I want to ball out this year."

2024 is the debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff, making the path to a championship much more clear.

"I don't care if it's a four-team playoff, eight teams, or 12 teams," Jackson said. "We're gonna win a Natty this year. I'm very excited. We've got the guys. Every position has got depth. We have great players at every position. This is gonna be the year."

How long would it take for me to drive from Dunedin to campus on a Wednesday night?

One of my nicest neighbors is actually a couple who both got their undergrad degrees from usf.

They adopted a baby (Declan) from a Filipino Mom who wouldn't be able to support her baby and when the child was 3, they moved in across the street from my house.

The first 2 years living across the street, Declan thought I could be the REAL Santa Claus due to my belly laugh and large life size back then.

At about 5 years old, their Mom told me he had taken an interest in UCF and one day, I gave him one of my UCF House Flags and he excitedly put that in his room.

Last few years, he has attended multiple UCF Soccer Camps and this summer, he will attend his first UCF Basketball camp. He also has done the UCF Youth Summer Book Club Program several times and generally blows thru 100 plus books during the school break. (He is soooo smart).

Declan always yells "Charge On" if he seems me working in my yard and now had an assortment of UCF Clothing attire as he always reps UCF when he can.

2-3 months ago, his parents mentioned about wanting to go to a UCF Basketball Game and I asked fellow fellow Dungeon Members if anyone had extra tix and both @AGLamb and @UCFGrad05.

The family was suppose to go to their first game on a Wed night but Declan had his annual tests (kid has perfect grades) and cried when he couldn't go. (His cow u Dad and a friend went and had a blast!).

Last Saturday, Declan and lots of friends were all able to go to their first UCF Game and now Declan AND his friends are hooked on UCF Basketball. (Even Mom and Dad have UCF Gear to wear as well!).

You will probably see these guys at this Saturday's game as well and if you do, give them a "Charge On!".

Moral of the story...even cow u grads can see the light on how wonderful UCF is today.

PS. The kid LOVES everything and anything to do with NASA. Been to Space Camp TWICE and knows Astronauts are heroes.

SPACEU is set up perfectly to fulfill his future dreams.

I know some in the Dungeon have E-Bikes and others might have kids with scooters but if you live in NJ, you might soon have to register both of them with their DMV plus carry the following insurance:
Liability Coverage
Personal Injury Coverage for Pedestrians
Uninsured Motorist Coverage

A few other states require DMV registration and Insuramce Lobby is pushing for more (because it will "hopefully" lead to required insurance coverage and more $$$ for those companies).