Did you guys hear?
- By UCFVanWilder
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Mikey Keene might transfer, Gus will start JRP at all costs and nobody is paying TWill yet!
Ex-NC State player arrested for stalking coach Dave Doeren
- By Brandon
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A former NC State football player was arrested this week and charged with misdemeanor stalking and communicating threats to Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren, according to Wake County records.
The arrest stems from a tweet reportedly sent by Joseph Boletepeli, 22, a member of the 2018 and 2019 NC State football teams, saying, "Imma get him I promise. Dave Doeren and the rest."
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The arrest stems from a tweet reportedly sent by Joseph Boletepeli, 22, a member of the 2018 and 2019 NC State football teams, saying, "Imma get him I promise. Dave Doeren and the rest."
Ex-NC State player arrested for stalking Doeren
Former NC State defensive lineman Joseph Boletepeli has been arrested and faces charges of stalking and threatening Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren.
[SIAP] AL.com opinion piece utterly lacking fact checking! (RESOLVED)
- By UCFBS
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This is simply 'FALSE'!!!
Never seen such ignorance of even just UCF the past decade.
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UCF has won games against 3+ ranked teams in a season, and even 2x AP Top 10 teams in a single season before (2013 under George O'Leary), including against a higher ranked team than 2017 Auburn.
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QUOTE: _'He’s doing things Central Florida has never done before. UCF has beaten two ranked teams in a single season for the first time with victories over No. 20 Cincinnati and just last Saturday night over No. 16 Tulane.'_
Athletic: Get UCF's Name Right Or Pay the Price, and Big Noon Kickoff vs College Gameday
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I still haven't watched Big Noon Kickoff show so I can't say if this is accurate or not.
Comparing the two competitors is natural. “College GameDay” has the history and branding, but it also serves as a comprehensive preview of the day’s action. It focuses on the big games but gives plenty of shine to interesting Group of 5 games and stories from smaller schools and divisions, too.
“Big Noon Kickoff” was always going to face an uphill battle, but its focus is much tighter on the game it is attending and gives off a pep rally feel from time to time that leans too much into revving up the crowd instead of informing and entertaining the television audience. Focusing on big games can work, but it’s less compelling when the show goes to a game, as it did Saturday, with Ohio State hosting Indiana as a 40-point favorite.
The show itself has bright moments but offers little to no reason for fans of teams outside the Big Ten (or, on occasion, the Big 12) to watch a program that serves as the lead-in for the noon game. It’ll be interesting to see how or if that evolves as the Big Ten’s new television deal kicks off with CBS and NBC.
And as for UCF...
Later in the show, I felt bad for McAfee accidentally calling UCF the “Golden Knights.” I did it once in 2012 in a Fiesta Bowl preview and got angry tweets about it for a month. He apologized later in the show. It probably won’t matter.
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Comparing the two competitors is natural. “College GameDay” has the history and branding, but it also serves as a comprehensive preview of the day’s action. It focuses on the big games but gives plenty of shine to interesting Group of 5 games and stories from smaller schools and divisions, too.
“Big Noon Kickoff” was always going to face an uphill battle, but its focus is much tighter on the game it is attending and gives off a pep rally feel from time to time that leans too much into revving up the crowd instead of informing and entertaining the television audience. Focusing on big games can work, but it’s less compelling when the show goes to a game, as it did Saturday, with Ohio State hosting Indiana as a 40-point favorite.
The show itself has bright moments but offers little to no reason for fans of teams outside the Big Ten (or, on occasion, the Big 12) to watch a program that serves as the lead-in for the noon game. It’ll be interesting to see how or if that evolves as the Big Ten’s new television deal kicks off with CBS and NBC.
And as for UCF...
Later in the show, I felt bad for McAfee accidentally calling UCF the “Golden Knights.” I did it once in 2012 in a Fiesta Bowl preview and got angry tweets about it for a month. He apologized later in the show. It probably won’t matter.
ESPN vs. Fox, a weird DH, Lee Corso’s absence, great postgame interviews: CFB TV Rewind
Breaking down what we saw on college football television Saturday.
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[SIAP] The Athletic (Paywall): "How UCF returned to NY6 driver’s seat w/Plumlee, Malzahn"
- By UCFBS
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Chris Vannini almost always does us well.
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Select quotes ...
Bonus ... (and I don't think this is very probably with SMU getting killed by Tulane)
How UCF returned to New Year’s Six driver’s seat with John Rhys Plumlee, Gus Malzahn
UCF returns to New Year's Six driver's seat, plus midweek C-USA games and more: G5 Drive
Inside UCF's rise to another potential NY6 bid, plus your G5 questions about C-USA's TV deal, AAC rivalries, Ohio's MAC chances and more.
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'[Plumlee] opened his recruitment again, and there was Malzahn again. UCF coaches wanted another quarterback ... didn’t promise him the starting job, but they told him he was a perfect fit for the offense and would be surrounded with weapons ... “They didn’t try to lie to me (in 2018) like a lot of schools at the time ... when I got in the portal again, I knew they were telling me the truth.” ... Florida State, South Alabama and Southern Miss also showed interest, but he trusted Malzahn.'
'“He’s a true dual-threat guy that can keep plays alive ... player of the week against the No. 1 defense in our league ... He does a great job getting us out of negative plays and he’s getting more comfortable. Remember, he played wide receiver for the past year and a half.”'
'Now with the team healthy and the early-season kinks worked out, UCF is playing its best ball. The Knights are in the top three in the league in scoring offense and defense.'
'Malzahn added that he hopes to save Keene’s redshirt this season; to do so, he can play in only two more games.'
'When the season ends, [Plumlee will] take a week off, go duck hunting, come back and suit up for the UCF baseball team. Plumlee is a two-sport athlete, and that was a requirement for his services when he decided to transfer ... “If you didn’t want me to play baseball, I wasn’t coming,” he said.'
'Malzahn has UCF back where it expects to be, competing for a conference championship and New Year’s Six bowl ... last season as an AAC and Group of 5 team, and they want to leave it with another championship ... “I thought this place was a goldmine before I got here, and now I believe it even more,” Malzahn said. “This place had great success before I got here, and everything is set up for the future.”'
Bonus ... (and I don't think this is very probably with SMU getting killed by Tulane)
'G5 Mailbag:
Does Coastal Carolina (or anyone outside of UCF, Cincinnati, and Tulane) have a shot at the New Year’s Six/Cotton Bowl? — Johnmark S.'
'At this point, it’s hard to see anyone but the AAC champion getting the bid. No. 20 UCF, No. 21 Tulane and No. 25 Cincinnati are all ranked in this week’s CFP Top 25, despite having two losses each. Coastal Carolina is unranked with one loss.'
'Cincinnati hosts Tulane on Nov. 25, eliminating one of them, and the winner will likely face UCF (which finishes with Navy and USF) in the AAC title game. The most likely path for someone outside the AAC would be a scenario in which Tulane loses to SMU this week, then beats Cincinnati. At that point, I’m not sure who would get in the AAC title game, but that team would then have to beat UCF. That would give everyone in the AAC at least three losses, clearing the way for Coastal Carolina (if it wins out).'