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Ft Lauderdale / Del Ray Beach dining recs?

Hi all

Taking my wife with me to a work conference in ft lauderdale next week. We’re staying thru next weekend to relax for a few days.

We will be at the Hyatt Centric Ft Lauderdale Monday, moving to the conference hotel (hard rock.. in the guitar hotel!) tues- fri then staying at this new Hilton affiliated boutique in del ray beach for the weekend

anyone have good lunch / dinner recs for us? We’ll be looking close to our hotel (Hyatt centric Ft. Lauderdale) Monday night, the work thing is at the hard rock hollyhood during the week and then we’ll be at the Ray the weekend of the cincy game.

What should we check out for dining / drinking / entertainment? Any UCF bars in the area for the cincy game?

Last Homecoming Game Weather Forecast

Maybe some wonderful news for many:

Friday Afternoon: Splish Splash
Mostly sunny skies. High near 85F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. 14% chance of rain

Friday Evening: First ever Black & Gold Block Party Memory Mall:
Temps in the upper 70s...dipping to around 71 degrees by 9:30 pm. 12 % chance of rain

First Ever Black and Gold Homecoming Block Party​

Friday, October 28, 2022 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
UCF Alumni is hosting a block party on Memory Mall for Knight Nation to celebrate the eve of the big game at this family-friendly event. Join us for live music, food, beverages, carnival games, and special appearances! Ticket pricing is available for adults and children.


Saturday, Oct 29th:
Intervals of clouds and sunshine in the morning with more clouds for later in the day. Slight chance of a rain shower (22%). High around 85F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.

By game's end...temps should still be in the upper 70s.

Show Up, Be Loud

Y’all realize that IF we win tomorrow, we set ourselves up for being able to drop 1 more Conference game this year? Tulane & Cincy play the last week of the season.

It’s a sellout tomorrow but Ticketmaster has roughly 1K tickets posted. I’ve read a lot of posts this week & trust me I wanted to give up on the season after the ECU lost.

Show up & be loud tomorrow, it’s our second to last home game and we have a chance to set ourselves up for a great ending of the season!

/finishes another margarita as I type this.

***UCF hosts 2024 'Hometown Hero' Jaylen Heyward on visit***

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One of the best prospects in the 2024 class took an unofficial visit to UCF on Wednesday. Jaylen Heyward, a defensive back from Rockledge (Fla.), spent a couple hours on campus becoming more acquainted with the coaching staff.

It wasn't his first visit though.

"I went to two games last season, the UConn and USF games," Heyward said. "I was also there last summer for a camp. I got there around 11 and talked to Coach Addison Williams, Coach (David) Gibbs, Coach (Cole) Heard and at the end I was able to sit down and talk to Coach (Gus) Malzahn.

"We talked mostly about ball and education. Basically, what I would do if I went to UCF. We talked about my academics and the sports I play outside of football. Basically, what I'm looking for in a program."

Heyward will likely play corner at the next level, but he has the versatility to play anywhere in the secondary.

"UCF talked about how they love my game, love how I play," Heyward said. "The energy I bring on the field."

Cornerbacks coach Addison Williams is also his recruiter.

"Our relationship is real good and I feel like it's gonna get better," Heyward said.

He enjoyed getting to meet the head Knight himself.

"Coach Malzahn said he's gonna recruit me hard," Heyward said. "He's trying to get the local kids to stay home. He said he's gonna stay on top of my recruitment for the next two years."

What stands out about UCF?

"The facilities are great," Heyward said. "And the uniforms. UCF is No. 1 in uniforms. UCF is really going upward. Gus is really changing the program and I like what he's doing."

Heyward says he'll probably return in a few weeks for a spring practice.

"I'm pretty sure I'll be here again during spring break and might come to the spring game too."

He plans to visit South Florida this weekend and will head up to Tallahassee next Wednesday to see Florida State.

Though it's still quite early in his recruitment, Heyward said UCF, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Florida State are some of his early standouts. He hopes to see Arkansas and MSU either this spring or summer.

All those schools have offered and so have Georgia Tech, Houston, FAU, FIU, Pitt, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State and Coastal Carolina.

"The biggest thing for me is going to be education and whether it's a place I'd want to be outside of football," Heyward said. "That's my biggest deal."

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