…a deep pocket donor like this.

DM me if you are interested in going. I can't make it since the game is now moved to 1:30 pm.

Via @Ryan Wright:

UCF: “They are in Orlando, which is about 10 minutes up the road. UCF is in my hometown, and they are moving to the Big 12. What coach (Gus) Malzahn is doing with UCF, they will be up in the next few years.”

Live stats link (I think):

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No, gatas, you can't have Marc.

On Sons of UCF LIVE #69: UCF Softball Pitcher Kama Woodall's dad shares the story of a black lab named Bubba's role in retrieving Jada Cody 's HR ball at ECU. The Voice of UCF Softball, Eric Lopez, previews the Knights in this weekend's NCAA Regional at UCF. Then, ESPN+s Stephen Branca talks UCF Baseball's regular season final series vs Cincinnati.

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On Sons of UCF LIVE #69: UCF Softball Pitcher Kama Woodall's dad shares the story of a black lab named Bubba's role in retrieving Jada Cody 's HR ball at ECU. The Voice of UCF Softball, Eric Lopez, previews the Knights in this weekend's NCAA Regional at UCF. Then, ESPN+s Stephen Branca talks UCF Baseball's regular season final series vs Cincinnati.

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As part of the show which was recorded from UCF Softball Complex

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Have a panel/sub panel question for a sparky. Please send me a small and I’ll let you know what’s the matter.

About 15 minutes of UCF talk -- starts around 32:30.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...college-football/id1138957862?i=1000561986500

Shoutout to UCF Softball also included.

Monday was a memorable day for Aidan Mizell.

The Class of 2023 wide receiver from Orlando (Fla.) Boone got his first offer from UCF and then later in the day a second came in from Pittsburgh.

"I've been texting with the UCF coaches for a few weeks now," Mizell said. "Coach (Brian) Blackmon asked me to call him. He gave me the exciting news. He kind of built up to it. He was talking about how they were going over my film. They like how I play and what I've been doing at Boone. He said he liked how I'm a big tall receiver with good playmaking ability. He finally said, 'That's why we're going to offer you.'

"I've been dreaming about this forever now. I've been waiting for this so long. I'm so excited, I can't explain it. I've been thinking about this for a long time and it's finally happening. I'm so glad it is."

Mizell has attended two UCF home games this season (Boise State and ECU). He hopes to take a more comprehensive visit in the near future.

"I really love the atmosphere there and how the coaches are," Mizell said. "They're very welcoming."

Later on Monday, Pittsburgh hit him up.

"After practice, Coach (Tim) Salem asked me to call him so I called him as soon as I could," Mizell said. "He gave me the news. I was pumped. I'm just learning about Pitt. I like how Coach Salem is, how welcoming he is. He's a funny dude."

Mizell is enjoying a standout junior season with 29 receptions for 669 yards and 13 touchdowns. Boone is 6-2 season and has already clinched a spot in the playoffs.

He comes from an athletic family - his mother, father and aunt competed in track at the University of Florida. Mizell is a track star himself, competing in the state championships as a sophomore.

As far as recruiting, Mizell is just enjoying the process right now. He's unsure of future plans, but knows he'll be back in the Bounce House for another game or two this season.


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As you’ve probably figured out, the Space Game Uniforms are designed and ordered well in advance of the season…I’m curious to know what your ideal combo would be for the ‘22 season.

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So California is proposing revenue sharing between athletic departments and athletes in football and men's and women's basketball...Looks like they would each get about $200,000, with $25,000 each year, and the rest held until graduation. If they transfer outside Cali, they forfeit the held money...Good for those athletes, would help keep athletes in Cali and reduce transfers, but would hurt all other sports...What do you think? Remember this whole NIL thing started in Cali...

As you can probably tell, I went over to UCF Softball for pre-NCAA Regional interviews. I thought I'd share a few of the updates currently taking place at the UCF Softball Complex in preparation for the first ever UCF-hosted NCAA Regional.

Upon driving in, here's part of the outfield "standing room only" area.



Some signage as you enter:







You can see some of the tents being set up in the back:



This is the new temporary bleacher being constructed above the UCF dugout:





More in the next post...

The Orlando Sentinel has a daily feature called "Ticked Off!" where readers can anonymously submit complaints about various things. It's been around for years (1990s). In those days you would leave messages on the Sentinel answering machine.

Anyway, this was brought to my attention. Apparently it was in the paper four days ago. I found it online as well which is at this link.

This is how it looks like in the print edition.... the UCF mention was at the bottom. The first submission was complaining about Winter Park High School.





I knew what the reader was talking about, but honestly don't know the reason and don't really care. I know a few of the players, particularly Kay Kay Wright, like pushing their shorts up. I don't know if it's a women's basketball thing or not, but it's still really petty to call into the newspaper to complain.

Here's a few photos I took at the UConn game:

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UCF Softball is hosting their first-ever NCAA Regional this weekend. The Knights open with Villanova on Friday while Michigan will square off against South Dakota State. Head coach Cindy Ball-Malone caught up with the media following Wednesday's practice.

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I logged into my Ticketmaster-UCF account for Season Tickets, and when I looked at purchasing Single Game tickets, I noted this ...

• SEP 17 @FAU - On Sale: Mon - Aug 1 - 10 AM
• OCT 22 @ECU - See Tickets
• NOV 12 @Tulane - See Tickets
• NOV 25 @USF - On Sale: Wed - May 25 - 9 AM

I assume this is just the general TicketMaster, non-Season Ticket Holder, site I was redirected to from my UCF account, and Season Ticket Holder away games have their allocation that will go on-sale later. I don't know what our allotment is every year at Ray Jay, and while I want to buy from UCFAA, Inc. (and always have in the past), I also don't want to miss out on the allocation given it's the final year for awhile.

But was just curious if anyone else noticed that upon looking?