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Is ready to lead the Ramblin Wreck to a victory over UCF on Sept 24th!

Got it, they're awesome and making history*, but let's call it what it is.

As a retired electrical engineer for Lockheed Martin and a proud UCF alum, this was a cool thing to read (link to full interview below). It is an interview with Lockheed Martin CEO, Jim Taiclet:

"So we’ve got major facilities all over the country, places like Alabama, you know, upstate New York, central California, Texas, Florida, where, if you look at the landscape of education in those areas, you can find some real gems, like Penn State, for example, great engineering school; we recruit a lot from there. Another one is the University of Central Florida, you know. And we get, I think, more engineers out of UCF than any place in the country."

Link: https://www.csis.org/analysis/twenty-first-century-warfare-conversation-jim-taiclet

I'm looking for a couple of club seats to the Gasparilla bowl.

We cannot make it. Seats are row Z in 101. I cannot open DM's on the app. DM me through twitter if you want tix.

Game just started on ESPN+

Gone. (Non club and not crowded...coukd probably ha e others sit with you to).

Go Knights (from Valrico!)

Will be delicious.

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2022 WR Kaleb Webb committed to East Carolina this summer but is blowing up with offers this season including Tulane, Vandy, Virginia, GT, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Louisville and South Carolina.


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He didnt point the gun at anyone and he didn't pull the trigger

Uh... what? Just came across the bottom line about B12. If I missed a talk about this already, point me to the thread. TMO said nothing about that when I talked to him last night.

1. The tackling in just about every case was light years ahead of what our defense has been doing for the last 4+ years.

2. Unless you have elite talent at the skill positions like Alabama, the pass-heavy tempo offense has been figured out. UH, Okie Lite, and Wake all struggled. Okie's offense was sporadic this season in general but they were really never able to get their passing game going.

3. There was so much good LB play. I really hope the staff can bring in some impact transfers and HS kids in these next two classes here.

4. As much as things have been down for us recently UH is going to have the harder transition to the Big-12 with Dana. His offense just can't hang with the big boys and that 11-1 mark before today is looking pretty fraudulent.

So was curious what and who was there. Here is a list of guys I want to throw out there using a narrow list of requirements, which are:

4* out of HS
At least 6' 2" (yes, my dream to get taller QBs)
Come from a P5 (most likely to get lost in a numbers game)
Has at least 2 years of eligibility
Isn't already projected to go somewhere else

Spencer Rattler - Not coming here
Jacob Zeno (Baylor) #8 pro style 2019
Harrison Bailey (Tenn) #3 pro style 2020 - Big arm
Jack Miller (Oh St) #13 pro style 2020
Chubba Purdy (FSU) #7 dual 2020

So obviously, the list is dominated by pro style guys....which is not what we think of in this offense. But looking at video, they all seem athletic enough.

Picking winners, not spreads.

#9 Baylor vs. #5 Oklahoma State
#1 Georgia vs. #3 Alabama
#15 Pittsburgh vs. #16 Wake Forest
Kent State vs. Northern Illinois
#21 Houston vs. #4 Cincinnati
#2 Michigan vs. #13 Iowa
Utah St. vs. #18 San Diego St
App State vs. #24 Louisiana

If you had a chance to chat 1:1 with Gus, what would you ask him about our team after our first season (minus bowl game)?

I'll start off with what I would ask him:
1. Will you fire any coaches? - I ask this because it didn't appear Keene developed and special teams were atrocious. Also, see #2
2. What is with all the bad tackling? - Not sure if this is a T-Will problem or position coaches problem
3. How do you explain using Gatewood, who was quite ineffective while he was in?

Would love to see Iowa win and leave ACC, PAC and BIG out of the playoff

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It's been a busy week for Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange defensive lineman Brendan Flakes, who camped at Miami on Sunday, Florida on Wednesday and then UCF on Thursday. He'll then head out of state for his first official visit.

"I think I did pretty well at the camps," Flakes said. "Miami wants me to come back down for their Paradise Camp. UF said they liked me a lot. UCF as well. I learned some good things, like about flipping your hips and using your back foot to replace your step. All kinds of stuff, like timing. I think with repetitions at each camp you get better, so your confidence goes up. It feels great."

Flakes shined at the UCF camp, earning a spot in the Big Man Final Five.

"The Big Man Final Five is the top five offensive linemen and top five defensive linemen at the camp," Flakes explained. "The o-line and d-line are matched up and you get three reps each. I went 2-1 in my reps."

He enjoyed working with UCF defensive tackles Kenny Martin and defensive ends coach Kenny Ingram.

"(Coach Martin) told me I put in some good work today," Flakes said.

It was a repeat visit for Flakes as he had the full unofficial visit to UCF back on June 5.

"I felt at home, honestly," Flakes said. "Getting to know Coach T-Will, Coach Martin, Coach Ingram, all those guys, it was pretty cool. I really like the family environment. That's what stood out the most to me."

Flakes will take his first official visit this weekend to Marshall. The Thundering Herd were one of his first offers back in February.

"I'm very excited," Flakes said. "I've known the defensive line coach (Ralph Street) there since I was 15 years old. He used to coach at FAMU, so I've been building a relationship with him. I have pretty good ties there. I really like Coach (Charles) Huff and what they're doing up there."

Flakes spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at West Orange and his junior year at Lake Minneola. He will return to West Orange for his senior year.

"I'm very excited about our season coming up," Flakes said. "We've got big aspirations."

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God I miss being good at sports.

Someone lie to me and tell me we’re getting a good ‘croot or someone in the portal.

I'm rooting for Cinci to get in since I'm not a hater, want the committee to suck it, and I want a better future for remaining G5 members. Corso's comments on Gameday about G5 members needing their own playoff makes me sick to my stomach.

Baylor lookin good so far, 14-3.

4 pm on ABC.

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