On a national level we don't but locally they watch and put up good TV numbers. We don't have the national draw as some ahead of us but I don't think we are that different from a TCU or Oklahoma State.
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On a national level we don't but locally they watch and put up good TV numbers. We don't have the national draw as some ahead of us but I don't think we are that different from a TCU or Oklahoma State.
Wrong how? USF being ranked when/if you beat them absolutely helps you. Or are you saying market share doesn't play into bowl selection? I have several friends on Bowl Selection committees and I assure you that tv rankings, fan support (travel), and press coverage play heavily in the selection process.
Except that TCU and Oklahoma State have been winning longer than you so more people know who they are, and therefore are more likely to buy tickets or tune in to watch them play in a bowl game. You might put up good numbers in Orlando, but probably not in other markets. Please don't take this as disrespect to UCF. I love what you have going. I truly hope you keep building the program.
TV doesn't affect who a Bowl chooses. They only care about selling tickets. ESPN cares about TV. That's it. The Bowls choose based on how well a fan base travels. We aren't beating a lot of top teams there either. Although we'd do pretty well in Peach or Orange. The others we'd not do as well as the teams we'd face. Lesser bowls we barely sell for.
Outside of Texas nobody cares about TCU, even in Texas people don't care about TCU. They've won a national title in the 30's but were completely irrelevant for the next 70 years. If not for T. Boone Oklahoma State would be Kansas bad, they still aren't relavent outside of Stillwater. People aren't lining up to see them play or flipping the stations looking for them on TV. People aren't doing that with us either but we have a large market that draws a lot of eyes to the TV.
The truth is UCF is still not a national name, but we are light years ahead of where we were just 5 years ago. Since the Baylor game, when in UCF gear, people mention our team all the time in every city I go to around the country. That's not a brag. That's admitting we are novelty at this point. When you're winning and then they stop mentioning things to you, THEN you're a nationally respected name.
That's why the FTU name change is so critical. They look at us like Western Michigan.
whats that saying again? fool me once shame on you, fool me twice.....you cant be fooled again.
Well we're UCF, not Central Florida or the University of Central Florida so a name change is MOOT.
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This girl that works for me is a bandwagon Bama fan and never heard of us. Didn't believe we beat them before. I'm sure she doesn't watch a lot of football but just to show you there are a lot of people that never heard of us or get us confused with the other 7 schools instate.
Will confirm that living in Houston Texas , it's UT, A&M, and everyone else.
On the flip side, almost nobody knows who UCF is outside of Baylor alums who I tease all the time....and yes I've heard us called the Bulls more than once.....but since my car's logo is a bull, I give them a pass.
On the flip side, almost nobody knows who UCF is outside of Baylor alums who I tease all the time....and yes I've heard us called the Bulls more than once.....but since my car's logo is a bull, I give them a pass.
What brand features a bull logo and names the models after famous fighting bulls?
I see more people wear either UT, OU, and TXA&M gear in Texas than TCU, Baylor, or SMU.
I got one too. Got the Pope to autograph it for me.
The pope is a good dude, congrats on your purchase. Valentino Balboni signed mine and Mario Andretti drove it once, but they aren't choir boys.
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