Louisville was a tough loss, I think if UCF won that game and ended with 10 wins they may have been ranked at the back of the pack.
I agree and Louisville definitely shined a spotlight on how important it will be for us to have quality depth. We will be playing a Louisville type or better opponent every week.
Both Louisville and Navy. To think this team could have been 11-2 or 10-3 (We would have had a very different opponent in our bowl game if we won those games). Honestly, that would have been the worst 11-2 or 10-3 team I can recall. I love the heart and grit this team has, and if we throw talent on top of that it should start to bloom but there wasn't a lot of talent out on the field on 2021 once injuries set in.
How about:
ECU beat Navy. So did Memphis. UCF beat both of them. So a transitive navy win.
UCF hasn't been in the rankings talk for 2 straight years at the end of the season. As a G5 team, you are not going to get propped up preseason after a couple years out of the limelight. 2021 strength of record is real weak, 2022 could finish with the same record, but odds are the wins will be better.
I know that's just a guess but I would be pretty pissed off if Miami and Florida are ranked going into August with Oklahoma State being left out. That would be ridiculous, but entirely plausible.
What better opponent would want to play in Gasparilla Bowl? I think that was best case scenario if not NY6.
Found one.
A lot of the articles I read now, especially the ones talking about the Big 12 bowl teams, talk about “future members” UCF and Houston beating Florida and Auburn from the SEC.
