Impressions of first game tonight

[UCFProf]

• Scoreboard amazing, corner scoreboards, moving ad boards, extra row of sideline floor seats
• Full band (11 tuba night) rockin', though mostly last season's tunes
• What's with the 25 cheerleading squad? It was 14. What a show they all put on in the mats!
• Jam packed student section, light do-dads distributed looked way cool
• Thought couldn't be worse than lame contest guy. Wrong. Added more annoying gal, too!
• Least savvy fans in nation: supposed to stand and cheer when home team's run forces opposing coach to call a timeout. Students and regulars unusually quiet, even for UCF.
• Choo-choo train outside and whole new look out front.
• Hit the bobblehead table: this year for colleague's granddaughter.
• B.J. (pressed and knocked around all game) looked lost during first half, the whole team out of sync. Perhaps it was the loss of their leader, A.J. Ironically, it was Nate Laing (Dawkins calls him a classic point guard) who directed the team for 15 minutes looking all the world like Mike O'Donnell's twin. Second half, Taylor shook off the cobwebs and put the team on his back with drives, floaters, assists, and leadership.
• Tank spent the off season improving his ball handling and shooting: it showed . He always had the athleticism and energy, but now he's got it more under control. And what a thunderous block.
• What a find Banyard was for Dawkins! An all-around talent and team player.
• You could tell the Jones days are over. None of the offensive frustrations and indecisiveness as the clock ran down on every possession. So much more energy, confidence, and camaraderie, clearly the result of Dawkins' influence. Good luck in a tough tournament.

 

[G-Knight]

The corner score boards are great.

The video board had alot of messed up pixels on my side. Ucf sent out an email saying they are still tweaking things, so hopefully this gets fixed.

UCF cheerleaders performed to the other side of the stadium. Booo

How about Chad Brown. I say he gets the most improved award (thus far).

 

[Central Floridave]

ESPN3 coverage was really good. They highlighted the student section and the cheerleader/dancers. Announcers were informative and knew about UCF. Crowd looked sparse, until they showed the student section. They were loud on the broadcast. They team was frustrating in the first half, but 2nd half turned it up a notch.