We just finished the War on I4. It's over, and we won. In perpetuity.
Even if we play usf again, it will never be the same as it was before. The rivalry by then would be a memory, a shadow of its former venom.
Can you honestly say you saw that happening? When I was leaving RayJay after 64-12 I sure didn't. I spent my entire time at UCF wondering why we couldn't get over the cows. Playing "what-if" with conference affiliation and any other factor that maybe could swing the pendulum our way. Now there are kids at UCF who have never seen a loss to those assholes. That's pretty awesome.
I know today was frustrating, I know I was trying to balance anger with not freaking out my dog or baby. But remember: no one in the future will care how we did it. We're 8-6. We did it. We won.
Sorry if it seems overly dramatic, but hell, what fun are sports without some drama. Some of us have had to weather a lot of bullshit because of our little brothers to the west. Let's make sure we take the time to appreciate this moment where all of our misplaced optimism paid off.
They'll still call us C. They'll make excuses. They'll still fall back on whatever other metrics they can use to hold their school over ours. That won't change.
But you're 8-6, Knights fans. Enjoy it. You deserve it.
#GKCO
Even if we play usf again, it will never be the same as it was before. The rivalry by then would be a memory, a shadow of its former venom.
Can you honestly say you saw that happening? When I was leaving RayJay after 64-12 I sure didn't. I spent my entire time at UCF wondering why we couldn't get over the cows. Playing "what-if" with conference affiliation and any other factor that maybe could swing the pendulum our way. Now there are kids at UCF who have never seen a loss to those assholes. That's pretty awesome.
I know today was frustrating, I know I was trying to balance anger with not freaking out my dog or baby. But remember: no one in the future will care how we did it. We're 8-6. We did it. We won.
Sorry if it seems overly dramatic, but hell, what fun are sports without some drama. Some of us have had to weather a lot of bullshit because of our little brothers to the west. Let's make sure we take the time to appreciate this moment where all of our misplaced optimism paid off.
They'll still call us C. They'll make excuses. They'll still fall back on whatever other metrics they can use to hold their school over ours. That won't change.
But you're 8-6, Knights fans. Enjoy it. You deserve it.
#GKCO
