REPORT: UCF Men's Basketball looks to protect home court against Houston
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Hey, when did Cougar High get back?
Honestly, that program has underachieved for decades....why don't you win something substantial before hitting the smack button
We will probably lose big but we don't spam your boards do we?
I still have my reservations about this team. It's been miraculous that they've been able to secure three Big 12 wins so far, having to outscore opponents averaging over 86 pts/g in conference play. This is not your father's Johnny Dawkins Knights team(s). UCF is 14th in FG% in the conference, yet they've found a way to score 80 or more points in three of their first five B12 games.
Despite very poor shooting, the Knights have been the beneficiaries of many whistles called against their opponents. They are among the leaders in conference in free throw attempts and makes.
My main concern with UCF has been their incredibly leaky defense (especially in the paint). Gave up 83 to TT, 99 to Kansas, 88 to Arizona, 80 to Arizona State. UCF's defense ranks 16th in the B12 in scoring, 14th in opponent FG%.
If I'm the Knights, my top focus against Houston this afternoon is keeping the Cougars off the offensive glass. The Knights are ranked last in the conference when it comes to opponents grabbing offensive rebounds (12.4/g). Houston grabs just under 13 OREB's per contest, led by J'Wan Roberts (5th year SR) and Joseph Tugler (SO.) - who have combined to snag 87 offensive rebounds this season. UCF must limit Houston's second chance opportunities if they are going to have any chance pulling an upset Saturday.
My heart says UCF can keep this close. But if I were a betting man, I would probably take Houston to cover this spread. I don't see the game being particularly close. Of course, I would love to be wrong.
Despite very poor shooting, the Knights have been the beneficiaries of many whistles called against their opponents. They are among the leaders in conference in free throw attempts and makes.
My main concern with UCF has been their incredibly leaky defense (especially in the paint). Gave up 83 to TT, 99 to Kansas, 88 to Arizona, 80 to Arizona State. UCF's defense ranks 16th in the B12 in scoring, 14th in opponent FG%.
If I'm the Knights, my top focus against Houston this afternoon is keeping the Cougars off the offensive glass. The Knights are ranked last in the conference when it comes to opponents grabbing offensive rebounds (12.4/g). Houston grabs just under 13 OREB's per contest, led by J'Wan Roberts (5th year SR) and Joseph Tugler (SO.) - who have combined to snag 87 offensive rebounds this season. UCF must limit Houston's second chance opportunities if they are going to have any chance pulling an upset Saturday.
My heart says UCF can keep this close. But if I were a betting man, I would probably take Houston to cover this spread. I don't see the game being particularly close. Of course, I would love to be wrong.
The UCF Men’s basketball team has started their Big 12 conference schedule with some ups and downs. First, there was an inspiring win at Texas Tech, which saw the Knights hold on late after blowing an 18-point lead. Then, the Knights came home and got curb-stomped by Kansas in an overall embarrassing performance. Next came a relatively ugly win at home against Colorado before embarking on an Arizona road trip that saw the Knights drop a game against the Arizona Wildcats. To date, that leaves the Knights starting off a tough conference schedule with a .500 run. So, what should we make of the 2024-25 version of the Knights? Here are my top five concerns about the team thus far:
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Wow. Haven't saw this guy in awhile. Welcome back lol. Always cool when old rivals from C-USA and the AAC show up every now and then. ECU and Marshall had some solid shit talkers. Feel sorry for the ECU fanbase. They were always 50,000 strong in Dowdy Ficklen.
Not these days, their normal attendance these days seem to be 35-37k.....courtesy of the Crap Pen, my guilty pleasure LOL
I was meaning back in the C-USA days before they got left behind in 2013. They had good attendance when we played them in 2014 in their first AAC season. The "Hail Perriman" game.
I'm sure it's hard for their fanbase to get up for games against current conference mates when they were used to playing against us, Houston, Louisville, Cincinnati, etc.. They got left behind numerous times.
