UCF players are scared of change. They are still living in the 2017-2018 season in their mind..
They think by keeping the coaches of the past they can replicate the past achievements in the future.
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They think by keeping the coaches of the past they can replicate the past achievements in the future.
He may be kidding. He’s mentioned on here before asking Firm to let him borrow his Lambo.
We lost to tulsa 2 years in a row
Or he got lucky after LSU gave their coach a Gatorade bath in 2018 and beat a terrible LSU in 2020 (a team Auburn hammered by 37). I guess we will find out. He is 3-7 against Alabama, LSU, Georgia, and Auburn. Not a big departure from 8-17. Reasonable. And about what could be expected.
What SEC team (coach) has a better record against those 3?
That sucks, it would have been nice to have a common interest with another board member....
...and most of us are happy that coach is gone.
A similar mindset exists in Auburn today.
Maybe with the fans and boosters but not with the players. Look up the texts they posted when they found out.
Still sounds as though many of you are saying he wasn't quite good enough for the big boys but he's good enough for UCF.
We kind of do. I had a 1986 Red Lamborghini Countach ....... on my Trapper Keeper.
He was good enough for the big boys. He held his own with the toughest schedules over the past 8 years. National coach of the year, national championship appearance. SEC west titles. 3 wins over Saban. Auburn is not a blue blood but has to compete with 3 blue bloods on a yearly basis. He left a program that is disadvantaged in comparison to his division peers to come to a program that has every practical advantage over most conference foes.
Would we be happy saying UCF had a better record against the top three teams in our conference?
Did anyone tell him we aren’t the Trojans? This definitely could get real ugly.
That is certainly true. Can't argue that and I certainly all of you who are excited about this hire are correct and I am wrong.
Def said ufc. Its all good. My phone does it everytime
I’m undecided. I rarely get too excited or deflated until I see on field performance.
You were touting his record against top teams in his conference. Hell we did well then in our conference under Heup the last three years. We only lost those games by a few points. My point is we lost them just like Gus lost them. Look, I get it you like him and you think he is going to be great for UCF. I hope you are right. But, Jeremy, you defended Heup when the rest of us were upset with him.
I never said any of the things you attribute to me. I think he’s a good coach but not excellent or elite. He’s about what a UCF can draw at this point in a February. His 8-17 record against literally the top teams in the entire country is perfectly reasonable. It doesn’t make him an elite top tier coach, but it is as good or better than 90% of the coaches in FBS would do. I would have preferred a Lebby hire, but given the other options if Lebby is off the table Gus is the clear second choice.
Well, I can definitely say Press Conferences won't be like watching paint dry like they were with Heupel.
Another dig I noticed was when the players said that they want a coach who is more personable and actually cares about them.
Who else has a record that good against those same teams....nobody. He’s 6-10 against Bama/LSU. Throw Texas A&M in there as well.
I like the press conference. He seemed excited to be here. I hope he can do the things he says he wants to.
I woke up this morning upset about the hire.
As the day wore on I was seemingly more and more okay with the fact that we had a coach who just wasn't Heupel and actually has a nice pedigree despite being in his mid 50's.
I logged off of that press conference PUMPED! He has such a good aura about him. He understands this program and is really committed to building us up.
This is as good as we could have hoped for. I, for one, am super excited.
As the day wore on I was seemingly more and more okay with the fact that we had a coach who just wasn't Heupel and actually has a nice pedigree despite being in his mid 50's.
I logged off of that press conference PUMPED! He has such a good aura about him. He understands this program and is really committed to building us up.
This is as good as we could have hoped for. I, for one, am super excited.
@South Carolina....those darn road conference games. We automatically win them all as well. They also lost @Georgia and @Bama. They lost at home to Texas A&M. Bama won a Natty. A&M finished #4. Georgia finished #8. He wasn’t coaching the Bowl game.
The dude has never had a losing season as a head coach with 8 of 9 seasons as a coach in the SEC west division.
Tulsa is a much better team -- much more justifiable road loss -- than South Carolina. South Carolina fired their coach and paid a $13M buyout for reasons. (As Auburn fans would say about their $21.5M buyout and firing.)
