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That's right, the previous quarterback suffered a terrible leg injury at the end of 2018 which may have ended his career. Gabriel was a true freshman starter (sound familar?) last year and did a great job. The one weapon he had last year that he does not have this year was a wide receiver who...

No one did last year. Cincy held them to 24 which is about as good as you can expect. Tulsa held them to 31 somehow. Maybe UCF was worn out running up and down the field the previous two weeks before playing Tulsa. They hung 63 on Temple and followed that up with 44 on Houston. They scored...

It works against teams that live and die by the big play. Frustrate them and make them go the distance. The question is can we effectively run the ball against this team? I don't know. The Athlon Preseason ALL AAC team (first through third teams) had about 10 players from UCF on it in one...

Yep, this is a challenging scenario for Coach Collins and his staff. Get the guys down to earth and focused on a team that is the very definition of explosive. Averaging over 500 yards a game last year and over 42 points a game. They can ring them up in a hurry. That said, last year they...

Very true. FSU's worst class in the past five years was ranked #22. They had two classes that were in the top ten including one that was #2. In contrast, neither Tech nor UCF have had a class higher than FSU's worst class which was last year by the way. I don't think UCF has had a class...

Curtis Ryans is my new favorite player. Came out of obscurity to play an outstanding game against the Criminoles. More pressure please Curtis. Mess up that pretty boy quarterback nice clean jersey for us.

Pretty much spot on Techster. This team is explosive. Averaged over 500 yards a game last year and scored about 42 points a game. Both were good enough for first in the AAC. They lost 3 games: to Pitt on a last minute trick play after coming from three touchdowns down in the second half...

I agree but I do not think we want to turn this game into a track meet. We want to control the tempo running the ball and making them go the distance with drives. I don't think they have the running game to just drive the ball on us. But we will see. A different animal from FSU is for sure.

There is a lot of truth in this. They do a lot of hurry up and it is difficult to imagine a team with their recruiting rankings being as successful as they are but that is what has happened. A tribute to their coaching and they always seem to have good quarterbacks and running backs. They are...

I kind of gathered that but I have great respect for UCF anyway because of what they managed to accomplish with the talent they have been given. This is a good program and will be a great test for our team.

True. It is a coaching truism (not sure if it is really accurate) that most teams improve the most during a season in the time from game one to game two. We will see if that holds true. Kicking extra points would be a good start. We had over 400 yards total offense against FSU but only 16...

A great program that does a lot with a little. Their recruiting rankings for the past five years are eye popping. They are actually worse than ours. Somebody in Orlando knows what they are doing because UCF is absolutely getting all they can get out of what they have. Very impressive team...

Thanks Boomer for the spot on analysis. We still have a ways to go but the progress is encouraging. Blackman was rattled, I am certain of that. What I don't know is can we maintain that degree of effort and focus from week to week? That said, the performance by Sims is a testament to a...

Proof is in the pudding. Over 400 yards total offense is not shabby. Leaving 7 points on the ground because of special teams is not good. The part about the game I liked the most was the tackling on defense. We were just more physical than they were. We wanted it more and it showed. Can...

My Florida alumni friends at church were very happy for Georgia Tech and not just because we beat the hated Seminoles. They did say that FSU continues to have problems with the offensive line and that Blackman is a different quarterback once he gets hit and his jersey is messed up. FSU they...

My takeaway is that next week if UCF has a number 11 on their field goal defense team....someone better put a helmet on that guy.

There have been times when we would allow that in the first series. Much, much better against, supposedly one of the best defensive lines in the country. A great job by Coach Key and the guys including a true Freshman. Two true freshmen starting on offense. Who would have imagined such a...

Damn dude. Maybe you best sit the next one out....bet you won't.

We know something about paying coaches not to coach but nothing like FSU. $20 million? That is serious dough.