UCF 18 point favorites

[Lotta Booze]

Does the number get bigger or smaller if we announce the firing of Collins?

 

[Thwg777]

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Does the number get bigger or smaller if we announce the firing of Collins?

Smaller… Nebraska went from about +15 against OU to +11 after they let Frost go. They got blown out yesterday so not always a good indicator of actual performance but generally perceptions improve following a firing.

 

[CEB]

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Does the number get bigger or smaller if we announce the firing of Collins?

Ooof...

 

[Jim Prather]

yeah, that's embarrassing...

 

[FightWinDrink]

they only think UCF is going to score 18?

 

[Jim Prather]

That's terrible... clever ...but terrible

 

[GTNavyNuke]

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Does the number get bigger or smaller if we announce the firing of Collins?

First half line?

Line gets better for us with no Collins imho. Interim coach ...... Long?

 

[techman]

Are we expected to beat or play close against UCF? I thought many on here thought this game was a potential victory but has that changed?

 

[MISSOURIJACKET]

Spread is 18 points.

 

[Ramble1885]

l think we can still win, we’re gonna have to play better than yesterday for sure though.

 

[GT flunkout]

Lol

 

[bobongo]

Depends on whether the team plays with a chip on its shoulder or has thrown in the towel.
I haven't seen much resilience on any of Geoff Collins' teams to date, though.

 

[GT_05]

Before yesterday I would’ve given us about a 40% chance. I’m down to 10% now.

 

[Thwg777]

Just look back to our last road game for a preview of his eliteness in preparing a team to play in a tough environment

 

[WreckinGT]

With the uncertainty of our coaching situation and yesterdays debacle, it’s hard to imagine our guys will be in the right frame of mind to go on the road and beat a better team. I think we likely get blown out.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

As I said a while back, the Ole Miss game would be a proof of concept game for us. And we failed to even show up.

After week one I said UCF was very beatable. No longer the case. Their players will be well coached and give the effort. Whereas our team….

 

[awbuzz]

they only think UCF is going to score 18?

Now THAT is hilarious

 

[BuzzDraft]

l think we can still win, we’re gonna have to play better than yesterday for sure though.

You need about 25 years more of experience, kid.

 

[Techster]

UCF will be VERY telling for the rest of the season. I said many times that Ole Miss would be a tough game because Lane Kiffin is an offensive savant. Ole Miss is a really good team, and I would not be surprised if they won the SEC West or came in second. Outside of Bama, I don't see anyone beating Ole Miss in the SEC West. Kiffin is finally maturing, and the guy has a LOT of support through the NIL collective Ole Miss put together...we know this because Jared Ivey was on the other sideline Saturday. IMO, Ole Miss is probably the 2nd or 3rd best team overall in the SEC and will probably end up in the top 10 at season's end. I thought we'd put up a better fight, but I was confident Ole Miss would put up points...I just never envisioned our offense would lay an egg along with a stinker from our defense.

UCF is many times more winnable than Ole Miss. The problem is, will our players have PTSD from the Ole Miss loss and a week's worth of hearing that their coach will be fired? If our players come out in a shell and get run off the field, I'm not sure Geoff will survive the following 48 hours regardless of the money issue. Will the players even listen to the staff anymore, or will they all be on the field trying to put together a good tape for the portal? If this team does not respond to coaching during UCF, and if the fire in this team is dead, then it's as good as over for this team.

This may be the longest season in my 30+ years as a GT fan. I saw the year of the Bill Lewis debacle, and I remember the year CPJ went 3-9....but none of those years has the heavy and ominous feeling I get with this team. I hope I'm proven wrong, but I think this team is very fragile at the moment, and if UCF runs us off the field, I'm not sure this team has the ability to come back from it.

 

[GTLorenzo]

l think we can still win, we’re gonna have to play better than yesterday for sure though.

Well, uh, umm, not sure. UCF by 18? Sad.