Quote:UCF Knights (23)

A Group of Five program should not be ranked, and UCF's bowl win against Baylor is the only reason it is. Quarterback Blake Bortles isn't walking back through that door, folks. Besides the bowl win, the Knights are getting love from the panel for returning 10 defensive starters. But that's from a unit that was only fifth in the American in yards per play (5.35). It isn't exactly Alabama or FSU -- or even TCU, which is ranked behind UCF.

"They're athletic, but so is every team we play," a power-conference assistant said of the Knights' defense.

If Bortles were back, I'd be all about this team as a top-25 choice. But without him, the shoe doesn't fit. Give me a Power Five team with fewer returning starters and 2013 wins -- but more talent. Case in point: Florida would destroy this Central Florida team, and yet UCF is a pick 'em with Penn State in the teams' opener in Ireland. The Knights' stay in the top 25 won't last long.

(08-13-2014 09:57 AM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  ESPN Insider article: Aggies, Rebels aren't top-25 teams
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/travis-haney/post?id=3114&ex_cid=espnapi_public

Quote:UCF Knights (23)

A Group of Five program should not be ranked, and UCF's bowl win against Baylor is the only reason it is. Quarterback Blake Bortles isn't walking back through that door, folks. Besides the bowl win, the Knights are getting love from the panel for returning 10 defensive starters. But that's from a unit that was only fifth in the American in yards per play (5.35). It isn't exactly Alabama or FSU -- or even TCU, which is ranked behind UCF.

"They're athletic, but so is every team we play," a power-conference assistant said of the Knights' defense.

If Bortles were back, I'd be all about this team as a top-25 choice. But without him, the shoe doesn't fit. Give me a Power Five team with fewer returning starters and 2013 wins -- but more talent. Case in point: Florida would destroy this Central Florida team, and yet UCF is a pick 'em with Penn State in the teams' opener in Ireland. The Knights' stay in the top 25 won't last long.

Twitter: @TravHaneyESPN

(08-13-2014 09:57 AM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  ESPN Insider article: Aggies, Rebels aren't top-25 teams
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/travis-haney/post?id=3114&ex_cid=espnapi_public

Quote:UCF Knights (23)

A Group of Five program should not be ranked, and UCF's bowl win against Baylor is the only reason it is. Quarterback Blake Bortles isn't walking back through that door, folks. Besides the bowl win, the Knights are getting love from the panel for returning 10 defensive starters. But that's from a unit that was only fifth in the American in yards per play (5.35). It isn't exactly Alabama or FSU -- or even TCU, which is ranked behind UCF.

"They're athletic, but so is every team we play," a power-conference assistant said of the Knights' defense.

If Bortles were back, I'd be all about this team as a top-25 choice. But without him, the shoe doesn't fit. Give me a Power Five team with fewer returning starters and 2013 wins -- but more talent. Case in point: Florida would destroy this Central Florida team, and yet UCF is a pick 'em with Penn State in the teams' opener in Ireland. The Knights' stay in the top 25 won't last long.

Twitter: @TravHaneyESPN

(08-13-2014 09:57 AM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  ESPN Insider article: Aggies, Rebels aren't top-25 teams
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/travis-haney/post?id=3114&ex_cid=espnapi_public

Quote:UCF Knights (23)

A Group of Five program should not be ranked, and UCF's bowl win against Baylor is the only reason it is. Quarterback Blake Bortles isn't walking back through that door, folks. Besides the bowl win, the Knights are getting love from the panel for returning 10 defensive starters. But that's from a unit that was only fifth in the American in yards per play (5.35). It isn't exactly Alabama or FSU -- or even TCU, which is ranked behind UCF.

"They're athletic, but so is every team we play," a power-conference assistant said of the Knights' defense.

If Bortles were back, I'd be all about this team as a top-25 choice. But without him, the shoe doesn't fit. Give me a Power Five team with fewer returning starters and 2013 wins -- but more talent. Case in point: Florida would destroy this Central Florida team, and yet UCF is a pick 'em with Penn State in the teams' opener in Ireland. The Knights' stay in the top 25 won't last long.

Twitter: @TravHaneyESPN

(08-13-2014 10:17 AM)Bull Wrote:  I expected this sort of stuff a few years from now... "We're better simply becuase we're Power conference schools", (especially if they refuse to play us) but not this early. Man, this is a bad omen. Apparently a magical and immediate transformation occurs when you change conferences! (rolls eyes...)

(08-13-2014 09:57 AM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  ESPN Insider article: Aggies, Rebels aren't top-25 teams
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/travis-haney/post?id=3114&ex_cid=espnapi_public

Quote:UCF Knights (23)

A Group of Five program should not be ranked, and UCF's bowl win against Baylor is the only reason it is. Quarterback Blake Bortles isn't walking back through that door, folks. Besides the bowl win, the Knights are getting love from the panel for returning 10 defensive starters. But that's from a unit that was only fifth in the American in yards per play (5.35). It isn't exactly Alabama or FSU -- or even TCU, which is ranked behind UCF.

"They're athletic, but so is every team we play," a power-conference assistant said of the Knights' defense.

If Bortles were back, I'd be all about this team as a top-25 choice. But without him, the shoe doesn't fit. Give me a Power Five team with fewer returning starters and 2013 wins -- but more talent. Case in point: Florida would destroy this Central Florida team, and yet UCF is a pick 'em with Penn State in the teams' opener in Ireland. The Knights' stay in the top 25 won't last long.

Twitter: @TravHaneyESPN

(08-13-2014 10:24 AM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  You guys need to smash that idiot on twitter.

(08-13-2014 11:00 AM)CyberBull Wrote:  It may perhaps unfair to hold UCF to a different standard based on the P5 standards that are more based on TV contracts than play on the field, but UCF will have to prove that last year was NOT a fluke.

Fact: UCF did not dominate the AAC last year. They could have easily lost four or five games.
Fact: UCF lost a lot to graduation and early departure so they have a lot to prove to see if they can replace a Bortles and 3 OL and starting tailback.
Fact: UCF's defense was 5th in the AAC but the writer is clueless if that is not a P5 level unit.
Which brings me to my last point: do you really think that ESPN is going to cut the AAC a break if didn't show the old Big East any fairness?

UCF and the AAC will have to prove guys like this wrong.

Instead of responding to his tweets...ignore ppl like that b/f they obviously have an agenda.

(08-13-2014 11:00 AM)CyberBull Wrote:  It may perhaps be unfair to hold UCF to a different standard, but UCF will have to prove that last year was NOT a fluke.

Fact: UCF did not dominate the AAC last year. They could have easily lost four or five games.
Fact: UCF lost a lot to graduation and early departures so they have a lot to prove to see if they can replace a Bortles and 3 OL and their starting tailback. GOL knows how to develop OL & RB but kids like Bortles are a rarity
Fact: UCF's defense was 5th in the AAC but the writer is clueless if he thinks that is not a P5 level unit.

Which brings me to my last point: do you really think that ESPN is going to cut the AAC a break if didn't show the old Big East any fairness or respect? It's funny how all the supposedly crappy BE programs like Cuse, Pitt, WVU et al are now considered power schools b/c they got stolen by the ACC. If I was a UCF fan...you have a right to be upset...but you guys and the rest of the AAC will have to prove guys like this wrong.

Instead of responding to his tweets...ignore ppl like that b/f they obviously have an agenda.

(08-13-2014 11:42 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Where does he (cyberbull) say last years UCF doesn't deserve to be ranked. And unless it's some crazy rivalry trolling he agrees that UCF's defense is really good.

(08-13-2014 12:02 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  [quote='DowdyPirate' pid='10989354' dateline='1407948158']
Where does he (cyberbull) say last years UCF doesn't deserve to be ranked. And unless it's some crazy rivalry trolling he agrees that UCF's defense is really good.

(08-13-2014 11:00 AM)CyberBull Wrote:  It may perhaps be unfair to hold UCF to a different standard, but UCF will have to prove that last year was NOT a fluke.

Fact: UCF did not dominate the AAC last year. They could have easily lost four or five games.
Fact: UCF lost a lot to graduation and early departures so they have a lot to prove to see if they can replace a Bortles and 3 OL and their starting tailback. GOL knows how to develop OL & RB but kids like Bortles are a rarity
Fact: UCF's defense was 5th in the AAC but the writer is clueless if he thinks that is not a P5 level unit.

Which brings me to my last point: do you really think that ESPN is going to cut the AAC a break if didn't show the old Big East any fairness or respect? It's funny how all the supposedly crappy BE programs like Cuse, Pitt, WVU et al are now considered power schools b/c they got stolen by the ACC. If I was a UCF fan...you have a right to be upset...but you guys and the rest of the AAC will have to prove guys like this wrong.

Instead of responding to his tweets...ignore ppl like that b/f they obviously have an agenda.

(08-13-2014 12:11 PM)NestaKnight1 Wrote:  

(08-13-2014 12:02 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  [quote='DowdyPirate' pid='10989354' dateline='1407948158']
Where does he (cyberbull) say last years UCF doesn't deserve to be ranked. And unless it's some crazy rivalry trolling he agrees that UCF's defense is really good.

That's what I was thinking too, DP... All CyberBull is saying is that the AAC has a great squad of football programs who can bring it to any of them (So called
5) too.

Love this "Florida will destroy this UCF team" quote... I bet it was a Florida assistant who said it.
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Just insert "Baylor" for "Florida" in the above quote, and we've heard it all before. How did that work out?