We win 19-10 against the worst football team in the MAC and all of college football. Where does that put UCF? Right near the bottom.
The score at the half was UCF 12 and Buffalo 10. If we did not run a punt back for a TD we only win by 2 points.


Ohio is going to kick the living $hit out of us next week. Man is it going to be ugly. I can't wait to see Ohio kick our asses all over the field next week. 7 days until our next embarrassment. How low can UCF football sink this year. We are damn lucky that we beat Buffalo. It should be a close game against EMU. I am guessing they will probably beat us.


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Knight in Shining Armor Wrote:We win 19-10 against the worst football team in the MAC and all of college football. Where does that put UCF? Right near the bottom.
The score at the half was UCF 12 and Buffalo 10. If we did not run a punt back for a TD we only win by 2 points.


    Ohio is going to kick the living $hit out of us next week. Man is it going to be ugly. I can't wait to see Ohio kick our asses all over the field next week. 7 days until our next embarrassment. How low can UCF football sink this year. We are damn lucky that we beat Buffalo. It should be a close game against EMU. I am guessing they will probably beat us.


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That's terrible, dude!! We rushed for 298 yards and had a backup QB, too add. You suck!! Quit kissing these MAC guy's ******es!! WE WON!!

If any fan sucks...it's YOU!!

We are 1-3 and coming off a loss to Kent..yet we had 23K vs. Buffalo. The rest of the MAC wouldn't even clear 13K (except maybe Marshall and Miami).

NIU..the MAC's "Darlings" only had 21K and they are RANKED!! That's sad!! That's very very SAD!! They're excuse...."THE CUBS WERE PLAYING." Huh?

I only wish UCF had the season NIU had!! If we were undefeated....and had beaten the teams NIU has...we'd have 40K plus vs. Buffalo!!


and you wonder why I hate the MAC!!

You hate the MAC because you are getting your asses handed to you and cant win it. That is why you hate it. You hate it because you thought you were better than anyone in the MAC and now you are finding out that you are maybe middle of the pack. You hate the MAC because it has burst your bubble that you had built around your overblown opinion of your school and your recruits.

Oh, and one more reason:

Goldenbuc, you have fallen into the "Herd mind-set" trap that demands rurally or small town located MAC teams like NIU, Miami, and OU (name your favorite) can generate 30K every night or their fan support sucks. We have the same problem that I presume UCF to have, that being that the midwest is dominated by the bigger conferences (B10 & ND in our case, the SEC/ACC in your case). Kids grow up seeing B10 sports on the tube, and the smaller MAC programs usually draw from their own students and alumni, not that much of the population as a whole. Result: a smaller overall fan base.

NIU is located in DeKalb, IL (not really that near Chicago and usually receives little notice here except when they are winning). They usually average 15-20K per game in home attendance, and this year alone have had two crowds in excess of 28K, both records at the time of the respective game. NIU will likely average close to 25K this year, and that's d__ed good in my book.

Same is true of Miami..........we draw well for big rivalry games (like UC for which we had a SRO crowd of 27.5K). Akron is not a big rival, and we had about 20K on hand for the game Saturday.....not great, but not bady really either in our 25K stadium.

UCF has a relatively weak fan base spread out among the millions in Orlando, and I suspect if you're ever any good you can get better crowds than many MAC schools (i.e. the bandwagon fans), but first you've got to win some games. Besides, I would be willing to bet that having 20K in a 25K stadium has more game atmosphere than 25K in your 60K stadium.

[quote="Goldenbuc"] [quote="Knight in Shining Armor"] We win 19-10 against the worst football team in the MAC and all of college football. Where does that put UCF? Right near the bottom.
The score at the half was UCF 12 and Buffalo 10. If we did not run a punt back for a TD we only win by 2 points.

Knight in Shining Armor Wrote:We win 19-10 against the worst football team in the MAC and all of college football. Where does that put UCF? Right near the bottom.
The score at the half was UCF 12 and Buffalo 10. If we did not run a punt back for a TD we only win by 2 points.


Ohio is going to kick the living $hit out of us next week. Man is it going to be ugly. I can't wait to see Ohio kick our asses all over the field next week. 7 days until our next embarrassment. How low can UCF football sink this year. We are damn lucky that we beat Buffalo. It should be a close game against EMU. I am guessing they will probably beat us.


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The game was not as close as the final score was.

The D held Buffalo to 50 yards of offense the entire second half.

We didnt put very many points on the board because we are breaking in a new QB.

But Kruz still needs to go!

I'd like to reply to this piece of crap post. Buffalo was never close to winning this game. Our D allowed 50 yards in the 2nd half. We ran for 300 yards total, we had 1 TD taken away on a BS call, a horrible 4th down spot on the 11 yard line, a horrible kick from our kicker, and about 4 guys wide open for touchdowns that our brand new qb missed.....he's new so I'll give him a break. This game could have easily been 38-10. If Schneider was there it could have easily been 50-10. UCF dominated this game, the score just didn't totally refelct that. But thats ok. The other MAC teams can gloat seeing UCF won by 9 points, since afterall, they are obsessed with us. Oh, and by the way.....23,000 people showed up to watch a 1-3 team coming off a loss to Kent St and playing BUFFALO. I think it's safe to say that we have or are building a nice fan base.


This is for the poster who said something about the atmosphere in a 60K stadium. The upper deck is not used and is dark. Sometimes I have to look to remind myself its still there. The lower bowl is still bigger than most MAC stadiums, but the atmosphere is still VERY good non the less. No different than your stadium.

The Knight Time Wrote:The other MAC teams can gloat seeing UCF won by 9 points, since afterall, they are obsessed with us. 

Personally, I've been taking Xanax to help me get over my obsession with UCF.

exCincy Kid Wrote:Goldenbuc, you have fallen into the "Herd mind-set" trap that demands rurally or small town located MAC teams like NIU, Miami, and OU (name your favorite) can generate 30K every night or their fan support sucks. We have the same problem that I presume UCF to have, that being that the midwest is dominated by the bigger conferences (B10 & ND in our case, the SEC/ACC in your case). Kids grow up seeing B10 sports on the tube, and the smaller MAC programs usually draw from their own students and alumni, not that much of the population as a whole. Result: a smaller overall fan base.

NIU is located in DeKalb, IL (not really that near Chicago and usually receives little notice here except when they are winning). They usually average 15-20K per game in home attendance, and this year alone have had two crowds in excess of 28K, both records at the time of the respective game. NIU will likely average close to 25K this year, and that's d__ed good in my book.

Same is true of Miami..........we draw well for big rivalry games (like UC for which we had a SRO crowd of 27.5K). Akron is not a big rival, and we had about 20K on hand for the game Saturday.....not great, but not bady really either in our 25K stadium.

UCF has a relatively weak fan base spread out among the millions in Orlando, and I suspect if you're ever any good you can get better crowds than many MAC schools (i.e. the bandwagon fans), but first you've got to win some games. Besides, I would be willing to bet that having 20K in a 25K stadium has more game atmosphere than 25K in your 60K stadium.

About the atmosphere thing. it's not really that bad. When we get 25K it seems like the lower bowl is pretty much filled in. Except for the Open end where the cannon is shot off. Nobody will sit there. The atmosphere is just fine with 25K because the upper bowl is always unavailable. Not bad at all. Come on down.

I think being in the MAC has helped the fan base. It was really hard to get excited as an independent. BTW, I drove 12 hours to make it to the game this weekend.

The Knight Time Wrote:I'd like to reply to this piece of crap post. Buffalo was never close to winning this game. Our D allowed 50 yards in the 2nd half. We ran for 300 yards total, we had 1 TD taken away on a BS call, a horrible 4th down spot on the 11 yard line, a horrible kick from our kicker, and about 4 guys wide open for touchdowns that our brand new qb missed.....he's new so I'll give him a break. This game could have easily been 38-10. If Schneider was there it could have easily been 50-10. UCF dominated this game, the score just didn't totally refelct that. But thats ok. The other MAC teams can gloat seeing UCF won by 9 points, since afterall, they are obsessed with us. Oh, and by the way.....23,000 people showed up to watch a 1-3 team coming off a loss to Kent St and playing BUFFALO. I think it's safe to say that we have or are building a nice fan base.


This is for the poster who said something about the atmosphere in a 60K stadium. The upper deck is not used and is dark. Sometimes I have to look to remind myself its still there. The lower bowl is still bigger than most MAC stadiums, but the atmosphere is still VERY good non the less. No different than your stadium.

TKT nice to see you getting positive again. The win against Buff was not accurately represented in the score. What did you think of the fumble return TD being called back against us.

exCincy Kid Wrote:Goldenbuc, you have fallen into the "Herd mind-set" trap that demands rurally or small town located MAC teams like NIU, Miami, and OU (name your favorite) can generate 30K every night or their fan support sucks.  We have the same problem that I presume UCF to have, that being that the midwest is dominated by the bigger conferences (B10 & ND in our case, the SEC/ACC in your case).  Kids grow up seeing B10 sports on the tube, and the smaller MAC programs usually draw from their own students and alumni, not that much of the population as a whole.  Result: a smaller overall fan base.

NIU is located in DeKalb, IL (not really that near Chicago and usually receives little notice here except when they are winning).  They usually average 15-20K per game in home attendance, and this year alone have had two crowds in excess of 28K, both records at the time of the respective game.  NIU will likely average close to 25K this year, and that's d__ed good in my book.

Same is true of Miami..........we draw well for big rivalry games (like UC for which we had a SRO crowd of 27.5K).  Akron is not a big rival, and we had about 20K on hand for the game Saturday.....not great, but not bady really either in our 25K stadium. 

UCF  has a relatively weak fan base spread out among the millions in Orlando, and I suspect if you're ever any good you can get better crowds than many MAC schools (i.e. the bandwagon fans), but first you've got to win some games.  Besides, I would be willing to bet that having 20K in a 25K stadium has more game atmosphere than 25K in your 60K stadium.

UCF doesn't have a weak fan base....the MAC doesn't draw in Orlando!! We've had 50K in our stadium and 40K plus a bunch of times...that was as an Indy. Once we made the MAC schools a permanent home schedule....our fans jumped off last year. It has improved this year...but as long as UCF is in the MAC...23-25K will be the norm...and that's not acceptable.

I don't care whether or not UCF wins or loses the MAC...I hate it!! I'm a kid that grew around SEC play...and die-hard rabid southern college football fans!! Home fans and traveling fans alike!! You just don't get that with the MAC!!

You can defend it all you want...but the reality of the MAC's situation is true!! UCF isn't happy with it the status quo attitude that the MAC schools have regarding attendance!! They let go and blame the "bigger schools" played at the same time. Bull******!

Even NIU fans have said that they only seem to draw when a BCS team comes to town...OHIO only got them 21K. SAD!!

I HATE THE MAC!! This has nothing to do with whether or not UCF wins or loses the MAC!! We could win it 5 years in a row...and I'd still hate it!!

[QUOTE]we draw well for big rivalry games (like UC for which we had a SRO crowd of 27.5K). Akron is not a big rival, and we had about 20K on hand for the game Saturday.....not great, but not bady really either in our 25K stadium.[QUOTE]

That says it all....PATHETIC!!

Hate UCF all you want....I don't care. I shouldn't say I hate the MAC...I shouldn't really even care. Actually, I just hate being in the MAC!!

No need to post here, then.

Goldenbuc - the last time I checked, the SEC was not offering us a spot in their conference.

UCF doesn't draw well unless Daunte is in his senior year and we've played some good games. Quit smokin the weed man, you make us look like we're snobs and we have absolutely nothing to be snobbish about.

I completely disagree that as long as we're in the MAC the crowds will stink. Its only our second year man! Rivalries take time to grow. If we were playing Marshall at a better time than the ridiculous one the MAC picked out this year, we would have had an enormous crowd. Who knows, maybe we still will if our team ever stops thinking they're still a 1-AA squad.

Its cool to support your team, but do it with class and from an objective viewpoint.

Goldenbuc, it'd be nice for midwest MAC schools to be in the B10, too, but it ain't gonna happen. As for UCF, with the potential of Orlando perhaps you'll get a shot of getting into a more pretigious conference, but it won't be based on the play of your football program.

Why do you post here, anyway, if you hate all things MAC (esp. losses I'm guessing) so much?

Goldenbuc Wrote:We are 1-3 and coming off a loss to Kent..yet we had 23K vs. Buffalo. The rest of the MAC wouldn't even clear 13K (except maybe Marshall and Miami).

We'll see about that.....Toledo hosts Buffalo this year. It will be our 1st MAC contest against them. You don't think Toledo can get a decent crowd for Buffalo?

Quick shout out to the few Buffalo fans who were at the game.
It was a small smattering of blue shirts, but you guys were loud.
I was on the other side of the field from you, and I could hear your chants and cheers all too well.

You guys were great!

Ni

UCF has potential as a market and a fan base. I just don't know how much better it would be in a possibly depleted C-USA -- perhaps a little better, since you'd have USF and some other southern teams.

[quote="herdfannindy"]You hate the MAC because you are getting your asses handed to you and cant win it.