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RE: Did your team's season just end?
(12-01-2019 03:17 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote: OK, I have to ask: Why do you call UCF an "Erector Set"?
It's just a snarky term for UCF's stadium, which was built basically as a bare-bones steel/aluminum skeletal structure, hence the resemblance to an "erector set".
Also, the stadium has had structural issues, IIRC, UCF sued the main contractor a couple years back because of structural defects. One thing that boggles my mind is the dumb "Bounce House" jumping up and down that UCF students do at the the games. Why on earth do they think the thing bounces? Because it's a poorly built erector set. I'd be afraid of it collapsing.
That said, the snark has a tinge of envy to it. Truth is, UCF made a good strategic move in building an on-campus stadium, and USF is still trying to play catch-up in that department.
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RE: Did your team's season just end?
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RE: Did your team's season just end?
Yep, as did your 2nd team’s Quo
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RE: Did your team's season just end?
Yes and no (although it should be a second no). My UG school (Brockport) got shut out in the second round of the D3 playoffs. My grad school (Florida State) fired its coach last month and will be playing in a bowl game that will be in either Detroit or Shreveport.
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RE: Did your team's season just end?
(12-02-2019 11:04 AM)quo vadis Wrote: (12-01-2019 03:17 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote: OK, I have to ask: Why do you call UCF an "Erector Set"?
It's just a snarky term for UCF's stadium, which was built basically as a bare-bones steel/aluminum skeletal structure, hence the resemblance to an "erector set".
Also, the stadium has had structural issues, IIRC, UCF sued the main contractor a couple years back because of structural defects. One thing that boggles my mind is the dumb "Bounce House" jumping up and down that UCF students do at the the games. Why on earth do they think the thing bounces? Because it's a poorly built erector set. I'd be afraid of it collapsing.
That said, the snark has a tinge of envy to it. Truth is, UCF made a good strategic move in building an on-campus stadium, and USF is still trying to play catch-up in that department.
I've only been there the one time, but they do get pretty loud and the stadium does shake quite a bit from all the jumping.
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RE: Did your team's season just end?
(12-01-2019 03:00 PM)stever20 Wrote: and what's amazing is this year was actually a week longer than normal.
Hopefully TPTB make that the case indefinitely (regardless of where Labor Day falls). College football is better the more warm weather games there are.
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RE: Did your team's season just end?
Yep, ended the year 5-7, though at least won the last game of the year. The offseason is far too long even when we played in a bowl game.
Whereas baseball seems to go on forever.
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