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UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
Apparently UCF turned down a 2 for 1 with Florida and it reminded me of a similar situation we had when RC was still AD. Does anyone remember the school he declined to play? I'm not sure if it was a 2 for 1 or just a straight up buy game.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
I remember we had the opportunity for a one off at Notre Dame. I'm not sure why it didn't happen.
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12-18-2018 02:56 PM |
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
I don't blame them and am glad they turned it down.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
I would have jumped all over it. Having the opportunity to beat Florida 3 times is worth it. We are the G5, it is unfair, and it sucks, but it is a fact.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
see if they'll give us the same deal.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 03:01 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote: I don't blame them and am glad they turned it down.
I agree. It was a UF stunt, and UCF shouldn't fall for it.
If Notre Dame or Texas or Bama wanted it, maybe. But this was just the in state school big brothering the up and coming school. UCF wise to ignore it.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 03:08 PM)Tigx Wrote: (12-18-2018 03:01 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote: I don't blame them and am glad they turned it down.
I agree. It was a UF stunt, and UCF shouldn't fall for it.
If Notre Dame or Texas or Bama wanted it, maybe. But this was just the in state school big brothering the up and coming school. UCF wise to ignore it.
They could have offered a Home and Home and a game @ Raymond James stadium...Which would have been at least 75% Florida fans
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 03:03 PM)memtigbb Wrote: I would have jumped all over it. Having the opportunity to beat Florida 3 times is worth it. We are the G5, it is unfair, and it sucks, but it is a fact.
if they accept that offer, then they will never get another home and home with a P5 school. if they accept that offer, it puts every school in our conference in a weakened bargaining position. forget florida and try and schedule oklahoma, or oklahoma state... schools that might like a trip to Orlando for recruiting purposes.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 03:01 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote: I don't blame them and am glad they turned it down.
the idiocy around here never ceases to amaze me
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 03:03 PM)memtigbb Wrote: I would have jumped all over it. Having the opportunity to beat Florida 3 times is worth it. We are the G5, it is unfair, and it sucks, but it is a fact.
You would never get your home game. Arkansas, Tennessee the SEC seems to have a history of canceling, buying out or just never scheduling the return game. Play 2 at Florida and then they would cancel.
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Marc Mensa
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 03:11 PM)macgar32 Wrote: (12-18-2018 03:08 PM)Tigx Wrote: (12-18-2018 03:01 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote: I don't blame them and am glad they turned it down.
I agree. It was a UF stunt, and UCF shouldn't fall for it.
If Notre Dame or Texas or Bama wanted it, maybe. But this was just the in state school big brothering the up and coming school. UCF wise to ignore it.
They could have offered a Home and Home and a game @ Raymond James stadium...Which would have been at least 75% Florida fans
Florida would have never accepted it, and they threw out the 2/1 because they knew UCF could never accept it.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 02:52 PM)okcomputer76 Wrote: Apparently UCF turned down a 2 for 1 with Florida and it reminded me of a similar situation we had when RC was still AD. Does anyone remember the school he declined to play? I'm not sure if it was a 2 for 1 or just a straight up buy game.
UCF wanted a neutral site game which was in the best financial interest of their program. [1] There's more in the article. UCF isn't afraid of anybody, but it's there's AD job to maximize revenue.
I don't blame them one bit.
[1] - https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/o...story.html
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 03:17 PM)btiger Wrote: (12-18-2018 03:01 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote: I don't blame them and am glad they turned it down.
the idiocy around here never ceases to amaze me
and b knows idiocy, as he displays every time he posts.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
UCF is one 7-5 season away from being right back with us, Houston, Boise, etc. They should have taken the offer and run.
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12-18-2018 03:25 PM |
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
NTR
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 03:22 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote: (12-18-2018 03:11 PM)macgar32 Wrote: (12-18-2018 03:08 PM)Tigx Wrote: (12-18-2018 03:01 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote: I don't blame them and am glad they turned it down.
I agree. It was a UF stunt, and UCF shouldn't fall for it.
If Notre Dame or Texas or Bama wanted it, maybe. But this was just the in state school big brothering the up and coming school. UCF wise to ignore it.
They could have offered a Home and Home and a game @ Raymond James stadium...Which would have been at least 75% Florida fans
Florida would have never accepted it, and they threw out the 2/1 because they knew UCF could never accept it.
Exactly, it was a marketing stunt.
And Florida sold 6,000 less season tickets this year than last, with a new coach. They had empty seats at every game.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 03:25 PM)TigersRuleAll Wrote: UCF is one 7-5 season away from being right back with us, Houston, Boise, etc. They should have taken the offer and run.
I'm guessing we all understand that UCF will one day lose a football game again. Doesn't mean they should accept the Florida offer/insult.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
This was a no-win situation for UCF.
Had they taken it, the narrative would have been "see, UCF isn't in a power league because they can't get H and H, they can only get 2-for-1's".
By them turning it down, its "them afraid to play the big schools."
Either way it doesn't work out well for UCF, and seems a petty move on Florida's part.
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 02:56 PM)ballhog Wrote: I remember we had the opportunity for a one off at Notre Dame. I'm not sure why it didn't happen.
Thank you, I couldn't remember for the life of me who the school was. I knew it was a major program.
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12-18-2018 04:13 PM |
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okcomputer76
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RE: UCF turns down 2 for 1 with Florida
(12-18-2018 04:08 PM)TigerFan40 Wrote: Had they taken it, the narrative would have been "see, UCF isn't in a power league because they can't get H and H, they can only get 2-for-1's".
That's the narrative anyway, they and we aren't in a power league. I think they should have taken it, it's their only shot to break through.
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