(08-19-2015 08:33 AM)KnightLight Wrote: (08-18-2015 08:48 PM)CyberBull Wrote: He lost to FIU and Buffalo..which is essentially the same thing.
Ah...no.
UCF lost at Buffalo (and everyone else) in 2004 in their 3rd and last season in MAC (O'Leary's first) and UCF lost at FIU in 2011, the same FIU team that won at Big East Louisville the week before...and was one of the few seasons FIU ever went to a bowl. (FIU scored 14 pts off 1 offensive play and won the game 14-10 vs UCF).
No...those losses are not the same as losing at HOME to any Div I-AA team by 32 points while entering your 9th and last BCS season.
Final Score was 53-21
I agree the mccheese lost was terrible and the worst in USf history.
That said, I will give him a semi pass as they were all Skip's players. Not an excuse, but Skip left cupboard beyond bare.
The talent level is off the charts now compared to then. All we need is a reliable QB. Hoping one of Flowers, Bench, or Woulard is that guy.
The RB position is absolutely stacked behond belief. It wouldn't surprised me to see close to TWO 1,000 yard rushers at USf this year. Everyone knows about Mack, but there is very little dropoff to Tice and Johnson.
We keep hearing good things about Steven Bench in fall camp. It'll probably be Flowers, but Bench may be a better passer.
If Woulard is eligible, he will be starter by game 3. Still awaiting word on waiver.
Flowers passing is a work in progress, but he's an electric runner. Offense more tailored to him.
USF has the talent to get bowl eligible without question......IF QB play improves at all this year. That's the bottom line.