(01-02-2019 09:25 AM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  People can go back and forth on things all they want, but people can also claim if those mistakes by LSU didn't happen it would have been a 30 point win and so on. (Whatever they were saying on twitter, actual comments I read).

Yep, LSU made mistakes and so did UCF. There were bad calls both ways. Both sides had injuries. That's all part of football. You don't get a do-over so all you can do is congratulate the other team and get ready for the next game.

So congrats to LSU. Great team and fun to watch. Next up is Florida A&M, August 31st.

(01-02-2019 07:02 AM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  

(01-01-2019 09:16 PM)I_LUV_MEMPHISTIGERS Wrote:  P5 Elitists drive me batshit.

The announcers played the "P5 vs G5 storyline" that was void of any analysis. That's the ESPN Marketing line they were paid to promulgate.

They clearly have Amnesia of the AAC ram-rodding Auburn last season. The guy didn't even know if UCF's uniform was "dark blue or light black."

Either a troll, or a complete dipshit that's never watched a single UCF game enough to even know what their colors are.

We simply need an 8-team playoff where one seat is for the highest-ranked G5.

Football talking heads don't seem to understand what makes BB March Madness so entertaining to watch. Loyola was the storyline last season, moreso than the eventual champion (can't even remember who that was). Even though a handful of bigger "brand names" were left to the NIT while tiny conference champions got in, it makes for a more interesting set up.

I personally don't have any faith the Committee wouldn't just handicap us 4 additional spots in the opening rankings to compensate for the 4 additional teams they want added in the Playoffs, if they expanded to 8 teams.

(01-02-2019 07:52 AM)st932253 Wrote:  

(01-02-2019 06:47 AM)Agust Wrote:  Houston and UCF are dominant teams when they have their QB but plain suck when they don't.

I really hope these teams find some signal callers soon. It completely changes the team.

Are you really comparing the two? We just outscored Memphis and put up more points against LSU than just about anyone. QB play wasn’t elite but I wouldn’t say we sucked out there.

I can bump it up to -Meh.

The game against LSU was inspiring and all and yall almost had them. But the only thing the team was missing was a QB. That LSU team had it's fair share of injuries and the whole gameplan for UCF was not pretty.

They had their will with yall and well..it was good effort. If they wanted to they could have did some real damage. The score was closer than it could have been if they just weren't focused on running out the clock instead of putting up points.

They knew yall were at a disadvantaged and were just basically playing take a way. The whole team changed from just one player.
I'm not sure how you take that as a dig. it happens. A QB can really change the dynamics of a team/game.

(01-01-2019 07:17 PM)knightmite Wrote:  

(01-01-2019 05:26 PM)Hilltop75 Wrote:  When that dufus announcer said
UCF was not playoff worthy I just
Wanted to tell him Notre Dame was real playoff worthy...NOT.....
Its like these talking heads were all given talking points to insure we just have 4 teams in the Alabama Invitational playoff

It was a classless thing for an announcer to say after a hard fought loss. This was the same announcer that said at the start of the game that UCF had to come from behind to beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl last season. What a dumb*** and a SEC homer.

Yes it was classless. It was also classless when the announcer (forget which one) also made the claim that the UCF QB isn't ready to come back against LSU, his last comeback was against Memphis, and well lets be honest it's Memphis. Totally classless and uncalled for, basically saying the AAC is so inferior, well just ask Ole Miss, UCLA, Auburn, Florida State, Oklahoma, amongst others how inferior the AAC is . Why not just say LSU is a tough team to make a comeback on and leave it at that. That's why I hate that P5 bullsh!t. So F-em, everyone last one of em. So congrats UCF, even in a loss you made yourself along with our conference proud. On to 2019. GO TIGERS!

(01-02-2019 12:14 PM)wylioats Wrote:  

(01-01-2019 07:17 PM)knightmite Wrote:  

(01-01-2019 05:26 PM)Hilltop75 Wrote:  When that dufus announcer said
UCF was not playoff worthy I just
Wanted to tell him Notre Dame was real playoff worthy...NOT.....
Its like these talking heads were all given talking points to insure we just have 4 teams in the Alabama Invitational playoff

It was a classless thing for an announcer to say after a hard fought loss. This was the same announcer that said at the start of the game that UCF had to come from behind to beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl last season. What a dumb*** and a SEC homer.

Yes it was classless. It was also classless when the announcer (forget which one) also made the claim that the UCF QB isn't ready to come back against LSU, his last comeback was against Memphis, and well lets be honest it's Memphis. Totally classless and uncalled for, basically saying the AAC is so inferior, well just ask Ole Miss, UCLA, Auburn, Florida State, Oklahoma, amongst others how inferior the AAC is . Why not just say LSU is a tough team to make a comeback on and leave it at that. That's why I hate that P5 bullsh!t. So F-em, everyone last one of em. So congrats UCF, even in a loss you made yourself along with our conference proud. On to 2019. GO TIGERS!

it is what it is...we know the real story. but what they do is hype a team up based on the play in the field. thats why they waited until the very end to really make their comments against the American. it was only when they for sure knew UCF wasn't coming back.

You have to take the good and the bad thats the way it is with announcers. and the american is in a easy vulnerable position to begin with so it makes for an easy target.
but these are often the same announcers that will praise ucf and bring doubt about the 4 team playoff just as easy as they will rag on them.

they are also the ones that will try and put us in a higher pedestal when it comes to the other G5 conferences. dont pay to much attention to what they say.

(01-02-2019 12:14 PM)wylioats Wrote:  

(01-01-2019 07:17 PM)knightmite Wrote:  

(01-01-2019 05:26 PM)Hilltop75 Wrote:  When that dufus announcer said
UCF was not playoff worthy I just
Wanted to tell him Notre Dame was real playoff worthy...NOT.....
Its like these talking heads were all given talking points to insure we just have 4 teams in the Alabama Invitational playoff

It was a classless thing for an announcer to say after a hard fought loss. This was the same announcer that said at the start of the game that UCF had to come from behind to beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl last season. What a dumb*** and a SEC homer.

Yes it was classless. It was also classless when the announcer (forget which one) also made the claim that the UCF QB isn't ready to come back against LSU, his last comeback was against Memphis, and well lets be honest it's Memphis. Totally classless and uncalled for, basically saying the AAC is so inferior, well just ask Ole Miss, UCLA, Auburn, Florida State, Oklahoma, amongst others how inferior the AAC is . Why not just say LSU is a tough team to make a comeback on and leave it at that. That's why I hate that P5 bullsh!t. So F-em, everyone last one of em. So congrats UCF, even in a loss you made yourself along with our conference proud. On to 2019. GO TIGERS!

It has been this way forever. The terms just change

(01-02-2019 09:53 AM)I_LUV_MEMPHISTIGERS Wrote:  

(01-02-2019 07:02 AM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  

(01-01-2019 09:16 PM)I_LUV_MEMPHISTIGERS Wrote:  P5 Elitists drive me batshit.

The announcers played the "P5 vs G5 storyline" that was void of any analysis. That's the ESPN Marketing line they were paid to promulgate.

They clearly have Amnesia of the AAC ram-rodding Auburn last season. The guy didn't even know if UCF's uniform was "dark blue or light black."

Either a troll, or a complete dipshit that's never watched a single UCF game enough to even know what their colors are.

We simply need an 8-team playoff where one seat is for the highest-ranked G5.

Football talking heads don't seem to understand what makes BB March Madness so entertaining to watch. Loyola was the storyline last season, moreso than the eventual champion (can't even remember who that was). Even though a handful of bigger "brand names" were left to the NIT while tiny conference champions got in, it makes for a more interesting set up.

I personally don't have any faith the Committee wouldn't just handicap us 4 additional spots in the opening rankings to compensate for the 4 additional teams they want added in the Playoffs, if they expanded to 8 teams.

I would say the top-ranked G5 gets a reserved spot regardless of where they land in the final rankings.

P5-ers would predictably shout it down, saying that it prevents a "more deserving" P5. But again, March Madness is widely accepted even though a couple teams missing the bubble probably have a better resume than a few small conference champions.

Last year - #9 Penn State 35, #12 Washington 28 - Attendance - 61,842
This year - #11 LSU 40, #7 UCF 32 - Attendance - 69,927

Increase of over 8,000 fans.

The most important thing to consider, is somebody somewhere in need, hopefully got a free Playstation out of this bowl game.

(01-02-2019 09:52 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  

(01-02-2019 09:25 AM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  People can go back and forth on things all they want, but people can also claim if those mistakes by LSU didn't happen it would have been a 30 point win and so on. (Whatever they were saying on twitter, actual comments I read).

Yep, LSU made mistakes and so did UCF. There were bad calls both ways. Both sides had injuries. That's all part of football. You don't get a do-over so all you can do is congratulate the other team and get ready for the next game.

So congrats to LSU. Great team and fun to watch. Next up is Florida A&M, August 31st.

Most games are probably decided by which team makes the fewest amount of mistakes vs the team that made the most exciting play.

UCF made some COSTLY mistakes, plus they struggled mightily at times on offense...and while they were 6 inches away from an onside kick for an opportunity to drive for a tying score...you can't make that many mistakes when you are struggling to win.

(01-04-2019 01:50 PM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-02-2019 09:52 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  

(01-02-2019 09:25 AM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  People can go back and forth on things all they want, but people can also claim if those mistakes by LSU didn't happen it would have been a 30 point win and so on. (Whatever they were saying on twitter, actual comments I read).

Yep, LSU made mistakes and so did UCF. There were bad calls both ways. Both sides had injuries. That's all part of football. You don't get a do-over so all you can do is congratulate the other team and get ready for the next game.

So congrats to LSU. Great team and fun to watch. Next up is Florida A&M, August 31st.

Most games are probably decided by which team makes the fewest amount of mistakes vs the team that made the most exciting play.

UCF made some COSTLY mistakes, plus they struggled mightily at times on offense...and while they were 6 inches away from an onside kick for an opportunity to drive for a tying score...you can't make that many mistakes when you are struggling to win.

The power of perspective. I thought Ucf benefited quite a bit from sloppy play from lsu. Ucf benefited greatly, allowing you guys to keep within striking distance in spite of being outgained significantly and dominated in time of possession.

(01-05-2019 11:02 PM)Halfcourt Wrote:  

(01-04-2019 01:50 PM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-02-2019 09:52 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  

(01-02-2019 09:25 AM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  People can go back and forth on things all they want, but people can also claim if those mistakes by LSU didn't happen it would have been a 30 point win and so on. (Whatever they were saying on twitter, actual comments I read).

Yep, LSU made mistakes and so did UCF. There were bad calls both ways. Both sides had injuries. That's all part of football. You don't get a do-over so all you can do is congratulate the other team and get ready for the next game.

So congrats to LSU. Great team and fun to watch. Next up is Florida A&M, August 31st.

Most games are probably decided by which team makes the fewest amount of mistakes vs the team that made the most exciting play.

UCF made some COSTLY mistakes, plus they struggled mightily at times on offense...and while they were 6 inches away from an onside kick for an opportunity to drive for a tying score...you can't make that many mistakes when you are struggling to win.

The power of perspective. I thought Ucf benefited quite a bit from sloppy play from lsu. Ucf benefited greatly, allowing you guys to keep within striking distance in spite of being outgained significantly and dominated in time of possession.

Bad calls on both sides led teams to wonder what was going to be called and what wasn't. Again it was against both teams.

As for dominance of a game and losing, look no further than the Pitt/Stanford game. Pitt was dominating in every aspect but would up losing. The announcers in that game pointed out that with all that dominance that Stanford was still within one score of taking the leads, which they did and wound up winning.

The best chance UCF had to get back into the game, and possibly change the time of possession a little was on their first drive of the second half. On 3rd and medium, there was an obvious pass interference that wasn't called. Even the pro-LSU announcers called it out.

The 3 and out cost them time of possession and maybe momentum as the drive could have led to giving them the lead with a score. That was the end of UCF's chances right there IMO.