UCF Knight Talk

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Two weeks to go

OK it's actualy 15 days until kickoff of the 2016 football season for the UCF Knights.  The plans are being made for the first tailgate of the season which basically comes down to what food am I going to serve to go with my beer.  I am very excited about seeing all of the changes that have come about since the close of that miserable 2015 football season.  As I mentioned in the previous post we have an all new coaching staff who have taken the program in a completely different direction than we had been going.  The culture has surely changed drastically and it is apparent from all of the interviews with all of the coaches and players I have seen going all the way back to spring football.  New uniforms have made it to campus and they look really sharp.  I was kind of against not having gold be more of a prominent feature of the uniforms, I mean gold is one of our primary colors but in the end I don't think gold on a jersey or pants ever loos very good.

Speaking of new, our new video board at BHNS is starting to take shape and not a moment too soon.  I am not sure why they decided to wait so long before constructing it but it appears as though it will be finished soon.

Video panels going up! pic.twitter.com/5E07905YB9

— Patrick Ransdell (@PatrickRansdell) August 18, 2016

Yeah, this video board is going to be sick!!

I am also look forward with much anticipation to the new audio system that is supposed to be installed for this season.  The old audio system was awful, it was just big and loud which is OK if you are sitting at the opposite end of the stadium as the speakers but not so great if you are sitting in the north end of the stadium.

So here a are a few weeks away from the first game of the year and the excitement is palpable.  I'm so excited I just can't hide it!



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Go Knights! #ChargeOn !!!!

What a nightmare! and A New Hope

What a nightmare!  I just woke up and had this terrible dream that our beloved football team just completed the worst season in our relatively young history.  Not only did we go 0-12, our offense was the worst in the nation by a large margin and the defense was not that much better.  We lost to FIU and Furman at home (yes, Furman).  At the end of each of those games the visiting head coaches got Gatorade baths.............................OK it wasn't literally a nightmare but it sure did feel like one.  By the end of the season the entire team was completely demoralized and it showed. The hardest part about living through last year was that we had just come off of back to back Conference Championships, and an 0-12 was a complete letdown (understatement of the year).

2016 is a new year. We have a new head coach , a new Athletic Director, new uniforms, new video displays at Brighthouse Stadium (soon) and a bunch of optimism.

Yeah......new uniforms.......



Our new head coach comes directly from being the Offensive Coordinator at Oregon, a team that is known for being able to put a lot of points on the scoreboard quickly and efficiently. First appearances show that he is completely opposite in style from our previous head coach which probably is a good thing considering how last year went.  A total separation from last years disaster was going to be the only way that any optimism could get off the ground.  Coach Frost is promising to go fast (see #UCFast) and try and bring the brand of football that has been very successful for the Oregon Ducks.

This video is a few years old but it gives you an idea of the type of offense that we'll be running:



Now you can get an idea why me and a bunch of other Knight fans are so excited about the upcoming football season.  Last year ended very badly but I don't think that the excitement level I am seeing and experiencing would have happened had Danny White (new A.D.) not hired Coach Scott Frost.

52 days and counting.  Go Knights! #ChargeOn !