Central Florida 1/27 7:00 ESPN+

[leo from jersey]

who gets the first points? Vik Day day?

[Lobot]

UCF will be missing CJ Walker and Allen in this game. Short bench

[Lobot]

why can't we have our guys for home games, so tired of homer announcers
what explains this??

I was wondering the same thing. Has to be that he's in rotation for ESPN games. I can't imagine they'd put a homer on a away game broadcast on purpose.

[Bearcat9796]

ESPN+ = Eric Rothman, BJ Taylor

I believe BJ was a star for UCF during the last four Cronin years

why can't we have our guys for home games, so tired of homer announcers
what explains this??

[Lobot]

SOLD OUT . better late than never.

[Rufus]

Fans attending are encouraged to wear WHITE

We are going to have to have the help of fans for this one. If UCF smells blood they will become relentless. The fans need to be as noisy as they possibly can to pull this one off. Here's hoping everyone shows up to play and a couple of our guys have a hot shooting hand. Go 'cats

[Lobot]

Has anyone counted the number of players on UCF's roster? I counted 17. They have a lot of walk-ons.

I noticed that too and didn't post about it. Kinda wild.

[GoBearcats31]

Happy birthday, Dan Skillings

[leeraymond]

Has anyone counted the number of players on UCF's roster? I counted 17. They have a lot of walk-ons.

[leo from jersey]

Enquirer preview https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...f/72326156007/

Also, a CJ Fredrick update via the radio show (transcribed here https://www.si.com/college/cincinnat...r-and-closer):

"He walked out today and that probably gave me some good energy," Miller said during his weekly radio show on 700 WLW. "He started participating in our warm-up shooting drills. I looked at him and said, 'Hey, I thought you'd be in a beach chair somewhere, what are you doing out here shooting with us?' But I think he's heading in the right direction. I do think he's going to be back. You guys that are watching us. There are things that he does that you can see him helping if he was out there. his decision-making, his passing, obviously the shooting, his experience. So I don't know exactly when he'll be back but I think we're getting closer and closer."

The leadership which just might get this who team healthy plus a real good jump shot. Yes CWM we have watched the team without his leadership skills. That is why you recruited him and he has been the difference in close losses I think. We both can't wait to get him back.

[leeraymond]

No hype for this one. I think we're completely underestimating the Knights.

UCF is 12-6 and 3-3- in conference with a W over Kansas in Orlando. Jaylin Sellers and Darius Johnson make the offense go when it does go. They are not an offensive juggernaut . This is a lockdown defensive squad. They average 9 steals a game. They block shots, They gang rebound. They have height. The roster looks like the EPCOT Center restaurants. They even have a guard named Poohpha Warakulnukroh from Bangkok.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...tats/_/id/2116

You are correct. Not a lot of chatter for this one. UCF is a very good defensive team and they appear to have two go-to-guys (Sellers and Johnson). UC cannot afford to have three conference losses AT HOME. If UC loses to UCF at home, it would be three (3) home conference loses for UC. That would NOT be a good look. UC has been playing some very good and tough basketball during the stretch of games with the ranked teams. If UC continues to play the same way with fewer mistakes and turnovers, this UC team will win its share of conference games.

[GoBearcats31]

ESPN+ = Eric Rothman, BJ Taylor

I believe BJ was a star for UCF during the last four Cronin years

[GoBearcats31]

Enquirer preview https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...f/72326156007/

Also, a CJ Fredrick update via the radio show (transcribed here https://www.si.com/college/cincinnat...r-and-closer):

"He walked out today and that probably gave me some good energy," Miller said during his weekly radio show on 700 WLW. "He started participating in our warm-up shooting drills. I looked at him and said, 'Hey, I thought you'd be in a beach chair somewhere, what are you doing out here shooting with us?' But I think he's heading in the right direction. I do think he's going to be back. You guys that are watching us. There are things that he does that you can see him helping if he was out there. his decision-making, his passing, obviously the shooting, his experience. So I don't know exactly when he'll be back but I think we're getting closer and closer."

[longtimefan]

No hype for this one. I think we're completely underestimating the Knights.

UCF is 12-6 and 3-3- in conference with a W over Kansas in Orlando. Jaylin Sellers and Darius Johnson make the offense go when it does go. They are not an offensive juggernaut . This is a lockdown defensive squad. They average 9 steals a game. They block shots, They gang rebound. They have height. The roster looks like the EPCOT Center restaurants. They even have a guard named Poohpha Warakulnukroh from Bangkok.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...tats/_/id/2116

We need to make shots at home, or we lose.

[Pharmfam]

No hype for this one. I think we're completely underestimating the Knights.

UCF is 12-6 and 3-3- in conference with a W over Kansas in Orlando. Jaylin Sellers and Darius Johnson make the offense go when it does go. They are not an offensive juggernaut . This is a lockdown defensive squad. They average 9 steals a game. They block shots, They gang rebound. They have height. The roster looks like the EPCOT Center restaurants. They even have a guard named Poohpha Warakulnukroh from Bangkok.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...tats/_/id/2116

Hilarious! They have team breakfasts at the International House of Pancakes.