My ALMOST Flip Cup comeback

This would have been one of the great comebacks in Flip Cup, but in the end I came up short. Great job Tsonis on the editing.

The Tailgate- UTEP

We tailgated and ate some tasty food from Tijuana Flats. The best part is we won and we get to play another Saturday and another Tailgate!
So awesome. We get to spend some fun times with John, Heather and the girls, watch the Knights beat UTEP and another Tailgate party in the books.

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Tailgating - Marshall

Homecoming was great. This was really our 1st Homecoming with the parade and the game actually on UCF campus. The parade was lots of fun and after the parade we headed to watch a UCF Basketball exhibition.

I am looking forward to this hoops season. I think expectations are higher and we do not have the team to do it. We finished 2nd in the conference and we have lost 2 big players from last season- Peppers and Lavell. Hard to replace a SF and PF who led the team. Gary says it best on his Jerk Report - This years team will be on how MOD and JT play.

So we watched a half of the hoops and headed back to the tailgate to make some tasty burgers, hotdogs and Biggie S'mores.

Jason bought the burgers and potato salad- HOLY COW!! Amazing burger and was all great quality restaurant quality. Thanks again!

I was a grilling force- I grilled:
20 huge burgers
10 hotdogs
Reheated some sauteed onions I did.
and 25 Biggie S'mores.

I had one girl come up to me and said it was the best smell ever and wanted to pay me for a burger. I ended up giving her one, once I fed the group. After that I warmed up the Biggie S'mores and they were awesome - makes you feel like a kid again!

Once that was over we had to clear the tables and get the flip cup started. Huge Event- Knightro's Cup was the prize. Which I guess Tony and Cortni wanted to keep in a safe place from being stolen and left it at home.

We did lots of odds things with this round of games. The was game was to 7 , winner by 2 instead of the usual best of 7. Since there were more guys then girls; we rotated like volleyball and we could sub out. I think this was a factor along with us not flipping the cup right. We actually ran out of beer and had to suspend play to get more beer. In the end the ladies- Team Boobs- was triumphant over Deez Knights!

Once that occurred we all did our best to get into the game before kickoff.

Once we got into the game it was great seeing another packed BrightHouse. The place was pumping and jumping.
It never gets old jumping to Zombie Nation!
Jay and Erin did a BrightHouse 1st- fell asleep. You must be worn out to fall asleep in filled to capacity stadium while watching the best UCF player ever.

They were awake to see 24K run for an 87 yd TD run. That man is amazing. He is carrying the rock and the team to a bowl game. Amazing how long a season is. 1st we beat NC St play; we played Texas well. Then we fell apart vs ECU and USF. We come back and win 3 straight wins vs some good teams.

Now we are talking about winning out and it could become our best season ever. And as fans we have forgotten all about the meltdown during those 6 qts.

You do have to have amnesia and you have to take the season as one game ore season at a time. I love home football games. We have 1 game left and plan to make it one that is very memorable, since its the last game of the season- before a bowl game!

Go Knights!

UCF vs Tulsa

It was a good day to be a Knight. UCF wins vs a team that was 4-2 and #2 in offense.

Our tailgate was good- we had BBQ from Bubbaloos and they jipped us on the order so Tony and Cortni picked up some pizzas as well.

We go to see the unveiling of Knightro's Cup- its our new Flip Cup Trophy! We had a warn up and it was all "Deez Knights" the guys won 4-2 in a best of Flip 7. Championship series and winner takes the cup this coming Homecoming game! (Great Flip action pics by Jen!)

We played a ton of Bocce today. Steve, my father in law, and Dave just killed everyone. The weather help up and it was a good start befor the game. We were setup next to a DJ with a ghetto tarp Slip-n-Slide and they got everyone to attempt it.

I think the team played a complete game and at 1st it looked as if it would be long day with Tulsa scoring on its 1st 2 drives. However we made adjustments and started to put pressure on the QB and that pressure lead to sacks and 4 interceptions. Amazing what happens when you pressure the offense. W played a nice game offensively mixing up the run and pass. We also started some Seniors at the Wideout spot.

Since Kristen did not make the game. Steve and I met up with Kristen, Jay and Erin at Tijuana Flats!! Our favorite!

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USF game

UCF had the opportunity to have the storybook scenario. We have never beaten a ranked team (0-17) and we never have beaten USF. We could have beaten the number 5 team in the country and beat USF all at the same time.

Instead of it being the perfect scenario it became a total Knightmare for UCF and me.

Kristen was out of town and my boy Joe came up for the game and hung out with me this weekend.

We drove up in style; Joe rented a Chrysler 300 for the weekend and Gary, Joe and I headed out to meet up with Cortni, Tony, Ali and Rob in Tampa.

Due to the noon kick off and some Dale Mabry traffic we tailgated for about an hour and 45 mins. We made the best of our time. We played some 4 on 4, boy vs girl, flip cup- Guys won best out of 7.

Joe and I also saw a former fellow knight, Pat Nurse and he in turn introduced us to these girls who play this game- Drunken Dizzy Bat. I am never to say no to Dizzy bat. Now you may ask what is Drunken Dizzy Bat- You funnel a beer via a wiffle ball bat and then spin around 10 times (Dizzy bat) and then you swing the bat and try to hit the beer can you just funneled. Not easy and I basically went down for the count as soon as that 10th turn occurred.

Once we finished that exciting game (only one beer) we were off to meet with my friends- Brint, Maegan and Jason who are coming from the real South Florida (not the Tampa area).

I have never left a UCF football game early before this game. I was in total shock for most of the game. This game was painful to watch. I really felt like we were never in this game. It was close early on but you could tell on the field that USF was prepared and ready to hit us in the mouth several times.

I really don't know what there is to say about this game. I am disappointed in our teams effort and I was hoping to see some intensity and a better performance then the 2nd half meltdown vs ECU.

It was horrible to see me and other Knight fans just be demoralized and even worse seeing and actually leaving before the end of this game.

Of course it is hard to believe we are now half way done with our season. We are 3-3 and I have seen so many different versions of this team. I have no idea how this season will turn out and how the heck this team will recover from the beat down we have just received.

In the beginning of the season I just had bowl expectations. Then we played well vs NC State and then "almost" beat Texas. I had some thoughts that this was going to be special. We roll over Memphis and beat UL-Laf. We are 3-1 and looking like we have yet to play our best ball.

BAM! We overlook ECU and hand them the victory (5 turnovers in the 2nd half). With USF being the "rivalry" game- I expected us to be ready to run the ball and show the Bulls we ere for real. We the Bulls are for real and I have no idea what kind of team we have.

I just pray O'Leary and company can somehow regroup and refocus to play Tulsa at the Brighthouse next Saturday.

I know my friends and the rest of the KnightNation will need to regroup from this one. We need some good old Home Tailgating and some Zombie Nation and a win!

FYI: I will no longer be wearing white to away games (The past 2 weeks I have worn white for UCF away games = 2 UCF road loses).

Go Knights! We can do this- BELIEVE!

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ULL vs UCF

This was one of the best tailgates we have had. We had the Triple P in the house. Another great rounds of Flip Cup. It rained and I had to do some extreme tailgating on the grill. My Jerk Pork was loved. The rice and beans, wings, shrimp, cake, everything was just great! I am glad it did not rain during the game, but afterwards it came pouring down.

The team looked ok. 24K (Kevin Smith) is playing in a way Daunte did when he was hear. You are waiting in antcipation on what he will do next. He is a TD machine! Feels good that the Knights are 3-1. Halfway to being bowl eligible. Up next @ ECU.

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Memphis vs UCF

Looking for our 1st home win at the Brighthouse. We had a good time and it did not rain so that was a plus. By boy Miller Lite came to the game and experience my Mighty Knights slaughter the Memphis Tigers.

The night before we went out for my Birthday so it was a great weekend for me. I rarely experience a UCF on my birthday weekend.

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Our 1st real Home UCF Football !

I am so excited for the 1st game in our new stadium. You can tell that we are part of something great about to begin at UCF. All major college football programs have home stadiums. This is how traditions are born and established.

We took pictures of our 1st home game vs Texas. We tried making it a photo journal of the day. I will be updating the album and posting them for all to see.

Enjoy and if you have pics send them to me. Is it game time yet?

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