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DTP said:
He doesn’t even run a super fast offense anymore. UCF only ran 68 plays per game last year. They were one of the best rushing offenses in the nation though and they averaged 5.8 ypc despite nobody respecting the pass. Which is the problem with Gus’ offense and has been the problem since he was at Auburn. The passing game is never good. Part of the problem is he will almost always pick the better athlete at quarterback even if he can’t throw for ****. Jacurri Brown played quite a bit for him last year and was dynamic on the ground and worthless through the air. His passing concepts are outdated and one dimensional. Where an Air Raid is popular for only using a handful of plays from a bunch of different formations, Gus only uses a couple of formations and only runs a handful of plays. At best his passing offense does enough to keep the defense honest against the run but without an elite quarterback (FSU doesn’t have one) they will really struggle to throw the ball consistently.

One reason UCF was able to pad their rushing statistics is that they would often fall behind early and instead of trying to score quickly to get back into the game, they would continue to run the ball heavily and opponents would often just let them. They had chances to beat UF and Cincinnati but they played with no urgency. Almost like the were okay with keeping it close and not risking anything even if it gave them a chance to win.
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They were good on the ground partly because RJ Harvey was a really good back. Ucf fans were elated to see gus go
 
Social media having a field day with the recruit visit pics with castellanos handing the keys to their recent qb commit. Who mind you was pushed out of oklahomas class for Bentley.
 
305407cane said:
They were good on the ground partly because RJ Harvey was a really good back. Ucf fans were elated to see gus go
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They had a bunch of talented runners. Harvey is a legit back. Brown had over 400 yards and averaged over 7 ypc. Penny Boone was a guy we were trying to sign before we got Martinez. FSU doesn’t have the talent UCF had at running back although Castellanos will probably rack up yards.
 
htownkidd said:


lol
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My first reaction:
big bang theory smile GIF



My second reaction:
Is that real? Did he really say that??
 
305407cane said:
They were good on the ground partly because RJ Harvey was a really good back. Ucf fans were elated to see gus go
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Scott Frost brought the program back from the dead 10 years ago. Heupel maintained that success and kept them relevant. Malzhan took over and they got worse every year under him.
 
DTP said:
They had a bunch of talented runners. Harvey is a legit back. Brown had over 400 yards and averaged over 7 ypc. Penny Boone was a guy we were trying to sign before we got Martinez. FSU doesn’t have the talent UCF had at running back although Castellanos will probably rack up yards.
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Well said. Gus is not an offensive wizard anymore. Everyone caught onto the scheme. He won at Auburn a bit cause he recruited well especially at running back and had a very good defense. Always had good backers and DL especially and had some dbs drafted.
 
Stats02 said:
Scott Frost brought the program back from the dead 10 years ago. Heupel maintained that success and kept them relevant. Malzhan took over and they got worse every year under him.
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They got worse every year under Heupel too.
 
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305407cane said:
Bud Elliot also said on a recent cover 3 that they had no chance to install any offense in spring cause so many guys were missing. So that massacre will be something. Take bama to cover.
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Not going to matter that ol
Is about to get him killed regardless . I bet that was one of reasons
Cam chose Miami over fsu . They could have the best qb and rb in college with that **** ol the qb probably going to get hurt , what’s the bet the qb don’t make it the entire season
 
DTP said:
They got worse every year under Heupel too.
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Yes, they did get worse every year under Heupel. From 12-1 his first season in 2018 to 6-4 his final season in the shortened 2020 Covid season. Heupel’s second season in 2019, they finished 10-3. Still had a winning record every season and bowl appearance. Two seasons with 10+ wins.

Malzhan was 9-4 his first season at UCF in 2021 and 4-8 his final season, 2024. His 2nd season was about like his first with an additional loss.
His 3rd season, 2023, UCF went 6-6 in the regular season and lost the bowl game, ending them at 6-7 for the year. Two losing seasons out of 4. Never reached 10 wins.

Not trying to crown Heupel, just don’t think his regression at UCF was as bad as Malzhan’s.
 
Stats02 said:
Yes, they did get worse every year under Heupel. From 12-1 his first season in 2018 to 6-4 his final season in the shortened 2020 Covid season. Heupel’s second season in 2019, they finished 10-3. Still had a winning record every season and bowl appearance. Two seasons with 10+ wins.

Malzhan was 9-4 his first season at UCF in 2021 and 4-8 his final season, 2024. His 2nd season was about like his first with an additional loss.
His 3rd season, 2023, UCF went 6-6 in the regular season and lost the bowl game, ending them at 6-7 for the year. Two losing seasons out of 4. Never reached 10 wins.
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I mean, Heupel inherited an undefeated team that won a “national championship” and left a 6-4 team. Larry Coker’s run at Miami looks incredible in a vacuum with no context to the program he inherited and the one he left.

Gus was able to build the team back a little but couldn’t sustain it. I think it’s unrealistic for UCF to expect double digit wins every year but that program shouldn’t ever go 4-8 with only 2 wins in conference like they did last year. Gus is washed at this point and would have been fired had FSU not saved UCF from having to buyout his contract.
 
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