re: Memphis shuts up UCF

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Dillon Gabriel is a great quarterback and you are doing a disservice to both him and Milton labeling them "system quarterbacks"

So you truly believe Milton's loss didn't have any impact on UCF's offense? None? That is silly.

I dont care who LSU had out, I've heard a million times about the players they were missing, I just think it is ironic that UCF missing its best player is never mentioned. If we are going to talk about one side missing players, you need to point out that the other side is missing one of their key pieces as well.

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My man, that bit about LSU's defense was brought up when UCF fans argued "we only lost by 8 points. If our starting QB wasn't hurt, we win that game." No need to argue dishonestly and act like them being down a QB was never mentioned. It was, plenty.

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So what is the bar to call UCF "successful":

They won 25 consecutive games and during that span beat a top tier SEC west program in a NY6 game. But, because they lost a game by one score to LSU (Stats matter, but the scoreboard matters more), they are a "Fraud"

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I never called them a fraud. I just don't think they were ever on the same level as the elite P5 teams.

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It is impossible for a G5 school to earn respect because P5 fans will line up their usual excuses to throw out no matter what and they will keep throwing those excuses out there until that G5 loses a game and then they'll say "See!! They were a fraud all along!"

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No it's not. Boise got respect because they went out and scheduled games against big time programs every year and didn't shy away due to them not being H&H setups like UCF has done turning down Florida on a 2 for 1 offer. You're not going to get respect by continuing to beat down on G5 schools. The only upcoming P5 schools on their schedule are GA Tech, Louisville, and UNC. Maybe they should try to get some games scheduled against some real players, otherwise, they're never going to get the respect they think they have earned. Winning 25 straight games is a great accomplishment for them, but they shouldn't get offended that an 11-2 SEC team, for instance, is more respected than a 13-0 AAC team.

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Best example of this:

G5 beats a P5 in a bowl game "P5 didn't care about the game"
P5 beats a G5 in a bowl game "See, told you they were frauds"

G5 schools cannot win with P5 fans.

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Bowl games are a terrible way to evaluate how great a team is and this goes beyond G5 v P5. Most of the time in bowl games, one team is psyched to be there and the other isn't which there are obviously exceptions. That's just a fact. Bowl games have been increasingly devalued over time, and I don't think that's even debatable. If UCF went out and scheduled a game against a top 10 Florida team in the Swamp and beat them, I can guarantee you they would get plenty of respect for doing so, just like Boise did when they went down to Atlanta to play UGA and beat them down. Just like when Boise went to Eugene and beat Oregon and beat them again the following year. Who is UCF scheduling like that? The answer is no one.