Well these Mickey Mouse fags are in for a rude awakining. This guy writes for some newspaper in Indy.
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Central Florida makes noisy entrance into MAC
The Mid-American Conference used to be a sleepy league in the sense that nobody associated with it wanted to make waves. Control what you can control. Keep your mouth shut. Don't say anything that might rile the neighbors.
Those were the old days. New people moved into the MAC East Division this summer, and they're drawing attention to themselves.
In case you missed it, Central Florida joined the MAC as a football member this fall. But the Golden Knights' pompous entrance into the league annoyed some conference members.
You would think UCF would have properly introduced itself and said it was thankful to be included in any conference so it could flee the obscurity of being a Division I-A independent in a state full of college football heavyweights. Instead, it ran off at the mouth.
Among the first things new athletic director Steve Orsini blurted was that he didn't expect UCF to hitch a ride with the MAC too long. He announced his grand plan was to move into the Atlantic Coast or Southeastern conference within 5 years. The ACC and SEC probably were surprised to learn of their impending new buddy.
Then football coach Mike Kruczek boasted his team wouldn't lose a MAC game. In fact, he was more thrilled about his school's non-conference schedule that includes Penn State and Arizona State.
You just want to say, "What in the name of Mickey Mouse is wrong with you people?" The folks in Orlando could use a dose of humility. It's probably wiser to accomplish something first, then anoint yourself king of the world.
They've stirred up a hornet's nest in Huntington, W. Va., where the locals think their Marshall University football team is pretty good. In order to go unbeaten in the MAC, Central Florida must win at Marshall, a place where the home team just happens to have a modest run of success - like victories in 42 of its last 43 home games, for crying out loud!
Kruczek apparently sees that as an obstacle of only minor inconvenience. Speaking at a UCF booster gathering in Jacksonville, Fla., this summer, Kruczek predicted perfection.
"I'm a very confident guy, and I think we can be undefeated," he said. "I know we can do it in the MAC conference."
And then he tapped his noggin with the dumbstick.
"Our major concern is our out-of-conference opponents," Kruczek said.
Is that right?
As is typical when one puts his foot in his mouth, Kruczek ran behind the "I was misquoted" claim.
Marshall, Miami, Western Michigan, Toledo, et al, could look everywhere and not find better bulletin-board material.
The MAC packed up its office and shuttled representatives from the 13 other schools to Orlando this summer for a cozy press gathering with Florida media.
In addressing league officials at a luncheon, UCF president John Hitt twice referred to the Mid-American Conference as the Midwest Conference - only a small technicality for a school passing through to future big-time glory.
It's getting close to put-up-or-shut-up time for the loose-lipped Golden Knights. Their game Sept. 20 at Marshall is right around the corner. A lot of people are eagerly awaiting the contest to see how the Knights' smack-talk translates on the field.
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Central Florida makes noisy entrance into MAC
The Mid-American Conference used to be a sleepy league in the sense that nobody associated with it wanted to make waves. Control what you can control. Keep your mouth shut. Don't say anything that might rile the neighbors.
Those were the old days. New people moved into the MAC East Division this summer, and they're drawing attention to themselves.
In case you missed it, Central Florida joined the MAC as a football member this fall. But the Golden Knights' pompous entrance into the league annoyed some conference members.
You would think UCF would have properly introduced itself and said it was thankful to be included in any conference so it could flee the obscurity of being a Division I-A independent in a state full of college football heavyweights. Instead, it ran off at the mouth.
Among the first things new athletic director Steve Orsini blurted was that he didn't expect UCF to hitch a ride with the MAC too long. He announced his grand plan was to move into the Atlantic Coast or Southeastern conference within 5 years. The ACC and SEC probably were surprised to learn of their impending new buddy.
Then football coach Mike Kruczek boasted his team wouldn't lose a MAC game. In fact, he was more thrilled about his school's non-conference schedule that includes Penn State and Arizona State.
You just want to say, "What in the name of Mickey Mouse is wrong with you people?" The folks in Orlando could use a dose of humility. It's probably wiser to accomplish something first, then anoint yourself king of the world.
They've stirred up a hornet's nest in Huntington, W. Va., where the locals think their Marshall University football team is pretty good. In order to go unbeaten in the MAC, Central Florida must win at Marshall, a place where the home team just happens to have a modest run of success - like victories in 42 of its last 43 home games, for crying out loud!
Kruczek apparently sees that as an obstacle of only minor inconvenience. Speaking at a UCF booster gathering in Jacksonville, Fla., this summer, Kruczek predicted perfection.
"I'm a very confident guy, and I think we can be undefeated," he said. "I know we can do it in the MAC conference."
And then he tapped his noggin with the dumbstick.
"Our major concern is our out-of-conference opponents," Kruczek said.
Is that right?
As is typical when one puts his foot in his mouth, Kruczek ran behind the "I was misquoted" claim.
Marshall, Miami, Western Michigan, Toledo, et al, could look everywhere and not find better bulletin-board material.
The MAC packed up its office and shuttled representatives from the 13 other schools to Orlando this summer for a cozy press gathering with Florida media.
In addressing league officials at a luncheon, UCF president John Hitt twice referred to the Mid-American Conference as the Midwest Conference - only a small technicality for a school passing through to future big-time glory.
It's getting close to put-up-or-shut-up time for the loose-lipped Golden Knights. Their game Sept. 20 at Marshall is right around the corner. A lot of people are eagerly awaiting the contest to see how the Knights' smack-talk translates on the field.
