Schedule swap: Tech now 8/19, UCF now 11/7

"The move was made to accommodate a request by ESPN and either Texas or the Big 12 Conference, allowing Texas and Texas Tech to play Sept. 19 in primetime on ABC. The Longhorns and Red Raiders were originally scheduled to play on Nov. 7. I think it's a good idea to accommodate ESPN and keep the game on the schedule rather than just accepting a financial penalty Texas would pay to kick UCF off the schedule and line up another opponent. TV schedules have not been set, but I would be really surprised if the UCF-Texas game is not on national television."

I guess it'll be nice to face one semi-decent team before heading to Dallas to face OU, and of course UCF will be a nice reprieve before the Baylor-KU-TAMU gauntlet...

9 months ago burntorangehorn 1 comment 0 recs |

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I’m so used to seeing all the non-con games done the first 4 games that it will be a little odd.

Personally, I’d rather move UCF to another year and play a BCS team. Thanks a lot, pigs (Arks).

In a way, it might be a good thing for us. After the 07 season (10-4 with a loss to Miss St), I thought UCF was going to do decently this season. I thought they had a good shot of winning CUSA and maybe upsetting one or two of USF, BC, or Miami (came close). Instead they went 4-8, and they definitely won’t be getting any talk in the early season when we play them. Now that we play them much later, with a little luck (and upset of Miami), they could be in the CUSA race and looked at as a decent opponent. Something that would have been nice this past year.

by UT_BKC on Feb 11, 2009 11:36 AM CST reply actions 0 recs