Just since my days of going to UCF home games in the late 90s, I have seen two Super Bowl winning quarterbacks come into Orlando to play the Knights. Ben Roethlisberger, who has two Super Bowl wins came into Orlando in 2003 when he was at Miami of Ohio. And also, Drew Brees came in when he was at Purdue in I believe 1999. You never know who might see at a UCF game. A few years back it was Colt McCoy and Kevin Kolb. Kolb is now starting for the Eagles, McCoy is a backup for now at Cleveland, but probably not for long. McCoy brought his Texas Longhorns into Bright House Stadium for the first home game ever on campus. Kolb was the QB at Houston before Case Keenum. Keenum will be an NFL QB soon. And those are just the Quarterbacks. And let’s not forget Duante Culpepper who had some good years in the NFL with Minnesota.

We are down to 11 days until kickoff! In what will be a crucial season for Coach O, the Knights will open with South Dakota before the ACC’s NC State comes to Bright House Stadium. The Wolfpack will be looking to avenge a loss in the last meeting with UCF in 2007. It will be critical for the offense to get off to a good start against South Dakota. They can’t stumble around like the last two openers against SC State and Samford if they expect to be ready for the ‘Pack. This year will be a chance for O’Leary to break his even year jinx. If the Knights struggle this year, look for Coach O to officially be on the hot seat.

I know I’m not a big fan of Coach O, but come on. Give me a break. I’ve seen the video. I’ve seen the photos. There is nothing wrong with them. They showed no boob. They show no butt. What’s the problem? The girl in them is a UCF grad from what I understand. She is gorgeous. This is nothing but good advertising. For those of you with your panties in a wad, pull them out of your butt crack and get a life.

Since UCF is now in its fourth decade of football, I believe it is about time to honor some of the all time great players. UCF should have a Hall of Fame or a Ring of Honor on the stadium walls. Something to show the fans and recruits how many great players have come through the program.

In an inaugural class of five players, my first five would be:

Kevin Smith

Duante Culpepper

Brandon Marshall

Asante Samuel

Shawn Jefferson

My second year’s class would be

Bernard Ford

Joe Burnett

Mark Gruttadoria

Atari Bigby

Travis Fisher