UCF's Showing Against Samford Wasn't ALL Bad

Contrary to popular belief, those seemingly "easy" games against 1-AA teams shows a lot of teams just what they are made of. Just ask the University of Central Florida. Their game against Samford Saturday night showed fans and coaches a lot about this football team's make up.The Knights barely squeaked out a 28-24 victory over the Bulldogs. The general consensus is that this year’s squad has a lot to work on and a long way to go before even thinking about contending for a conference championship. They may be right. This game certainly highlighted the Knights' weaknesses. Instead of focusing on that, however, let’s take a glass-half-full approach to looking at the game and try to see the positives. 1. 34,000 Fans Attended the Game This was not a rivalry game. The Knights went 4-8 last year and didn't make a bowl game. Fans were angry with changes in the tailgating policy. Yet they still came out to Bright House. That may be a small number of fans to ...