College football fans rejoice after No. 15 UCF loses to Pitt
No. 15 UCF gained a lot of credit for a big win over Stanford in Week 3. And that resume “street cred” is now gone. It turns out UCF doesn’t fare so well playing Power 5 teams more often than just once in a while. Pittsburgh pulled off a 35-34 upset over the Knights on Saturday.
Simply put, College Football Playoff teams don’t lose to 1-2 Pitt. UCF is out of the conversation.
BREAKING: Pitt wins the national championship. pic.twitter.com/tPfFRGUC27
— Saturday Down South (@SDS) September 21, 2019
CFB Twitter is predictably going wild. Here’s a small sample of what people are saying:
🗣🗣🗣OVERRATED!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤣🤣🤣
— 🐊Jenn #For13 🐊 (@Gatorbait712) September 21, 2019
Fantastic. We can all forget about UCF for the next few decades now, which is nice
— Xavier (@157Gale) September 21, 2019
Thank the good lord. Have fun in the TJ Maxx bowl @UCF_Football
— Patrick Simpson (@_PatrickSimpson) September 21, 2019
There are soon-to-be 2-year-olds who don’t know what it’s like to have UCF as national football champions.
— Roy Lang III (@RoyLangIII) September 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/Rayray60_/status/1175551694949801989
LMFAOOOOOO UCF
— (1-1) (@JustWinJacobs) September 21, 2019
Curtains @UCF_Football
— DNA SZN (@Nevers_Failures) September 21, 2019
HAHAHAHA UCF
— Tyler (@TylerSherman24) September 21, 2019
LETS GO PITT SCREW UCF
— Connor Nesmith (@connor_n_25) September 21, 2019
Best thing to come out of today is we don’t have to discuss UCF seriously the rest of the year
— Ivan Corriher (@IWCorriher) September 21, 2019
I don’t want to see UCF in the Top 25 for the rest of the year
— Tyler Tarbox (@tylertarbox12) September 21, 2019
UCF LOSES!!! YESSSSSS!!! I don't have to spend the next 3 months in Orlando hearing about the "BOGUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS"….and I made $100 on PITT, lol #HEEL #SORRYimNOTsorryORLANDO" https://t.co/JDO2wa0xPR
— kenny thompson (@trickluva22) September 21, 2019
Rest in f’ing pieces UCF. Couldn’t happen to a nicer team, bandwagon fanbase, smug ass athletic director, and participation trophies.
— Zack Attack (@zasportsshow) September 21, 2019
Love to see @UCF_Football lose to @Pitt_FB
— Danny Talbert (@DannyTalbert) September 21, 2019
Hahahaha UCF!
— Katie 🐊💙🧡 (@K4TIE92) September 21, 2019
This, @UCFDannyWhite. This right here is why you aren’t worthy of a home and home with the #Gators. pic.twitter.com/3lfSEHwWZT
— InAllKindsOfWeather.com 🍑🏆 (@AllKindsWeather) September 21, 2019
How about that last touchdown! ‘Pitt Special’ as the head coach called it. This is definitely the most entertaining football game that I have seen today (so far).
Finally UCF will know what it feels like to play in a Power 5 Road game….something that we guys do , week after week!
Remember when Pitt was the National Champion? Tony Dorsett won the heisman. My age is showing.
I beg to differ with this comment. “Simply put, College Football Playoff teams don’t lose to Pitt.” In 2016, Pitt beat Clemson and Clemson went on to the playoffs and beat Alabama for the championship, didn’t they?
Touche. Pitt 43-42
That is a completely different discussion. Clemson also beat number 3 Louisville, number 12 FSU and number 19 Virginia Tech. UCF beat an unranked has been in Stanford and will play no one else of note the rest of the season.
Clemson will also play no one else the rest of the season
As trash as the ACC is right now, it’s still better than the AAC. I think we all know conferences aren’t created equal, which is why I’ll never support conference champions getting auto bids to CFP.
The article does say 1-2 Pitt.
Though it may have been edited.
So???? What you’re saying is that the talking heads of ESPN are going to STOP anointing UCF as a CFP contender?? Nah, I don’t believe that they’d do that to the 2017 National “Chumpions”?!? Surely NOT?? Pfft. Ok, UCF fans. Y’all can go back to obscurity now. Enjoy your “15 minutes of fame”. Fame that you didn’t deserve & should have NEVER HAD!! Lol.
And on a side note: How many spots does Michigan move UP in the polls this week?? Sports writers?!? SMDH.