The UCF Knights’ (4-3; 2-2 C-USA) home match up Sunday night against the Thundering Herd of Marshall (5-3; 3-1 C-USA) will be seen by millions of viewers across the US on an evening that will be free of football from the National Football League. The NFL has no games scheduled for Sunday night, with the UCF vs. Marshall game being the only nationally-televised football game on Sunday night. Although favored in early lines, the Knights will have their work cutout for themselves. The Herd is currently ranked #1 in the C-USA Eastern Division. Marshall’s last win was a 27-7 beating against the UAB Blazers on Saturday. UCF is coming-off its biggest margin-of-victory win on the road in its history in a 49-7 annihilation of the Rice Owls. Kickoff for UCF vs. Marshall is set for 8:15pm at Bright House Networks Stadium on UCF’s campus. The College of Nursing and College of Health & Public Affairs Alumni Tailgate Party will begin @ 3:30pm in Lot E-6 adjacent to the stadium. The game will be nationally-broadcasted on ESPN. GO KNIGHTS!!! BEAT THE HERD!!!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
No NFL Competition for Knights’ Sunday Night National Spotlight on ESPN
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Knights Blow-Out Rice, Next Up Marshall on 11/1 on ESPN
After falling to the #10 Miami Hurricanes last Saturday @ Brighthouse Networks Stadium, the UCF Knights took out their frustrations today on the struggling Rice Owls, who dropped to 0-8 (0-4 C-USA). The Knights jumped on-top quickly, immediately setting the tone for domination. Senior quarterback Brett Hodges connected with A.J. Guyton for a 76-yard touchdown on the opening play. Guyton charged another 66 of those yards after the catch. Guyton tallied 103 yards receiving in the first quarter. It was his second 100-plus yard receiving game this season. He is the only Knight who has racked up at least 100 yards rushing this season. Guyton was a major playmaker today for the Knights, throwing a 36-yard touchdown pass to Kamar Aiken on an option play, giving the Knights a commanding 28-0 lead with 1:55 left in the second quarter.
Several other Knights scored early, with reserve Ronnie Weaver reaching the end zone on a 27-yard run and Hodges reaching the end zone by scrambling ahead for one yard. During the second half, freshman Josh Robinson returned an interception for a touchdown to pad the Knights’ lead. Rob Calabrese came off the bench in the second half, connecting with Jamar Newsome and Ricky Kay touchdown passes to give the Knights a bigger advantage. The Knights now improve to 4-3 (2-2 C-USA) and get ready to be seen in a national spotlight battle against C-USA East’s #1 team Marshall (5-3; 3-1 C-USA) next Sunday (11/1) on ESPN. Kickoff is set for 8:15 pm. COHPA/CON Tailgating details will follow later this week. GREAT JOB UCF KNIGHTS!!! BEAT MARSHALL!!! (Excerpts and photo courtesy Orlando Sentinel),
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Obama Pushing for Medical Malpractice Reform
Against strong opposition from the American Trial Lawyer’s Association, President Barack Obama announced today a plan to overhaul the way in which medical malpractice cases are decided in court. President Obama supports the appointment of neutral experts to sift malpractice facts from allegations through the creation of “health courts” that would be headed by medical professionals and experts rather than juries, judges, and attorneys. The American Hospital Association (AHA) has expressed a great deal of support for the measure, says AHA President Richard Umbdenstock: “We are trying to offer this as a constructive approach, to see if we can generate some interest,” he said. Under this type of plan, patients who claim injury at the hands of medical professionals or institutions would take their case to a local panel of experts appointed by state authorities. The patient wouldn’t have to prove negligence, only that the provider failed to follow established guidelines for clinical practice. To put some evidence behind the idea, Obama has dedicated $25 million to test a range of alternatives to malpractice litigation. This is another great example of the strong leadership and intelligence of President Obama, who is doing what is right to make our healthcare system stronger for our patients as well as the backbone of the system–its nurses and physicians!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Lionsgate Acquires Texas Chainsaw Massacre
It looks like the buzz isn’t ready to die just yet. After a very successful remake and prequel to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Platinum Dunes apparently has dropped their licensure holding on the rights to the series. Lionsgate just signed with rights-holder and original TCM writer Kim Henkel to bring the cannibalistic and chainsaw-wielding terror Leatherface back to the silverscreen. Both the remake and prequel were very well done. Let’s hope the new owners continue to make the series quality. Some of the remarks from producer Mark Burg conjures some skepticism on that point: “What we’re going to do with it is bring it to 2010. Make it current day and come up with a new story that takes some of the basic plot points, if you will, and make it a current day movie. I don’t want to make another Chainsaw in the ’70s, that doesn’t thrill me. I haven’t seen first draft yet, but we’re working on it.” Burg says numerous directors have expressed interest in making the film. It will also be made for a new dimension; the new Massacre will take place in 3-D. Let’s hope this doesn’t signal a cheesy teen-slasher waste of celluloid…
Principal Casting Complete on Love Never Dies
Casting is nearly complete for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s up-coming sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. The Phantom: Love Never Dies is scheduled to open at London’s Adelphi Theater on February 20, 2010 and then on Broadway in November of 2010. Today, Playbill announced Joseph Millson and Liz Robertson will join the previously announced Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess and Summer Strallen as principal cast. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s follow-up to The Phantom of the Opera begins its official opening March 9, 2010. Millson will play Raoul, who is now married to Christine in the new story, set in Coney Island ten years on from where Phantom ended.For more information on The Phantom: Love Never Dies, visit the Official Site: http://loveneverdies.com.
Knights Fall to Miami, Next Up Rice
The UCF Knights (3-3; 1-2 C-USA) fell 27-7 to the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday night at Brighthouse Networks Stadium in-front of a record-breaking sold-out crowd. The Knights continued to fail to produce on Offense, resulting in only one scoring drive. The Hurricanes move on to 5-1 (4-2 ACC) and continue their drive to be a national contender this season. The game was nationally-broadcast on CBS. While UCF may not have won the game, they certainly won at tailgating! The University estimates close to 70,000 people came to the campus to partake in tailgating parties and festivities. The game was sold-out a few weeks ago; but thousands of fans showed-up anyway to have fun and hopefully find a ticket to buy for the game. The Knights now move back into C-USA play with a game this Saturday against the Rice Owls (0-7; 0-3 C-USA) and then will have another nationally-televised game next Sunday on ESPN versus Marshall. The Knights should have no trouble securing the “W” against Rice, which is one of the worst teams in I-A football. The Knights face only one more out-of-conference foe at Texas on 11/7. UCF is only 3 wins away from being a bowl-eligible team. GO KNIGHTS!!! BEAT RICE!!!
Monday, October 12, 2009
UCF Knights Prepare for Miami
The UCF Knights Football team is making preparations for what could be the most exciting game of their season. The Knights host the #9 University of Miami Hurricanes this Saturday. UCF’s squad took Monday-Wednesday off last week to heal and get some much needed rest. Practice resumed Thursday. The Knights (3-2; 1-2 CUSA) are coming off a strong 32-14 victory against Conference USA foes the Memphis Tigers on 10/4 while the ‘Canes (4-1; 2-1 ACC) crushed I-AA FAMU 48-16 last Saturday. Although the Knights are the definite underdog, the 58,000-seat sold-out stadium will provide some deafening crowd noise that should help give the Knights’ defense some help. Miami won’t be alone, however. UM sold all 10,000 of their ticket allotment. This marks the second matchup between the teams. Miami narrowly defeated UCF last season 20-14 in Miami. Kickoff is set for 7:30pm at UCF’s Brighthouse Networks Stadium and the game is being nationally televised on CBS. The Colleges of Nursing and Health & Public Affairs will hold their Tailgate Party outside the Fairwinds Alumni Center from 2:00pm-6:30pm. Come support the Knights to victory against the Miami Hurricanes! GO KNIGHTS!!! BLACK & GOLD!!!
Princeton Review Ranks UCF’s MBA Program in Top 10 in US
Great news came today for the College of Business Administration at the University of Central Florida (UCF). UCF’s Master of Business Administration program was ranked in the Top 10 by the Princeton Review, which ranks the top 301 Business Schools in the United States. UCF was one of only a couple of public universities ranked in the Top 10 in the nation and was the only Florida program to make the rankings. Ranked as #10 for the best administered program, UCF sits besides such prestigious business programs as Harvard University, New York University, and Dartmouth College. Here are the top 10 programs ranked by Princeton Review:
1. Harvard University — Harvard Business School
2. Vanderbilt University — Owen Graduate School of Management
3. University of Michigan — Ann Arbor Steven M. Ross School of Business
4. Northwestern University — Kellogg School of Management
5. Elon University — Martha and Spencer Lover School of Business
6. University of California Berkeley — Haas School of Business
7. New York University — Leonard N. Stern School of Business
8. Dartmouth College — Tuck School of Business
9. Miami University Ohio — Farmer School of Business
*10. University of Central Florida College of Business Administration*
CONGRATULATIONS UCF’s College of Business Administration! What a prestigious honor to receive!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Erasure Begins Work on New Album
Erasure members Andy Bell and Vince Clark met in New York City earlier this week to begin work on a new album. Erasure’s last album Light at the End of the World was released in 2007 and was followed by sold-out performances for their Light at the End of the World Tour, which made its way to Hard Rock Live in Orlando in July of that year. The duo have been working on solo projects for the past 2 years, including a re-team with Alison Monet of Yaz for Clark and a new forthcoming solo album by Andy Bell. Erasure Information Service is reporting the new album should be released by the end of 2010. Hopefully, a new tour will accompany its release. Erasure’s fan site (erasureinfo.com) will keep updated posts on Erasure’s progress on the new album.
This Dog Looks like a Tornado!
If you’re a dog lover, you’ll get a good laugh out of this video. This dog has the tendency to spin-and-spin-and-spin everytime a car drives by. Take a look: