Roger Phipps 
Welcome to The Knighted One’s Podcast, Episode 133! Roger is back in Orlando, Trey Neal joins us on baby duty, and we somehow found more than 100 minutes of UCF Sports to discuss during the “doldrums of summer.”
This week, we explain why Josh “Scary” Derry could be UCF’s most important new weapon, how his separation changes defensive coverage, and why Alonza Barnett III, UCF’s running backs and a rebuilt line could give Scott Frost the explosive offense we have been waiting for.
UCF is also going back to the TDT well for $119 million. We examine the 2022 eligibility injunction, Stillwell’s Texas Tech swerve, Florida’s ideas for funding athletics and the Protect College Sports Act. Plus: FGCU hoops, Listener Love and facilities updates!
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Introductions – 00:00:33
-Moving Duty, Baby Duty And Birthday Duty
-The Doldrums Produce A 102-Minute Show
Scary Derry And The Return Of Separation – 00:05:08
-Why Speed Alone Does Not Make A Receiver Dangerous
-How Derry Changes Defensive Leverage
-Single-High Vs. Double-High Safety
-Putting Nickel Defenders In A Bind
-Opening The Screen And Running Games
-Five-Foot-Nine, 182 Pounds And Still Scary
-Creating Opportunities For UCF’s Tight Ends
-Alonza Barnett III And The Deep Ball
-Duke, Taevion Swint And The Backfield
-Is UCF’s Offensive Line Finally Settling In?
TDT Round Two: The $119 Million Question – 00:23:42
-What Is The Tourist Development Tax?
-Why Orlando Has A Funding Advantage
-UCF’s New $119 Million Request
-A Proposed $24 Million Softball Stadium
-New Track, Soccer And Tennis Facilities
-Media Infrastructure And The Coaches’ Building
-BYU Fans Come For Football And Stay For Disney
-Why Completing The Roth Tower Matters
-UCF’s August 5 Presentation
-How TDT Payments Back The Bonds
The Class Of 2022 Gets Another Shot – 00:36:15
-A Class-Wide Preliminary Injunction
-How Five-For-Five Left One Class Behind
-Who Could Receive Another Season?
-Effects On UCF Baseball And Basketball
-The Nyjalik Kelly “What If?”
-A Late Transfer-Portal Talent Grab?
Stillwell’s Portal-Dependent Promise – 00:39:20
-Stillwell Promised To Return To UCF
-UCF Was Named In His Lawsuit
-Johnny Dawkins Held A Roster Spot And NIL Money
-Texas Tech Swoops In Again
-Stillwell Apologizes
-Can UCF Find A Replacement?
The Florida Board Of Governors Fixes Athletics? – 00:43:33
-A Sports-Betting Tax To Fund Athletics
-A Multi-State Salary-Cap And Transfer Compact
-Increasing Student Athletics Fees
-Please Leave The Cuban Sandwich Alone
-Rob Higgins Wants The Rivalry Back
-Trey’s Price To Play USF: $20 Million
-The Legislature Protects Florida–Florida State
-The UCF–Miami Home-And-Home That Almost Happened
-Keeping Tourism Dollars In Florida
-UCF Must Win Before Demanding Better Games
-The Verdict: Rotate The Power Four—Do Not Marry The Cows
The Protect College Sports Act – 01:03:36
-Can The Power Two Separate Within The NCAA?
-Protection From Athlete Lawsuits
-Facilities Are Great, But Wins Matter
-Is UCF Still An Up-And-Coming Program?
-Big 12 Hoops Rosters Averaged $8 Million Last Year
-That Average Reportedly Doubled To $16 Million
-NIL Was Not UCF Football’s Only Problem
-Quarterback Instability And Game-Day Coaching
-Why Last Season Was Nearly Seven Or Eight Wins
A $48.8 Million Cap—Because Alabama Cannot Compete? – 01:14:15
-The Proposed Athletics Spending Cap
-Why UCF Shut Down Third-Party NIL
-The Cody Campbell And Texas Tech Problem
-Antitrust Protection
-The Kings Of Handshake Deals Ask For Limits
-Why The SEC And Big Ten Will Not Volunteer
-Mandatory Roster Minimums
-Buying Around The ACC Grant Of Rights?
UCF Hoops Adds FGCU – 01:24:39
-UCF Schedules Florida Gulf Coast
-The November 2, 2026 Matchup
Listener Love – 01:25:09
-Welcome To The Squad, Slade Humphrey
-Local B2 Questions UCF’s Super-League Standing
-Is UCF Near The Bottom In Viewership?
-Which Big 12 And ACC Schools Fall Below UCF?
-Why The Next Media Contract Matters
-UCF’s Eight-Year Conference-Climbing Tradition
-Has The Ladder Been Pulled Up?
-Alex Golesh Avoids Tampa
-Seven Or Eight Wins For UCF?
Final Thoughts And Scary Derry Re-Education – 01:34:23
Facilities Update: TDT Part Two – 01:37:25
-The Roth Tower Nears Completion
-New Lighting And Interior Work
-The Hagle Gateway Timeline
-Media Upgrades And New Facilities
-A Decision Expected By October
Final Final Thoughts – 01:41:06
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Go Knights! And Charge On!
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