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1000 dollars on a Jumbo Bucks.

First time I ever heard Strokin; I thought that was the funniest shite ever.

RIP Baw :wah:

Hey Grok, where would UCF rank academically if the school was in the SEC?


UCF would likely rank around 10th or 11th academically among the 16 SEC schools, based on U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 National Universities rankings (the most commonly referenced metric for this kind of comparison). ?
Current U.S. News 2026 National Rankings Snapshot
• UCF: #117 (tie) overall. It’s a large public research university with strengths in innovation (#15 Most Innovative), online programs (top 10 nationally in several categories), and certain graduate/professional areas, but it sits in the mid-tier for overall national universities. ?
SEC Schools Ranked (Approximate Order from Available Data)
1. Vanderbilt — #17
2. Florida / Texas — #30 (tie)
3. Georgia — #46
4. Texas A&M — #51
5-7. Auburn / Missouri / Tennessee — #102 (tie)
5. Oklahoma — #110
6. UCF (hypothetical) — #117
7. South Carolina — #127
8. Kentucky — ~143 12+. Lower: Alabama (~169), LSU (~169), Ole Miss, Arkansas, Mississippi State (further down). ?
UCF would slot in just behind Oklahoma and ahead of South Carolina in this lineup. Rankings can have ties and minor year-to-year shifts, but this is a solid estimate for 2026. ?
Important Context on “Academic Rank”
• Rankings aren’t everything: U.S. News weighs factors like graduation/retention rates, faculty resources, selectivity, research spending, peer assessment, and alumni giving. UCF excels in access, innovation, and serving a huge, diverse student body (nearly 60,000 undergrads), plus strong outcomes in high-demand fields like engineering, computer science, and optics. But it has lower selectivity and per-student resources than many flagship SEC schools. ?
• SEC schools vary widely — Vanderbilt is elite/private; Florida/Texas/Georgia/Texas A&M are strong flagships; many others prioritize athletics, big enrollments, and regional impact over top-50 prestige.
• Other metrics (e.g., research output, specific programs, or Washington Monthly social mobility rankings) could paint UCF more favorably in some areas, as it’s grown rapidly as a research institution.
Bottom line: In the SEC, UCF would be a solid mid-to-upper-mid academic performer — respectable but not elite like the top 5-6. Its real strengths (scale, innovation, affordability for Florida residents, and career prep) would still stand out, much like several current SEC publics. Hypotheticals like this depend heavily on the ranking system used!

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I bet the avg ACT at that school is a 16, some really dumb kids. Is it even a real school? Always seemed like some grand canyon U type shite

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One of my favorite shows that no one has ever heard of was called 1st and 10. Gibb was hilarious in that show as the team linebacker.

All my childhood heroes are leaving :wah:

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Is this on a streaming service or at theaters?

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Theaters. I got that AMC A list subscription where you get 4 movies a week. I like it because it gives me the flexibility to check out movies I would normally wait on to hit streaming.

I just finished Deep Water and wasn’t expecting much but holy shite did I enjoy this movie. It kicks off with some absolutely stunning airplane takeoff cinematography, then goes full Final Destination with all the bad omens and mechanical shite piling up until the crash itself, which was straight-up badass. Once they’re in the water though, it’s way more of a survivalist movie with makos sprinkled in rather than nonstop shark chaos. From the crash on, it really nails that heavy sense of dread and despair, plus some damn good claustrophobia scenes that had me feeling trapped right along with them.

The passengers are about as deep and likable as the Snakes on a Plane crew. Most of ‘em are just there to get chomped or make stupid decisions. But Angus Sampson is a legend. Might be the best comical designated a-hole of all time. On the flip side, Ben Kingsley as the captain is easily the most likable dude in the whole movie. The kid actors were all surprisingly top notch too. And for real that grandma talking to the photo of her grandkid knowing she’s about to drown? That shite got me. Aaron Eckhart’s character the ole Captain baw also gets a pretty touching ending when he calls his family.

Shark-wise, they drop a glorious Jaws theme homage that made me fricking lol, and the mako sequence where it takes out the Coast Guard rescue swimmer AND the whole goddamned helicopter was bad arse as hell. The Japanese fishermen ending up as the unsung heroes with their catch-and-release strategy was a fun twist too.

This movie had a similar look and feel to some other movies I had seen. So I looked it up and lo and behold it’s a goddamned Renny Harlin flick :rotflmao:

Bonus: watching this while all the Spirit Airlines news was blowing up was hilariously ironic timing. And yeah… if you’re into Asian snatch, this cast delivers.

Overall I’d give it a solid 6.5/10. It’s pure comfort food.

Every state needs to prepare and start its own sovereign wealth fund.