PR Guro Wants To Declare UCF Football Dominance

January 8, 2018

Tallahassee public-relations guru Kevin Cate has pushed Florida lawmakers the past couple years to acknowledge the existence of his alma mater, Alabama’s Auburn University, through a specialty license plate.

Now he is trying to round up legislators to proclaim the University of Central Florida as college football national champions after the Knights beat Auburn last Monday to complete an undefeated season.

“I think a resolution by the Florida Legislature declaring @UCF Football national champions is in order this #flsession.” Cate tweeted after UCF’s 34-27 win in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta.

Rep. Amber Mariano, a Hudson Republican and 2017 UCF grad, replied “Let’s do it!!”

Rep. Bob Cortes, R-Altamonte Springs, along with Rep. Kionne McGhee, D-Miami, and Senate Minority Leader Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens, have also offered to back the proposal — although, McGhee added a caveat to his support.

“If Alabama wins the Championship, we will begin the debate that @UCF_Football is our National Champ!” McGhee tweeted, referring to the championship game between SEC rivals Alabama and Georgia.

Undefeated and unacknowledged is apparently something Auburn fans know all too well, having twice finished with perfect records — in 1993 and in 2004 — without landing a No. 1 national ranking.

“I’m normally an apologist for the #SEC, but my last football season at @AuburnU, we were undefeated and denied a shot at the national title,” Cate tweeted. “Not fun.”

But this love for the Knights could also be a ploy, as Cate hasn’t given up on the Auburn specialty license-plate dream he shares with Rep. James Grant, a Tampa Republican and fellow Auburn alum.

“Late filed amendment: require @CFBPlayoff to include 10 teams, plus we still get our @AuburnU license plate,” Cate tweeted.

by Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida

Comments

4 Responses to “PR Guro Wants To Declare UCF Football Dominance”

  1. Gatorboy on January 8th, 2018 1:31 pm

    MOVE TOO ALABAMA!!!!!!!

  2. Dub on January 8th, 2018 10:03 am

    People want to talk about Alabama having a weak schedule but has anyone actually looked and seen how weak UCF schedule was? Maybe we should give west Florida a D1 title also hmmmm

  3. fred on January 8th, 2018 7:03 am

    I agree! Go Knights! :D Tonight’s game will be for 2nd place!

  4. Sam on January 8th, 2018 5:29 am

    Really? Gimme a break!

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