Rutgers-Central Florida: Who's Got the Motivation?

Rutgers will play the University of Central Florida in the St. Petersburg Bowl on Saturday, and this one is not burning up the sports discussions in the Tampa Bay area.

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano pulled no punches about playing over in the Fruit Dome (aka Tropicana Field).

He wasn't happy with the date and destination for his Scarlet Knights.

Which begs the question, who is more motivated in this first bowl game of the season?

The answer could lie within the armour of the UCF Knights.

There's simply more on the line for UCF than there is for Rutgers.

A win by UCF could make them a dark horse candidate to join the Big East, as strange as that may sound.

A win by UCF could give their fans and supporters some ammunition to look squarely at their former rival, the University of South Florida, and say, "See, we're better than you guys, you got blown out by Rutgers!" It would also give UCF recruiting ammunition if they were courting the same players as USF.

Amazingly, the St. Pete Bowl has told us that it's a sellout, and it will be interesting to see if there's a fanny in every seat on Saturday.

Yes, Rutgers has a LOT of talent—young talent—and has nothing to gain in this football game.

Yes, UCF is excited to play a Big East team, and they tell us their fans will show up.

Knights vs. Knights.

Sounds like something from the days of King Arthur.