FAU Connoisseur

True! The year after the few years we have had a good football season the number of freshman applications go through the roof and more importantly the quality of the applications goes up exponentially (test scores, gpa's, etc.). Not financially quantifiable, but never would happen otherwise. Also, donations go up not just to athletics but academics as well. The problem of student reporters is that they have no real viewpoint of the world from actually experience; unfortunately as we all get older they keep staying the same age (quote kinda stolen from "Dazed and Confused). It gets kind of cold up there in North Texas...I would use that paper to start a nice fire.

So is this a done deal? If so, who are the rumored replacements? Someone on staff, will you guys be able to keep your offensive juggernaut going? This is part of life of the G5, if you have success someone will want to pee in your Wheaties and break the family up.

The secret to happiness in life...don't worry about attendance. Just like everyone on this board; I go to every game, I give to the scholarship fund and I talk up my school. I can't do anything more than go to the games and bring a friend. Unless my school wants to start paying me to solve the problem...it's someone else's problem.

We had schedule posters handed out at the Spring game with the revised Thursday date....I am hoping for a Saturday game, which would make it very possible I will come to the game, if its Thursday I will probably have to wait until Monday of game week to make a decision.

Things counting against: Thursday night game.

Maybe 1 loss home slate...

It looks like its happening. I first found out about it on your board and then yesterday at our spring game they were handing out season schedule posters with the date change. The previous poster they were handing out at the ticket office had the 17th. I am kind of bummed, wanted to come up for the game will have to make a decision closer to game day maybe game week. Oh well, should be a great game but short week prime time game pushes things in your favor a little bit more than a typical home game. Such is life. Odd no official announcement on either side.

Ok guys...tell me your thoughts on your spring. Based on what I read on your comments the offense is tighter and only improved from a year ago. And your defense improved. So did you guys close the gap? Just assuming that FAU doesn't slip or doesn't improve at all and we just stay what we are. Too early to say if we can repeat our performance from last year but for this question just assume we are the same. Through six practices the offense has been very effective and fast temple is still the goal. Weis Jr is calling the plays but of course that can and probably will change when the season starts. I expect Kiffin to call the plays in the beginning of the season with Weis taking over as the season progresses. The defensive line has been dominating so far, but the O-line is rebuilding and apparently struggling mightily. We have a redshirt sophomore guard who has moved up the depth chart and taking snaps with the first teamers. So that either means he kicking butt and taking names or things are a mess right now! If you guys have another good year and we hold our end of the bargain up I am planning on flying up to Denton for the game in November. Should be fun.

I know you are but what am I. If you were truly sorry you wouldn't have written such a long post defending your shady recruiting practices of the past...but the fact of the matter a conference is best when you have a bunch school with similar academic standards, which Troy does not have. Not saying FAU is some juggernaut in academia, but a school with no standards such as Troy has a competitive advantage. I like our current conference partners and any future additions that include Troy is a BIG no for me. Just my humble opinion which is not helped by your bending of the rules to the point of why have them with your gray shirting of the past.

The steam is someone's imagination. I believe, for any conference to be successful it can only afford to have one school with ZERO academic standards (you know who I am talking about), so Troy will always be a no vote for me in this fantasy endeavor!

I find it amusing you think we have a dirty program, but that is ok think what you want. This is a little different than OU he was arrested for public intoxication up there. They looked the other way when a future Heisman winner was caught doing something similar. Kid paid the price....he's at FAU not OU. I don't know how long he will be out, but reading (not just on this board) other boards saying that this is a joke suspension because it won't carry into Fall is silly. He missed a tutoring session. Be careful about how clean you think you program is, we are all dealing with 18, 19, 20 and 21 year olds, they tend to make mistakes...as they say youth is wasted on the young. Regarding Kiffin's tenure, last year he was 1 and done. So we are already playing with house money. I am not really concerned when and if Kiffin leaves, most successful coaches do. But I will say this about Lane, he's really enjoying living on the water in Boca Raton, he's really enjoying being able to go out in public and not being mobbed or being interrupted at his kids birthday at a restaurant unlike a certain city in Alabama. He doesn't need the attention, 1 tweet and he can be on the home page of ESPN. If the public knows nothing about Kiff they do know he is an untraditional thinker whereas one might be out of here as soon as possible, he might not be. He doesn't have to leave for money, he's already cashed in at the Raiders, UT, and USC whereas your coach gets the 2 or 3 million a year offer he has to take it, just the nature of the business. We all know a love affair with a coach quickly ends with a couple of bad seasons in a row.

Should he miss the entire spring for skipping/missing his tutoring session?

As Davie Crockett once said...."You may go to ESPN, but I will go to CBS!" I am hoping that the with CBS televising the championship game they will move it to later in the afternoon. A noon kick-off really sucks! Overall this is an improvement, all member schools need to keep improving their athletics and we will get where we will want to be.

I think you might be analyzing a bit too much. The institution will use the number that makes them look the best in a box score (which might have no reflection of reality). My guess would be a combination of tickets distributed and actual attendance, therefore double dipping!

What will ODU do with all those C-USA championship trophies and banners they have accumulated? How bout dominate the league then consider moving on. I love how Marshall, USM and now ODU reason that their failures at not competing in C-USA has to do with the league and not them. The only valid argument would be travel cost. But it they want to string a bunch of FCS teams together go ahead, i think most FCS are content at where they are at considering the changing collusive environment of FBS. Silly columnist, but it worked we all clicked on the article.

Another comment...FAU got out of dodged and played our game against Wisconsin. Although we got stuck up there for several days. But Wisconsin helped us out big time. FIU kitty cats got out of playing Indiana.

It was silly for them not to play the game. The hurricane was suppose to directly hit Coral Gables and go up the east coast. Fortunately it went west and saved us (South Florida) a lot of devastation. They had a chance to get 100 kids out of a potential dangerous disaster area and they chose not to. The best interest of the kids was their safety and I don't care where you hunker down there was no guarantee of safety riding that storm out. I have been in South Florida for 40 years and this was the first one that had me concerned. Write the check Miami.

If we both hold up our sides of the game it could be the biggest game of the year. I am planning on making the trip for the game. Should be a good one.

You would be Dale Earnhardt III then.

Yes this would hold true for you being an awful driver, but if your name was Dale Earnhardt Jr. then it would be an invalid point.

My point is after he left his dad he has impressed people. Wouldn't you think coaches who have no connection to SR (Kiffin and Sarkasian) would have resentment towards him if he didn't have some ability? Maybe Kiffin will be running the whole offense, maybe not, maybe it wil bel a combo, maybe it will implode to the benefit of the entire conference! I take no offense, I am just more commenting on the point of how upset (not just a few on this board) with nepotism. The reality is if Kiffin's name is attached it will automatically get a negative reaction in some circles. Weis Jr took advantage of every opportunity that was available to him, instead of running around the practice fields in New England when he was 7 or 8 he was in the coaches office obviously learning things from his dad. When at Kansas he was working with the football program 50 60 hours a week and taking a full slate of classes. The kid is sharp. I trust Kiffin and whatever his plan is. He has a non-traditional way of doing things. It drives establishment crazy, I kind of like it.

He went undefeated one year at Auburn, would have won the NC if not for sanctions.

How the heck did Terry Bowden get his job at Akron?

I am not sure you know what nepotism is....nepotism = the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives, especially by giving them jobs. Just cause he has a famous father doesn't mean he doesn't have abilities of his own. Per my research Kiffin is not related to Weis. But to end the controversy I will call the football offices and demand his resignation. One other comment Sr hasn't coached since 2014. So 3 years going on 4 this kid is making an impression on the football coaching community. BUT, if I were you I would hope is nepotism and he is grossly under qualified and we suffer the consequences with multiple losses. And does it fall under nepotism if you were never paid when you "worked" for your father or was it him hanging out with his dad at work learning the trade?

This. Kid is graduating with a Civil Engineering degree in May. He's got bigger things happening in his life than playing a 5th year of football. It has nothing to do with not being able to compete for the job he's always the underdog and he keeps winning the job. My money would have been on him next season had he stayed. He was the 3rd string QB this summer. Great leader we will miss him.