BRING ON FAU

greenminer · October 16, 2017

Ready to see this team get to more work!

FAU worries me. They beat MTSU and could be on a roll.

NorthTexan95 · October 16, 2017

19 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Ready to see this team get to more work!

FAU worries me. They beat MTSU and could be on a roll.

In the conference they beat MTSU and ODU which both appear really down this season. We'll be their first real conference test.

Green Crazy · October 16, 2017

This game worries me. I think we can win this game, but I'm worried about them overlooking or having a hangover from the utsa game.

They're not a bad team and they should be up for us to prove they aren't flukes. I hope we prove they are.

BTG_Fan1 · October 16, 2017

My worry is the pass defense..

Isn’t the Briles offense meant to go deep? I know FAU has been running it solidly but how do they compare to UAB/USM who are run heavy teams.. also, are they still locked in at 1 QB or changing them out?

dont think we will overlook FAU, I think it would be overlooking ODU with LAT the following week and likely the last major conference challenge it looks like.

MeanGreenTexan · October 16, 2017

8 hours ago, NorthTexan95 said:

In the conference they beat MTSU and ODU which both appear really down this season. We'll be their first real conference test.

ODU appears to be getting exposed, yes.
FAU beat MT without Stockstill. That carries some weight, but MTSU is still good.

FAU will be a tough opponent. I think NT is up for it.

Green Crazy · October 16, 2017

AND it's their homecoming.

greenminer · October 16, 2017

17 minutes ago, Green Crazy said:

AND it's their homecoming.

This has, historically speaking, been very bad to UNT.

meangreen08 · October 16, 2017

12 hours ago, NorthTexan95 said:

In the conference they beat MTSU and ODU which both appear really down this season. We'll be their first real conference test.

Yep. MTSU and ODU bad bad.

meangreenthirteen · October 16, 2017

They have people on their board unironically predicting a 20+ point win for them.

UNT 90 Grad · October 16, 2017

54 minutes ago, greenminer said:

This has, historically speaking, been very bad to UNT.

I believe in 2013 we won something like 3 games on the road on opponents homecomings.

meaniegreenie · October 16, 2017

Weather in Rat City for Saturday. (Actually one of the lowest rain chances for the week.) Could be a factor in passing.

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Windy with showers early then scattered thunderstorms developing later in the day. High near 85F. Winds E at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

golfingomez · October 16, 2017

4 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

ODU appears to be getting exposed, yes.
FAU beat MT without Stockstill. That carries some weight, but MTSU is still good.

FAU will be a tough opponent. I think NT is up for it.

i work with a guy who played for MTSU a couple years ago and told me that the team has been really hurting ever since stockstill went down. he thinks we should be able to take on FAU.

UNTFan23 · October 16, 2017

Just leaving this here ...

Charlie NT 73 · October 16, 2017

FAU notes:

Lost to Navy 42-19; Lost to Wisconsin, 31-14; Lost to Buffalo, 34-31

Wins against Bethune Cookman, 45-0; Win against MTSU, 38-20,and Win against Old Dominion, 58-28.

Lane Kiffin was hired this past January 2017as the FAU HFC (former USC HFC, and former Tennessee OC)

Hired Kendal Briles as the OC in January of 2017.

meangreenthirteen · October 16, 2017

They have beaten nobody. None of those wins are of any quality. UTSA and USM are both better than the teams they have played. I have a feeling we will run away with this one.

BTG_Fan1 · October 16, 2017

How is the FAU run defense? I would think that our run-defense can hold themselves and that guyton will still get his...

Also, UNT just went through 2 of the best/better defenses in CUSA and a tough UAB as well.

keith · October 17, 2017

On 10/16/2017 at 1:42 PM, UNT 90 Grad said:

I believe in 2013 we won something like 3 games on the road on opponents homecomings.

People are *still* scheduling us as their homecoming opponent...I guess they will learn eventually.

P.S. If there was a record for number of times one team has been the opponent in a homecoming game, we'd be number 1 and number 2 wouldn't even be on the same page.

oldguystudent · October 17, 2017

16 minutes ago, keith said:

People are *still* scheduling us as their homecoming opponent...I guess they will learn eventually.

It's not as bad as it was. I think it was in 2015 that all but one road game, we were the sacrificial homecoming lamb, and at the time, with good reason.

Mean Green 93-98 · October 17, 2017

On 10/16/2017 at 1:30 PM, Charlie NT 73 said:

Lane Kiffin was hired this past January 2017as the FAU HFC (former USC HFC, and former Tennessee OC)

That is incorrect. He was the HC at Tennessee, as well as with the Oakland Raiders. Remember the entire Vol fanbase going ballistic when he jilted them to take the USC gig?

Christopher Walker · October 18, 2017

5 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

That is incorrect. He was the HC at Tennessee, as well as with the Oakland Raiders. Remember the entire Vol fanbase going ballistic when he jilted them to take the USC gig?

His job resume almost appears like a bell curve:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Kiffin

Edited October 18, 2017 by Christopher Walker