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[TheReal_jayD]

 

[cousin oliver]

Thanks for posting.  I am planning on listening on my commute home this afternoon.

[greenminer]

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[97and03]

FAU’s pass defense rank is artificially high since they played Army (four passes only, I think) and FCS Wagner. 

[wardly]

Regarding the weather, my son lives in Ft. Lauderdale and reported this morning that they experienced light rain and medium winds which have cleared out.

[greenminer]

8 hours ago, 97and03 said:

FAU’s pass defense rank is artificially high since they played Army (four passes only, I think) and FCS Wagner. 

I am confident we will help with that inflation.

Edited October 10 by greenminer

[Texas Stranger]

On 10/10/2024 at 7:45 AM, 97and03 said:

FAU’s pass defense rank is artificially high since they played Army (four passes only, I think) and FCS Wagner. 

I'm thinking we will have an easier time running the ball than passing.

Against Michigan State, the Spartans only had 114 yards passing in a low-offense game for both teams.  The Spartans have only scored 25 or more once, against Prairie View.

Army did Army things to them, and didn't need to throw the ball, the Cadets had 44 yards passing.

FIU got boatraced in the 2nd quarter by the Owls, and were forced into a track meet.  Even then, the Panthers only had 281 yards passing on 35 attempts.

U Conn did to FAU what Army did, running early, often, and very effectively.  The Huskies had 421 yards rushing and 121 passing.  It's the only time this season UConn has run the ball like that.

It doesn't look like Wagner was competitive, but they did manage 112 passing yards.

In summation, it looks like FAU's pass defense is quite a bit better than their run defense.