FIU Football Earns Bid to2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
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The Panthers will hit the gridiron on December 20 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Game time is set for 8 p.m. (ET) and FIU will likely learn its opponent within the next 24 hours. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN.
FIU enters the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl with an 8-4 record which is the best mark for the young Panther program that has only played in the Football Bowl Subdivision since 2005. The Panthers jumped into the national spotlight early in the season with a 3-0 start on the year – including a win over Big East co-champion Louisville.
FIU, coached by Mario Cristobal and led by all-purpose threat T.Y. Hilton, earned its first bowl bid last season in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl and went on to defeat Toledo 34-32 in the game. Hilton caught one touchdown and scored another on an 89-yard kickoff return en route to being named the game’s MVP.
Source: Sun Belt Media Relations
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FIU Football Earns Bid to2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
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You're right GA, what's good for the Belt is good for FAU and this is.
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2. They have NO fan base, they do not even show up to home games. You think they will drive across the state to see them play Marshall? Especially when they are playing on tv.
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Umm.... FIU made it into a Bowl Game this year?
Sun Belt - College Football Nation Blog - ESPN
Arkansas State - GoDaddy.com Bowl
Louisiana Lafayette - R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
FIU - Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl
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Things will change now though, with CP at the helm time to start a new streak of kicking their ass
My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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The only difference is that they qualified to this bowl with more wins, better recruits and an on campus stadium already in place with some renovations coming soon.
Brighter days are coming soon.
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