GAME DAY THREAD: FAU @ #22 Nebraska - 08/30/14 @ 3:30 PM
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GeorgiaOwl said
grayowl said
Musing about the Nebraska after a 500-mile drive home: In addition to being surprised, I was disappointed. This was as bad a beat-down, if not worse, than any I have seen for the Owls – and that's a lot of beat-downs (Florida, Texas, Alabama, Nebraska a few years back, Kansas State, Oklahoma state twice…). I thought the bright spots were the punter and Lucky Whitehead on the returns. I know some complained that the punter didn't get the ball inside the 20. But believe me, he averted disastrous field position a number of times. All in all, I cannot think of others. I suppose you could argue that the first offensive drive was a s bright spot. But it was overwhelmed by subsequent offensive sequences. Sometimes, the Owls held the ball about 60 seconds. When I got home, I watched a recording of the Wyoming game. The Cowboys have a couple of pretty good up-the-middle runners….Posted On: Sep 1st 2014, 6:09 PM #333936
Wyoming will be a good test too! But they ARE NOT the level of Nebraska and our DT's are suppossed to be a strength of this team, lots of experience and size.
Last year UM and Auburn ran at will against us too but we did REAL well vs. our own kind. That same result can and needs to happen this year.
To the New DC (Roc) if your new "schemes" are too difficult and cause the D to regress, can em and go back to what these men PROVED they could do well last season - out athlete them and let 'em ALL flow too the ball! Aggressive swarming D not a slow reacting thinking D like we have tried to install here in years past TO GREAT DISASTER!
I think the person who should ne most disappointed with the game would by Mr. Bryamt as he became the focus of much pre-game media atention and for a D and DL to give up that many yards in front of your family, OUCH!
Brandin (AND THE ENTIRE D), use this game (and the next, unfortunately) to get ready for a 10 game win streak, don't let this game bring you or the team down at all. USE IT FOR MOTIVATION!Posted On: Sep 1st 2014, 7:02 PM #333938
Wyoming will be a stout opponent. Craig Bohl is a coach focused on fundamentals. He built North Dakota State into a legendary FCS program - that has annually kicked the fannies of FBS teams on the road. NDSU has made the 'money game' painful for their opponents. He was essentially available and was the guy I'd hoped FAU hired after CP.
He's a guy who models his process after his mentor and former boss, Tom Osborne. Wyoming will come out with fire and give a first class effort, exhibit good fundamentals and not shoot itself in the foot with penalties or turnovers.
And he has a history of building teams with good lines and nasty defense.
This will be a real measurement game for FAU. Be in this game - hopefully win it - and you have something good going on this year.
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Wise Owl
Member since 2014
Let's go Owls!!!!
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Wise Owl
Member since 2005
Ronniehuskerron said
GeorgiaOwl said
grayowl said
Musing about the Nebraska after a 500-mile drive home: In addition to being surprised, I was disappointed. This was as bad a beat-down, if not worse, than any I have seen for the Owls – and that's a lot of beat-downs (Florida, Texas, Alabama, Nebraska a few years back, Kansas State, Oklahoma state twice…). I thought the bright spots were the punter and Lucky Whitehead on the returns. I know some complained that the punter didn't get the ball inside the 20. But believe me, he averted disastrous field position a number of times. All in all, I cannot think of others. I suppose you could argue that the first offensive drive was a s bright spot. But it was overwhelmed by subsequent offensive sequences. Sometimes, the Owls held the ball about 60 seconds. When I got home, I watched a recording of the Wyoming game. The Cowboys have a couple of pretty good up-the-middle runners….Posted On: Sep 1st 2014, 6:09 PM #333936
Wyoming will be a good test too! But they ARE NOT the level of Nebraska and our DT's are suppossed to be a strength of this team, lots of experience and size.
Last year UM and Auburn ran at will against us too but we did REAL well vs. our own kind. That same result can and needs to happen this year.
To the New DC (Roc) if your new "schemes" are too difficult and cause the D to regress, can em and go back to what these men PROVED they could do well last season - out athlete them and let 'em ALL flow too the ball! Aggressive swarming D not a slow reacting thinking D like we have tried to install here in years past TO GREAT DISASTER!
I think the person who should ne most disappointed with the game would by Mr. Bryamt as he became the focus of much pre-game media atention and for a D and DL to give up that many yards in front of your family, OUCH!
Brandin (AND THE ENTIRE D), use this game (and the next, unfortunately) to get ready for a 10 game win streak, don't let this game bring you or the team down at all. USE IT FOR MOTIVATION!Posted On: Sep 1st 2014, 7:02 PM #333938
Wyoming will be a stout opponent. Craig Bohl is a coach focused on fundamentals. He built North Dakota State into a legendary FCS program - that has annually kicked the fannies of FBS teams on the road. NDSU has made the 'money game' painful for their opponents. He was essentially available and was the guy I'd hoped FAU hired after CP.
He's a guy who models his process after his mentor and former boss, Tom Osborne. Wyoming will come out with fire and give a first class effort, exhibit good fundamentals and not shoot itself in the foot with penalties or turnovers.
And he has a history of building teams with good lines and nasty defense.
This will be a real measurement game for FAU. Be in this game - hopefully win it - and you have something good going on this year.Posted On: Sep 1st 2014, 7:19 PM #333943
I agree with all of that but I don't think he has enough time yet to really put his stamp on this team. I am glad we play them this year and not a year or two down the road. That said, we won't really know what we have to face Wyoming until the Tulsa game.
GO OWLS!
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owlcountry40 said
Is this meaningful and informational?
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Winning said
Yea. the D Swiss Cheese throughout Charlie's career here. This game was a representation of the soft loser football we played over the next three seasons. All while being told "we are heading in the right directions".
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owlcountry40 said
Winning said
Yea. the D Swiss Cheese throughout Charlie's career here. This game was a representation of the soft loser football we played over the next three seasons. All while being told "we are heading in the right directions".Posted On: Aug 10th 2017, 3:35 PM #369845
OC is so right about Charlie. Softest football coach I have ever seen in my life. What a loser! He resembles a soccer mom with a butch haircut when on the sidelines. What a clown!
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