Countdown to the 2016 FAU Football Season
37 days til the Owls kick-off & 37 wins to share! #FAU 🏈 beat ULL 39-32 on 10-20-07 for win #37. QB Rusty Smith TD pass to RB Pierre in OT.
— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) July 28, 2016
#FAU 🏈 kicks-off in 36 days with 36 wins to share! The Owls beat Ark St 34-31 for win #38 on 11-10-07. FB Willie Rose 2TD & 2PT conversion.
— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) July 29, 2016
Not sure what game it was, but it was in Lockhart. Willie Rose was just killing it that game. On one series we just kept handing him the ball and driving down the field. He had to be exhausted. On one play he got dinged up and stayed down on the ground (probably to get a breather). The trainers came on and helped him off the field.
As soon as he was out, we stopped moving the ball. After about 2 plays Howard had seen enough. Howard walks over to the training table where Rose was be looked at, says a couple of words and then grabs Rose by the horse collar, yanks him off the table, and shoves him toward the field to get back in the game.
Evidently he was cured of any ailments. Probably couldn't get away with that these days but watching it happen back then was very entertaining.
Rose was a class act, one of my favorite players…
"I know this cat called way out willie!"
35 days til the Owls kick-off & 35 wins to share! #FAU 🏈 DEFEATED FIU 55-23 on 11-24-07 for win #39. WR Cortez Gent 145 Yds & 2 TD.
— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) July 30, 2016
Someone find a video of that 65yard Rob Housler end around TD! Man that guy was great if he didnt have to catch the ball!!
teambeer said
At the Orange Bowl!
Someone find a video of that 65yard Rob Housler end around TD! Man that guy was great if he didnt have to catch the ball!!
Posted On: Jul 30th 2016, 6:53 PM #357406
+1 I just remember him coming around and looking like FIU had the angle, and he just got faster and faster. To bad he has the hands of a very small man! I also remember the FIU fans taunting my group with "well we have a law school and a medical school." I said GREAT! But we kick your ass every year.
teambeer said
At the Orange Bowl!Posted On: Jul 30th 2016, 6:53 PM #357406
I remember being at that game. I believe it was the last football game to be played at the OB.
I remember a bunch of Miami fans coming to the game and watching them unbolt seats from the stadium to take them home!
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