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FAU controls it's own Bowl destiny?

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FAU controls it's own Bowl destiny?

It is ok to congratulate FIU. When we went to bowl games - as much as they hate us - I did see a lot of FIU fans congratulating FAU. It does seem like they are 2007 version of FAU. And recruits aren't going to care whether we give them praise or not.
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A lot of 6 and 6 teams will go bowling this year. We don't have to win the conference to go bowling. Let's finish strong in our conference and everything else will be a bonus!

My question is this:

Is it better for recruiting to beat Texas and not go bowling? Or,
Lose to Texas, but beat Troy and MTSU and go bowling?

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smittysahoot said

A lot of 6 and 6 teams will go bowling this year. We don't have to win the conference to go bowling. Let's finish strong in our conference and everything else will be a bonus!

My question is this:

Is it better for recruiting to beat Texas and not go bowling? Or,
Lose to Texas, but beat Troy and MTSU and go bowling?

I think recruits look at the program not the win/loss record of a team as that can change year to year drastically.  As HS says, "there is a small difference between 10-0 and 1-5.

That being said, beating Texas in Austin shows recruits our program is capable of anything.

Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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Great question Smitty. Since winning the other 2 bowl games didn't do much for us in terms of recruiting I would say beating Texas IN Texas would be better for us.

A win in Austin would get us national noteriety and would be talked about all weekend and even talked about when discussing the down season for the long horns.

I think that if we can tell recruits we beat the University of Texas they'd be more impressed than with us winning a 2nd rate bowl game against a bottom feeder from C-USA or MAC

My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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How about this question does it make sense to go bowling with a mediocre team and lose or chalk up this season to rebuilding? Would it look better to have a no loss bowl record and allow coach to go undefeated in bowl wins?
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boozie132 said

How about this question does it make sense to go bowling with a mediocre team and lose or chalk up this season to rebuilding? Would it look better to have a no loss bowl record and allow coach to go undefeated in bowl wins?
If we get invited to a bowl we go to a bowl no if ands or buts
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Can you beleive that if we win, Texas is eliminated from bowl eligibility but if we lose we are still alive! Who anywhere in their right mind would have EVER thought of this as a possibility, EVER! That Texas will be more desperate for the win. Go Owls!!!!!!!!
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In fairness if Texas played WKU, ULM, FIU, UAB they'd be undefeated lol.

I know diff conferences, diff situations. I have respect for Tex. They were VERY hospitable when the Dirtys went over there few seasons ago and their fans were really cool, unlike in SCar. I'm not a fan!

Granted I'd love to beat them but they're having a down year they'll reload

My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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Rick said

They'll drop one of the remaining games…bound to happen the way this league has gone thus far…but they have to drop two, and we win out, to even be in the hunt.

A bit more unrealistic given the way they have been playing.

As it looks, there could even be a scenario where 5 teams finish at 5-3…but let's not go there.

Based on any tie breaking procedures that I normally see out there, the first one is always head to head.  So, if (for example) FIU, Troy, and FAU all finish 6-6 doesn't FAU win the conference due to beating both of them?
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Yes, just like in '07. We tied Troy but since we beat them we earned the right to go New Orleans

My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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