FAU Football in the Polls
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illinoisowl said
If we do go to AAC, that is where we will be for a long time. Not being negative but just indicating that will be our resting place for a fairly long time.Posted On: Dec 6th 2017, 9:09 PM #375121
I hope the same but I have to bring up that western Kentucky had a undefeated conference play 2 years ago and has anything happened to them since? We have to fill out the stand before anything because every AAC school beats us with their fan base. I know it is exciting to think about progressing up into a new conference but we need to realize that we aren't the only school in c-usa to win the championship other teams have done much better than us. The most important thing is to continue what we have started and attend the games!
Go owls!!
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jgf2017 said
I believe that our fan base has grown exponentially this season. And nationally, we keep getting bigger and bigger. We've gotten to a great spot, everyone around the country knows the name Florida Atlantic now. Theoretically, it could have taken years for us to get to this point, and we're already here. And imagine how much of household name we'll be if we knock off Akron. The Oklahoma game will be a huge tv event. By that time, anything could happen as far as our popularity. What if we win or at least put up a good showing. I love the quality of football our team plays. I don't know if anyone can slow down our offense. I'm hoping by September there will be articles about us moving up conferences.Posted On: Dec 6th 2017, 11:17 PM #375125
"moving up conferences"
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In order to get ranked we have to be undefeated (or 1 loss)
or
Beat ranked opponents
That's always been the same.
And having one or even two good seasons isn't going to be enough to move us anywhere - look at WKU. Look at Marshall.
If we truly want to move out of this conference in the future, we not only have to boost our academic profile and build facilities at the level expected of that conference, but we have to bring enough fans to generate the revenue so we're not seen as "diluting the pot."
That could easily take a decade… and that's provided we continue to win and find the money to invest in all the capital projects we would need. If Kiffin leaves next year and we hire another dud, we're right back into Obscurityville.
Literally the most important hire we'll ever make (since Schnellenberger) is the person after Kiffin, whenever that may be.
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Owl2Doc said
Sustained success next year (and hopefully the years after that) will get more people's attention. We still have the issue where we're winning but people are going, "Yeah but look who they played" because that's what they always say.
In order to get ranked we have to be undefeated (or 1 loss)
or
Beat ranked opponents
That's always been the same.
And having one or even two good seasons isn't going to be enough to move us anywhere - look at WKU. Look at Marshall.
If we truly want to move out of this conference in the future, we not only have to boost our academic profile and build facilities at the level expected of that conference, but we have to bring enough fans to generate the revenue so we're not seen as "diluting the pot."
That could easily take a decade… and that's provided we continue to win and find the money to invest in all the capital projects we would need. If Kiffin leaves next year and we hire another dud, we're right back into Obscurityville.
Literally the most important hire we'll ever make (since Schnellenberger) is the person after Kiffin, whenever that may be.Posted On: Dec 7th 2017, 9:40 AM #375135
100%. We've got the potential to become the school that up-and-coming coaches go to so that they can springboard into P5 jobs, similar to WKU, Memphis, etc. We've historically been the school that can't find anybody interested in us. I don't want to go back to hiring unproven line coaches at HC's.
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For perspective, a 10-3 conference champion who had played let's say UCF, Wisconsin, and NC State rather than Navy, Wisconsin, and Buffalo would be in the top-25 and going to a bigger bowl this year. Scheduling is done in advance and is not easy, but I'll trust if President Kelly wants us to be a mini-Clemson he totally gets all of this.
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*Owlsdad you are completely right about the strength of schedule for this season from an optics standpoint for the top 25. I'm still going to be happy with us just getting to a bowl for the time being. Anything over 6 is icing on the cake for us owl fans.
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