Just a thought - FAU as Independent?
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Wise Owl
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Just a thought - FAU as Independent?
Now, I imagine it is very difficult to be Independent because you don't get any money from a conference or guaranteed bowl games, but honestly now it is not THAT difficult to get a bowl invite now.
I know we probably don't have the money or support for this, does any one know more about this? Is it feasible / logical?
Like I said, just some random thoughts…
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I think it would be a great selling point for Leach…who dreams much bigger than the New Orleans Bowl.
Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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College football: Being an independent presents many challenges | Deseret News
It seems scheduling and relying on football to generate athletic dollars for all the other programs are the challange.
Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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Wise Owl
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walty12 said
On the surface I COMPLETELY agree with this.
Sums it up perfectly. It sounds great, but realistically I think it would be very difficult to do financially. It would be a huge gamble that would probably end one of two ways:
it works and we end up playing some big teams, upsetting one or two, and filling the stands.
it fails and it bankrupts our athletic department.
Interesting idea, but I don't think we'd be able to find the support fanwise.
FAU - We got Bowls!
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The stadium is built, as University President and Athletic Director, I now spend 100% of my time on 1) the new coaching hire and 2) making sure we DON"T get left out, no matter how many flights I have to take, or how many meeting I have to go to, or how many calls I have to make. We are at an ALL IMPORTANT crossroads in college football and with the new stadium to pay for WE MUST NOT BE LEFT BEHIND!
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BeastOwl said
I kinda like the idea but if this were such a great option, I tend to think many other teams would be doing it.
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