Rick said

fauowls44 said

Positives:

1.  Nothing to be ashamed of after this one.  They hung with the #7 team in the nation for the first half and for this group of Owls, that is saying something.

2.  Graham Wilbert continues to impress me with how far he's come as a QB from last season.  Good for him.

3.  The Owls continue to be a very disciplined team.  This bodes well for the new coaching staff because it was a real problem last season.  The new staff can't change the talent level here overnight, but they can instill discipline and they have.

4.  Hey, at least we covered the spread and took home $1M.  It could have been much, much worse.

Negatives:

1. Defense.  Not much more to say.  Not suprisingly, Georgia did whatever they wanted.  We just aren't up to that level…still, a little more resistance would be nice.  They forced 2 turnovers, but for most of the night, you wouldn't have known they were on the field.

Bottom line, we saw improvement in the offsense and special teams.  The D struggled, but that was expected against Georgia and their great QB.  This is why last week's thread complaining about Pelini was so silly.  This team IS improving, but there is a LONG, LONG way to go.  When you start at the very bottom, it takes a couple of years, not a couple of games to get back to competitive.  We don't have to look far…There are plenty of examples in the SBC.  WKU, FIU, ULM, ULL, UNT…not long ago, they were all at rock bottom where we are right now.  None of those programs were a quick fix (in fact, they are all still a work in progress).  This season is about setting the foundation and improving.  Do that and winning will take care of itself.

We are going to surprise some people down the line…saw some very good things last night…and we also see how conservative Pelini was in the Wagner game now.

Ronniehuskerron said

Rick said

fauowls44 said

Positives:

1.  Nothing to be ashamed of after this one.  They hung with the #7 team in the nation for the first half and for this group of Owls, that is saying something.

2.  Graham Wilbert continues to impress me with how far he's come as a QB from last season.  Good for him.

3.  The Owls continue to be a very disciplined team.  This bodes well for the new coaching staff because it was a real problem last season.  The new staff can't change the talent level here overnight, but they can instill discipline and they have.

4.  Hey, at least we covered the spread and took home $1M.  It could have been much, much worse.

Negatives:

1. Defense.  Not much more to say.  Not suprisingly, Georgia did whatever they wanted.  We just aren't up to that level…still, a little more resistance would be nice.  They forced 2 turnovers, but for most of the night, you wouldn't have known they were on the field.

Bottom line, we saw improvement in the offsense and special teams.  The D struggled, but that was expected against Georgia and their great QB.  This is why last week's thread complaining about Pelini was so silly.  This team IS improving, but there is a LONG, LONG way to go.  When you start at the very bottom, it takes a couple of years, not a couple of games to get back to competitive.  We don't have to look far…There are plenty of examples in the SBC.  WKU, FIU, ULM, ULL, UNT…not long ago, they were all at rock bottom where we are right now.  None of those programs were a quick fix (in fact, they are all still a work in progress).  This season is about setting the foundation and improving.  Do that and winning will take care of itself.

We are going to surprise some people down the line…saw some very good things last night…and we also see how conservative Pelini was in the Wagner game now.

Nothing to be ashamed of in the Georgia game.  And FAU will surprise a few folks this season.

One of the great things about playing some very good teams (and in Alabama, perhaps the best team) in the country is that you see the level and drive required to be a top program.  This will be a very educational couple of games for FAU, and they will be extremely valuable by season's end.    If the team holds together and focuses, this has the makings of a massive season of improvement both in quality of play and in sheer number of wins compared to last year.

The Georgia game was an indicator of the talent depth of a good SEC team vs FAU, but it also was a good indicator that this FAU team has some potential.  I expect sheer brutality in the Alabama game, and it will be fun to see how the Owls man up in the game and the rest of the season.  Go OWLS!

BeastOwl said

Ronniehuskerron said

Rick said

fauowls44 said

Positives:

1.  Nothing to be ashamed of after this one.  They hung with the #7 team in the nation for the first half and for this group of Owls, that is saying something.

2.  Graham Wilbert continues to impress me with how far he's come as a QB from last season.  Good for him.

3.  The Owls continue to be a very disciplined team.  This bodes well for the new coaching staff because it was a real problem last season.  The new staff can't change the talent level here overnight, but they can instill discipline and they have.

4.  Hey, at least we covered the spread and took home $1M.  It could have been much, much worse.

Negatives:

1. Defense.  Not much more to say.  Not suprisingly, Georgia did whatever they wanted.  We just aren't up to that level…still, a little more resistance would be nice.  They forced 2 turnovers, but for most of the night, you wouldn't have known they were on the field.

Bottom line, we saw improvement in the offsense and special teams.  The D struggled, but that was expected against Georgia and their great QB.  This is why last week's thread complaining about Pelini was so silly.  This team IS improving, but there is a LONG, LONG way to go.  When you start at the very bottom, it takes a couple of years, not a couple of games to get back to competitive.  We don't have to look far…There are plenty of examples in the SBC.  WKU, FIU, ULM, ULL, UNT…not long ago, they were all at rock bottom where we are right now.  None of those programs were a quick fix (in fact, they are all still a work in progress).  This season is about setting the foundation and improving.  Do that and winning will take care of itself.

We are going to surprise some people down the line…saw some very good things last night…and we also see how conservative Pelini was in the Wagner game now.

Nothing to be ashamed of in the Georgia game.  And FAU will surprise a few folks this season.

One of the great things about playing some very good teams (and in Alabama, perhaps the best team) in the country is that you see the level and drive required to be a top program.  This will be a very educational couple of games for FAU, and they will be extremely valuable by season's end.    If the team holds together and focuses, this has the makings of a massive season of improvement both in quality of play and in sheer number of wins compared to last year.

The Georgia game was an indicator of the talent depth of a good SEC team vs FAU, but it also was a good indicator that this FAU team has some potential.  I expect sheer brutality in the Alabama game, and it will be fun to see how the Owls man up in the game and the rest of the season.  Go OWLS!

Hopefully we're doing some of the brutalizing…..