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Postgame thoughts on the Minnesota game...

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, I did hear the announcers mention that the line was blocking well. Even picking up the blitz. Did anyone see the game?  Did Rusty have enough time? It sounded like it.

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illinoisowl said

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, I did hear the announcers mention that the line was blocking well. Even picking up the blitz. Did anyone see the game?  Did Rusty have enough time? It sounded like it.

That is the frustrating thing….we aren't losing these games because we can't compete physically.  Our main problems are mental mistakes. 
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fauowls44 said

illinoisowl said

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, I did hear the announcers mention that the line was blocking well. Even picking up the blitz. Did anyone see the game?  Did Rusty have enough time? It sounded like it.

That is the frustrating thing….we aren't losing these games because we can't compete physically.  Our main problems are mental mistakes.

I would call WR dropping easy catches a physical mistake.
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HOTEL said

Look at the bright side… at least Exit39 didn't have to endure this game since he jumped off the wagon last week. ;) 

I don't know what was more painful to watch… the Michigan State game or the Minnesota game…
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owlcountry said

fauowls44 said

illinoisowl said

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, I did hear the announcers mention that the line was blocking well. Even picking up the blitz. Did anyone see the game?  Did Rusty have enough time? It sounded like it.

That is the frustrating thing….we aren't losing these games because we can't compete physically.  Our main problems are mental mistakes.

I would call WR dropping easy catches a physical mistake.

Not me…dropping a pass that hits your hands is a lack of concentration.
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Hey everyone, if you think you're pissed, go take a look at the FSU Rivals board tonight.  I think they're gonna burn the city down.
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The said

Hey everyone, if you think you're pissed, go take a look at the FSU Rivals board tonight.  I think they're gonna burn the city down.

WOW. You're right.

I watched some of that game. Once again, FSU has great defensive players… although they sure rack up penalties, don't they? At one point the announcer said, "Florida State has given up more yards in penalties than has gained on the ground." Ouch.

They'd still kill us if we played them though.

I think pretty much everyone in Florida, save for UF fans, are kicking themselves tonight. USF for scoring so little. FIU for keeping it a close game and losing during their stadium debut. Us for being torched by Minnesota 37-3. UCF for being manhandled 34-7 by Boston College.

Just not a good night for anyone who isn't living in Gainesville, I imagine.
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Part of the problem this year is the expectations. Howard said that all OOC games would be played to win. No more advanced training. All the hype since last winter. We all had huge expectations. I know some of them were far fetched but they were mentioned in the media and on this board. The media was playing up FAU after last seasons bowl victory and the win over Troy.

Bottom line is we are all disappointed. In the past Howard said the team wasn't very good and they weren't so no expectations, no disappointments. This year, different story. I've been and accountant/corporate controller for many years. If I forecast the company is going to make a $1MIL and then we end up loosing money, there would be some pissed off execs and bankers.  Maybe the players got caught up in the hype. Howard said before the season started he was afraid of complacency after the bowl win. It looks like it happened. If anything, the team SHOULD look more polished this year. They don't. The radio announcers said more than once that it looked like Minnesota was playing at a different speed than FAU (faster).

The funny thing about these OOC games is back in the early days, FAU played better on the road than at home.

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How can anyone on this board expect any respect from the "experts" when FAU continues to put fourth this effort?  Allowing Ringer to rush for 285 YDS, Rusty throwing 4 INTS against a Minnesota defense he torched last year, letting an inferior UAB team make a game out of what was suppose to be a rout.  To the "experts" it's not what have you done it's what have you done lately?  Just hoping we can get it together and make some noise for the national broadcast against MTSU.

Oh yeah and is anyone else sick of the homervision on the Owls radio broadcast?  I know the color comentator is suppose to be biased but jeez…and this is coming from an FAU fan.
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I think the difference is we lack alot of leadership…Cerg last year defined a struggling defense and helped them get emotional and make stops…as good as Frantz is, he is soft spoken and not leading the D.

On offense, we lost Paris, we lost Jarrid Smith who was a leader, thats why Rusty always had his line out there during press conferences, because he knew they were the ones leading the offense, and Gent was quietly making catches, not talked about as the go-to guy (which was Harmon, who also was leading by example and not being loud).  I think we should just get our 1st and 2nd strings on full rotation for RB and WR…if you drop a pass sit and let the guy behind you try, if you run for 1 yd, sit and let the guy behind you try.


Regarding other games in the State:

FIU was able to make huge stops in the redzone…I could hardly believe it, and for them this is a huge moral victory
Miami is a GOOD team, they should be ranked, they have so much talent at RB and WR, two Mr. Floridas at QB, and Defense that is not afraid to blitz every play.
FSU..it was too late for me to watch but it seems like they should have done alot better at home
UF.. is good, Tennessee is bad, I just hope one of the other studs in the SEC can stop UF
UCF..well they got outplayed by BC
USF.. alot like us, EXCEPT they win games, thats how they got respect, they took their non-BCS recruits and won against BCS teams…we need to do the same

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