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Twitter was blowing up about how Randy Shannon is responsible for the loss today. Some people will say "Did Randy throw those 4 INTs? did Randy miss those tackles? etc…" and those (like myself most of the time) that at the end of the day, a loss falls on the coach. This situation might be different since he didn't coach them for weeks, yet they were all his recruits. Either way, I still want him to come to FAU…as long as he doesn't bring Wipple,lol..bring back Nord!

Jab979 said

You can stick with H.S and continue winning 4 games every season

And yes, those who think we're still on the way to greatness with Coach S are delusional. Love Coach to death, but c'mon..
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I agree that most of those guys are his recruits and Jacory looked terrible.

The only player who is good is Hankerson.

I think Shannon is responsible to an extent but he wasn't there, he didn't coach them. If next season they have a really good team, keep in mind those are still his recruits. Who knows how many kids he already recruited to UM too before he was fired

My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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Jab979 said

Who knows how many kids he already recruited to UM too before he was fired

He had a couple big name recruits but UM lost them (two big name recruits to Louisville) when he got fired.
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FAUfasho said

And yes, those who think we're still on the way to greatness with Coach S are delusional. Love Coach to death, but c'mon..

Unless a donor steps up, or we suddenly harvest a magical money tree, those that are spreading silly rumors are delusional.  I have supported Coach from a realistic business perspective.  I have never said he can lead us to greatness.  I doubt the "pipe dream" coaches can lead us to greatness.

What separates us from greatness right now is time.  Time to continue to grow the alumni base, fan base, and donor base.

I know the new or young fans of this program don't want to think about this, but the most important thing to building a program is not coaching and recruiting.  It is money!  The fact that we somehow got that stadium with our level of donations is absolutely amazing.

The top programs in the country are spending $20M+ per year just on football.  We spend $4M.  That money won't come from fabulous and amazing marketing plans.  That money comes from people willing to dig deep into their pockets…and we simply have not reached that stage yet.
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Well let's see. Randy Shannon was just fired. Now he can wait around and HOPE he gets another chance while he's not getting paid….

OR… He can accept a head coaching job for $600k a year, build a winner and then either leave for greener pastures or stick around and get a raise.

As much as it pains me to say this…. Look at UCF, that's where I want us to be! I could care less about O'Leary lying on his resume. They're ranked and in 2 sports and just beat an UGA in a bowl game

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

Twitter was blowing up about how Randy Shannon is responsible for the loss today. Some people will say "Did Randy throw those 4 INTs? did Randy miss those tackles? etc…" and those (like myself most of the time) that at the end of the day, a loss falls on the coach. This situation might be different since he didn't coach them for weeks, yet they were all his recruits. Either way, I still want him to come to FAU…as long as he doesn't bring Wipple,lol..bring back Nord!

Jab979 said

You can stick with H.S and continue winning 4 games every season

And yes, those who think we're still on the way to greatness with Coach S are delusional. Love Coach to death, but c'mon..
That's a negative about Shannon he can recruit with the best of them but he needs to do a better job recruiting players to fit his system instead of recruiting the most 'stars'.  Yesterdays game should of brought his price tag down a bit
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Shannon fell in love with the players at Northwestern. Many of those players were highly regarded coming out of high school. We had no names at the inception of our program, who played harder and were probably more coachable than the players we have now. I point to a demise in general of attitude by So. Fla. high school recruits. Yes, our region produces great players, but I would argue that the players that have the most success in recent years are the ones who leave their comfort zone—away from a home base that has them believing their own "hype".


Beware the talons of the Mighty Owls!
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I doubt FAU could get a name like Shannon, or even Leach for that matter. But by all means if they can acquire that kind of name you have to make a splash and get them. It will help sell tickets. And say whatever you want about Randy Shannon as a Xs and Os coach, but he has ties to this area and will get better recruits in here. In the Belt that alone can supercede what may be considered 'sub-par coaching'. Not saying he can get the level of recruit that goes to Miami, but he should be able to steal a few guys that wouldn't have considered FAU before.
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