This one is easy!

Polo and Hill have to be "SHUT DOWN" DB's. CMU likes to throw and they do it well.

Id say Polo if I had to pick one person. Look at Chris Leak for UF in 2006. He was extremely inconsistant in the regular season but played perfect in the championship. Maybe Polo can pull it together for the big game.

Coming from a Chippewa, here's some things FAU will need to do:

1.  Pressure Dan DOWN THE MIDDLE.  You try to blitz on the outside only, he'll run for 5-20 yards.
2.  Make us 1-dimensional.  You won't stop the pass.  But stopping the run will allow you to blitz knowing we'll be throwing the ball.
3.  Throw the ball.  A mediocre QB at EMU threw all over us.  Depending on the defense that comes to the game (EMU defense or the Ball State defense), it could be a long, high-scoring game.
4.  Stop Antonio Brown.  Led the nation in Punt returning.  Dangerous in the Kick Return.  Can turn a 5 yard screen pass into a 87 yard touchdown.

Looking forward to a good game!

CMUAlum05 said

4.  Stop Antonio Brown.  Led the nation in Punt returning.  Dangerous in the Kick Return.  Can turn a 5 yard screen pass into a 87 yard touchdown.

That scares me since  FAU's kick/punt coverage has never been a strength.

SeminOWL2006 said

This may sound elementary but here goes:
We need QB to throw it
We need WR's to catch it
We need RB's to run it
We need Oline to block it

We need Dline to pressure it
We need LB to tackle it
We need DBs to cover or intercept it

We need Kicker to kick it
We need Punter to punt it
We need Cover team to cover it
We need Returner to return it

We need the Chippewas to blow it.

If all of that gets done, its in the bag!  ;)

I'm with you on that…  ;D