GAME THREAD: Middle Tennessee vs FAU - 03/07/15 @ 7:00 PM
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Wish that would have happened for the Seniors…
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MTSU: 52% FG, 33% 3FG, 100 FTs
FAU committed 16 turnovers for the night that turned into 26 points for the Blue Raiders. MTSU was 18-18 from the line tonight compared to FAU's 6-10. Turman played 15 minutes and was 5-6 from the floor with 10 points and 4 rebounds. Not sure why he didn't get more minutes, although he did have three fouls early in the second half.
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Could be worse, we could still be stuck with Jarvis & wouldn't have had turman or poole. Not to mention what he has for next year.
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At least there's baseball.
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Basketball…I am not even sure what needs to be done. I know our facilities aren't CUSA level for starters which makes recruiting in a football state an even more uphill battle. Poole and Thurman are going to have to make big strides for this team to be formidable next year.
Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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walty12 said
Yea, 2-14 in conference is tough. All of our investing seems to be on football which I am fine with…but it has to start paying dividends. This upcoming football season is as important a season as we've ever had. To keep our recruiting momentum we HAVE to win more football games.
Basketball…I am not even sure what needs to be done. I know our facilities aren't CUSA level for starters which makes recruiting in a football state an even more uphill battle. Poole and Thurman are going to have to make big strides for this team to be formidable next year.Posted On: Mar 19th 2015, 12:34 AM #343698
Based on budget and facilities, we are a A-Sun conference basketball program living in CUSA. Our basketball budget falls at the bottom of CUSA, in the middle of the Sun Belt, and near the top of the A-Sun. Our gym would probably rank similarly.
That's the reality of it, but I am in no way suggesting we should invest more. There is no evidence that the support would change for the program. We have not proven that if we build it, they will come (football), or if we win, they will come (baseball).
It is clear that everything rides on football and that's a lot of eggs in one basket!
Owls Up!
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fauowl said
walty12 said
Yea, 2-14 in conference is tough. All of our investing seems to be on football which I am fine with…but it has to start paying dividends. This upcoming football season is as important a season as we've ever had. To keep our recruiting momentum we HAVE to win more football games.
Basketball…I am not even sure what needs to be done. I know our facilities aren't CUSA level for starters which makes recruiting in a football state an even more uphill battle. Poole and Thurman are going to have to make big strides for this team to be formidable next year.Posted On: Mar 19th 2015, 12:34 AM #343698
Based on budget and facilities, we are a A-Sun conference basketball program living in CUSA. Our basketball budget falls at the bottom of CUSA, in the middle of the Sun Belt, and near the top of the A-Sun. Our gym would probably rank similarly.
That's the reality of it, but I am in no way suggesting we should invest more. There is no evidence that the support would change for the program. We have not proven that if we build it, they will come (football), or if we win, they will come (baseball).
It is clear that everything rides on football and that's a lot of eggs in one basket!
Owls Up!Posted On: Mar 19th 2015, 7:56 AM #343702
I think you're right, and I think Pat Chun and Prez Kelly know that too. I think we'll become one of those schools that will eventually have the funding that we need to go out and get the FB coach and staff that WE want, and the rest of the athletic programs will feed off the revenue and support we would get by being a good FB school.
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