(10-02-2017 10:03 AM)fiuforyou Wrote:  

(10-02-2017 09:19 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  Charlotte deserves a salute here for changing out their OC and playing to the strengths of their QB. He has a strong arm with good receivers and can run like nobodies business. They will come out of this game with renewed confidence and I don't see them as a push-over for any team remaining on their schedule. I also think they are going to surprise a team or two.

As far as FIU is concerned, I am disappointed with the way we came out of the locker room to start this game on both sides of the ball. The offense did not start performing until their backs were up against the wall, this is surely the sign of an immature football team. I'm also disappointed that our defense took until after the half time break to finally make adjustments to what was clearly an attack they were not expecting.

On the plus side FIU continued to fight and make progress right up until the final whistle. Just like after the UCF game, there are going to be a ton of teaching moments in regard to that inept first half performance.

Finally, I'm not sure what's going on with this Charlotte team but they beat Marshall, FAU and USM last year; arguably the upper half of this conference. They just need a confidence builder, because they are not a bad football team, and this past Saturday may have been the start of their ascension toward a respectable season.

FIU came back from a 19 point deficit. Say what you will about our team, but Coach Butch has instilled a new work ethic and attitude that is clearly paying dividends.

I believe we would have lost to Rice and UNCC if we still had the old coaching staff.

People are forgetting that Charlotte did in fact come in with a different OC and our guys probably didn't know what to expect. The fact that Butch made the half time adjustments necessary to pull the W shows us we're improving.

Some of our C-USA colleagues are jumping the gun and celebrating their early success while belittling schools like FIU and Charlotte, writing us off too early IMO. I also think Charlotte is going to pull off some upsets down the road, just as we will.

I don't think we will.
This team has decent players on offense, but the play calling is inept and is unable to get first downs to keep the defense off the field.
The defense isn't that bad, but simply can't get off the field on third down thus wearing them out in the second half.
We might have bursts for quarters or minutes, but I can see us producing for 60 minutes.
The players have the talent, but they are so poorly coached.