(10-23-2018 06:17 AM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(10-22-2018 02:18 PM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  FAU was not the issue for anyone that watched FAU had some crazy stat that 4 out of 5 Marshall's drives started inside FAU's 45 and they were held to three points.

The no can hold that all game let alone make stops when a teams starts at the 11.

Driskel is 100000 more missed than Briels. the play calling is the same, but nothing is being blocked as well like the bread and butter jet sweeps and runs up the middle which last year were 6-10 yds every time.

I can not put my figure on it this because it seems to be something different every game. Drops, penalties turnovers.

Weren't you the one who crapped on Driskel the entire last season? At least I was on Driskel's jock, what's your excuse?

It was hard to judge how good Driskel was at running the offense.

Driskel can not make half of the throws Robison can make, but the offence moved better.

Also regardless the oline is by far what is hurting the most just flat our no push.

I just saw stats that FAU is 5th in country in pass protection. It's crazy they can not open holes.

(10-23-2018 08:08 AM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  

(10-23-2018 06:17 AM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(10-22-2018 02:18 PM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  FAU was not the issue for anyone that watched FAU had some crazy stat that 4 out of 5 Marshall's drives started inside FAU's 45 and they were held to three points.

The no can hold that all game let alone make stops when a teams starts at the 11.

Driskel is 100000 more missed than Briels. the play calling is the same, but nothing is being blocked as well like the bread and butter jet sweeps and runs up the middle which last year were 6-10 yds every time.

I can not put my figure on it this because it seems to be something different every game. Drops, penalties turnovers.

Weren't you the one who crapped on Driskel the entire last season? At least I was on Driskel's jock, what's your excuse?

It was hard to judge how good Driskel was at running the offense.

Driskel can not make half of the throws Robison can make, but the offence moved better.

Also regardless the oline is by far what is hurting the most just flat our no push.

I just saw stats that FAU is 5th in country in pass protection. It's crazy they can not open holes.

That's true. As I have pointed out in the game threads for the last few weeks, this OL is protecting Robison very well, but they can't move opposing D-lines. That is why Singletary's numbers have suffered.

And, yes, Robison is by far more talented than Driskel but he is a freshman, something that, I thought, could be masked by strong rushing attack and excellent WR corps. Neither really came through.

(10-23-2018 08:04 AM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  

(10-22-2018 04:11 PM)BlueraiderJT Wrote:  Losing Briles has crippled FAU's offense. However, Marshall straight up buzz sawed the Lane Train. Wasn't even close. When you lose 31-7, that ain't "we beat ourselves". That's "we got our a$$es handed to us".

Briles lost play calling duties I know you guys was desperate to hate on Lane, but we run the same thing as last year. The execution is not there, the holes are not opening up. Can not blame play calling when a WR drops TD's or the oline plays a yard behind the LOS.

We had more yards this year vs Marshall than last. Driskel is needed more than Briles.

I love how all of you just post about FAU everyday. I fun being the most talked about team in this conference.

Your coach and the trash talk in off season by a few of you has brought it to this point...

(10-23-2018 06:14 AM)goliath74 Wrote:  The main reason we lost is our OLine could not move Marshall's DLine. That's it. Yes, the unnecessary 4th-down inside own 15 and the two missed FGs did not help, but that was not why we lost.

And yet, you still moved the ball.

You might have still yet lost, but you would have been in the game with a chance to win except for 3 plays characterized by the word "boink," and one "almost boink."

Boink #1... the ball boinks through the receiver's hands. (-7)

Boink #2... the ball boinks off the receiver's chest. (-7)

Boink #3... the ball boinks up off the receiver's hands, and into the waiting arms of the Marshall LB trailing the receiver. (-7)

Almost Boink... the ball nearly boinks off the left goal post, but instead slips to the outside of it. (-3)

If you could have four plays back, those would be the plays to have back. They represented a 24 point swing. Again again, not saying you would have won. Just saying you didn't give yourselves a chance.

(And, yes, there's obviously a 5th play, but that one doesn't even happen if Kiffin didn't sense the game was getting away from him.)

(10-23-2018 08:18 AM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(10-23-2018 08:08 AM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  

(10-23-2018 06:17 AM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(10-22-2018 02:18 PM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  FAU was not the issue for anyone that watched FAU had some crazy stat that 4 out of 5 Marshall's drives started inside FAU's 45 and they were held to three points.

The no can hold that all game let alone make stops when a teams starts at the 11.

Driskel is 100000 more missed than Briels. the play calling is the same, but nothing is being blocked as well like the bread and butter jet sweeps and runs up the middle which last year were 6-10 yds every time.

I can not put my figure on it this because it seems to be something different every game. Drops, penalties turnovers.

Weren't you the one who crapped on Driskel the entire last season? At least I was on Driskel's jock, what's your excuse?

It was hard to judge how good Driskel was at running the offense.

Driskel can not make half of the throws Robison can make, but the offence moved better.

Also regardless the oline is by far what is hurting the most just flat our no push.

I just saw stats that FAU is 5th in country in pass protection. It's crazy they can not open holes.

That's true. As I have pointed out in the game threads for the last few weeks, this OL is protecting Robison very well, but they can't move opposing D-lines. That is why Singletary's numbers have suffered.

And, yes, Robison is by far more talented than Driskel but he is a freshman, something that, I thought, could be masked by strong rushing attack and excellent WR corps. Neither really came through.

Well, we are one of the top run defenses in the country. When you did move the ball it was primarily through the air (which is the weakest part of our defense).

Not many are talking about you now. FAU is out of it for 2018.

(10-21-2018 01:48 AM)Coach Bonez89 Wrote:  

(10-21-2018 01:41 AM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(10-21-2018 01:32 AM)Coach Bonez89 Wrote:  Anytime Lane Kiffin fails, I smile :) Still hope FAU keeps building their program. They have a lot of potential. But you can only build so much dancing with the devil!

That probably is a very fair statement. I just wonder what Owl Nation is thinking right now? Honestly and objectively.

Kiffin is gonna leave sooner or later. He’s not done. BUT. There is clearly a problem.

Not to mention, some of the luster seems to be gone now that Kendall Briles is at Houston.

TRUTH!!! ^^^

(10-23-2018 08:04 AM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  

(10-22-2018 04:11 PM)BlueraiderJT Wrote:  Losing Briles has crippled FAU's offense. However, Marshall straight up buzz sawed the Lane Train. Wasn't even close. When you lose 31-7, that ain't "we beat ourselves". That's "we got our a$$es handed to us".

Briles lost play calling duties I know you guys was desperate to hate on Lane, but we run the same thing as last year. The execution is not there, the holes are not opening up. Can not blame play calling when a WR drops TD's or the oline plays a yard behind the LOS.

We had more yards this year vs Marshall than last. Driskel is needed more than Briles.

I love how all of you just post about FAU everyday. I fun being the most talked about team in this conference.

lol it crazy to me that fau fans still think this

fau had a top 10 offense last season -

briles: has never not had a top 10 offense
kiffin: his average offense is nowhere near top 25...

fau fans: it was kiffin the ran the offense
kiffin: publicly says briles ran the offense the entire season
kiffin: publicly says yall ran the baylor offense last year, and that he doesnt know how to run it himself. that it was fundamentally different than his offense

here is an article breaking down faus offense last year. the article basically says yall ran the baylor offense last year but with a Dreadfully bad qb

https://www.sbnation.com/college-footbal...ic-offense

Quote:Their passing game is baaaaaad. The Owls’ passing S&P+ is 111th in the country. They started with Daniel Parr at quarterback, but they moved up Jason Driskel. Driskel has also not been effective, nor is he a very sophisticated runner. In fact, he reminds me of former Florida Gators quarterback Jeff Driskel.

North Texas, at one point, just said, “screw it, our safeties are now linebackers.”

fau the very next season loses the dreadful qb and briles (OC), but adds TONS of talent, returns its by far best heisman candidate player ...the result is a drasitcally worse offense

fau fans: briles wasnt a big loss, kiffin ran the offense. the qb is the major loss....

i honestly dont get the homerism here

further context: briles new job
houston last season (before briles): 70th ranked offense in the nation last season, that graduated 100% of its skill players, projected WAY worse for the 2018 season

houston this season (with briles): despite playing a complete inexperienced offense who was projected horrible, the offense is currently the #2 offense in the NATION..

i don't care either way, i just find it amusing what ya'll choose to believe ...i guess fau fans are free to believe what they want however crazy it may be...driskel was 1000x the bigger loss i guess

(10-23-2018 10:31 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(10-23-2018 08:04 AM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  

(10-22-2018 04:11 PM)BlueraiderJT Wrote:  Losing Briles has crippled FAU's offense. However, Marshall straight up buzz sawed the Lane Train. Wasn't even close. When you lose 31-7, that ain't "we beat ourselves". That's "we got our a$$es handed to us".

Briles lost play calling duties I know you guys was desperate to hate on Lane, but we run the same thing as last year. The execution is not there, the holes are not opening up. Can not blame play calling when a WR drops TD's or the oline plays a yard behind the LOS.

We had more yards this year vs Marshall than last. Driskel is needed more than Briles.

I love how all of you just post about FAU everyday. I fun being the most talked about team in this conference.

lol it crazy to me that fau fans still think this

fau had a top 10 offense last season -

briles: has never not had a top 10 offense
kiffin: his average offense is nowhere near top 25...

fau fans: it was kiffin the ran the offense
kiffin: publicly says briles ran the offense the entire season
kiffin: publicly says yall ran the baylor offense last year, and that he doesnt know how to run it himself. that it was fundamentally different than his offense

here is an article breaking down faus offense last year. the article basically says yall ran the baylor offense last year but with a Dreadfully bad qb

https://www.sbnation.com/college-footbal...ic-offense

Quote:Their passing game is baaaaaad. The Owls’ passing S&P+ is 111th in the country. They started with Daniel Parr at quarterback, but they moved up Jason Driskel. Driskel has also not been effective, nor is he a very sophisticated runner. In fact, he reminds me of former Florida Gators quarterback Jeff Driskel.

North Texas, at one point, just said, “screw it, our safeties are now linebackers.”

fau the very next season loses the dreadful qb and briles (OC), but adds TONS of talent, returns its by far best heisman candidate player ...the result is a drasitcally worse offense

fau fans: briles wasnt a big loss, kiffin ran the offense. the qb is the major loss....

i honestly dont get the homerism here

further context: briles new job
houston last season (before briles): 70th ranked offense in the nation last season, that graduated 100% of its skill players, projected WAY worse for the 2018 season

houston this season (with briles): despite playing a complete inexperienced offense who was projected horrible, the offense is currently the #2 offense in the NATION..

i don't care either way, i just find it amusing what ya'll choose to believe ...i guess fau fans are free to believe what they want however crazy it may be...driskel was 1000x the bigger loss i guess

Come on man. Don't point out facts. People don't like facts or truth. Just ask ole HuskyU on the AAC threads

Art Briles was by far the biggest lost for FAU.

(10-25-2018 08:22 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  Art Briles was by far the biggest lost for FAU.

Kendall, not Art.

(10-25-2018 08:22 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  Art Briles was by far the biggest lost for FAU.

Disagree. Briles would not have made a difference last Saturday (or any other game last season). OL could not block for Singletary. It was that easy. No play calling could have helped that.

(10-25-2018 11:30 AM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(10-25-2018 08:22 AM)herdfan129 Wrote:  Art Briles was by far the biggest lost for FAU.

Disagree. Briles would not have made a difference last Saturday (or any other game last season). OL could not block for Singletary. It was that easy. No play calling could have helped that.

i dont get the denial by fau fans...houston was a horrible rushing teams last season...and in the offseason houston's star espn300 4star RB decided to quit football

houston this season because of injury and fumble issues has used 4 different RB..despite that is top 10 nationally in rushing yards per attempt

and you cant even pretend your oline is bad, you are one of the least sack teams in the nation

hint its not about ol blocking, but schematics (things you do to create run lanes)

ive never seen a fanbase faced with such overwhelming evidence and still chose to believe internet forum rumors...
it kinda made sense in the off-season when we had this talk. if briles was the magic, that would mean the magical season you hoped for would not happen ..and you didnt want to believe that

but the bubble has burst why are yall still denying facts

Pass blocking is different than run blocking. Elementary concept there. The run blocking is atrocious I doubt you've seen the games every week like us to judge the team as we do

Briles was a big loss. The funny thing is a bunch of the people on here ripping on us for losing him due to money / better football program are the same ones who ripped us for hiring him and kiffin..... then they act like they were geniuses as if we won't remember Quite hilarious

Briles was a big loss, but the biggest “loss” for you guys was hiring our defensive coordinator...Thanks by the way...

(10-25-2018 01:12 PM)Ragu Wrote:  Pass blocking is different than run blocking. Elementary concept there. The run blocking is atrocious I doubt you've seen the games every week like us to judge the team as we do

Briles was a big loss. The funny thing is a bunch of the people on here ripping on us for losing him due to money / better football program are the same ones who ripped us for hiring him and kiffin..... then they act like they were geniuses as if we won't remember Quite hilarious

I think hiring somebody affiliated/ related to Charlie Weiss was also a bad idea. When Tom Brady and Brady Quinn aren't there to prop him up, he was a disaster. Don't understand the hype behind the name.