ARod

Thank you guys for the class and respect that was showed in my visit to Tampa last night. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and your fans were very well behaved. I hope that the future of our program will be heading in the same direction as yours. I like your traditions and fan turnout. The student section was pretty rowdy and showed that they would be a factor in future games with the noise that was coming from there. I will upload pics and a link (from an FIU fans perspective) after I return from Busch Gardens today. Thank you again and good luck for the rest of the season.

If you go to either www.fiugoldenpanthers.com or www.fiusports.com you should be able to find a link to past games that we've played. I appreciate you fans alot better than the UCF fans. They are arrogant as hell! I have nothing but negative things to say about them **** Golden Knights!! You guys must despise them. But going back to the game, please don't overlook us. I think we will surprise a lot of your fans at our play at this stage of our growth. I think you all will agree that we are ahead of what your program was at the 5th year. Hopefully we can make it an annual thing along with some of the other Florida schools.

Thanks as I'm absorbing all of the info that you guys are throwing at me for places to stay and places to hang. Whenever you guys make a return trip to Miami, our fans from the msg. board will be sure to offer up tons of info, no doubt....

Believe it or not, a lot of our players are listed on a good number of preseason watch lists including our QB, TE, & LB's. One of the things that our QB needs to get used to is our new O-line. For the last 4 years, it was the anchor of our team however all of our seniors graduated last year and we're trying to get the new kids to gel together. Our offensive line coach is none other then Former NFL Pro Bowl offensive lineman and collegiate All-American Leon Searcy who primarily played with the Steelers and Jax Jaguars. We're hoping that he can use he experience to teach these kids to play as a strong unit. If so, watch out

Actually, we all know that the first game is to shake off the rust of the offseason. Our offense is usually our strongpoint. I think our QB will hit his stride in this next game and get back to his usual self. Our defense is extremely dominant (known amongst FIU fans as the Killer B's (be especially aware of Barnes and Bostic)). Our only weak link seems to be our kicker who missed an PAT and a 40-yard FG. Our defense also made a costly penalty (neck slicing after a sack) which resulted in a revival of a drive for MTSU. If it weren't for those untimely mistakes, we would've taken it. I expect us to clean those mistakes up quickly and we should give you guys a pretty stiff challenge. Here's hoping for the best!!

I've seen you on our board, ET. Thanks for coming through.... What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of your team this season?

Hey Bulls fans!! I'm a hardcore FIU fan and I want to know what to expect when I come out to "Tamplona" (as you guys call it). [*]Where is a good place to stay (hotelwise) that is located within a good distance of both the stadium and Busch Gardens, because I plan on going to both during my weekend up there? [*]Where are good places to hang out and see the nightlife (i.e. bars, social scene, entertainment venues unique to Tampa, etc.)? [*]Where do you hardcore tailgaters hang out and show the most spirit for your team? I'd like to document it with pics for all of my hardcore fans back home in Miami and on our board (www.fiugoldenpanthers.com). Come by and visit our messageboard. FYI: Beware cause our defense is pretty hard-hitting!! Good luck throughout your season (except against us, of course) and your journey in the Big East, ARod