FAU's out of conference

[Cubanbull]

games, what dou guys think of this?

05

AT Kansas

Oklahoma ST

AT Minnesota

AT Louisville

06

AT South Carolina

AT Clemson

AT Oklahoma St

AT Kansas St

07

AT Oklahoma St

AT Kentucky

AT Florida

Minnesota

08

AT Michigan St

AT Minnesota

10

Michigan St

11

AT MICHIGAN St

AT Florida

Thats 3 homes 14 away

[Bullpride08]

Any of us could load up on games that have "AT" before it, especially these larger BCS teams.  Unfortunately for them they've scheduled a large amount of games that are almost unwinnable for a Sun Belt type team.

Howie will not be around forever at 76 years old he's about to test the age limits of his old mentor "Bear" Bryant.

[Apis Bull]

I think Minnesota and Michigan State may not make the return trips.

[goodknightfl]

can u say 0 for......

[TripleB]

Any of us could load up on games that have "AT" before it, especially these larger BCS teams.  Unfortunately for them they've scheduled a large amount of games that are almost unwinnable for a Sun Belt type team.

Howie will not be around forever at 76 years old he's about to test the age limits of his old mentor "Bear" Bryant.

Still impressive that they at least have scheduled Ok St, Minn and Mich St at home ...... We never accomplished that at that age.............. I don't think.

[Cubanbull]

Those are all 2 for 1's when they are already in 1A, i also count 8 with NO returns.They are going to be hurtin when they have a losing record and their home stand is full of Sun Belt teams.Hard when you have the Dolphins and Hurricanes playing just down the road

[Guest toolio]

The things you have to do to build a $100 million dome.

[Warped]

This is how Bowden built up FSU.  He went on the road and played the powerhouses.  Got waxed at first, but eventually started pulling off upsets, and look where it got them...to a big time level.  There's plenty of talent in the state to go around, and FAU is making some steps in the right direction.

[Guest S.  Bien]

This is how Bowden built up FSU.  He went on the road and played the powerhouses.  Got waxed at first, but eventually started pulling off upsets, and look where it got them...to a big time level.  There's plenty of talent in the state to go around, and FAU is making some steps in the right direction.

Totally different and completely ignorant to suggest.  When Bowden was doing this the scholarship limit was 95, also there was no BCS and a heirarchy of college football so the best recruiter usually won, and third UF and Miami were still scratching and clawing with FSU to make a national name for themselves- and most out-of-state schools hadn't started recruiting FL as ardently as they all do these day.

Fast forward to today.

1.  The scholarship limits of 85 make it even more difficult to travel to bigger schools and compete.

2.  The BCS heirarchy means the best players usually only go to the best schools or the ones they can win a national championship at.

3.  Today FSU, Miami, UF and now even USF and UCF are so far ahead of FAU that they're scratching and clawing just to keep some of the third tier recruits from leaving the state and staying at FAU.   Basically FAU is landing glorified 1-AA players, and some solid transfer kids with some decent high schoolers mixed in.  It certainly isn't like FSU traveling all over the country to play anyone with guys like Amp Lee, T. Buckley, Deion Sanders, Sammy Smith, Fred and Marvin Jones.... and on and on and on.

When FSU, and Miami built names for themselves in the late 70's and 80's make no mistake of it they did it with the best athletes FL has to offer.  FAU will not have that luxury, not even close, and not by a long-shot.  What's worse is with the tiering structure it will be almost impossible for Schnelly and crew to get those kids because they can't sell any bowl other than the NO's, and no NC.  They could have the Tajah mahal for an athletic facility and it still won't matter.

[DawgPound]

If FAU can somehow win with their glorified I-AA players, better players will want to show up.  They have a long long way to go.