eoltmer Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 We all know that its way to early to be talking (predicting) about wins/losses. So let’s talk about match up's instead. We all know about the Huskers but let’s learn about our opponents. Let’s start with Florida Atlantic: FAU Owl's 7-6, (4-2) National Stats: #42 in Total Offense #62 in Scoring Offense #25 in Passing Offense #67 in Rushing Offense #93 in Total Defense #82 in Scoring Defense #81 in Pass Defense #99 in Rush Defense Sun Belt Conference Stats (per game): #4 in Total Offense: 393.5 #4 in Scoring Offense: 25.1 #1 in Passing Offense: 254.8 #5 in Rushing Offense: 138.8 #5 in Total Defense: 400.4 #5 in Scoring Defense: 28.7 #6 in Pass Defense: 221.3 #5 in rushing Defense: 179.08 Most embarrassing loss: 52-10 vs. Texas Most embarrassing win: 57-50 (OT) vs. Florida International Most impressive win: 24-21 vs. Central Michigan, Motor City Bowl. Most heart breaking loss: 14-13 vs. Middle Tennessee State. Key Offensive returning player: QB Rusty Smith (RS Senior) 2008 Stats: 127.82 QB Rating (#5 in Conf.), 3,224 Passing yards (#1 in Conf.), 24 Passing TD's & 2 Rushing TD's Career Stats: 8,198 yards, 62 TD's Key Defensive returning player: DB Ed Alexander (RS Junior) 2008 Stats: 26 solo tackles, 16 assisted tackles, 42 total tackles, 3 Int's, 2 pass breakups Florida Atlantic has played eight seasons of college football, three at the major level, and already has a winning streak in bowl games. Florida Atlantic began playing at the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) in 2001 and moved to the Football Bowl Subdivision level in 2006 but has won both its postseason games (2007 and 2008). The Owls defeated Memphis last year in the New Orleans Bowl. Rusty Smith threw for 307 yards and two second-half touchdowns to help the Owls beat Central Michigan 24-21 in the Motor City Bowl. Coach Schnellenberger is 6–0 in college football bowl games, he coached Miami & Louisville too two bowl wins each, in addition to the two now for FAU. Schnellenberger has been married to Beverlee for over 40 years. His son, Stephen, was diagnosed as an infant with a rare form of endocrine cancer but lived a normal childhood and became an insurance broker in Florida; however, during a 2003 surgery, his heart stopped and he suffered brain damage that left him in a semi-comatose state. Subsequently, Stephen's parents cared for him at their home in Boca Raton, Florida until his death on March 9, 2008. (Our Condolences Coach!) This team has a huge upswing in momentum at the end of the season. But they have lost many key starters to graduation. Look for this game to be a nice testing ground for NU's pass defense against FAU's offense. Look for the ground game to be pretty nonexistent against NU. They did have a 1k yard rusher in Pierre last year, but their best returning rusher William Rose only had 307 yards on 62 attempts last season. They also have a slew of returning talent in the WR position. Cortez Gent is there leading returning WR, he finished #4 in the conference with 59 catches for 900 yards and 9 TD's. Gent is followed by TE Jamari Grant with 45 catches for 642 yards and 4 TD's. FAU's passing offense should stretch the field and provide for good matchups against NU's young linebackers. Defensively look for NU to run, run and more run. FAU has a middle of the pack front 4 that should be no match for NU's line. The only strength of this FAU defense has to be in the secondary. FAU had 13 int's and 17 forces fumbles for the year and opponents averaged just over 37% on third down conversions last year. Look for this to be a perfect opportunity for NU's new QB or QB's to test the waters against a decent (not great) just decent secondary. Quote Link to comment
HuskerMack Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I take it you found that some where? if so did they have our other teams written up also? Can you post the link? Quote Link to comment
eoltmer Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 I actually did all the research myself, got alot of the info from various websites, etc. I'll be posting the rest of the teams...its a long off season. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I actually did all the research myself, got alot of the info from various websites, etc. I'll be posting the rest of the teams...its a long off season. Nice work! Thanks for putting in the effort to bring that information to us. Quote Link to comment
hosker Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I actually did all the research myself, got alot of the info from various websites, etc. I'll be posting the rest of the teams...its a long off season. Nice work! Thanks for putting in the effort to bring that information to us. , couldn't have said it better Quote Link to comment
Street Novelist Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 this is going to be one of the longest offseasons of my life Quote Link to comment
killer cacti Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 this is going to be one of the longest offseasons of my life Just spend some time with that lady friend of yours in your sig...I'm sure you could find something to do to past the time. Quote Link to comment
Street Novelist Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 this is going to be one of the longest offseasons of my life Just spend some time with that lady friend of yours in your sig... lol I wish. Quote Link to comment
eoltmer Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 I actually did all the research myself, got alot of the info from various websites, etc. I'll be posting the rest of the teams...its a long off season. Nice work! Thanks for putting in the effort to bring that information to us. , couldn't have said it better Thanks I appriate it, took a little while to find the info but it made for a good read. Quote Link to comment
killer cacti Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 this is going to be one of the longest offseasons of my life Just spend some time with that lady friend of yours in your sig... lol I wish. You mean you don't know her? Quote Link to comment
eoltmer Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 this is going to be one of the longest offseasons of my life Just spend some time with that lady friend of yours in your sig... lol I wish. You mean you don't know her? Thread jackers!!!! Quote Link to comment
killer cacti Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 this is going to be one of the longest offseasons of my life Just spend some time with that lady friend of yours in your sig... lol I wish. You mean you don't know her? Thread jackers!!!! Oh, right, FAU. Schnellenberger will have on a suit. That's my input Quote Link to comment
Street Novelist Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 You mean you don't know her? Quote Link to comment
tattooedhusker Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 you don't have to know her, to nail her. Quote Link to comment
killer cacti Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 you don't have to know her, to nail her. But you do need no know her well enough to know you aren't going to catch something... Quote Link to comment
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