FAU Post Game Thread

[KryHavok]

Ugly win >>> pretty loss. We're undefeated in November and have 9 wins in regular season. I could complain, but we have 9 wins... it'll do. Let's get a good bowl matchup and win that. Go UConn!!!!!!!!!

 

[HomeKing93]

We knew FAU was going to score a lot of points, but not that many! Road win, I'll take it.

 

[UCONNRPh]

Had he hit that field goal, we would have been playing out 4TH OT on the road this year.

 

[uconnyankee]

Oy vey!
I had to leave house, solidly in lead…. Happy we won, but not what you’d call the best defensive display in the 2nd half.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I know the defense this year is bad…but they had to be gassed also by the end of the game because they were beyond horrendous. That was hard to watch.

What’s frustrating is that the defense didn’t improve as the year went along. I give Sammis credit for the fourth quarter play calling…but what’s up with the holding penalties? Refs seemed a bit flag happy.

But…hard to complain about 9-3. Love to get that tenth win in the bowl!

 

[How Sway?!]

That last defensive sequence where FAU gained like 60 yards in 25 seconds might be enough to fire Brock for cause.

Might be the PTSD, but I don't think a 3-3-5 defensive scheme can be successful if you don't have 5 stars across the board.

 

[IndyLives]

9-3 & should have been 12-0 (and a possible playoff spot), with any luck and even ref calls. Legit Top 15 offense! Lets go bowling!

 

[RioDog]

Can't play worse defensively and win a game. Just putrid.

As mentioned in the chat this may be the greatest defensive ineptitude ever overcome by an offense for the win.

 

[DoctorWho85]

Bailed out by offense and an extremely luck missed FG

 

[DoctorWho85]

Also the 3-3-5 needs to be banned

 

[Revrat]

We have Joe Fagnano and they don't

 

[ZooCougar]

I have an idea, this offseason we should find some guys that aren't allergic to tackling.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Remember when UConn couldn't score points years ago and us fans clamored for high scoring offense and defense be dawned.

Merry Christmas.

 

[CTBasketball]

Shout out to the sideline UConn section when that kick went up, too much noise!

 

[UCan3]

I was thinking that we can all get worked up on how bad our Defense is or….

remember we are not in a conference….
We have no playoff chance…

And we just wrapped up likely one of the most entertaining seasons in all of Div 1 football.

No game was a blowout really…. Maybe 1 or 2. but all other games were nail biters.

And why do we watch? To be entertained.

I would've loved to watch us blow out this team but at the end of the day, this was one of the most entertaining games I’ve listened to in quite some time.

I’ll take it and the W….

 

[How Sway?!]

We have Joe Fagnano and they don't

More like we have Freeman and they don't. Their QB out threw Fagnano

 

[gioff2323]

You have to evaluate the staff, but that is not a good front 6 or 7.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Remember when UConn couldn't score points years ago and us fans clamored for high scoring offense and defense be dawned.

Merry Christmas.

Fantasy game for TDH…lol,

 

[ninety-nine]

If not for an unforced fumble and a badly shanked field goal, we'd have been ruminating about a painful collapse for the next month. I, for one, am grateful this Thanksgiving for those two generous gifts.

 

[Rdkid]

9-3 & should have been 12-0 (and a possible playoff spot), with any luck and even ref calls. Legit Top 15 offense! Lets go bowling!

Playoffs?

 

[UConnDan97]

I know the defense this year is bad…but they had to be gassed also by the end of the game because they were beyond horrendous. That was hard to watch.

What’s frustrating is that the defense didn’t improve as the year went along. I give Sammis credit for the fourth quarter play calling…but what’s up with the holding penalties? Refs seemed a bit flag happy.

But…hard to complain about 9-3. Love to get that tenth win in the bowl!

I don't think it's a matter of them not improving. But I do think that we have matchup problems with certain offenses because we have certain deficiencies.

We held Air Force to a season low offensive output if I recall. We held Duke to 11 points less than FAU... that tells me that there's a matchup problem.

Let's hope that we can continue to increase NIL, continue to show folks in the portal that this is a place that can showcase them to play on Sundays, and continue to go bowling...

 

[noeynox]

Hard to be good at you

Hard to be good at your job with the players we have on defense. Before we start calling Sammis special let’s see how the offense will be without Joe and Skylar next year.

So don't kill Brock for the players but don't give Sammis credit cause the players? Makes sense.

 

[JakeTheDog]

More like we have Freeman and they don't. Their QB out threw Fagnano

Fagnano would throw for 1000 yards vs our defense.

 

[gioff2323]

Please stop with the coulda been 12-0. We could’ve been 6-6. And if we got to the playoffs, we’d look like cuse vs ND. Enjoy a winning record against a bad schedule and a bowl game.

 

[BlueWolf25]

More like we have Freeman and they don't. Their QB out threw Fagnano

To be fair, their QB needed 9 more completions to do it