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  1. 3 minutes ago, UAZippers said:

     It blows my mind that the university didn't help arrange something.

    Everybody is in South Florida. They have had a busy schedule since arriving Friday. 

     

    I have seen Delton at every game since he got hurt. He laughs, and does a lot of smiling on the bench.

    I'm surprised to see he still has to use his cart. Glad to see him enjoying himself. 

     

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    Image from Deltron's Instagram page.

     

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    Image from Warren's Instagram page.

  2. Some random quotes from the weekend. 

     

    Andrew Hauser on stopping FAU's rushing attack... "We?ve stressed a lot about their running back, they have a really, really good running back. As long as we tackle him and play our gaps, we?ll be ready. We?ll be just fine on the defensive side of the ball."

     

    FAU Linebacker Rashad Smith on being named "Most Improved"... "It means a lot. I come in everyday and work. Just striving to be the best. I'm a way better player than last year...definitely because I'm more comfortable on the field."

     

    Coach Terry Bowden on playing in South Florida... "You can go a lot of places to play, but you can't go anywhere better than South Florida. With 31 of our athletes being from Florida, 11 being from an hour around here , it's a homecoming for this game"

     

    Kyron Brown on playing in his hometown... "No pressure... it actually makes me feel a lot better. I'm so comfortable playing in front of family, so it makes it a lot better."

     

    Lane Kiffin on the durability of Jalen Young... "For whatever reason he gets banged up a lot...He's not really a big guy, he has more of a corner body, but because he plays so hard and he's so physical, obviously has great ball skills, he's just a really good player."

  3. 12 hours ago, KNCLZip said:

    Booked flights, hotel, and rental car last Monday and already have game and pregame party tickets.  

    Anyone flying CLE-MIA at 6:30am next Tuesday (on American) or FLL-CLE the day after the game at 11:17am (on United)?

     

    Flying out later in the morning and staying longer. I have used the tri rail from MIA to FLL to do the same before, not a terrible option. There is a free shuttle bus from the station to the airport. 

     

     

  4. Some good info in the article. Quotes from Bowden, and KN1. Three Phil photos. 

     

    “Coming from high school the speed is a lot faster, so a lot of it was just me coming out of my reads earlier, trusting my legs and my ability to run the ball,” he said.

    The change from then to now has been significant. “That’s a big thing I’ve improved on as I’ve been here,” he said. “You know, getting more comfortable with the offense and getting more reps so the speed of the game has slowed down. I’ve been able to distribute better.” For him, the process has been a simple one. “I think film study, reps — getting reps in practice then going over that practice and going over the mistakes you made. That’s how you get better,” he said.

     

    Last practice in Ohio today, flight tomorrow, and one more practice on Saturday. 

  5. 7 hours ago, owlcountry40 said:

    We have only had full undergrad since 1988 and a football team since 2001. 

    Your are asking for sympathy from the wrong fan base, we restarted our program over from "scratch" in 2012. We are excited about where the program is headed now, but it took us awhile to undo what was done. This bowl game will be another step for both program's future success. Good luck. 

     

    11 hours ago, 94zipgrad said:

    Is there a receiver we haven’t seen much of you expect to play?

    I have no inside info, I was commenting on the fact that coach mentioned that he may practice the '''starters" for an hour and dismiss them, and work with the young guys. It would not surprise me to see one of the younger receivers see some extended playing time on Tuesday though. Maybe somebody who "stepped it up" in practice this week...given more time. 

     

     

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  6. 20 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

    FAU seems to have a different type of fanbase than most. 

    Sunshine puts fans in a state of euphoria. ☀️??

     

    I'm looking forward to hearing coach Amato talk about the Owl's offense tomorrow. Three more practices, and the team is off to Florida on Friday. I bet some young gun in our receiving group got better today. 

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  7. The football program had its annual awards banquet on Sunday afternoon at Quaker Station.
     

    Offensive MVP: A.J. Coney Defensive MVP: Ulysees Gilbert III

    Special Teams Player of the Year: Nick Gasser


    Outstanding Senior (Offense): Tra’Von Chapman and Austin Wolf 

    Outstanding Senior (Defense): Andrew Hauser

    Outstanding Junior (Offense): Kyle Ritz

    Outstanding Junior (Defense): Kyron Brown

    Outstanding Sophomore (Offense): Trevor Brown

    Outstanding Sophomore (Defense):Alvin Davis

    Outstanding Freshman (Offense):  Kato Nelson

    Outstanding Freshman (Defense): Justin Sampson


    Presented to the player who scores the most points in a season, Kwadarrius Smith  

    Team's unsung hero for the intangibles he provides during practice and for inspiring his teammates: Offense: Stephen Ericksen   Defense:Brock Boxen

     

    Iron ZIP Award: Manny Morgan

     

    Rise & Shine Award: Alex Ramart

    Scout Team Player of the Year: Offense:Hugh Cade  Defense: Myran Mounds


    Academic Award: Senior:Zach Guiser, Junior:Vince Lockett, Sophomore:John Lako, Freshman:Austin Sample

     

     

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  8. Chris Mueller is already writing about next season..."At the end of the bench sat Tavian Dunn-Martin, Frankie Hughes, Michael Hughes, Craig Randall II and Marcus Weathers. At this time next year, all five will likely be playing major minutes when Duquesne and Pitt square off again at PPG Paints Arena. Though for now, they’re nothing more than practice bodies. On Friday night, they were in street clothes."  On goes the rebuild for Dambrot, Duquesne after City Game setback

     

    KD is also speaking about two to three years down the road.

    https://player.vimeo.com/video/245487619

     

     

     

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