2010 Game 2: Florida Atlantic in Detroit
Weather forecast, doesnโt matter.. its indoors.. But for bar hopping and tailgatingโฆ We will post it closer to the weekend..
Florida Atlantic is a better team than the Western Michigan Broncos..
But they did lose their Star QB Rusty Smith.. and have a new signal caller who has had 3 and half years as a back up (behind Rusty), so this isnโt his first rodeo.. but it is his first at the helmโฆ
By the way, Rusty Smith made the final cut with the Tenn. Titans.. Hes playing with our beloved Javon Ringer...ย
During preseason, I thought FAU was going to be good, possibly good enough for the share of the Sun Belt crown.. now, maybe Noโฆ FAUโs Game one, is any indication of their seasonโฆ Whoa.. they are in a for rough sleddingโฆ
The Owls went to one of my favorite cityโs, Birmingham Alabama and took on the UAB Blazers.ย ย In a contest of hapless confusion.. The did beat the home Blazers 32 โ 31..ย From what I read, not too impressed.. ย Sure went 14 of 24 passes for 254 yards, but they gave up 31 points to UAB... They gave up ย 424 total yards. And they gave up 370 yards rushing, Isabelle from UAB , ran 22 times for 214 alone... Looks like Spartans should be able to run all day long on these guys...
FAUโs offensive line is having issues.. Jordan Sessa, a redshirt sophomore was expected to be the starting center but is out indefinitely with an injured right knee. Jimmie Colley, a redshirt freshman and the backup center is day-to-day with a right knee injury.ย ย They were able to piece it together enough to help give the skill players enough timeย to scoreย 32 pointsโฆ
The Owls relied on big plays to beat UABโฆ ย An interception for 38 yards for a touchdown, ย a 77 yrd touchdown pass, and the last play of the game for a blocked kick to winโฆ
FAUโs Lester Jean did have 164 yrds receiving, so Spartans will have to work on the Pass โDโโฆ
True, they did score points.. but they played against a UAB defense.... Not a Big Ten Defense...ย
The Owl defense has 9 returning starters. But, its the same group that allowed an avg. of 33 points per game last year... They will be improved for this season, but you couldn't tell by their game against UAB...
As an opponent, I donโt want to under estimate anyone, but, FAU is not very goodโฆ
The Spartans should eat them up for Lunch..Don't really need to go into details...ย ย Lets plan on the Spartanย faithfulย enjoying a Detroit Victory to go with the excellent tailgates, bars crawls..ย
Spartans should think about heading over to the Detroit Tiger game after the Spartan Win for a double dip of Detroit Sports !!!
