Yet again this season the home games are off campus, causing the student body and the team to have to commute for home games. Lockhart stadium is the sight for the home opener, as it is for most Owl home games, unless the games are at Dolphin Stadium.
By the 2010 season FAU hopes to have an on campus stadium and not coincidentally before the year Schnellenberger signed a contract extension through the year 2010. "If the stadium isn't ready until 2011 my contract says I can coach that year so I can run on the field with my team," says Schnellenberger.
As much as he deserves to run on that new field, the Owls need a win to renew their confidence. Rusty Smith threw for over two hundred yards against probably the best defense he will face this season, but winning is all that matters.
The Owls playing UAB, who let up over 600 total yards in their season opener, should excite Owl fans to make the commute to support the "Best looking team on paper," according to Schnellenberger.
The defense will need some fan support with two defensive lineman out with injuries for the Owls and after coming off letting up 52 points and over 500 yards last week. Not to mention the UAB offense didn't look to bad their selves in their season opener.
The police are expected to be out in drones at the event, probably because of a bigger crowd being expected to watch the most hyped Owls team in it's history. The Owls need to win to keep the fickled fans of Florida coming to the games so Lockhart Stadium doesn't start looking like Dolphin stadium during an afternoon home game for the Florida Marlins
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