FAU Defensive Back: "We'd Beat Nebraska if We Played Again"

[Brasky]

Was FAU overconfident against Nebraska?

FAU cornerback D'Joun Smith offered a unique explanation as to why then No. 22 Nebraska moved the ball so freely in the Cornhuskers 55-7 season-opening victory over the Owls: FAU was over confident.

This happened despite the fact that most prognostication services considered FAU at least a three-touchdown underdog.

“Even though people thought we were the underdog in our mind we weren't the underdog,” said Smith, a preseason All-Conference USA selection.

Smith said he and his teammates thought that if they came out and “punched them in the mouth” Nebraska players would wilt, and FAU's superior talent would take over.

Nebraska, however, punched them back, racking up 784 yards of total offense – the most ever against an FAU team.

Despite those numbers Smith still thinks FAU could take Nebraska, given another shot.

“If we go back to Nebraska again I still think in our hearts, and I think we all think that, we are going in and beating them,” Smith said. “They sure weren't faster than us. We had way more speed than them. They just capitalized on our mistakes.”

 

[Brasky]

This poor confused child...

 

[oaknightshockey1]

 

[Red_Alert]

I haven't looked, but they might have won on special teams.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

How many times did we punt? Twice?

That must have been a hell of a lot of fucking mistakes they made.

 

[tometom]

i stuck the same article over in the "FAU post-game" thread. but whatever.

I agree, those were a lot of mistakes they made. like every play letting our offensive line just completely manhandle them, that was a huge mistake. I mean, if you stop that mistake they definitely would have been in the game.

I also thought it was funny that they had more speed. where was your speed on the long TD pass to Westerkamp.

 

[Brasky]

i stuck the same article over in the "FAU post-game" thread. but whatever .

My bad, I looked to see and missed it.

 

[HuskerinBig10]

They definitely whipped Nebraska on having more yardage on kickoff returns.

 

[Brasky]

They definitely whipped Nebraska on having more yardage on kickoff returns.

Els is clueless.

 

[Brasky]

By the way, the FAU HC Partridge or however the fuck you spell his dumb fucking name was a defensive assistant for Wisconsin both times they destroyed us, and like the article I read mentioned, (LJS or OWH I don't remember), players often parrot their coaches.

 

[jedburks]

Maybe they should just have a little bit of focus on their next opponent this Saturday. It is a little team known as Alabama. Alabama is a small up and coming program but they still deserve to garner a little bit of respect from might FAU. FAU should try looking ahead rather than behind.

 

[HuskerPower52]

Nice Jed.

 

[blkflagmafia]

if Wyoming had said that last year I would understand. but if a team puts up 784 yards........then I would shut the fuck up. just saying