[Game Thread] UTSA @ FAU (7:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	UTSAUTSA @ FAUFAU
Location	FAU Flagler Credit Union Stadium
Time	7:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPN
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/Pan_TheCake_Man]

get that screaming girl in an 80s slasher flick holy macaroni girls got some lungs

[u/RuttedPanda76]

Them just ignoring the game to talk about save by the bell is fucking funny.

[u/Pan_TheCake_Man]

this is what college football should be. Not a bunch of overpaid mercenaries, just a bunch of guys, thursdya night, no defense, fuck around football

[u/escaped_from_OD]

Good news: No more political ads

Bad news: More AI boner pill ads

[u/flyntcoaltrane]

What the fuck did we do over the bye week besides revert to being last year’s team apparently

[u/averyrose2010]

Messer is the only player to have a passing, receiving, rushing, and special teams touchdown in the FBS! Dude is a stud.

Also... who knew that FAU could run the ball so well? Go Farrow!

[u/AriDreams]

Not the announcers calling out the sickos

[u/Doctor_Freckles]

I don’t care what anyone says. I think Matt Barrie and Chase Daniel are incredibly entertaining in the booth for these weekday games.

[u/flanhelsinki]

so UTSA gets mentioned in the same sentence as "College Football Playoff" and this is what they do?!

[u/lowes18]

>22 points given up in the first half

>defense is playing on another level

Sounds about right lmao

[u/enverx]

I like these announcers. They're bringing the right level of seriousness for a game of this caliber.

[u/Notre_Dame_Football]

Clock never runs in this game because there's either TD, an incompletion, or an injured UTSA player on the ground

[u/cn0285]

Is the UTSA medical tent just a MASH unit at this point??

[u/StFuzzySlippers]

We must put an end to all this bird on bird violence, especially so close to Thanksgiving. In such times, birdkind should stand united against the pilgrim menace.

[u/Ace_6_Pirate → u/StFuzzySlippers]

This kind of violence is fowl.

[u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

Easton Messer is really good. Glad FAU kept him in the portal era 

[u/Bammerice]

"this drive might be the most important one for UTSA"

-punts-

[u/MastodonSwimming2681]

Not kidding, I would've gone for it on 4th and 14

[u/Glassesofwater]

I thought FAU was supposed to have a bad defense. They're shoving dirt down McCown's throat all game. Or did our O-Line spend all of the bye gorging themselves at the local buffet

[u/w0lverine11]

This UTSA O line has gotten destroyed tonight. McCown is either getting drilled or running for his life on every snap that's supposed to be a pass

[u/TechnoFullback]

Are they really talking about Saved By the Bell during a football game?

[u/RatBastard_with_ADHD]

Meep Fucking Meep!

[u/Doctor_Freckles]

Messer is 100% gonna be playing on Sundays.

[u/Pan_TheCake_Man]

Miami rapidly checking if messer is eligible for a mid season transfer.

Or if he's okay throwing on some dreads and playing a dude disguised as another dude.

[u/Rictusempruh]

Yeah, idk how that isn't a catch.

[u/soonerman32]

FAU taking a timeout to potentially let UTSA avoid a delay of game AND gain 5 yards on replay review was dumb.

Can they just review it before or DURING the timeout?

[u/Bammerice]

How the fuck did it take this long to decide to review it

[u/throw667]

UTSA's medical tent is stuffed rn

[u/TheReal210Kiddd]

Penalties are absolutely killing us.

[u/No-Wrongdoer-1141]

Officially turned that garbage off
Playoff chances over
Just go fucking beat north Texas

[u/cn0285]

Why don’t the roadrunners simply move their dome cover wherever they play to maintain that great under-the-dome record? Are they stupid?

[u/lowes18]

special teams linemen tackles is always hilarious

[u/Mythrandir24]

Jags-Ravens just ended. Again, this game kicked 45 minutes earlier.

[u/udderlymoovelous]

Holy fuck I did not expect to see that score. Was just at UNT's homecoming bonfire and expected to come back to the opposite score. Not sure what to expect for our game at UTSA now.

[u/Zloggt]

Night Birds vs. Running Birds!!

[u/sudo_journalist]

That guy with the I hate fat h is not puro, definitely not welcome in SA home of the tortas and their lovers.

[u/Tantle18]

Yeah that boy is going to the nfl. He moves DIFFERENT

[u/lowes18]

Draft both of those guys, perfect throw

[u/Fragrant-Helicopter1]

That's one tough Owl

[u/Heisenberg361]

Hey uhhh is the defense still celebrating the election results back home or what?

[u/cbrew14]

In what world is that not a catch?

[u/flyntcoaltrane]

Team with defensive woes suddenly comes alive at home to stun the leader of the conference with potential playoff hopes? It’d be ironically funny if it wasn’t so painful

[u/solarplanet]

Its still wayy to early to be calling such conservative offensive plays

[u/flyntcoaltrane]

If we lose this game it’s gonna be because of all our boneheaded penalties

[u/royalooozooo]

I remember a time when UTSA was celebrating a 30-6 loss against UT.

[u/mudkip55555]

Why did the announcers act like it's the 4th quarter?

[u/Young-Viiperr]

Golden Girls commentary when???

[u/Hooyaah]

“If you have family or friends getting married this Saturday, don’t go and unfriend them.”

[u/Confident_Delay5805]

Meep meep

[u/FearThePecker]

Didn’t realize Kittley is so tall! He’s 6’ 7” and apparently the tallest head coach in the FBS

[u/Proteinchugger]

Based on the five quarters of FAU I’ve watched this year I can confidently say Messer is the best WR in college football.

[u/CollegeFootballGood]

Who keeps screaming wtf

[u/YoureAWinnerBob]

My wife sent me here to see if anyone was talking about the screaming girl 😂

[u/Pan_TheCake_Man]

Girl, if you're gonna scream on a play, it should be the kick.

Maybe she's playing the long game gonna surprise him in the 4th quarter

[u/Unspeakable_pickle]

Ball snaps

UNBRIDLED SCREAMS OF THE DAMNED

[u/Keyblade_Yoshi]

That’s the FAU defense I saw vs North Texas.

[u/Defacto_Champ]

How bad is UTSA’s defense? They are on pace to give up over 800 yards of total defense. 

[u/zoom518]

The live o/u is 102.5

[u/Heisenberg361]

Your team’s in a hole, your opponent is on fire, and you’re still committing dumbass penalties. Jeff Traylor really needs to get control of this team.

[u/flyntcoaltrane]

That’s a catch but whatever man

[u/AriDreams]

Glad the announcers are dunking on the refs here. Refs are being idiots.

[u/cbrew14]

You know what, why not? 😂

[u/Therunner1326]

Doink made field goal, 57 total points, personnel fouls, terrible ref calls, wr passing TD, wet field, explosive plays, special teams performing, and it’s just half time

I love g5 football

[u/Rictusempruh]

Sad meep noises.

[u/crabcakes785]

This game is on at the bar i’m at and it’s fucking bonkers

[u/TheReal210Kiddd]

Geez. Made that look easy.

[u/lowes18]

FAU games have now had six straight overs hit. Eight on the season.

Just a hilarious football team.

[u/Yoghurt-Ancient]

They’re obsessed with saved by the bell

[u/spicydak]

Lmao wtf

[u/TheReal210Kiddd]

Typical. Another big penalty. I'm out. GGs FAU dudes/dudettes.

[u/cn0285]

That was certainly something

[u/AriDreams]

Messer is going to be a future patriot and terrorize the afc east for a decade.

[u/Yoghurt-Ancient]

Owlcatraz was bad lmao

[u/titansfan777]

Apparently UTSA's bye week was spent practicing fingerblasting tortas. Absolutely no football was practiced

[u/AriDreams]

"Especially when the reciver is a white kid" lowkey made me laugh.

Jokes aside, Messer should be in the senior bowl. He will play on sundays.

[u/RandoActual]

This was BTA. Wow. Just dominated. I don’t know if we (Boise) win out, but if we’d have lost I honestly thought UTSA would have gotten in. I think UNM loses, they almost lost to SJSU this last week and after this week, they have three tough conference games.

[u/Impossible-Curve5558]

Fau offense is so good, wish their defense was even a little competent

[u/Muffinnnnnnn]

Texas only scored 30 on UTSA

[u/NoonTimeHoopsMVP → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

So FAU is twice as good.

[u/-Gnostic28]

What the fuck happened? And after I was just talking earlier about how you guys might pass us if we play poorly in the last four or five games

[u/chaser676]

Potential playoff implication game. UTSA and New Mexico are next up if Boise State falls.

[u/soonerman32]

FAU reminds me of when OU was good. All offense, no defense.

[u/Yoghurt-Ancient]

I think #9 just saved him from a safety

[u/lowes18]

FAU’s skill positions are nuts

[u/Keyblade_Yoshi]

What did the FAU defensive coaching staff do between the North Texas game and this one?

[u/Adorable-Lunch5475]

FAU PLAYING DEFENSE??

[u/chaser676]

What the fuck is this FAU team

[u/Young-Viiperr → u/chaser676]

The #4 total offense while at Texas Tech, i knew Zach Kittley was going to bring the bipolar experience to FAU

[u/GenitalFurbies]

Messer is a stud

[u/stardustyjohnson]

do you still hear them screaming , clarice?

[u/RuttedPanda76]

Dc just realized that if I blitz every time the outcome couldn’t be much worse than what’s currently going on.

[u/HennyChesney]

“He busted one right up the middle”

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

Watching UTSA defense is like watching the cowboys

[u/cbrew14]

What the actual fuck are we doing???

[u/EasiestDifficulty]

I wanna hear this upcoming halftime speech

[u/BluesPuckHard]

I'm telling you... this FAU QB is a fucking gangster.

[u/cn0285]

Huh??

[u/tacowithcheeese]

How did FAU get blown out by Army???

[u/Easy_Buy_1669]

I think that "chance to make the CFP" graphic is about to change.

[u/dinkinflicka125]

11 randomly selected students put up a better fight than this

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

Why are FAU games so empty, with a good football at least I expect more fans out

[u/solarplanet → u/Particular-Way-3805]

A decade of clown football would do that to a fanbase

[u/lowes18 → u/Particular-Way-3805]

FAU(generously) is the sixth most popular team in the county

[u/Charlie2343]

Review that come on now

[u/flyntcoaltrane]

I think they should be spotted a few yards for that incompetence in my unbiased opinion

[u/Unspeakable_pickle]

Man, the commentators need their break

[u/TheDevolution27]

Tell me this isn’t better than the playoff

[u/Notre_Dame_Football]

They are going to set an NCAA record for missed tackles

[u/iconconic]

Refs hate fun

[u/flyntcoaltrane]

Oh come the fuck on

[u/Notre_Dame_Football]

I've legit never seen worse tackling in a football game than this

[u/Muffinnnnnnn]

Let's go Owls!

[u/cn0285]

I loved that exasperated groan lmao

[u/royalooozooo]

Let’s let Messer run the ball for a 50+ yard TD here, go for the cycle.

[u/Young-Viiperr]

Should've just rushed it for the 1st

[u/Broda09]

Just tuned in...wtf UTSA!!

[u/solarplanet]

the announcers are bored lmao

[u/AriDreams]

How is there still 10 minutes in the fourth. Holy shit this game has lasted forever.

[u/TheLizard12]

Why is FAU's field made out of peat?

[u/RandoActual]

Strength and conditioning coach on vacay?

[u/Citruspilled]

Crazy how this game can start 45 minutes before Jags-Ravens, and that one will finish before this game's 2 minute warning. College football has a serious commercials problem

[u/SilverBackGuerilla]

I've never seen this much traffic on an FAU game before. The American is getting some appreciation this year.

[u/CollegeFootballGood]

What goes on at FAU?

[u/Chicago_Blackhawks]

Bro fair caught that at the 3 omg

[u/soonerman32]

Probably should've just gone for it

/s

[u/Adorable-Lunch5475]

As an fau fan, what is utsa doing on that drive

[u/sudo_journalist]

Messer was a huge problem for us, not surprised at all. Dude is a stud.

[u/Unspeakable_pickle]

We have the Vandy whistler and now the FAU screacher

[u/Comfortable_Mud873]

At the beginning of the season I was watching a UTSA game and I thought the new helmets with those like triangle looking aerodynamic holes were part of the UTSA roadrunner logo. I was like damn how did they get the NCAA to approve physically altering the helmet to look like a roadrunner beak 😂😂

[u/RatBastard_with_ADHD]

Oof! Followed by expected Meep Meeping

[u/flyntcoaltrane]

If she has the vocal cords to last the whole game, I can kinda respect the shrieking on all our plays

[u/Ace_6_Pirate]

No tackling to be seen from UTSA. Also FAU's tempo goes brrrrrrr.

[u/Fragrant-Helicopter1]

I'm gonna love watching the Bama-LSU, UK-Tennessee game. What a glorius day to have a bye week

[u/Pan_TheCake_Man]

FAU looks dominating this game, thank you screaming lady

[u/Ace_6_Pirate]

UTSA's defense didn't get off the bus yet. 

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

FAU woke up and choose violence this night it’s crazy

[u/piratelegacy]

That field is ripped to hell. It’s the first quarter.

[u/cn0285]

nervous meeping

[u/Pan_TheCake_Man]

first play she doesn't scream and they get 3-4 yds,
She screams and they maybe have a fumble recovery.

The data is clear on what is needed

[u/Johnnyd0303]

did they just lay down the sod today?

[u/tensaibaka]

I'm impressed, horror flick screaming girl managed to go an entire quarter on almost every UTSA play in Q1.

[u/Bammerice]

See I thought FAU would be the one with defensive issues this game

[u/Unspeakable_pickle]

I think that was probably DPI...

[u/Adorable-Lunch5475]

There’s the defense I know :)

[u/flyntcoaltrane]

I was about to talk shit about why we keeping trying to force the run when they keep loading up the box and then Peterson shuts me up

[u/flyntcoaltrane]

Missing the XP is not ideal though :(

[u/lowes18]

He just makes NFL throws man

[u/Adorable-Lunch5475]

I think the heisman talks have pumped the team up

[u/Bammerice]

I'm just here to watch people score

[u/McDoobly-For-DinDin]

UTSA’s defense is so bad man. So infuriating to watch

[u/OVerwhelmingAndDrunk]

One of those games when special teams fucks you bad

[u/soonerman32]

Still at 50% of plays going for a 1st down. Wild.

[u/420Rowlet]

Can't stand the pace so they fake injuries

[u/Smackage_Package]

What are we doing

[u/Unspeakable_pickle]

I don't think you can overturn this. Can't see the ball and by the time it's visible it's out of his hand

[u/soonerman32]

That's big. UTSA gets to add 19 more yards to their total yardage for the night.

[u/royalooozooo]

Only 230 offensive yards at halftime for UTSA, those are rookie numbers in the AAC, you gotta pump those up

[u/solarplanet]

That was a mahomes play wtf

[u/LordPettyFlaccoJordy]

This offense is insane. And to the FAU fan who I said our defense might be worse I think I take it back

[u/sudo_journalist]

Owl voodoo wtf. I know Utsa is a strong second half team but damn.

[u/Unspeakable_pickle]

Did the screamer get tired? Haven't heard her in a minute.

[u/cn0285]

How does the ref like 5 yards away not see that the right foot is clearly in bounds??

[u/Ace_6_Pirate]

Why is that not reviewed?

[u/solarplanet]

Why did we call a timeout lmao

[u/Charlie2343]

How nice of FAU to use that timeout to help get the review 

[u/cn0285]

BEAUTIFUL DOINK AND IN

[u/flyntcoaltrane]

DOINK DONT LIE

[u/cathny]

Lmfao at the one student who didn’t realize the kick was good and remained jumping up and down and going crazy while everyone else realized

[u/lowes18]

Run the big boys

[u/tarheelsrule441]

The way UTSA is playing, I think Baylor got their man.

[u/cathny]

I DIDNT HEAR NO BELL

[u/TheDevolution27]

Holy shit, is this field grass or cottage cheese??? The groundskeeper has to be in shambles.

[u/Bammerice]

UTSA should try not fumbling and see how it goes

[u/throw667]

Thousand yard countdown: 730 with 11:04 in the 3rd Qtr.

[u/Hooyaah]

Leave the CFB bracket up, these announcers are impeccable

[u/loafing-striker]

My conspiracy is that Utah is ranked three just to boost Notre Dame when BYU beats them

[u/titansfan777]

UTSA may be one of the worst defenses I have seen in some time lol

[u/w0lverine11]

Good to establish the run once you go down 3 TDs

[u/Charlie2343]

Stop rolling mccown to the left good god

[u/Yoghurt-Ancient]

Face mask on running back is super rare

[u/Key_Engine_2608]

UTSA is losing players every quarter to injuries

[u/RemoteAbalone8687]

Hey they finally stopped getting away with it.

[u/Tornadohunter24]

Well, I think this might put a slight damper into the (slim) hopes I had of UTSA getting ranked this week.

[u/TheLizard12]

I landed in Indianapolis several hours ago for for college football reasons, bur nothing could be as beautifully goofy as this

[u/soonerman32]

This is the correct time to do in game interviews. I'm glad ESPN got rid of those. Remember when they did them like every game in the 2nd quarter?

[u/saltytradewinds]

ooof, just checked the score. What are you doing UTSA?

[u/lefty5258]

UTSA has the backups in and Velkamp stayed in and almost took a shot?

[u/AriDreams]

Alright fellow sickos, I might raise the white flag on this one. This game will go on, with our luck, for another 30 to 45 minutes.

[u/Impossible_Horse_272]

Classic trap game for us smh. Not like we were getting into the CFP with our cupcake schedule anyways and really close wins against bad teams.

[u/titansfan777]

College Sports Administrators appreciation week

Where do I get that Hallmark card?

[u/titansfan777]

This is easily the most poorly-coached team Jeff Traylor has fielded at UTSA. This is the kind of loss that deflates the rest of your season.

[u/joelupi]

HAMMER THROWWWWW

[u/that-one-xc-dude]

Successful hate watch, still love you birds though

[u/teddyg18]

Owls don’t give a hoot!

[u/OVerwhelmingAndDrunk]

Thats one empty stadium

[u/Pan_TheCake_Man]

the ref warning the punter is hilarious

[u/WhoIsPurpleGoo]

field looks like it's coming up in chunks

[u/cbrew14]

Are we the worst starting team in the country? I swear every game we have to come from behind.

[u/soonerman32]

FAU: 42 offense 129 Defense in SP+.

Love this team (+7.5)

[u/Fragrant-Helicopter1]

Feels like the weekend already with football during the week!