FAU lost 31-17 last season on the road against North Texas.
Photo courtesy of Ralph Notaro.
By: Rolando Rosa
After three straight losing weekends on the road, Owls head coach Carl Pelini admits he's "glad to be home." But how many people will be there to greet him?
It's hard to get excited about a 1-3 football team, let alone one with a 27.6 margin of defeat. However, that isn't stopping AD Pat Chun and FAU Athletics from asking fans to show "Owl Pride" when the team returns home to face North Texas on Saturday September 29 at 5 p.m.
The turnout at the home opener against Wagner was listed as 14,510 but honestly better resembled half of that at the most. It's gotten to the point where Chun is playing the role of cheerleader to motivate the stagnant Owls fan base, even offering an incentive to students who show up to this week's game early.
"You did great turning out for the first game, but we know you can do better!" Chun said to FAU Sports. "Show your Owl Pride by getting to the game before kickoff!"
According to the official athletics website, the game is being played on FAU Pride Day (We have a pride day? Any FAU alums want to explain the origin of this occasion to me?) and the first 4,000 students in their seats will get rally rags after the first quarter.
Let's hope those rags aren't white so they won't get waived as a surrender flag if the game gets out of hand.
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