Part 2 of Ken LaVicka's two-part breakdown of everything that FAU Football head coach Tom Herman told assembled media at AAC Media Days in Arlington, TX. In this edition we take look at the how FAU is going to try to account for the loss of record-breaking production of LaJohntay Wester in that receiver room. Also, why Tom Herman compares FAU to UCF of a decade ago and Ken takes a look into what Herman discussed that provides the most hope for a winning 2024 campaign. Additionally, what challenges does AAC newcomer Army present and we look at how FAU has traditionally handled the service academies? Finally, why Tom Herman believes FAU has a better chance at the College Football Playoff than a majority of Power 4 schools, a reminder of just how dynamic a recruiter Herman is and why, while some of the teams in the AAC are different compared to his first go-around in the league at Houston, the ability to consistently win and help the league be the top Group of 5 conference remains similar.

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Part 1 of Ken LaVicka's two-part breakdown of everything that FAU Football head coach Tom Herman told assembled media at AAC Media Days in Arlington, TX. In this edition we take look at the entirety of FAU's sizable roster turnover, including the miniscule amount of returning production on offense. Also, Tom Herman is very intent on improving FAU in one-score games and Ken takes a look into Herman's history to show why the acquisition of mobile quarterbacks is so important for FAU in 2024. Also, what will the offensive line look like around Federico Maranges? Finally, when looking at FAU's defense, a deep dive into just how effective that unit was last year gives a lot of hope for the upcoming season.

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The FAU Football offseason has been dominated by how much Tom Herman & Co. brought in from the transfer portal, but what about what the Owls are returning from last year? Ken takes a look at what is coming back to contribute...and also gives a sense of how sparse it actually is. Also, just recently the NCAA presented new metrics that the Selection Committee will now have added for consideration when determining who gets into March Madness and how they'll be seeded. Ken conducts a deep dive to see if that would've been good or bad for last year's edition of FAU Basketball.

Since Ken LaVicka took over FAU play-by-play duties in 2009, FAU has played at 15 power conference venues. With EA Sports College Football '25 out, fans got into tense debates of EA's rankings of top homefield advantages around the sport. In the spirit of those debates, Ken decided to rank, in order, his top homefield advantages of every power conference opponent FAU Football has visited since '09. These include Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio State, Clemson, Florida, Kansas State, Auburn, Miami, Wisconsin, Alabama, Michigan State, Illinois & Georgia. They are also separated into tiers: "Just Happy To Be There", "Made You Feel Something" & "Electric".

One of the great football minds of all-time, and one of the most enjoyable personalities to ever exist in the FAU Football universe, has passed. Ken tells his favorite stories about the legendary Monte Kiffin and explains why Monte meant so much to him.

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With new, massive financial obligations coming to college athletics in the coming years, new AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti offered a solution to help the league weather the storm. His words, however, were misrepresented by a sports law journalist, leading to a firestorm of criticism from fans of conference schools, including a chorus of "Get us out of this league!" from the old guard fans of USF, Memphis, Tulane and East Carolina. Pernetti, however, not only had his words misconstrued, Ken also believes that what he proposed was extremely smart. He needs an apology. Also...Ken wants to reassure FAU fans that they can still say..."FAU".

Former FAU WR/TE John Mitchell began his journey to find love with "The Bachelorette" Season 21 star Jenn Tran and it went...fine! Ken watched all two hours of the season debut and tracked every John Mitchell appearance, every John Mitchell quote, broke down John Mitchell's outfit and just outright spent 120 minutes ogling John Mitchell...and making other observations of John's in-house competition. Dating is a sport, too. Listen as Ken gives you the full breakdown of John Mitchell's debut on ABC's "The Bachelorette".

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Last year was a disappointing one for FAU Football, but the preseason ESPN FPI paints a much better picture for Florida Atlantic fans. The predictive model, with a much easier schedule than 2023, gives FAU a very real chance of bowl eligibility...and maybe even more! Factor in FAU's FPI rank, the FPI rank of its opponents, a favorable non-conference AND league slate, not to mention a little luck that the Owls didn't have last year and an FAU bowl game is very much in the cards. Also, college football's best predictive formula in 2023 thinks that FAU will have Michigan State on Week 0 and Week 1's biggest upset alert. Finally, congrats to Michigan State on its...not to traditional national championships.

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