FAU Schnellenberger comments about Texas

by texascfo on Aug 13, 2008 10:37 AM CDT

Posting on the FAU student paper - Mack should put this up on the Texas board.

http://upsports.blogspot.com/2008/08/confidence-high-as-owls-prepare-for.html

As FAU prepares for its first real game since the New Orleans Bowl last Dec. 21, confidence is high that the Owls can go into Austin and give the Longhorns a tough game - not just on the scoreboard but in the trenches.

Coach Howard Schnellenberger is firm in his belief that the FAU defense, which often won the turnover battles last season, is even better and meaner in 2008.

Schnellenberger believes that a mean, tough defense can stifle a Texas offense that thrives on athleticism, not physicality. While it may be hard to fathom that a Sun Belt team is scheming to overpower a team from the BIG XII, that is the game plan Schnellenberger is sticking to - at least out loud.

"Once we step out on the field with Texas, the only ones who can help us is ourselves. Texas always has a very polished team that has great talent, but they aren’t tough, they aren’t a physically tough team."

FAU returns eight starters on defense, and Schnellenberger is counting on them as well as four experienced backups moving into starting roles to lay the wood on the Texas receivers.

"My defense will get to a point where they will be mean, nasty and ornery bastards and that’s what you need for Texas. Texas will move the ball with tit-for-tat, screens and options, but we’ll make them pay a price whenever they catch one of those dinky passes. We’ll put three hats on them and make them not want to get up, that’s the way to beat Texas."

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Bold...

He better hope his team backs that up. While I think Texas fans are generally classy, we may not be so hospitable if we kick the crap out of them. He and his players will get an earful of jokes and sarcastic comments.

While I slightly concede his point about the “dinky” passes, he better prepare his players for our run-game and our athletic receivers, or the “dinky” stuff is going for a whole lot more.

While it’s pressure on him, though, it’s also pressure on us. We looked awful against Arkansas St. and were only marginally better against Central Florida last season, so it’s not a big surprise that such programs all of a sudden have hopes to pull Stanford and Appy St. crap on us. So I agree that Mack should use this as motivation for our players who undoubtedly will take exception for being called soft.

by TheElusiveShadow on Aug 13, 2008 11:09 AM CDT 0 recs

this reminds me...

..of the Holiday Bowl, and a certain team made their trash talking QB pay for it every play. I think this is good for the team because this will light a fire under their butts, and I think it’s consensus that this is what the Longhorns lack. I don’t expect an outcome similar to Arkie St., because now they have no reason to overlook their opponent. Thanks Howard.

by vy til i die on Aug 13, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up 0 recs

Jordan Shipley...

laughs at Howie’s last senetnce.

by BigTexBD on Aug 13, 2008 11:49 AM CDT 0 recs

The sad thing is...

He’s right, at least about the 2006 and 2007 Horns. Dinky short passes and option plays, no real smashmouth offense that takes advantage of our superior Offensive Linemen. I hope Davis & Applewhite read this as the constructive criticism they should take it as.

by hodad on Aug 13, 2008 11:58 AM CDT 0 recs

Absolutely.....

true. I’ve never questioned Coach Schnellenberg’s ability to dissect an opponent’s gameplan. He’s a smart son of a gun, knows football and is a true bear of a coach who inspires his defensive players. If he had a squad with the makeup of say….OU-Lite, then I’d be concerned about the game. With their talent, Schnellenberg would put some wobble in my knees. However, that’s not the case. Last season, they lost to Florida by 39 and lost to Kentucky by 28 points. Above referenced Oklahoma State whipped them 42-6.

This is just another of Mack’s SunBelt patsies paid to deliver one of his 10 wins. When we get into mile-high air, on Colorado’s homecoming, and face a Hawkin’s squad for the first time, that is when the season really starts.

--- All roads to the Big-XII Championship lead through OU/RRS. It's not just another game! We're all about championships here. ---

by HornChamps on Aug 13, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

you forgot about arkansas

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
~Fred Allen

by Hook'em13 on Aug 13, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up 0 recs

HC is pointing to the tough start conference

but your point is well taken.

Never forget about the Hogs. They’re SEC. They’re thinking about us right now. They’re plotting right now. They think they can whip our asses right now. The Horns are their early motivation for this season, the whip they use to construct this team.

by whills on Aug 13, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

Thanks, Howard.

You’re a long way from Miami talent. A long way.

And this is not last year. You could have made hay if this was 2007, even 2006. But it ain’t.

What you did do is set up your offense to get beat to hell.

Boom Motherfucker time is gonna come early this year. Oh yeah.

Thanks, texascfo. This is great news. You can’t buy incitement like this.

by whills on Aug 13, 2008 12:11 PM CDT 0 recs

FA Whooooo?

I've been fuelin' my dreams eatin' greens and beans.

by 16thLonghorn on Aug 13, 2008 12:37 PM CDT 1 recs

KSU gameplan

This looks like KSU’s gameplan against us last year. We’ll see how it goes for them against our O-line and running game which I expect to blow their line off the LOS.
As far as dinky passes and the option, we did a lot of that in 2005 and I don’t think that was a weak offense. You can go tell Florida that their “athletic” and not physical offense in 2006 was weak and they’ll just point to their trophy case.

by RolloTamasi on Aug 13, 2008 12:50 PM CDT 0 recs

Athleticism vs. Physicality

The debate of cliches.

Come one come all..

by pleaseplaykindle on Aug 13, 2008 1:06 PM CDT 0 recs

Hit us with what?

Their starting defensive tackles average: 6’-2 1/2” 278lbs
Our starting offensive guards average: 6’-4” 310lbs, with a 6’-4” 300 Center

Their starting defensive ends: 6’-4” 208lbs
Our starting offensive tackles: 6’-7 1/2” 315lbs

Their linebackers: 6’-2” 210lbs
Our runningbacks: 5’-11” 205lbs

Their CBs: 5’-11” 166lbs
Our WRs: 6’-0” 200lbs, plus some freak size-wize at WR 3

Data from http://fau.rivals.com/cdepthtext.asp?Team=FLAATLANTC and http://cfn.scout.com/2/756187.html
Who knows if its accurate, but really, hit us with what?

Their safeties are big at 6’-2” average, but light at 189lbs

by BoddickerIsClutch on Aug 13, 2008 3:35 PM CDT 0 recs

I cannot wait

until Kindle and Houston double team Rusty….

Me and PB will be VERY happy!

by texasfan05 on Aug 13, 2008 4:37 PM CDT 0 recs

Howard

If we manage to run up the score on FAU, I really hope the offense will start chanting, “Hooooward, Hooooward!” the same way that the defense chanted “Ruuudy, Ruuudy!” in the Holiday Bowl.

I've been fuelin' my dreams eatin' greens and beans.

by 16thLonghorn on Aug 13, 2008 5:33 PM CDT 3 recs

Rudy will tell Schnellenberger to watch his mouth

if he ever comes out of his coma.

I like our speed. We’ve got the tools. I’d rather be working with this than a bunch of experienced guys who can’t play.

by 98horn on Aug 13, 2008 8:38 PM CDT 2 recs

Schnellenberger's mouth

wrote a check that his ass can’t cash. Yes, I am paraphrasing Fred Durst.

Honestly, some his his remarks rang true but should probably not have seen daylight as they only serve to fire up the ‘Horns defense. I already expected Muschamp to light a fire under a sometimes-less-than-100%-effort-giving squad, but this should provide a healthy dose of oxygen.

by BFAUT86 on Aug 13, 2008 9:18 PM CDT 0 recs

Schnelly beating Texas?

I was at the Texas-Louisville game in Austin back in 1994 when Texas beat the Schnelly coached Cardinals. I was also at the Texas-OU game in 1995 when the Horns and the Schnelly coached Sooners played to a tie. When exactly did Schnelly beat Texas to know how to do so?

by LonghornLostinLA on Aug 14, 2008 11:59 AM CDT 0 recs