September 19, 2009 – 10:34 am
Coach Voice’s Fighting Owls head up to Cock Country to face Steve Spurrier’s South Carolina squad.
Recalling a 6-45 beatdown to the Gamecocks three years ago and its effect on him and his then frosh QB Rusty Smith, Casablanca Schnell says: “That game was certainly a shock to him and to me. I didn’t think he [...]
September 8, 2009 – 7:15 am
Some last looks back at Schnell’s opening day.
Coach took a tumble, being hit by players while standing on the sideline. The Ever Prepared Schnell on how he avoided injury:
“I have a great knack when I see there is no escape route and the adversary is a whole lot bigger, faster and stronger than I am. [...]
September 6, 2009 – 10:38 am
It is easy to see The Schnell’s increased expectations for his fledgling Florida Atlantic program by his comments after a 3-49 beatdown by Nebraska Saturday. Schnellenberger has scheduled early season games against college football’s monsters in recent years, after which he has kept his perspective in defeat.
Not anymore.
“It is a very bitter loss for us. [...]
September 3, 2009 – 11:29 pm
Florida Atlantic fans surely hope the Fighting Owls are as ready for the season as Our Man Schnellenberger.
Coach Quote has cleared away the phlegm and is in full Voice.
Here’s how he describes his defensive end Corey Joseph.
“He is a special kid. He really has twitch coming off the ball. He doesn’t take any shortucuts.”
He really [...]
September 3, 2009 – 12:42 pm
As the season is about to start Septuagenarian Schnell With Perspective took the opportunity to consider his legacy, as well as comparisons with coaches his contemprary old timers, Bobby Boweden and Joe Paterno.
The Royal We Schnell on his upstart program at FAU: “We don’t have anything that we want to do that we enjoy more. [...]
September 2, 2009 – 4:57 pm
Coach Schnellenberger has commenced to begin to start to unleash that noted hyperbole of his in advance of Florida Atlantic’s opener in Husker Country. Mostly it’s praise for his QB Rusty Smith.
“I’ve been saying he’s going to be a first-round pick for a long time. Since he was a sophomore, I’ve told people to remember [...]
September 1, 2009 – 9:01 am
Game Day is drawing ever closer. The Fighting Owls open their season in Lincoln against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Which, if you recall, is a team with which Howard Schnellenberger has some history.
Like, uh, that little Orange Bowl win that gave his Miami team the “national championship.”
The Multi Tasking Schnell remembers it, but, as always, is [...]
August 31, 2009 – 8:50 am
Because he’s the literary genius that he is, Howard Schnellenberger understands that often less is more. That at times brevity resonates better than profundity. That pontification needs give way to succinctness every once in awhile.
Yesterday was such a day. Schnell Of Few Words said what every football fan wants to hear this time of year:
“Training [...]
August 23, 2009 – 11:01 am
On Saturday, Howard Schnellenberger ran his Fighting Owls through a 108 play scrimmage.
Sometimes a Leader needs to do nothing but proclaim. So the Schnell expressed his pleasure with what his constituents displayed.
“Today was a good day for Florida Atlantic football.”
Let it be said. Let it be so.
This was in stark contrast to Coach Pipe’s mood [...]
August 20, 2009 – 10:15 am
A behemoth named Josh Savidge is the only senior on Coach Cupid’s defensive line. So Savidge has been the holler guy. He’s taking charge on that side of the ball and has emerged as the unit’s leader. It didn’t take the Schnell many words to describe his feelings:
“It is a match made in heaven.”
As for [...]
